A Brooklyn Tribute to Hip Hop Icon
By JONATHAN GOMEZ Hip-Hop has had many legendary artists die to soon and On February 10, 2006, Detroit native James Dewitt Yancey, aka J Dilla, …[read more]
Arts/Culture
Art and a touch of madness in Bushwick
By KATHERINE LLOYD The rumbling of the elevated J train echoes along Brooklyn’s Broadway in the neighborhood where Bedford-Stuyvesant meets Bushwick. A few blocks over …[read more]
Next mayor to keep focus on growing NYC film industry
By EMILIE CRUZ It started with a movie. Nicholas Giuricich was just a 10-year-old boy watching Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park when he knew his desire …[read more]
`Lucky 13th’ Coney Island Film Festival Held
By KATIE MILANI The “lucky 13th” annual Coney Island Film Festival got under way last weekend in a museum that was opening its doors to …[read more]
Remembering Columnist Mike McAlary
By CLAUDIO MARTINO Despite mixed reviews by audiences and critics alike, Nora Ephron’s “Lucky Guy” has been extended and continues to fill seats in the …[read more]
Helping artists to connect
Randy Rojas reports on The Inspired Word, which gives New York City artists a sense of community.
American Students in Paris
Video journalist Virgilia Hess goes home to France and discovers what American students studying in Paris think about the experience.
Getting a Leg Up in Rockette Auditions
By ROBERT GARCIA The dancers were led into elevators by a security guard yelling “good luck!” from the West 55th Street entrance of Radio City …[read more]
Why audiences flock to The Flea
By CLAUDIO MARTINO Dominic Spillane chuckled as he recalled the story of The Flea’s founding. The Flea is a small theater located at 41 White …[read more]
A church and a drag show in Times Square
By AMANDA ANDRIES The first performance of “Breakfast at Epiphany’s,” a drag show at Lillie’s restaurant in Times Square, brought cheers to the packed audience …[read more]