Culture

All Wishes Submitted, Virtually or In-Person, will Appear on Actual Confetti Released at Midnight in Times Square on New Year’s Eve Virtual Wishes Collected at www.TSQ.org/Wish In anticipation of the forthcoming New Year’s Eve celebrations, the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve, along with presenting sponsor, Planet Fitness, today unveiled the NewContinue Reading

The Museum at Eldridge Street in New York. Photo The New York Landmarks Conservancy Hebrew Tabernacle and The Museum at Eldridge Street in New York City Receive Sacred Sites Grants The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 19 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $289,800 awarded to 17 historic religious properties throughoutContinue Reading

In Partnership With Reboot, Screening of Dark Comedy to be Followed by Conversation With Director Mickey Rapkin Holocaust Museum LA, in partnership with Reboot, presents a screening of the short film “The Anne Frank Gift Shop,” Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the museum. A conversation with director MickeyContinue Reading

The New-York Historical Society new wing and renovation by Robert A.M. Stern Architects as viewed from 76th Street. Image courtesy of Alden Studios for Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society, shared new details today about the Museum’s nearly 80,000-square-foot expansion and renovation project asContinue Reading

Installed more than 60 years ago as a symbol of hope and unity in the hemisphere, medallions had fallen into disrepair, with only 18 original medallions remaining in early 2023 Creating new, safe and up-to-date signage along Sixth Avenue to honor 43 nations and territories was a priority of theContinue Reading

Image of Felecia Hatcher, CEO of Black Ambition, Leo Creer, Co-Founder and CTO of Expert IEP, Grand Prize Winner Antoinette Banks, CEO and Founder of Expert IEP, and Pharrell Williams, Founder of Black Ambition (from left to right) Maïré Rosa of Ecomspaces Was Awarded $250,000 and Leslie Winston III of Monocle Was Awarded $200,000, WithContinue Reading

Join the Ramapo-Munsee Lenape and the South Street Seaport Museum for a special Land and Water Acknowledgement Ceremony and engaging storytelling to honor the Native people of the region the Seaport Museum now calls home. Together, we will delve deeper into the history of the waterways that influenced New Amsterdam and get a deeperContinue Reading

Photo by Lena Balk on Unsplash New Funding Opportunity Issued to Expand the Lorena Borjas Transgender & Nonbinary Wellness and Equity Fund The Offices of General Services and Employee Relations Take Actions to Strengthen Workplace Inclusion for Transgender State Employees State Landmarks to Be Lit and Transgender Flag to be Raised at the Capitol inContinue Reading

Murray Hill, Dominique Jackson by Aldi Victoria Courtesy Callen-Lorde Callen-Lorde is the global leader in LGBTQIA+ Health Last night at Chelsea Piers 650+ guests celebrated Callen-Lorde Community Health Award recipients Billy Bean, Dominique Jackson and Stef Dolson on behalf of the WNBA’s New York Liberty. The event was emceed by MurrayContinue Reading

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez and The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro will be joined by The Times Square Alliance and various community partners to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in Times Square Plaza. “WeContinue Reading