Video Creates Meditative & Immersive Experience to Offer Decompression From the Stresses of Everyday Life Times Square Arts, the largest public platform for contemporary performance and visual arts, is pleased to present Continuum by artist Krista Kim for the month of February as part of the organization’s signature Midnight Moment series. Midnight Moment is theContinue Reading
Weekly Ridership 55 Percent of Pre-Pandemic Levels 54 Percent Increase in Ridership since Omicron Low on December 27, 2021 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York City Subway ridership surpassed the 3 million mark for three consecutive days this week. According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the subwayContinue Reading
Times Square Arts is pleased to announce that Habitat Workshop’s Bloom is the winner of this year’s annual Love in Times Square Design Competition, presented in partnership with The Museum of Arts and Design and fabricated by IDEKO. Bloom offers a moment of levity, inviting the public to wander beneath a buoyant cloudscape and among fluctuating heart-shaped shadows cast through the structure’sContinue Reading
WHAT:Global Movie Day was established by the Academy for film fans around the world to celebrate their favorite movies and engage with Academy members and filmmakers on social media. People throughout the world are encouraged to participate by sharing photos and videos on their social media platforms and using theContinue Reading
Tray (Batea) with Turnus Provoked into War by Aeneas, ca. 1764, José Manuel de la Cerda. Wood, painted lacquer, gold (detail). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Fund and Sansbury-Mills Fund, 2020.  The Marriage of the Virgin, ca. 1690, José Sánchez. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Maria DeWittContinue Reading
Governor Increases Efforts to Provide Relief to New Yorkers, Encourage Low Income Residents to Apply for Millions of Dollars in Aid State Sends Letter Urging Con Ed to Review Billing Practices Governor Kathy Hochul urged Con Edison to review their billing practices and better communicate with New Yorkers after the recent surge in energy costs in New York State left many already strugglingContinue Reading
Tap to Pay on iPhone enables businesses to seamlessly and securely accept Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets through a simple tap to their iPhone. Later this year, US merchants will be able to accept Apple Pay and other contactless payments simply by using iPhoneContinue Reading
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced talent participating in its third annual Global Movie Day, to be held online across the Academy’s social channels on Saturday, February 12, 2022. The day was established by the Academy for film fans around the world to celebrate their favoriteContinue Reading
All SNAP Households to Receive the Maximum Level of Food Benefits More than $2.5 Billion in Supplemental Benefits Distributed in New York in 2021 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that all New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits forContinue Reading
Courtesy of IF/THEN Smithsonian Partners With IF/THEN To Display the Largest Collection of Statues of Women Ever Assembled The Smithsonian will shake up Women’s History Month in March with a new Women’s Futures Month, a forward-looking celebration of the power of women and girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)Continue Reading