This past weekend, the New York Transit Museum offered up several vintage subway trains at the Brighton Beach B/Q platforms for nostalgic New Yorkers. The…
Photos + Video: The Coney Island Mermaid Parade Was the Place to Sea and Be Seen
Throngs of New Yorkers festooned in sparkly neon fishnets, purple glitter and dolphin-shaped crowns descended on Coney Island this past Saturday for the 36th Annual Coney Island Mermaid…
Will Your Lamb Gyro Survive NYC’s New Styrofoam Ban?
Along with pillowy heaps of steaming rice, hot sauce and shredded meat, Styrofoam containers are practically ubiquitous among the city’s halal food carts. The foam…
‘He’s One of the Good Guys’: Lower East Siders Recall Filming With Anthony Bourdain
Back in April, Anthony Bourdain visited some of his old stomping grounds (and new ones) in the East Village and Lower East Side for an episode of…
Astor Place’s Insta-Famous Rhino Sculpture Trots Off
“Oh no, Jerry!” The 93-year-old woman in Washington Square Park called out to her husband, who was similarly distraught. I had just informed the passing couple…
Classic Japanese Studio Ghibli Films Like Spirited Away Return to the Big Screen
Fans of beloved Japanese storyteller Hayao Miyazaki, who produced some of the world’s most iconic animated films, will be delighted to see his quintessential works…
Meet the Artist Behind the Dreamy New Light Installation in Prospect Park
When I met Grimanesa Amorós on a wet spring day, she was dressed in a cozy jacket, red scarf and thick galoshes perfect for sloshing around in the…
The Brooding Long Goodbye Brings the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival to a Close
The trailer for Long Goodbye opens with a straight shot of a woman with shoulder-length hair and a jean jacket walking briskly away from the…
18th Annual Bicycle Film Festival Returns for the City’s Cycling Creatives
New York’s long-standing Bicycle Film Festival returns for a whopping eighteenth year between June 19-24 at Anthology Film Archives. It’s a whirlwind gathering of biking…
Mysterious Masks, Creepy Collages, Cryptocurrency and More at Greenpoint Open Studios
Out of more than 400 participating artists in the annual Greenpoint Open Studios this past weekend, Bedford + Bowery interviewed five zany (and impressive) artists…