Image Courtesy of NYC Pride Marquee events will celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and reflect on the Pride movement’s roots in protest at Stonewall NYC Pride | Heritage of Pride, a longtime national leader in LGBTQIA+ Pride organizing and advocacy, announces its official theme for 2025: “Rise Up: Pride in Protest.” As theContinue Reading
Photo Courtesy of The Apollo This spring, The Apollo will present programs from emerging and established artists singer/songwriter Martha Redbone, jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran, and award-winning actor Tonya Pinkins, each examining themes of heritage, legacy, and community. Both Redbone and Pinkins’ works fall under the Apollo Works In Process initiative, a key component of ApolloContinue Reading
Illustrative rendering of a potential future of Atlantic Avenue. Plan to Include Significant Investments in New Public Space and Infrastructure to Build Safer Streets Plan Now Goes to New York City Council for Review and Final Vote The CPC’s vote in favor of the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, a community-led proposalContinue Reading
“Last Stop,” by Eric Drooker. First published as the cover of The New Yorker, August 5, 2002. All works © the individual artist & The New Yorker. Used by permission. All rights reserved. From the excitement of Coney Island’s amusement rides to the pomp and circumstance of a single street tree planting, these stylistically diverse covers reveal much aboutContinue Reading
November 11, 2018: Dress rehearsal for the upcoming Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Courtesy of MSG Entertainment Looking To The Future, The Rockettes Organization Further Expands Dancer Development Program, Which Kicks Off With 2025 Open Call Auditions The Iconic Dance Company Launches “Rockettes Legacy” ToContinue Reading
Grand Marshal Michael Benn and the Aides to the Grand Marshal enjoying the excitement that comes with the first moments of the Parade. Photo by The St. Patrick’s Day Parade INC The 264th New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade took place along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, MarchContinue Reading
Cover for A Place Called Yellowstone: The Epic History of the World’s First National Park (Counterpoint, 2024) Prize Includes $50,000 and Title of American Historian Laureate Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang, chair of The New York Historical’s Board of Trustees, and Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of The New York Historical, announced todayContinue Reading
Photo Courtesy of NYS Parks Displays Planned for 20 State Historic Sites for 250th Anniversary of American Revolution in 2026 The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Office of General Services today announced that two interactive video kiosks highlighting New York’s rich history in the American Revolution haveContinue Reading
Photo Courtesy of NYCEDC New Census Estimates Show City Now Stands at Nearly 8.5 Million People, Gained 87,000 New Yorkers Between July 2023 and July 2024 New census data shows that New York City’s population grew in each of the past two years, and now stands at 8,478,000 people. The VintageContinue Reading
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The 60 year history of Dance Theater Workshop deserves closer examination as artists continue to face challenges of space, funding, and resources. The New York Public Library for the PerformingContinue Reading