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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

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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

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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

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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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Brooklyn Paper

Creative capital: Dumbo to be crowned ‘NYC Design District’ during NYCxDESIGN’s festival finale

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Brooklyn Paper

T4T celebrates three years of transgender comedy, creating safe spaces at the Bell House

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Brooklyn Paper

From street eats to streetwear: Complex Family Style Festival makes Brooklyn debut at Industry City

Left: John Singer Sargent's "Portrait de la vicomtesse de Paillade - Château de Blérancourt"; Right, Sargent's infamous "Madame X"

John Singer Sargent, seduction and the silent power of his portraits on display at The Met

Posted on May 20, 2025

Brooklyn

‘Mouth of America’: How this likeness of the Statue of Liberty filled with pills at Brooklyn park aims to expose a hidden health crisis

Posted on May 20, 2025

Coney Island History Project

Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island History Project kicks off summer season with two new exhibits exploring urban change and streetscapes

FourLeaf Air Show

LI Press

Thunderbirds to headline FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach

a woman dancing ballet at the Youth America Grand Prix gala

Arts & Entertainment

Youth America Grand Prix’s dazzling gala unites stars of today and tomorrow

Posted on May 16, 2025

hannibal buress at new venue isola brooklyn

Brooklyn Paper

Hannibal Buress opens new venue, Isola Brooklyn, in former Knitting Factory space

the wonder years greenpoint show

Brooklyn Paper

‘Our biggest swing yet’: The Wonder Years gear up to get intimate and inventive at Greenpoint’s iconic Warsaw

sheep shearing

QNS

Celebrate spring at NYC’s only sheep shearing festival this Sunday at Queens County Farm

tiny MTA diorama with subway bench and cocktail in front of grand army plaza sign at grand army bar

Brooklyn Paper

Grand Army Bar pays homage to the woes and wonders of public transit with MTA-themed cocktail menu

NY: Naming The Lost – COVID 19 Memorial

Brooklyn Paper

New COVID-19 memorial at Green-Wood Cemetery celebrates lives and legacy

bike tour

QNS

Southeast Queens to host first-ever Jazz and Heritage Bike Tour on May 17

Concert view of a saxophone player with vocalist and musical jazz band in the background

Arts & Entertainment

New Golden Hour music festival to come to Plaza33 in Midtown this summer

Posted on May 9, 2025

Classical style painting by KOZO

KOZO’s latest works radiate devotion, strength and sacred modernity

Posted on May 8, 2025

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Art, drinks and ‘White Lotus’: Scooter LaForge’s upcycled tees wow at the W Hotel

Posted on May 7, 2025

Joe Coleman with Whitney Ward for Carnival burlesque show

Soho

Burlesque and blood: Joe Coleman’s ‘Carnival’ opens with a roar in SoHo

Posted on May 7, 2025

Jane Walentas Way Street Co-Naming Ceremony

Brooklyn Paper

Waterfront wonder: Brooklyn street renamed ‘Jane Walentas Way’ in honor of late artist, cultural pioneer

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Brooklyn Paper

Met Gala ‘antithesis,’ the People’s Ball celebrates style for all at Brooklyn Public Library

A rendering of Path of Liberty: That Which Unites US.

Arts & Entertainment

Lenny Kravitz to be part of ribbon-cutting for new ‘Path of Liberty’ exhibition celebrating what unites America

Posted on May 5, 2025

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100 years behind the lens: Iconic camera brand Leica celebrates a century of moments during Manhattan event

Posted on May 4, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Mirage cancels much-anticipated reopening after failing to meet city standards

the value

QNS

Rockaway Theatre Company to debut world premiere of new dark comedy ‘The Value’

Silhouette of people talking at NYC photo art fair AIPAD

Point and shoot: Intimate talks and iconic works make this art fair a must for photo lovers

Posted on April 30, 2025

Ron English displays his toys

Nolita

Artists give toys new meaning at Nolita gallery

Posted on April 29, 2025

Nothing Really Matters bar, where you can get drinks based on The Great Gatbsy

‘The Great Gatsby’ goes underground: Broadway meets NYC’s hidden culinary scene

Posted on April 29, 2025

More from around NYC

permits

Permits filed for 6-story residential building with 26 units in Highbridge

life

Victoria’s Secrets: The roller coaster of life

Top dog: Joey Chestnut returns, wins 17th title at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

Miss Simone is the focus of the forthcoming documentary "Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall."

Film screening spotlights forthcoming documentary ‘Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall’