Art
First look: This historic wing of The Met just got a major update
After a four-year renovation, the Rockefeller Wing is open again with art from Africa, the Ancient Americas, and Oceania.
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Art
We got a first look at NYBG’s new Van Gogh exhibit—and it’s a floral fantasy come to life
The Bronx garden transforms into a walkable Van Gogh masterpiece, complete with towering sunflowers.
Things to do
Bronx Girls Skate wants skateboarding for all
In 2017, Kava Vasquez, a Dominican girl from the Bronx, received a government grant to travel the world for a year and conduct research on a topic of...
Things to do
MoMA PS1's impressive 2025 Warm Up lineup just dropped
Hear artists from around the world in Long Island City this summer.
Comedy
The best comedy clubs in NYC
Here’s our rundown of the venues where you can see the best comedy in NYC this month.
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What’s on stage
Theater
Caroline
Theater review by Melissa Rose Bernardo
Three generations of women navigate intense, complex mother-daughter bonds in Caroline, an alternately quiet...
Theater
Masquerade
Theater review by Adam Feldman
Ever since the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera hung up its mask in 2023, after a record 35-year...
Theater
The Honey Trap
Theater review by Marcus Scott
History is never inert, as the Belfast playwright Leo McGann reminds us in The Honey Trap: It metastasizes across decades,...
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Theater
Punch
Broadway review by Adam Feldman
Playing a British hooligan who doesn’t know his own strength in the new drama Punch, Will Harrison is a...
Theater
And Then We Were No More
And Then We Were No More, a new play set in a future that feels a bit too near, includes a scene in which a Lawyer (Elizabeth Marvel) attempts to...
Theater
Art
Broadway review by Adam Feldman
But is it art? That is the question, familiar to students of 20th-century aesthetics, that hangs at the center of...
New in the art world
Art
See costumes and artifacts from beloved comedy series ‘The Office’ at this new Paley Museum exhibit
Don't miss your photo opp at the desk of the 'World's Greatest Boss' Michael Scott.
Art
Actress Ashley Park helped design this free immersive experience about Korean folklore
It's an emotional journey, not just a photo backdrop.
Art
Incredible immersive experiences to do in NYC right now
These immersive art exhibits in NYC promise to transport you inside fine art, into your favorite pop culture moments, and thousands of years back in time.
Art
Find 20 hand-painted spheres around Hudson Square as part of a beautiful new art installation
The trail tells the story of the neighborhood on the waterfront.
Art
This new photography exhibit features the changing faces and terms of mixed-race identity
The artist captures 30 portraits and responses from local subjects.
Art
An enchanting 30-foot pink carriage is in Times Square—with a big message about the American dream
The aesthetic: Versailles-inspired grandeur with Mexican symbolism—plus the chaos of a Y2K-era teenage bedroom.
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This year's New Year's Eve Ball will look different from the past—take a look
For the first time ever, folks will also be able to touch the actual New Year's Eve Ball
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Did you know there's a free ferry service between Manhattan and Red Hook?
Courtesy of IKEA.
Things to do
New York City Mayoral Election 2025 explainer: when to vote, polling sites, early voting and more
A quick guide to when, where and how to vote in the city’s biggest race.
Art
See costumes and artifacts from beloved comedy series ‘The Office’ at this new Paley Museum exhibit
Don't miss your photo opp at the desk of the 'World's Greatest Boss' Michael Scott.
Art
Actress Ashley Park helped design this free immersive experience about Korean folklore
It's an emotional journey, not just a photo backdrop.
Support Black-owned in NYC
Restaurants
Here's how to spend a day in Black-Owned Harlem
The neighborhood stands as an epicenter for Black culture, music and history—here's where you should go to support them.
Restaurants
Here's how to spend a day in Black-owned Flatbush, Brooklyn
Even when the neighborhood isn’t dancing down Eastern Parkway for the West Indian Day Parade, Flatbush is the epicenter of culture and...
Restaurants
Here’s how to spend a day in Black-owned Bedford-Stuyvesant
The neighborhood had one of the earliest free Black communities in the U.S. Today, the neighborhood remains a hub for the culture with stores, restaurants and...
