You're reading the official blurb, or short summary, of [title of show]. Blurb. That's a funny word. We spent a lot of time on this blurb so please read the whole blurb. [title of show] is a musical about two nobodies named Hunter and [more...]

In this Brooklyn Noir, YOU are the performance!

Told via Zune Media Players, the story unfolds as audience members (four at a time) are guided through their roles with both aural and visual cues. Video flashbacks and narrative [more...]

About an easy 20 minute subway ride from Manhattan Midtown- Jackson Heights in Queens in a neighborhood that is rich in two very interesting cultures. Specifically the Indian/Bengali Culture reigns supreme along 74th street and it is [more...]

PS122 is the standout location to catch an eclectic mix of weird and new theatre, dance and performance - from NYC and all over the world. Most nights (at least Wed - Sun) they have at least one show going up that never fails to push [more...]

The front room is cool in a found artwork kind of way, but you want to go to the back room. This is the Projection Room, complete with futon couches and low tables. There's internaional cuisine which you eat happily while watching [more...]

Look for this parade every January - and usual and unique holiday experience that you should take advantage of since you live in NYC. Call 212.831.7272 around January for additional information.

212/491-2200
One of the world's premiere centers for interpreting, documenting and celebrating the history and culture of peoples of African descent.

This congregation first gathered in 1847, led by Henry Ward Beecher, a famed clergyman and antislavery advocate. From its very beginning, the Church served as a [more...]

This excellent library houses a large circulating Black Heritage collection and is the home of Queens County's Black Heritage Reference Center. There are all kinds of exhibits and special events.

10001 Northern Blvd at 100th St; [more...]

1685 Lexington Ave
212/831-4333
This is an amazing community arts organization and proactive resource for the promotion of the Puerto Rican arts. Workshops, lectures and performances. Anything here is good.

If you're a history buff, or your date is, go to 28 E 20th Street, Tues- Sat for guided tours on the hour.

This LGBT Community Center is the largest of its kind on the East Coast. Go pick up a free info packet with all kinds of community information. There is also a [more...]

Downtown Flushing is actually New York's second largest Chinatown. Take a full afternoon to walk through and visit the herbalist shops,the tea houses, and the great Chinese Restaurants. Especially lovely is the celebration of Lunar or [more...]

The streets of Jackson Heights boast a row of 22k gold jewelry shops on 74th Street. Work up an appetite looking at the bling, then partake of some of the best eating in/around Manhattan (amazing curries, tandoori, nan, dosas, kebabs, [more...]

This decade old poetry festival lasts for four days in Stanhope (Waterloo Village). This year, U.S. Laureate Billy Collins read on the final day of the [more...]

917.797.6787. This is the coolest tour ever, and when we went it was mainly New Yorkers (not your standard tourist tour). It's a combo walking and bus tour topped with a private dinner at Fraunces Tavern.

In Depth Walking Tours does all kind of cool New York explorations. Try their newspaper row tour for a particularly intelligent few hours.

On the first full moon between Jan 21 and Feb 19 come celebrate this noisy, colorful occasion from noon to sunset around Mott St. There are dragons galore. Just know, however, that the chances of getting a meal anywhere in Chinatown on [more...]

Each May on E 7th St between 2nd and 3rd aves there is a big Ukrainian party with marvelous Ukrainian costumes, folk music and dance, plus authentic foods.

Watch movies on the Winter Garden's indoor screen. Buster Keaton and Nosferatu make regular appearances. For more information on these movies, as well as a host of other things to do in the Battery Park area, check out this website.