William Baran, Water Droplets (detail). Gold Key, Photography, 2026. Grade 12, School unavailable, Brooklyn, NY. Educator unavailable. The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the presenter of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, announced the 10th annual New York City Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Gold Key exhibition, to beContinue Reading

Photo Courtesy of Esta Isla Tribeca Films, the distribution label from Tribeca Enterprises and Giant Pictures, announced three films picked up for U.S. distribution: Independent Spirit and Tribeca Festival award winner ESTA ISLA, directed by Lorraine Jones Molina and Cristian Carretero; Berlinale winner FWENDS, directed by Sophie Somerville; and MABEL, directed by NicholasContinue Reading

Green roof at New School, Parson School of Design, August 8 2024. Photo by NYCEP Please note: Participants must contact Grace Hiestand at ghiestand@auroran.net by March 27, 2026 to confirm their interest. Samples should be delivered to the testing facility in Spring 2026. Download the Green Roof Performance Testing Brochure for additional details. Background The NYCContinue Reading

Image Courtesy of NYCDOS Seasonal Giveback Sites now in ALL FIVE BOROUGHS The New York City Department of Sanitation is pleased to announce the start of compost giveback season, with the addition of a fourth and fifth seasonal giveback site. Seasonal giveback sites will operate in all five boroughs thisContinue Reading

By William Shakespeare Directed by Saheem Ali Cast Includes Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens, Sergio Mauritz Ang, Daniel Bravo Hernández, Andrés Nicolás Chaves, Rachel Crowl, Caleb Joshua Eberhardt, Francis Jue, Ariyan Kassam, LaChanze, Deirdre O’Connell, Jason Manuel Olazábal, Okieriete Onaodowan, Jessica Pimentel, Mariand Torres, and Marlon Xavier The Public Theater (Artistic Director,Continue Reading

Filmgoers, musicians and dance students arrive outside Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall and Alice Tully Hall. Excerpt from Josh S. Rose’s Lincoln Center Arrival Tableau, NYC. Image courtesy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.  Josh S. Rose’s Monumental, Multimedia Project at Lincoln Center is an Ode to the Performing Arts  OnContinue Reading

For the first time since 2024, homeowners can access the reopened Plus One ADU program and the new “ADU for You” toolkit, which includes a guidebook and resources to help them plan and build Ancillary Dwelling Units New York City’s Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and Department of Buildings (DOB)Continue Reading

Photo by Marc A. Hermann / MTA The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in the transit system with crews placing green shamrock-shaped decals at the Grand Central-42 St 456 station. Customer Service Agents also handed out stickers to riders at the Grand Central-42 St and 59 St456 stations, and the 68Continue Reading