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Harlem

Harlem Summerstage brings soul to Harlem Week

Posted on August 13, 2025

Michael T. lying down at David Bowie tribute show

‘Let’s Dance’? No, let’s time travel to David Bowie’s 1980 at Joe’s Pub with Michael T.’s glamorous show

Posted on August 13, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

For the Record: Greenpoint café spins vinyl and brews community

Broadway star Ariana DeBose

Broadway

amBroadway | Ariana DeBose to lead ‘The Baker’s Wife’, Aubrey Plaza returning to the stage and more

Posted on August 12, 2025

dragon boat festival

Queens

See it: Dragon Boat Festival brings multicultural joy to Queens

Posted on August 10, 2025

Mixing rock concert energy with documentary-style storytelling, Rolling Thunder musical revisits the Vietnam War through the voices of soldiers, protesters, and loved ones and iconic ‘60s and ‘70s songs.

Broadway

amBroadway | August off-Broadway roundup

Posted on August 10, 2025

For one night only, three groups dedicated to underground and offbeat cinema are collaborating are coming together for a show on the Lower East Side.

Lower East Side

Three indie groups to host ultimate short film screening fest this weekend on Lower East Side

Posted on August 8, 2025

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Bronx Times

BronxNet’s ‘EcoLeaders,’ which empowers kids to take care of the environment, earns New York Emmy nomination

people in the dominican day parade

Dominican Day Parade returns to Manhattan on Aug. 10

Posted on August 8, 2025

N.Flying the K-rock band

Midtown Manhattan

N.Flying set to soar in NYC for US Tour ‘&CON4 : FULL CIRCLE’

Posted on August 8, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

‘A space for kids’: Brooklyn Children’s Museum to celebrate Caribbean culture with family festival

Maxine Magdalino, bandleader of SugaCandy Mas poses with a dazzling green embellished costume - Paradise - a section from the depiction - Genesis.

Caribbean Life

Award-winning SugaCandy Mas celebrates 10th anniversary on Labor Day

Nicole Scherzinger in "Sunset Boulevard" opening on Broadway this fall

Business

Broadway producers fight to revive tax credit program that was a smash hit for business, but a flop for bean-counters

Posted on August 7, 2025

Voting is open for the VMAs.

Music

Voting open for VMAs as the award show gears up for return to UBS Arena

Posted on August 7, 2025

"Seema as Blue Tara in the Time of the Parables" by Pyaari Azaadi, 2025.

Talkin’ bout a revolution: The incendiary elegance of artist Pyaari Azaadi

Posted on August 7, 2025

International jazz day and World Jazz festival. Saxophone, music instrument played by saxophonist player musician in fest.

Harlem

Jazzmobile’s Summerfest going stronger amid Harlem Week

Posted on August 6, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

New York Liberty to host second annual Brooklyn Dribble and Fan Fest

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Arts & Entertainment

From paint to power: Inside the ‘Relentless Women’ art show in the East Village

Posted on August 6, 2025

Run for the Future participates alongside adults in the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K in Harlem, NY. (Photo by Carla G. Torres for NYRR)

Harlem

Harlem Week brings runners back to the streets for the Percy Sutton 5K

Posted on August 6, 2025

woman singing on stage as fans applaud at Lucinda's in East Village

Lucinda Williams on stage, Johnny Cash in the bathroom at the East Village’s newest honky-tonk bar

Posted on August 6, 2025

Lin-Manuel Miranda and his wax figure

Arts & Entertainment

Lin-Manuel Miranda gets wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York as ‘Hamilton’ celebrates ten years on Broadway

Posted on August 5, 2025

Adina Verson, Irene Sofia Lucio, Audrey Corsa, Susannah Flood, Betsy Aidem, Kristolyn Lloyd in the Off-Broadway production of "Liberation."

