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Patricia Quinn, Tim Curry and Nell Campbell as seen in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Arts & Entertainment

Fifty years and still going strong, ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ renaissance comes to NYC

Posted on June 20, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Atlantic Terminal rolls out free summer fest to celebrate 20 years in Brooklyn

"Taking Up Space," by Friday Jones, 2020.

Arts & Entertainment

Friday Jones and the Phoenix Rising: How one tattoo maverick is rewriting femininity in fire and ink

Posted on June 19, 2025

women's night

QNS

Mets to celebrate Women’s Night at Citi Field with exclusive giveaway

brooklyn borough president fashion

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn borough prez seeks emerging fashion talent for NYFW runway show

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Brooklyn Paper

Step right up: “Natural Born!” book brings Coney Island sideshow to life

Artist Jimi Dams with sequin art

East Village artist Jimi Dams fights gloom with glitter, one sequin at a time

Posted on June 18, 2025

K-Rock group The Rose at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Tribeca

‘The Rose: Comeback to Me’ documentary heals Tribeca Festival through music

Posted on June 18, 2025

queens jazz trail

QNS

Queens Jazz Trail Concert Series brings music to parks from Astoria to Jamaica

coney island mermaid parade

Brooklyn Paper

Mermaids and glitter abound as the Coney Island Mermaid Parade returns on June 21

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Brooklyn Paper

Rita Ora to headline free Brooklyn concert as Wimbledon’s ‘The Hill in New York’ returns

koreatown

QNS

Explore Murray Hill’s Koreatown with Homecoming NYC’s food crawl on June 28

joey chestnut at nathan's hot dog eating contest

Brooklyn Paper

Frankly unbeatable: Joey Chestnut to return to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

restaurant week

QNS

College Point Restaurant Week is back with 20% off at 21 restaurants

whisk & whiskey owners

Brooklyn Paper

‘We haven’t looked back’: Park Slope’s Whisk & Whiskey celebrates four years of heritage and hospitality

Tony Award winner Kara Young.

Caribbean Life

Broadway celebrates free Juneteenth concert

“Nine Muses”, by Suzanne Scott, as seen in the Brooklyn art exhibit UnBind: Figuring The Layers of Being.

Brooklyn

Art exhibition exploring female experience of the world opens in Brooklyn

Posted on June 13, 2025

Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona (1897), by Gustav Klimt

Arts & Entertainment

Barometers of empire: Klimt, colonial reverie, and the portrait that refuses to be forgotten

Posted on June 12, 2025

NY: Sunny’s Bar Red Hook

Brooklyn Paper

Sunny’s Bar in Brooklyn defies odds, recognized for inspiring disaster comeback

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Army Terminal unveils summer series celebrating culture and community

Aliya Huey, co-owner of Continent Brooklyn, stands inside the dining room of the Caribbean-inspired restaurant located within the Indigo Hotel in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Caribbean Life

Continent Brooklyn: A culinary landmark of Caribbean culture and hospitality in New York

brooklyn faeries gathering

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn’s Radical Faeries plan first-ever ‘gatherette’ to celebrate queer joy and connection

Zoo goers can enjoy sampling over 100 different beers, wines and seltzers at the adults-only Brew at the Zoo party on Friday the 13th.

Bronx Times

Brew at the Zoo returns with beer, music, and wildlife fun

bed-stuy teacher posing with tony award

Brooklyn Paper

Bed-Stuy teacher wins Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education

tove jannson in black and white and book cover for BPL moomins exhibit

Brooklyn Paper

‘Tove Jansson and the Moomins’ exhibit celebrating beloved author and her fantastical stories, to debut at BPL

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn mom launches little libraries with big purpose

Harlem

DOT unveils public art installation ‘Aunties’ in Harlem

Posted on June 6, 2025

Fans wait for release of Nintendo Switch 2

Arts & Entertainment

Midnight madness: Hardcore gamers in Manhattan geek out for Nintendo Switch 2 release

Posted on June 5, 2025

people looking at bonsai trees at brooklyn botanic garden

Brooklyn Paper

Rooted in time: Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates 100 years of bonsai

American Ballet Theatre Celebrates 85th Anniversary At 2025 Spring Gala – Arrivals

Arts & Entertainment

American Ballet Theatre’s 85th anniversary gala was a love letter to New York’s glamorous soul

Posted on June 5, 2025

Hutch Patch by Hunt Slonem, 2025.

Arts & Entertainment

Dreaming in color: Hunt Slonem and the sacred repetition of joy

Posted on June 5, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Pride 2025 kicks off monthlong celebration, gears up for annual ‘Twilight’ parade

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Brooklyn Paper

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! announces 47th season lineup featuring Grace Jones, Janelle Monáe and More

Artists at the Time To Be Happy Gallery on the Lower East Side.

Lower East Side

Lower East Side’s Time To Be Happy Gallery invites public in to see artists at work

Posted on June 2, 2025

forest hills stadium

QNS

Forest Hills Stadium summer concert series set to return Saturday

A rendering of Caesars Palace Times Square.

Midtown Manhattan

Wyndham CEO, major nearby venues back Times Square casino pitch amid concerns for traffic, noise

Posted on May 29, 2025

barclays center planet brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

Planet Brooklyn, a two-day ‘first of its kind’ music festival, is coming in August

new york liberty brooklyn public library cards

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Public Library to release special-edition New York Liberty library cards

Devo photo exhibit band members with photographers on Lower East Side

Arts & Entertainment

Whip it good! Devo’s visual new wave legacy honored in Lower East Side photo exhibit

Posted on May 28, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Arts Council awards record $1.82M in grants to local creatives

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Movie nights return to Bryant Park

Posted on May 25, 2025

he Bronx Zoo will officially reopen its famed World of Darkness exhibit on Saturday, July 12, offering visitors a chance to experience the lives of nocturnal creatures in an immersive, reverse-light environment.

Bronx Times

Bronx Zoo to reopen iconic ‘World of Darkness’ exhibit on July 12

"Nightfall" by Lorna Simpson

Lorna Simpson’s ‘Source Notes’: Where memory melts, identity emerges and the ice never lies

Posted on May 22, 2025

Pieces are seen during a press preview of The Costume Institute's exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, U.S., May 5, 2025.

Arts & Entertainment

Your summer arts guide for New York City 2025

Posted on May 22, 2025

fish cheeks in williamsburg and fish dish in bowl

Brooklyn Paper

Fish Cheeks expands to Williamsburg, bringing cultural celebrations to new nabe

public theater

QNS

The Public Theater brings Much Ado About Nothing to Queens for free summer tour

East Village Dance Parade dancer in colorful dress

SEE IT: Dance Parade and Fest in East Village moves to the beat of the city

Posted on May 21, 2025

Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller

Broadway

‘Hamilton’ producer Jeffrey Seller shares his raw, riveting memoir about his sexuality and Broadway

Posted on May 21, 2025

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commencement

Cardinal Spellman HS holds 63rd commencement for graduates

attempted murder

Seven teens indicted for attempted murder in brutal Kissena Park gang attack on two girls: DA

Wendys Flatbush

Frosty reception: Flatbush Wendy’s reopens with sleek new look

Juneteenth

Manhattan Juneteenth event denounces ICE