Might be a good night for New Yorkers to catch a glimpse of Mars:
"Mars has been putting on quite a show in the evening sky for the past month - for anyone who looks up. Just look to the southeast a little after sunset and you will see what all the fuss is about.
For the next few days, Mars will be rising between 8:45 pm and 9:45 pm local time in the southeast. (The actual rise time depends on your location.) It will be the brightest object in that region of the sky and its reddish/orange color will make it easy to spot. Without a telescope, you won't be able to see the disk of the planet or any surface markings, but it is still worth watching as it gets brighter over the next few days."
http://planetary.org/html/news/articlearchive/headlines/2003/observe_mars.html