During Lunar New Year celebrations, Chinese, East Asian, and Southeast Asian elders traditionally give red envelopes to their children and grandchildren, who eagerly tear them…
Performance Picks: Space Socialism and ‘Old Town Road’ Burlesque
FRIDAY You Are Under Our Space ControlNow through February 2 at La MaMa, 8 pm (some shows at 5 pm): $25 ($20 students/seniors) These days,…
The Wildlife Trade Goes Far Beyond China, Many New Yorkers Know
Customs agents at JFK airport made an unusual discovery last June: Three dozen finches straightjacketed in hair curlers. The tiny birds are used in singing…
Gordo’s Cantina Crosses the Brooklyn-Queens Border
Gordo’s Cantina quietly opened in Bushwick a month ago after leaving Long Island City last summer, and it’s been a good move for owner JR…
A Puffy Playground, A Public Art Legacy, and More Art This Week
PuffyOpening Wednesday, January 22 at Fort Makers, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through March 11. Usually you can’t touch the art, but starting…
Performance Picks: War’s Absurdity and Magic in a Flower Shop
FRIDAY A Late Night Show That is Also LiveFriday, January 17 at Brooklyn Comedy Collective, 9 pm: $10 Some show titles are abstract and obscure;…
Cigar Strikes, Anarchists and Bohemian Beer: Vestiges of a Czech Community
It looks like any other East Village apartment building now, but over a century ago, 533 East Fifth Street, between Avenues A and B, was…
Chasing Stories with the New York Times Run Club
“I’m completely hungover, I barely slept last night, I don’t even know how I managed to do this morning’s race!” Emily Palmer bursts out laughing,…
Body-Snatchers, Hypnotists, and Beats: The Long, Strange History of St Mark’s Church
This is the story of how St. Mark’s Church evolved from a locus of respectable Episcopalian worship to a venue for expletive-ridden poetry recitals by…
Art This Week: Discarded Toys, Water, and Fermentation
stain begins to absorb the material spilled onOpening Thursday, January 16 at Doosan Gallery New York, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through February…