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
Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride
Since the death of Don Rickles in 2017, Jeff Ross has been insult comedy’s top banana. His most famous running gig, throwing barbed one-liners as the...
Theater
Heathers The Musical
Theater review by Raven Snook
Lick it up, baby: The high-school-is-hell musical Heathers is back to take another shot at being popular. In case...
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Theater
Operation Mincemeat
A wacky British musical about a downed pilot doesn't quite land on Broadway.
Theater
Wicked
Wicked divided critics when it opened in 2003, but it's still transporting audiences today. A revisionist prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the show...
Theater
The Great Gatsby
Broadway review by Adam Feldman
The Great Gatsby looks great. If you want production values, this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s...
New in the art world
Art
This beautiful new art installation in Brooklyn smells like NYC’s late nights
Sculpture and smell, memory and message combine in Red Hook
Art
First look: Artist Man Ray's 'mistakes' get the spotlight at this in-depth new Met exhibit
It's the first major exhibit celebrating 'rayographs’
Art
A stunning ballet photography exhibit will open for this weekend only in NYC
60 ballerinas are featured in this beautifully choreographed art exhibit.
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
What's that weird sound in the subway station? Listen up for these new audio artworks
Listen closely for poetry in English, Spanish, Arabic, Bangla, Haitian Kreyòl and Mandarin
Art
Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters
For New Yorkers, the National Parks of the U.S. may seem far away. But from September 27 until February 22, 2026, Poster House is bringing the parks to us in...
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Why Union Square is one of NYC’s buzziest neighborhoods right now
Here’s what’s happening now—and what’s coming next—to this bustling neighborhood.
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You can shop NYC fashion icon Iris Apfel’s maximalist closet at an estate sale starting tomorrow
The RealReal’s SoHo flagship is bringing over 400 pieces from the late style icon’s archive to the public—jewelry, couture and all
Theater
A Sleep No More-style immersive theater experience is taking over a single hotel room in Greenwich Village this fall
Talk about room service!
Art
This beautiful new art installation in Brooklyn smells like NYC’s late nights
Sculpture and smell, memory and message combine in Red Hook
Things to do
NYC rats are cooler than the rest, with their own nightlife scene and secret language, says a surprising new field study
A team of neuroscientists spied on Manhattan’s rodents with thermal cameras and high-tech mics, uncovering a nightlife of squeaks, social cliques and...
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
Misfit Variety Show: A Joyful Comedy Nite
Spend your Tuesday evening at this variety show featuring comedians sharing their joy in standing out. Comedian Lauren LoGiudice knows...
Comedy
Fightin’ Words, a Language Game Show
Word lovers and comedy fans, you won't want to miss this one-of-a-kind game show on Septmeber 24 at Caveat NYC. Fightin Words! is a live, language-based...
Comedy
The Earth Is Flat and Other Facts
Conspiracy theorists come together in the name of comedy at this show hosted by Nikolai Vanyo at Caveat on the Lower East Side on August...
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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
A stunning ballet photography exhibit will open for this weekend only in NYC
60 ballerinas are featured in this beautifully choreographed art exhibit.
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 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
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.
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A new Ai Weiwei installation will cover Roosevelt Island in camouflage netting
The artist’s first major NYC work since 2017 launches a new social justice-focused public art series at FDR Four Freedoms Park.
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
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
Harlem's Studio Museum has set an opening date this fall for its major new building
The design has more than doubled space for exhibitions
Art
"Monet and Venice" at the Brooklyn Museum
The hottest collab of fall is coming to The Brooklyn Museum with "Monet and Venice," an exhibition that aims to display Claude Monet's Venetian...
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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 40 best party songs ever made
It’s party time guys – don your dancing shoes and have your speaker at the ready
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 summer songs of all time
From surf-rock anthems to sweaty hip-hop bangers, these are the most essential summer songs ever made
Music
The 37 best inspirational songs of all time
Let music give you a sweet, sweet boost with our list of the most inspirational songs of all time