The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has published a book of 176 personal essays written by three generations of those who lost loved ones on 9/11. ( Photo: Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund) “The Families”: A 9-11 Anthology About Resilience, Gratitude And Love Of 2,977 lives that were lost at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the company that suffered the greatest single... News 04 Sep 2026 | 06:09
Ann Gorewitz’s debut memoir, “You, Me, & the Dog, An Unconditional Love Story,” inspires readers to embrace the second chance to build family, community, and happiness. ( Cover: Maxine Collins) Debut Memoir Tells Tale of Love and Devotion of Comfort Dog When the going gets rough, the “ruff’ get going. After being rescued from an animal shelter, a speckled brown-and-white cocker... City Arts 03 Sep 2026 | 07:44
”Obit” by Rebecca Chace is a female revenge thriller about an advance obituary writer who interviews the college president who ruined her family. ( Photo Playbill by Theater for the New City) Obit, A Play: Getting the Last Word Is the Best Revenge Talk about writing what you know! Rebecca Chace, a New York Times writer of advance obituaries—a specialized form of journalism... City Arts 26 Aug 2026 | 04:49
“Isla,” an original play from the acclaimed theater company Hit The Lights!, stars (l to r.) Tiffany Iris as Alina, Daniela Delahuerta as Carmen and Samantha Blain as Lulu, and is co-directed by Roman Sanchez & Mikayla Stanley. ( Photo provided by Hit The Lights!) Cuban Odyssey “Isla” Makes Its Off Broadway Debut “Isla,” the Spanish word for “island,” is the title of a Caribbean coming of age story, telling the saga of three women who... News 07 Aug 2026 | 05:57
New York native Nicole Gomez Fisher is an award-winning writer, director, and producer. “Hurricane Seasons” is her sixth turn at helming a film. ( Photo by Stephanie Price) To Grandmother’s House We Go...in the Wake of a Hurricane Road trip! Something happens when three generations become travel companions. In the upcoming family drama, “Hurricane Seasons,”... City Arts 26 Jul 2026 | 07:13
“Herself,” by M. J. Moore, is a work of biographical fiction chronicling the last two months of the American icon’s life as told by her one-time assistant. Both are starting life anew and bond over music, books, and writing her autobiography. ( Photo: Heliotrope Books) New Book Highlights Marilyn Monroe: Being True To “Herself” The blonde bombshell standing over the subway grate with her sexy white halter dress billowing up from the gust of air beneath... City Arts 24 Jul 2026 | 01:13
The Book Cellar, located within the NYPL’s Webster branch, is dedicated to selling pre-owned books at incredible prices to the casual book reader and collectors alike. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) The Book Cellar at Webster Library Is an Underground Hit! The Book Cellar in the basement of New York Public Library Webster Branch in Yorkville is it: a truly underground, as in... News 16 Jul 2026 | 02:27
If Only Taylor Swift Said, “I Don’t” to an Over-the-Top Wedding I wanted the world-renowned singer to elope. No shower. No bachelorette. No rehearsal dinner. No destination nuptials. No... Voices 16 Jul 2026 | 01:53
Pamela Gray’s beloved 1999 film A Walk On The Moon, about a Brooklyn housewife in 1969 whose life changes when Woodstock influences her Catskills bungalow colony, has been reimagined for the stage as a musical. ( Photo: Provided by Jonas PR) Summer Of ’69 Returns as Musical “A Walk on the Moon” Hot fun in the summertime. In 1969, that meant Woodstock. In 2026, it means an off-Broadway show about when a counterculture... City Arts 13 Jul 2026 | 09:18
Alex Hill’s one-man show, “Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England,” transforms the true act of a superfan into a story of belonging and friendship. ( Photo: Courtesy DARR Publicity) The World Cup of Comedy Comes To Soho Oh yes, he did. During the Euro 2020 final, super fan Charlie Perry went viral when he famously stuck a flare up his buttocks,... City Arts 01 Jul 2026 | 11:38
Red Door producers/actors Violet Levinson, who portrays Babe, and Ana Radice-Morras, who plays Meg, with “Crimes of the Heart” director Eve Bianco. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) Southern Charm: The “Heart” Of The Theater World Returns It’s a play after our collective heart. What gives “Crimes of the Heart” staying power is its reminder that family drama... City Arts 26 Jun 2026 | 09:52
Dwayne Cremona, assistant vice president of facilities at the Hudson River Park Trust, has spent two decades watching the Lower West Side park thrive and grow, along with his responsibilities. ( By Lorraine Duffy Merkl) Keeping Hudson River Park Green And Clean Hudson River Park, the second-largest park in Manhattan after Central Park, extends from 59th Street south to Battery Park.... People 23 Jun 2026 | 03:30
Peter Zacharczuk, museum maintainer, has worked at the American Museum of Natural History for 23 years, taking care of all plumbing-related matters for the iconic organization that spans four city blocks and holds over 34 million specimens and cultural artifacts. ( Photo by Lorraine Duffy Merkl) Living A Real-Life Night (And Day) At The Museum Since its founding in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History, located on Central Park West, has become one of the world’s... People 02 Jun 2026 | 03:03
Jesus Melendez, district super operations assistant and 12-year veteran of The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) right at home in the Manhattan 2 garage in the West Village/SoHo area and ready to get to work keeping NYC clean and safe. ( Photo: Jason Leavy) When the City Freezes, He Jumps Into Action Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Jesus Melendez, of The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), has has spent... People 02 Jun 2026 | 02:25
Dan Zauderer, founder and CEO of Grassroots Grocery, at Northern Trust, which hosted the Great Sandwich Race. The organization created 500-plus protein-packed and allergy-free sandwiches to be distributed to low-income NYC areas. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) The Man Who Schooled Food Insecurity Some people live to eat. But many eat to live, yet don’t have enough food to do so. Dan Zauderer learned that firsthand during... People 02 Jun 2026 | 02:15
