The Puppeteer Provocateur
A Brooklyn artist uses larger-than-life figures to say what people can’t
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David Bowie’s Brooklyn Buzz
On the first weekend of the “David Bowie Is” Brooklyn Museum exhibition, excitement ran high—and the lines were long
A Punk Rocker Takes On Street Harassment
Inspired by the #metoo movement, a New York woman wrote a song about her experience of harassment on the streets and subway.
In The Bronx, Art vs. Gentrification
Alejandro Tavarez didn´t expect to sell much early in the afternoon, but not even two hours after the exhibition started he barely had time to talk to visitors. Instead, he was on his knees, picking T-shirts and jumpers from below the table. “Give me the brown one,” someone demanded, as Tavarez pulled clothes […]
A Time to Say Goodbye
The independent cinema, Lincoln Plaza, closed after nearly 40 years in business- and many New Yorkers are sad to see it go
Young Professionals by Week, Ancient Heroes by Weekend
Peking Opera is an especially demanding art form; many professional artists started their careers as early as toddlers.
Special Report: Lovenomics
Making Neuroscience Fun
At Mount Sinai Hospital, visitors had a chance to find out how the brain works
Weed Magic
A local Bushwick chef creates dishes with a dash of marijuana.
National Day of Prayer in NYC
On the annual May 4 celebration or on just about any day, the city has no shortage of places to pray
Flushing: After a Long Fierce Fight, a Church Becomes a Landmark
A beautiful building is preserved, but the cost may be high
In the Busy Terminal, a Surprise: Personal Poetry
Hundreds of commuters stopped to celebrate National Poetry Month and walked away with their own poem
Schools Issue Advisories Against ‘13 Reasons Why’
A trending Netflix series sparks debate
Late Night Offering to the Mail Gods
At 10:45 p.m. on Tax Day, Mary McDonald stood at a desk at the James A. Farley Post Office Building on 31st Street and frowned through red acrylic glasses at her mounting pile of envelopes. Each was addressed in the same looping cursive: ‘Department of the Treasury.’ “I wasn’t sure where to post these, but one […]
Feeling Like a Giant in New York City
Gulliver’s Gate, an exhibit in Times Square, shows off the world’s landmarks in miniature
Way of the Cross Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Speakers lined the length of the Brooklyn Bridge projecting gospel hymns sung by a walking choir while hundreds of people, with colorful rosaries dangling from their wrists, processed slowly towards Manhattan in the early afternoon sunlight on Good Friday. At intermittent locations across […]