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Dear readers, thank you for your readership over the last five years — and for your support, story tips, photos, reader comments and more, and...
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Editorial: Just say No to COYHO
The City of Yes. … eh, yeah, sure, it sounds positive. But you can’t judge a sweeping, citywide development program just on a catchy name....
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‘It had to go now’: East Village pizzeria owner sheds his shed
BY CHRIS RYAN | Workers recently dismantled Eleven B pizza restaurant’s outdoor dining setup in the East Village. Owner Vincent Sgarlato got a bit of...
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Elizabeth Street Garden’s last stand: Little Italy green dream faces City Hall’s wrecking ball
BY SUSAN SILVER | On the eve of its possible execution, the legendary Elizabeth Street Garden was dotted with afternoon visitors soaking up its perennial...
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Biking’s his life — but Bowery rider says e-bikes are making life hell
BY OTTO FRITTON | As electric bikes have boomed in New York City, enforcement of traffic regulations against scofflaw riders has failed to keep pace....
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Posts tagged as “live performance”

Whitney Biennial artists grapple with AI, gender rhetoric ‘in a fractured time’

On April 27 and 28, Debit will perform her album "The Long Count." The artist will use live instrumentation and sounds made by "machine-learning synth instruments that have sampled and processed the sounds of late postclassic Maya wind instruments." (Whitney)

Whitney Biennial artists grapple with AI, gender rhetoric ‘in a fractured time’

March 13, 2024

The 81st edition of the Whitney Biennial — the longest-running survey of contemporary art in the United States — opens Wed., March 20. The exhibit…

Cornelia Street Cafe all-stars fete Robin Hirsch on his 80th birthday

Robin Hirsch, with his wife, Leona, left, and musician Hannah Reimann, at his birthday bash at the Triad. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Cornelia Street Cafe all-stars fete Robin Hirsch on his 80th birthday

November 30, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Friends came together at the Triad Theater on the Upper West Side last month to celebrate — and perform for…

Little Island announces open call for performers for next season

Mariachi Real de Mexico played in the Amph during Little Island's first performance season. (photograph by Liz Ligon)

Little Island announces open call for performers for next season

November 16, 2021

BY EVERYNIGHT CHARLEY CRESPO | Musicians, dancers, mimes and more wishing to perform at Little Island in 2022 have a month in which to submit…

The Shed to start socially distanced concerts

Kelsey Lu at Afropunk in August 2019. (Photo by Everynight Charley Crespo)

The Shed to start socially distanced concerts

March 12, 2021

BY EVERYNIGHT CHARLEY CRESPO | Hudson Yards’ nonprofit arts center, The Shed, is getting set to host its first socially distanced indoor concert series of…

A real glass act: Broadway stars perform at Essex Crossing

Gavin Creel and Shoshana Bean performing at Essex Crossing on Feb. 27. (Photo by Everynight Charley Crespo)

A real glass act: Broadway stars perform at Essex Crossing

February 28, 2021

BY EVERYNIGHT CHARLEY CRESPO | NY PopsUp featured a four-hour live performance on the Lower East Side Saturday afternoon by Broadway musical actors Shoshana Bean…