Lower East Side and East Village community members found no solace in the news last week that construction for its $1.45 billion plan to elevate East…
Virtual Shows: Forced Collaborations and Comedic Capers
THURSDAY On 1 Condition: Quarantine QitchenThursday, May 21 on Zoom, 7:30 pm: FREE (donation suggested) Virtual shows inherently lend themselves to some art forms over…
My NYC Pandemic Novel ‘Killing Williamsburg’ Has Become Reality
I. Research vs Reality “Is it possible to get more copies of Killing Williamsburg?” Spoonbill Books is running a GoFundMe, and after featuring my novel…
NYC’s Closest Drive-In Reopens Tonight, and Advance Tickets Are Sold Out All Weekend
Drive-in movie theaters were briefly a light in the darkness when conventional theaters started closing in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. But when we…
Seen the Doc About the World’s Wackiest Quarantine? 11 More Amazing Things About Biosphere 2
If you thought sitting around your apartment for two months was an ordeal, try sealing yourself indoors for two years, without even being able to…
Frankie Cosmos, Drag King Channel Surfing, and More Virtual Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY The Cake Night ShowWednesday, May 13 on Twitch, 10 pm: FREE (donation suggested) Since quarantine began, it could be argued that drag queens didn’t…
Haring on the Side of Caution: Downtown Artists and Dealers (and Their Bartenders) Persevere
Downtown Manhattan’s galleries and bars have started to hum again after almost two months of silence brought on by coronavirus. With most artists working from…
Virtual Performance Picks: New Music and Create-Your-Own Cult
THURSDAY New Songs Now In Your Living RoomThursday, May 7 at Rattlestick on YouTube, 8 pm: FREE These days, everything happens in your living room.…
Welcome to the Age of the Online Street Fair
With warm weather rescuing the city from the claws of winter, you might be tempted to stroll through a weekend street market. But this year,…
Tuning Into Don DeLillo’s ‘White Noise’ in This Static Age
Like the many who’ve recently revisited it, you may have picked up your old copy of The Plague and marveled at how prescient Albert Camus…