Culture
New York, as told from the back of the room.
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Club Joon Brings Persian Dance Culture to Halloween in Brooklyn
A Persian and SWANA community party celebrates one year at House of Yes
Time Warp on 54th Street, Rosie O'Donnell Is Back on Broadway
Two decades after her last Broadway role, the Long Island comic takes the Narrator's chair in The Rocky Horror Show at Studio 54 for two weeks only
All That Jazz at Thirty, Bebe Neuwirth Leads a Chicago Reunion
The original Velma Kelly and Billy Flynn return to the Ambassador Theatre for one November night as Broadway's longest-running show turns 30
Her Big Night, Julianne Moore and The Debut at Lincoln Center
Emma Stone, Bernadette Peters and Halle Bailey turn out as Jesse Eisenberg's community theater musical plays the New York Film Festival
The Tonight Show Champion, John Cena's Matchbox Week in New York
A premiere at AMC Lincoln Square, then a custom title belt for Jimmy Fallon, as the retired wrestler sells a movie about toy cars
The Man Who Gave Jazz a House, Gordon Davis Dies at 85
The parks commissioner who helped revive Central Park and the founding chairman of Jazz at Lincoln Center has died in Manhattan
Lights On Until Two, Late-Night Soccer Stays in All Five Boroughs
After a summer of all-night pickup games, the city keeps one field per borough lit until 2 a.m. this fall and again next spring
3 min readA Reckoning on Union Square, Sorkin Brings Facebook Back to New York
Mikey Madison, Jeremy Strong and Jeremy Allen White walk the carpet on Broadway as The Social Reckoning premieres days before it opens
4 min readRent Money for the Muse, New York Doubles Its Artist Grants
City grants for individual artists and small nonprofits rise from $5,000 to $10,000 for the first time in nearly 20 years
3 min readLast Sing-Along for the Queens, Six Sets Its Broadway Goodbye
Five years after it reopened Broadway, the Tudor pop concert plans one more loud night at the Lena Horne before it closes in January
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Painted Blue for the Holidays, Blue Man Group Comes to Broadway
The trio that ruled Astor Place for decades returns with its first holiday show and a Broadway marquee
Devil at the Stadium, Neil Patrick Harris Joins Damn Yankees
A called off game in the Bronx sets up Broadway's biggest baseball bet in decades
The Tools of Dissent, a New Activism Center on Museum Mile
The Museum of the City of New York opens a wing on how New Yorkers have always made themselves heard
A Victory Lap at Rockefeller Plaza, Jalen Brunson Hosts SNL
The Knicks captain opens the new season of Saturday Night Live and brings the champions with him
The Judge Takes the Stand, Rosamund Pike Comes to Broadway
The Gone Girl star brings her Olivier winning turn in Inter Alia to the Music Box this fall
The Address on the Marquee, Billy Crystal Returns to Broadway
Billy Crystal turns the house he lost in the Palisades fire into a solo show at the Imperial Theatre
4 min readA Free Seat at the Met, Inside the Opera for All Lottery
City Hall and the Metropolitan Opera open a monthly ticket lottery aimed at first-timers
4 min readThe Borough Reads Late at the Brooklyn Book Festival
The Brooklyn Book Festival spends its week in bars and bookshops before Sunday's free main event
4 min readOpening Night on Celluloid at the New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival begins its run with a 35mm print and a slate built to keep the city up late
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The Bowery After Two, a Photo Essay of New York After Dark
A photo essay from the hour when the city belongs to someone else
The All Night Bookstore, Poetry After Midnight in the East Village
Browsing poetry at 2 a.m. in the East Village
The Late Library, the New York Branch That Stays Open Until Midnight
The branch that stays open until midnight, and who uses it
Chess by Streetlight with the Washington Square Players
The Washington Square players who never go home
The Late Show Nobody Watches, a Public Access Cult Favorite
A public access program with a cult following
Night Photographers of the Bronx Documenting the Borough After Dark
Documenting the borough after the streetlights come on
4 min readBodega Philosophers, Conversations at the Counter After Midnight
Conversations at the counter after midnight
4 min readThe Understudy, Waiting in the Wings of Broadway's Biggest Show
Waiting in the wings of the season's biggest show
4 min readNight Swimmers at the Rooftop Pool Club With No Website
The rooftop pool club with a waiting list and no website
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Quiet Money, the New Art Collectors Who Never Post What They Buy
A new generation of collectors who never post what they buy
The Diner Menu as History, Prices and Dishes of a Changing Neighborhood
Forty years of prices, dishes, and neighborhood change
Cinema at Midnight, the Repertory Theaters Keeping Late Screenings Alive
The repertory theaters keeping late screenings alive
The Laundromat Reading Series, Poetry Between Wash and Dry
Poetry between the wash and the dry cycle
Rooftop Astronomy, Stargazing in the Most Light Polluted City in America
Stargazing in the most light-polluted city in America
Ferry Commuters at Dawn, Crossing the Harbor With the Early Shift
Crossing the harbor with the early shift
4 min readMidnight Mass, the Lower East Side Chef Who Serves After Kitchens Close
The Lower East Side chef who only serves after the kitchens close
4 min readThe Collector of Matchbooks and a History of New York Nightlife
A history of New York nightlife in a shoebox
4 min readThe Pay Phone Hunters Tracking the Last Working Phones in Manhattan
Tracking down the last working phones in Manhattan
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Dinner at Eleven, Why New York's Best Tables Start Late
Why the city's best tables start late
The Archivist of Lost Clubs, Flyers and Photos From Closed Rooms
Flyers, photos, and memories from rooms that closed
Snow Nights, What Happens to New York When the Storm Hits
What happens to the city when the storm finally hits
Supper Club Revival, Dinner, a Set, and a Dress Code Return to Midtown
Dinner, a set, and a dress code are back in Midtown
Hotel Rooms as Studios for New York Artists Who Rent a Room to Think
The artists who rent a room just to think
The Coffee Cart Kings Who Wake Midtown Up Every Morning
The men who wake Midtown up every morning
4 min readThe Crossword Constructors, New York Puzzle Makers Who Work After Dark
Puzzle makers who work only after dark
4 min readThe City Beneath the City, Tunnels, Vaults, and Forgotten Stations
Urban historians on tunnels, vaults, and forgotten stations
4 min readThe Borough Report, Where to Eat, Drink, and Be Seen in New York
Where to eat, drink, and be seen this month in all five
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The Unofficial Mayor of Mott Street, Known to Everyone on the Block
Everyone knows him. Nobody knows his last name.
The Last Video Store, Rentals and Recommendations in New York
Rentals, recommendations, and a very loyal membership
Taxi Light, a Short Story About a Late Ride From JFK
A short story about a ride from JFK at 4 a.m.
The Courtroom Sketch Artist Drawing New York's Long Nights
Drawing New York's long nights in charcoal
A Guide to Being Alone in the City, Solitude Done Well in New York
Solitude, done well
Night Walks with a Historian and the Secrets of New York Blocks
Every block has a secret, and he knows most of them
4 min readLate Checkout, New York Hotel Bars Worth Staying In For
Five hotel bars worth staying in the city for
4 min readThe Ghost Light, the Single Bulb Burning on Every Broadway Stage
The single bulb left burning on every Broadway stage
4 min readDiamond District After Dark, New York's Most Guarded Block
Security guards, jewelers, and the city's most guarded block
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