By Christopher Howell on March 29, 2020
Arts and Culture, coronavirus, covid-19, New York, New York City, Theater
Business, Coronavirus, NY City Scene, Public Health

In a good year, the Secret Theatre in Long Island City, a small non-profit theater, operates on razor-thin margins. The playhouse relies heavily on local businesses to remain afloat, along with the occasional GoFundMe project. It’s worked, for the most part. The theater held more than a dozen events last year, including acting classes for […]
By Allison Lau on May 3, 2017
Arts and Culture, Brooklyn, New York, NY, NYC, Rats, taxidermists, taxidermy, wildlife
Animals of New York, Brooklyn, Lens on New Yorkers, Video

Some people spend their Sundays in church, others like to unwind with a good book, but in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, a small group of artists are rolling up their sleeves, grabbing scalpels and cutting open a mischief of mice to learn the craft of taxidermy. Leading the course is Katie Innamoroto, 27, a woman whose […]
By Siyu Qian on April 30, 2015
Arts and Culture, Rockaway, Stained Glass
Education, Lens on New Yorkers, Multimedia, Neighborhoods, NY City Scene, Queens, Video

One artist in Rockaway keeps the art of stained glass alive with an apprenticeship program.
By Yvonne Marie Juris on April 26, 2015
Arts and Culture, bryant park, Drama, shakespeare
Manhattan, Multimedia, Neighborhoods, NY City Scene, Photo

It was William Shakespeare’s birthday, his 451st to be precise, and the occasion was celebrated with music, open mic performances of his greatest monologues, and the hanging of banners, on which passersby could scribble down their favorite quote or phrase written by the Bard.
By admin on April 26, 2015
Arts and Culture, bryant park, Drama, shakespeare
Manhattan, Multimedia, Neighborhoods, NY City Scene, Photo

It was William Shakespeare’s birthday, his 451st to be precise, and the occasion was celebrated with music, open mic performances of his greatest monologues, and the hanging of banners, on which passersby could scribble down their favorite quote or phrase written by the Bard.