Entertainment Archives – amNewYork

Woman and little boy smiling as they create an art project at Wave Hill, one of the things to do with the kids this weekend in NYC

New York Family

Things to do this weekend with the kids in New York

kids and family playing ad doing things in New York city during teh winter

New York Family

Free Kid and Family Activities in NYC: 10 Free Things to Do This Week

woman dressed in black in front of large crystal ball

2026 PREVIEW: Times Square ball drop rings in a year of patriotic events in NYC for America’s 250th birthday

Posted on December 31, 2025

Noah Schnapp as Will Byers in Stranger Things: Season 5.

TV

‘Stranger Things’ recap: All you need to know before it’s time to say goodbye

Posted on December 30, 2025

Alex Brightman and the cast of Schmigadoon

Broadway

2026 PREVIEW: Broadway and Off-Broadway shows to check out in 2026

Posted on December 30, 2025

dancers

Arts & Entertainment

‘Solos & Duets’ offers post-holiday indulgence that you won’t want to miss

Posted on December 30, 2025

Dogs of Cythera by Dorothea Tanning at the Museum of Modern Art

Arts & Entertainment

‘Dogs of Cythera’ at Museum of Modern Arts shows how Dorothea Tanning revealed motion evolving into power

Posted on December 30, 2025

a 2026 preview of New York stars set to shine

Arts & Entertainment

2026 PREVIEW: These are the rising New York stars of stage and screen to watch this new year

Posted on December 29, 2025

Three kings illustration in front of a NYC skyline

New York Family

10 Three Kings Day Events Around New York City 2026

Kayhan “Leftie” Baratali, a one-armed bassist, has become known for playing in the subway.

Music

One-armed bassist ‘Leftie’ brings grit, groove, and heart to NYC’s underground stage

Posted on December 27, 2025

The cast of "Ragtime."

Broadway

2025 YEAR IN REVIEW: 10 of the best Broadway and Off-Broadway shows from this past year

Posted on December 26, 2025

DJ Moma

Music

Inside DJ Moma’s ‘Jozi Love Affair’ and the global journey behind the sound

Posted on December 26, 2025

A perfectly built snowman next to its twn snowman in a Brooklyn park

New York Family

How to Build the Perfect Snowman in NYC

Brightly lit fireworks displaying 2026 for list of Where to Watch New Year’s Eve Fireworks in NYC With Kids

New York Family

Where to Watch New Year’s Eve Fireworks in NYC With Kids

Kwanzaa, african holiday Kwanzaa with decoration of seven candles in red, black and green colors, vegetable harvest, corn. Greeting card banner. Happy Kwanzaa

Things to do this weekend in NYC, Dec. 26-28

Posted on December 26, 2025

Clipper in a Christmas hat on background.

Holidays

Check out these family-friendly Christmas movies with your kids

Posted on December 25, 2025

Three children holding silver balloons for the New Year 2026

New York Family

28 Family-Friendly New Year’s Events in NYC for 2026

A young child leaning upside down in a circular object, part of the new Space Glide experience at the New York Hall of Science

New York Family

Meet Space Glide: A No-Ice, No-Blades Skating Alternative at the New York Hall of Science

A2O MAY

Music

Zalpha Pop pioneers A2O MAY bring holiday magic to NYC

Posted on December 24, 2025

The Jungle by Wilfredo Lam

Re-engineering modernism: Wilfredo Lam’s powerful works at the Museum of Modern Art

Posted on December 24, 2025

Kevin Woo

Music

Breakout ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ star Kevin Woo steps into his own as an artist at Jingle Ball

Posted on December 23, 2025

Jean Shafiroff

New York in Residence: Jean Shafiroff, the art of giving, and a downtown trust carried to Miami

Posted on December 23, 2025

People ringing bells at Bell by Bell music event in East Village

Ringing in the season: ‘Bell by Bell’ in East Village lets everyone jingle all the way

Posted on December 23, 2025

Fun portrait of happy loving family. Pretty young mother reading a winter book to her daughters at home.

New York Family

15 Great Books for Kids to Curl Up With This Winter

Take Home a Nude 2025 was held on Dec. 15.

Take Home a Nude 2025: Skin, lineage, and the pleasure of looking

Posted on December 22, 2025

June Squibb and Cynthia Nixon in "Marjorie Prime" on Broadway

Broadway

Review | ‘Marjorie Prime’ ages into something unsettling on Broadway

Posted on December 21, 2025

KARD recently played Webster Hall on their DRIFT tour.

