Shakespeare in the Park’s Return Reflects How New York City and Its Theater...
As the New York Theater industry pulls itself out of the COVID era, every baby step feels like a milestone. But perhaps no other reopening will carry the same symbolic weight as the return of the...
View ArticleHow A$AP Ferg Is Helping NYC Bodegas Survive the Pandemic
A large presence in hip-hop star A$AP Ferg’s youth in New York City’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood was the unsung heroes of urban living: the bodegas, or corner stores. “Man, they’re hubs for the...
View ArticleNew York City’s Indoor Vaccine Mandate Launches Tuesday
As the delta variant threatens to suspend a return to normalcy, New York City’s vaccine mandate for indoor entertainment venues, including concert halls, museums, restaurants, bars, fitness gyms, movie...
View ArticleBroadway Back In Biz After Power Outage Ends
The bright lights of Broadway were back on Sunday morning as midtown Manhattan recovered from a power outage that lasted nearly seven hours in some areas. Social media was full of examples of how New...
View ArticleMilton Glaser, Award-Winning Graphic Designer of ‘I Heart NY’ Logo, Dies at 91
Milton Glaser, the renowned graphic designer who created the iconic “I Heart NY” logo, died on June 26, which was his 91st birthday. According to The New York Times, his wife, Shirley Glaser, said a...
View ArticleNew York City Allowing Film and TV Production to Resume Next Week
Cameras are set to roll in the Big Apple again. Film and television production in New York City can resume on July 20, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference on Friday. The restrictions of...
View ArticleNYC Media and Entertainment Commissioner on Omicron’s Impact on Broadway and...
The holiday season was supposed to be a celebratory time for New York City’s theater and live events industries, marking a period of revival after months of setbacks and closures related to COVID-19....
View ArticleCardi B Will Cover Funeral Costs for Bronx Fire Victims
Cardi B will pay funeral and burial expenses for victims of the Jan. 9 Bronx fire, the NYC Mayor’s Office announced Wednesday. The rapper, who was raised in the Bronx neighborhood Highbridge, has...
View ArticleThe 53 People on the New Power of New York List
When we created this list six years ago, we were determined to recognize the new faces of storytellers, executives and entrepreneurs who were reinventing New York. A lot has changed since then, but the...
View ArticleEarthquake Hits New York City, New Jersey With 4.8 Magnitude
New York was shaken by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake Friday morning, according to the Associated Press. The earthquake occurred at 10:23 a.m. ET about eight miles northwest of Bridgewater, N.J., per the...
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