“When we got the announcement, [we started having] conference calls every day between my production crew, the owners, my builders, my staff,” said Megan Zarnott,…
Plight at the End of the Tunnel: I Got Covid a Year Into the Pandemic
Last week, New York City’s movie theaters finally reopened, it was announced that arts and entertainment venues could soon do the same, and the number…
A Free Grocery on the LES? Canal Cafeteria’s Founder Wants to Bring It to Fruition
It’s been eight months and over 1,000 bags filled with 10,000 pounds of fresh produce since Canal Cafeteria began nourishing the Lower East Side. And…
Bushwick Collective Aims to Bring Block Party Back to Brooklyn
The Bushwick Collective is well known for putting up murals around the city in collaboration with artists from around the world. But the Brooklyn-based project…
How New York’s TikTokers Live the #NYCDream, Warts and All
Olivia Marcus, a 24-year-old broadcast journalism graduate working at a media agency, had a weird day on TikTok this January. A “day in the life”…
With Restrictions Lifting, Indie Movie Theaters Prepare to Reopen– or Not
It’s been nearly a year since New York City first went into lockdown, and the last movie I went out to see was Dolittle, so…
Protestors to Cuomo: Kiss Your Job Goodbye
In a testimony published on February 24, former government aide Lindsey Boylan describes New York Governor Andrew Cuomo forcibly kissing her after a 2018 meeting…
For Little Italy’s Survivors, the Pandemic Is Just the Latest Challenge
A famous photograph of Mulberry Street at the turn of the 20th century shows a neighborhood brimming with life. The street is packed with recent…
Shakespeare in the Parking Spot: Cultural Venues Can Now Take to the Streets
For performance artists across New York City, today is a turning point in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Cultural institutions and entertainment venues can now…