Last Thursday kicked off the Tribeca Arts + Culture Night, an evening of visual art, performance and workshops that took place in over 25 venues.…
‘Drag Race’ Star Aja Dares Fans to Keep Up With New Hip-Hop Album
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Does ‘Artwashing’ Blur the Line Between Beautification and Gentrification?
Bushwick Collective held its annual block party this month in Bushwick, pairing blocks of street art with food trucks and performances by artists like rapper/pear…
LGBTQ-Friendly Senior Housing Development Cleared For Controversial Elizabeth Street Garden Site
In the latest chapter of a divisive issue that has pitted garden advocates against city officials and affordable-housing supporters, the City Council approved Haven Green…
Watching ‘Pose’ By the Piers: A Viewing Party in the Shadows of LGBTQ History
Last Tuesday afternoon, Thomas Deshields threw on a tee shirt and mid-thigh shorts, left his Jersey City apartment and fled to New York City. The…
Performance Picks: Diverse Comedy, Pride Drag, and A Wacky Take On Whitman
THURSDAY Runnin’ On Empty With Yotam and LisaThursday, June 27 at le poisson rouge, 7 pm: $2 advance, $3 doors Some comedy shows in Manhattan…
Folk Fest Turns Governors Island Porches Into Stages
Theo Boguszewski, who alongside Nick Horner is one of the festival’s co-producers, noted that Noland Park is the perfect location for an all-acoustic day of…
After Nearly 40 Years in the Subway, a Flower Man Stops Peddling
Since his early twenties, Peter Tsoumas would open his flower kiosk with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the Greek-American newspaper Ekirikas…
Turk’s Inn Brings Wisconsin Kitsch (And Music and Food) To Bushwick
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Protected: Meet the Young People Who Are Convincing America That Black Lives Matter
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