They closed down Lincoln Center and put up a parking lot. The New York Film Festival is the latest to announce that it will screen…
Pandemic Has Dealt a $550M Blow to the City’s Arts and Culture Orgs, Study Finds
Arts education organizations, small venues, and community-based organizations are suffering the most in New York City’s nonprofit art sector due to Covid-19, a new study…
Rooftop Films Brings a Drive-In Movie Theater to Flushing Meadows Park
Last week we noted that several of the New York City area’s summer film festivals are– quite delightfully– taking the form of drive-in movie theaters.…
Siobhan O’Loughlin Turned Her Quarantine Crush Into an Online Interactive Hit
When New York’s stay-at-home order went into effect in March, Siobhan O’Loughlin immediately panicked. Since 2015, she had been touring around the world for her…
Suddenly, NYC Is a Drive-In Movie Mecca
When theaters went dark in March, film festivals quickly adapted by curating content online, but let’s face it, summer has come and you’re not about…
Musicians and DJs Turn Up the Volume For BLM
Sabrina Chap had been avoiding protests in the city due to health concerns when she had a vision, mid-shower, of New Yorkers dancing simultaneously in…
Is It Time For White Stand-Ups to Step Back?
It’s said that laughter is the best medicine, but with the cures for coronavirus and systemic racism nowhere in sight, comedians are questioning the role…
Bike Ridership Continues to Rise During the Pandemic, Despite Road Blocks
If there’s one thing Cris Matos doesn’t miss about her life before the coronavirus pandemic, it’s the way she moved throughout the five boroughs of…
People Are Decolonizing Their Bookshelves, But Will the Publishing Industry Follow Suit?
When Kalima DeSuze, founder of feminist bookstore Cafe Con Libros, opened her Instagram account days after the killing of George Floyd, she was shocked to…
Curators, Critics and Artists Demand ‘Real Change’ at City Museums
Some of the city’s cultural establishments are facing a deep reckoning, as New Yorkers speak out against institutionalized racism within the arts.