Broadway

amBroadway | ‘Liberation’ to transfer to Broadway and more

Posted on August 5, 2025

Busta Rhymes

LI Press

Long Island’s Busta Rhymes added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame

cat at maimonides park for cyclones purrfect game

Brooklyn Paper

Cat lovers crowd the stands for Cyclones’ first ‘Purrrrfect Game’

Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, and Lin-Manuel Miranda in Hamilton

New ‘Hamilton’ scavenger hunt around New York City offers chance to win tickets to see Tony Award-winning musical

Posted on August 4, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Mirage parent company, Avant Gardner, files for bankruptcy

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Brooklyn Paper

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! shifts lineup to reflect borough’s changing communities

Sports

Brock Lesnar return at SummerSlam stuns WWE fans at MetLife Stadium

Posted on August 4, 2025

Kids’ Night Is Back This Summer with Free Broadway Tickets for 16 Shows!

New York Family

Kids’ Night Is Back This Summer with Free Broadway Tickets for 18 Shows!

Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway (6)

Broadway

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ casting controversy continues

Posted on August 3, 2025

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Thousands flood MetLife Stadium for first-ever two-night WWE SummerSlam

Posted on August 3, 2025

Keshi in Washington Square Park

‘A man of the people’: Keshi invites fans to bring their guitars for Washington Square Park meet and greet

Posted on August 3, 2025

A blackpink fan at the popup

Soho

BLACKPINK ‘In Your Area:’ Fanatics and Complex NY hosts first of its kind K-pop collaborative shop

Posted on August 2, 2025

Melissa Lynch portrays Goddess of the Grove 'fluorescent green.’

Caribbean Life

Vibez International Mas portrays ‘Goddess of the Grove’

portrait of well dressed man in superfine exhibit

Arts & Entertainment

Clothed in fire: A ‘Superfine’ manifesto on art, dress and the glory of becoming at The Met

Posted on July 31, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Beyond amenities: Brodsky’s Brooklyn Museum collaboration offers an artful take on apartment living

K-pop group Big Ocean on stage in front of a crowd

Big Ocean is ready to make a splash in NYC as the first K-Pop hard-of-hearing act

Posted on July 31, 2025

a man being held by two medical professionals in The Plastic Men

‘The Plastic Men’ premieres with screening at the Upper West Side’s Triad Theater

Posted on July 31, 2025

The Naked Gun

Metro Philadelphia

‘The Naked Gun’ reboot is a love letter to goofy, unfiltered comedy

Braata Productions folks singers huddle for "Banana.”

Caribbean Life

Vibes on Vibes

a fire artist at Cherry Hellodies (left) and the poster for this year's Cherry Hellodies (right)

Brooklyn

Sideshow meets rock and burlesque for Cherry Hellodies 666 at Coney Island

Posted on July 30, 2025

The Most Amusing Playgrounds In NYC

New York Family

15 Amazing NYC Playgrounds You Need to Know About

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Rollo White gets his kicks at 66, debuting debut ‘hardcore honky-tonk’ album with a rowdy Lower East Side bash

Posted on July 30, 2025

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Arts & Entertainment

Turning eyesores into artworks: The Grandscale Mural Project in Harlem

Posted on July 29, 2025

Darren Criss and Helen J. Shen in Maybe Happy Ending

Broadway

Andrew Barth Feldman joins ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ amid questions over representation

Posted on July 29, 2025

Summer Streets Makes Its Way to Manhattan

New York Family

Summer Streets Makes Its Way to Manhattan

D'yan Forest

Comedian D’yan Forest to take the stage at Joe’s Pub for her 91st birthday

Posted on July 29, 2025

Lawrence O'Donnell and Rachel Maddow in conversation at "MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024."

MSNBC to present ‘MSNBCLIVE ’25’ in Manhattan, featuring Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki, and Joe Scarborough

Posted on July 28, 2025

More from around NYC

NYPL After School at Kingsbridge Library. Credit_ NYPL_Jonathan Blanc

New York Public Library After School program receives $10 million investment from The Gottesman Fund

summer

Victoria’s Secrets: Nearing the end of summer

the coney casino

Locals largely condemn proposed Coney Island casino at final public hearing

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.

Mpox cases continue to climb in New York City