Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup cans and Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait are just a few of the pieces from the MoMa’s collection that Abney renders in LOVE NYC. Photo: The Museum of Modern Art ( Photo: The Museum of Modern Art ) Nina Chanel Abney Launches Debut Monograph at New MoMa Design Store in Soho New York artist and author Nina Chanel Abney, launched her debut monograph, bringing her resplendent art to a packed house... City Arts 26 Jan 2026 | 03:23
Jody Heher, the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer at South Street Seaport Museum, earned her MA from New York University and previously held leadership positions at Yeshiva University Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Jewish Museum. ( Photo provided by Michelle Tabnick PR) South Street Seaport Museum: Its Future Is Shipshape It’s the first port of call for anyone who wants to learn about where New York City began. The South Street Seaport Museum,... News 26 Jan 2026 | 02:46
Lorraine Diehl was the main writer on The Automat: The History, Recipes, and Allure of Horn & Hardart’s Masterpiece. She collaborated with Marianne Hardart, the granddaughter of one of the co-founders. ( Photo: Bill Diehl) The Automat: A Classic Serving of NYC Nostalgia Back in Print After 23 Years Lorraine Diehl, co-author of The Automat: The History, Recipes, and Allure of Horn & Hardart’s Masterpiece, spent over two... City Arts 20 Jan 2026 | 11:35
DJ Louie Mole during one of his many TV appearances. Other notable events as a DJ were in a “Bar Rescue” episode after the reality-show team helped rebuild Bungalow Bar in Rockaway post Hurricane Sandy, and “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” episode featuring a Sweet 16. ( Photo: Luis Morales) DJ Louie Mole Is Raisin’ The Rooftops Of NYC Everybody, put your hands in the air. DJ Louie Mole is in the house. Mole, whose real name is Luis Morales, has been rockin’... City Arts 16 Jan 2026 | 04:14
The real-life Zendaya in 2019. With a starring role in the Spider Man and Dune sequels plus a major voice-over role in Shrek 5, Entertainment Weekly has said 2026 will be “the year of Zendaya.” ( Photo: Glenn Francis/Wikimedia Commons) California Girl Zendaya Now a NYC Icon at Madame Tussauds in Times Square She’s Oakland-born and a former Disney Channel star who played Rocky Blue in the sitcom Shake It Up, but now at 29 years... City Arts 18 Jan 2026 | 10:56
Debut novelist Debby Show is a licensed marriage and family therapist and school psychologist based in California. ( Photo by Cyndi Hodes) Her Sister’s Keeper: Real-Life Crimes Inspire Debut Novel “I live in a house where blame always finds me,” says Abigail, the protagonist in Paper Roses, the debut novel of Debby Show... City Arts 11 Jan 2026 | 07:53
Sid Caesar (right) was the richest and most influential comedian in America in the early 1950s when he teamed with co-star Imogene Coca on Your Show of Shows. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Hail Caesar! Margolick’s New Bio Profiles Variety Show King Sid Caesar Television has likely never had a more hilarious writers’ room: Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, Woody Allen all did... City Arts 05 Jan 2026 | 03:11
This oral history is for anyone interested in music, show business, and the inner and outer workings of a legendary club that defined its time in the firmament of New York City nightlife. ( Photo: Bloomsbury Publishing) The Club That Wrote The Book On Music Is Now A Book “Who did you see at the Bottom Line?” Ask anyone of a certain age, and they’ll reel off a list of names from Leo Sayer and... City Arts 18 Dec 2025 | 04:53
Critically acclaimed Daniel Ficarri, the 29-year-old organist and associate director of music at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, debuted a new composition at the Brick Presbyterian Church’s Christmas show on Dec. 14. ( Photo: Courtesy Brick Presbyterian Church) Composer & Organist Daniel Ficcari: Pulling Out All Stops Modeled on the beloved service first sung at King’s College, Cambridge, in 1918, Brick Church’s Lessons & Carols unfolded... City Arts 24 Dec 2025 | 12:36
Aaron Poochigian reads from his recently published “Four Walks in Central Park.” He said meditative park walks helped him overcome an addiction to cocaine and eventually led to the guide book to the park that saved his life, written entirely in iambic pentameter. ( Photo: Chole Bragg) A Poet Treads a Path to Recovery Through Central Park–in Iambic Pentameter Above a bit of bedrock protruding from the ground in New York City’s most iconic parks sits a man, Aaron Poochigian, silently... City Arts 08 Dec 2025 | 01:55
The Book Cellar, located within the NYPL’s Webster branch, is dedicated to selling pre-owned books at incredible prices to the casual book reader and collectors alike. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) The Book Cellar at Webster Library Is an Underground Hit! The Book Cellar in the basement of New York Public Library Webster Branch in Yorkville is it: a truly underground, as in... News 15 Dec 2025 | 11:44
Douglas Taurel in his 90-minute, one-man production, plays 14 different characters from soldiers to moms and children. After a 34 city tour across the US, the play is having a limited run off Broadway run through Dec. 21 at the A.R.T. on W. 53rd St. ( Photo:Teresa Castracane Photography) DouglasTaurel’s ‘The American Soldier,’ Bows Off Broadway Douglas Taurel has performed The American Soldier almost 40 times across the country, including at the Kennedy Center (three... City Arts 26 Nov 2025 | 07:38
Chef and food stylist César Aldrete and preschool teacher Ricky Rotandi won the prize for ”Best Borough Spirit: Manhattan” for their nearly three-foot-high, 24-pound model of the Statue of Liberty. ( Photo: Brad Farwell) Gingerbread Bake-Off Stars Landmarks and Symbols That Are Good Enough to Eat The holidays are upon us, and the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) has you covered. For the fourth consecutive year,... News 30 Nov 2025 | 11:57
The Bingo Troupe. ( Photo: Heather Stein) Big Apple Circus Returns to Lincoln Center, Brings New Flourish to Golden Era New York is a city that thrives on comebacks, and this fall, one of its most beloved traditions is sweeping back into Lincoln... City Arts 22 Nov 2025 | 04:28