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Theater
Orville Peck drops the mask in Cabaret
As the orchestra plays the opening vamps of “Wilkommen,” Orville Peck ascends to the stage from below, as though rising from some underworld to...
Things to do
Jonathan Mendez is helping put New York's Mexican community on the map
From a food hall that hosts local vendors to lowrider kickbacks, Mexican visibility has become an act of defiance.
Comedy
These are Time Out New York’s comedians to watch for 2025
New Yorkers are truly funny. We have to be—we constantly face some of the most unreal situations with so many millions of people living around us from...
Theater
‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ promises spectacular effects and an eerie new story
Broadway is about to get a little stranger—or, to be accurate, a whole lot stranger. “I think this show will blow people away,” says...
Music
Infinity Song just released the soundtrack of spring in NYC
In an industry where artistry is so often bound by expectation, where freedom is a privilege, not a given—Abraham, Angel, Israel, and Momo Boyd stand...
Movie-going in NYC
Things to do
The best drive-in movie theaters in NYC
The nostalgic entertainment form has made its way back into the spotlight.
Things to do
The best NYC movie theaters
We’ve assembled a list of the choicest theaters to see that film you've been wanting to see.
Movies
The best dine-in movie theaters in NYC
A new breed of theater offers a proper dining experience that’s convenient and tasty.
Laugh it up in NYC
Comedy
Mother's Milk Variety Show
Mother's Milk is a unique, off-the-rails variety show for fans of all things random. It's happening at Dixon Place in the Lower East Side on...
Comedy
Welcome to Dykea: Halloween Edition
This Brooklyn stand-up event showcasing a wide range of queer talent, including Dezzy, Calvin Cato, Ellis Durand, Max Higgins and Reid Pope.
Comedy
The best comedy clubs in NYC
Need a laugh? These clubs are the spot for improv, stand-up and sketch comedy guaranteed to make you crack a smile.
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Art
The Met Rooftop is closing until 2030—here’s the last day you can visit
Catch the Met’s final rooftop installation before the space goes silent for five years
Art
This new exhibit at NYC's Museum of Sex explores cults and communes
Learn how alternate lifestyles within America's "utopian communities" have impacted our society.
Art
The 20 Most Famous Paintings of All Time
A ranking of the most famous paintings, from Jan van Eyck’s portrait to Gustav Klimt’s masterpiece.
Art
17 NYC art exhibitions we’re most excited about in fall 2025
Including two major museum reopenings, a trippy 1960s exhibit, a collection of rarely seen Monet paintings and powerful pieces in response to the UN General...
Art
Incredible immersive experiences to do in NYC right now
These immersive art exhibits in NYC promise to transport you inside fine art, into your favorite pop culture moments, and thousands of years back in time.
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Art
One of the city’s coolest new art shows is hidden inside an East Village laundromat
Gloria Maximo’s SERVICE turns an East Village laundromat into a meditative gallery on work, care and the art hidden in everyday labor
Art
First look: Discover the serenity of Venice through NYC's largest Monet show in 25 years
See—and hear—your way through Monet’s Venice.
Art
The most famous artists of all time
From painting to sculpture, the most famous artists of all time have created the most iconic works in art history
Art
This giant bronze statue of a woman was just installed in the middle of Times Square
Here's the meaning behind it and how long it will be there for.
Art
One of NYC’s biggest ever art installations is coming to Grand Central, with massive 50-foot projections and free programming
Brandon Stanton’s 'Dear New York' will transform Grand Central into a two-week, citywide gallery
Playlist inspiration: the best albums and songs
Music
The 40 best Halloween songs of all time
Treat your Halloween party guests with our playlist of the top spooky scary songs of all time
Music
The 50 best karaoke songs ever made
Dial up one of the best karaoke songs next time you feel like grabbing a mic and soaking up the spotlight
Music
The 30 best love songs of all time
Looking for the courage to confess your unrequited love, or just in need of a big old cry? We got you
Music
The 50 best sad songs ever written
Because what's the only thing better than a good cry? That's right, it's crying with a soundtrack
Music
The 40 best party songs ever made
It’s party time guys – don your dancing shoes and have your speaker at the ready
Music
The 15 best Halloween songs for kids
There’s more than enough sing-along hits and spooky classics to get them dancing through that sugar rush