With a slowdown of the L line beginning April 26, Manhattan residents are protesting the MTA’s plan to cut around 17 stops from the bus…
This Hidden Sidewalk Cinema Offers Very Short Films On a Very Small Screen
Hidden on a residential street in Bushwick is a white building with black lettering that reads “Peephole Cinema,” with an arrow pointing south towards a…
Can Superhero Clubhouse Save the World With Ecotheater?
Environmental justice is taking center stage, quite literally. Superhero Clubhouse, a New York-based community organization, is bridging theater and ecology to hopefully enact change. When…
The Director of Suicide Forest Is ‘a Bit Suspicious’ of Reactions to the Dark Play
(Photos: Maria Baranova) When you enter the theater at The Bushwick Starr, you’ll see a stage strewn with ornate, antique furniture, and the walls covered…
Designer Belkis Whyte Brings a Splash of Ghana to NYC’s Streets
When Belkis Whyte graduated from college and earned a dream fashion internship in New York City, she found herself conforming to the city’s ubiquitous style:…
A ‘Lit Arab Dance Night’ Builds a Following in Bushwick
Underneath the elevated train track on the JMZ line, a dance cave with soft green, pink and purple lighting glows. Inside, the dance floor is…
They’ve Already Played With David Byrne, Can This After-School Band Be the Next Blue Man Group?
Clad in smart-looking white blazers and spotless black leather shoes, a group of Brooklyn schoolkids beat on marching drums in synchronized choreography at the Apollo…
L Stations Get Elevators, But Critics Say MTA Still Too Slow On Accessibility
Susan Scheer lives in the East Village and her daughter lives just across the river. But jumping on the L train to visit her isn’t…
After 50 Years, a Hidden Refuge For American Indians Faces a Funding Crisis
One could easily pass the unassuming building at 39 Eldridge Street, on an uncommonly quiet side-street in Chinatown, without knowing it’s home to a New…