Music

KARD gets ‘ICKY’ at Webster Hall with fans during DRIFT tour stop in NYC

Posted on December 20, 2025

AEW star Hook spoke to amNewYork Friday on carving out his legacy, taking on acting, and his hunt for championship gold.

AEW star Hook on wrestling roots, acting passion and rise across two industries

Posted on December 19, 2025

Kids and adult laughing and having fun on the bumper cars on ice at Bryant Park

New York Family

Bumper Cars on Ice Coming Back to Bryant Park

DirecTV

Law

DirecTV antitrust suit against Nexstar back online after appellate ruling

Posted on December 17, 2025

The Traitors

Brooklyn Paper

‘The Traitors’ brings deception and drama to Brooklyn with immersive experience at historic Weylin

Pen + Brush hosted Revolution in Three Acts: A Sip and Tell last week.

Revolution in three acts: A sip and tell at Pen + Brush

Posted on December 17, 2025

Katie Curley leading singalong during holiday country music show in the East Village

Holiday cheer with a twang: East Village country Christmas show helps City Harvest fight hunger

Posted on December 17, 2025

Father drumming on a couch next to his daughter and wife on Kwanzaa

New York Family

Awesome Kwanzaa Events in New York City 2025

"Alive with Pleasure" by Marcarson

Marcarson’s incredible artwork at upcoming Not For Them pop-up meets you where you are, with no context required

Posted on December 17, 2025

NY: Dyker Heights Lights

Brooklyn Paper

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Guide: Brooklyn holiday spectacle draws visitors from around the world

Kristin Chenoweth as Jackie Siegel in "The Queen of Versailles."

Broadway

Two Broadway shows set early closings as post-holiday shakeout arrives sooner than expected

Posted on December 16, 2025

ed sheeran at jingle ball. man on stage holding a guitar

Music

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball decks Madison Square Garden in holiday cheer

Posted on December 16, 2025

statue on an elevated park above a street intersection

A nearly 30-foot-tall Buddha statue will tower over the High Line in 2026

Posted on December 16, 2025

a man and woman wearing black on a red carpet

Bronx native and director Rob Reiner and wife found dead in L.A. home; homicide investigation ensues

Posted on December 15, 2025

Michelle Williams in "Anna Christie" at St. Ann's Playhouse in Brooklyn.

Broadway

Review | ‘Anna Christie’ on the waterfront with Michelle Williams is hard to dock

Posted on December 14, 2025

Kids happily sledding on a hill in New York City's Central Park

New York Family

Where to Go Sledding in the NYC Area and Beyond

Daniel Ballesteros has turned the subway into his stage.

Music

Daniel Ballesteros: The rapper who turned New York’s subway into his stage

Posted on December 13, 2025

Holiday Market at Industry City

New York Family

NYC Holiday Markets 2025: Shop Local Artisans and Unique Gifts

The Grand Kyiv Ballet is coming back to Brighton Beach, known as Little Odessa.

Brooklyn

A taste of home in Little Odessa: Grand Kyiv Ballet returns to Brighton Beach

Posted on December 12, 2025

Nathy Peluso is redefining salsa with her music.

Lower East Side

Malportada: Nathy Peluso’s anthem for the untamed redefines salsa with Argentine hip-hop flair

Posted on December 12, 2025

New York City's Wollman Rink packed with ice skaters

New York Family

Celebrate 75 Years of Wollman Rink and Help Break a World Record!

Large red Christmas ornaments stacked in a pyramid, surrounded by holiday lights in a city plaza at night kicks off our Holiday Guide

New York Family

A Very Merry New York Family Holiday Guide

More from around NYC

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Opinion | Leaving New York City’s economy stronger, more resilient and more inclusive

Council Member Francisco Moya joined representatives from the Mount Horeb Baptist Church for a street co-naming ceremony in honor of Reverend Darlene Spurling Morgan. Photo via Council Member Francisco Moya Facebook.

Corona street co-named in honor of Rev. Darlene Spurling Morgan

brooklyn district attorney eric gonzalez vacates manslaughter conviction

Brooklyn records safest year as murders and shootings hit historic low: DA

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal delivers remarks on Election Night after he was elected Manhattan borough president.

In State Senate farewell, Hoylman-Sigal recalls progress on LGBTQ rights