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Hell Gate to NYC Art Museums: Get Serious!
What should a New York City museum actually be doing in 2026? And why is the new New Museum doing it right?
Courts of Contempt
Our investigation into the machinations of New York's broken judicial system. →
Table of Success
Meet the swarming cast of players who populated the greater Eric Adams Cinematic Universe. →
Cultural Capital
Keeping our finger on the pulse of what's new and noteworthy.
The Luigi Mangione Protest Documentary You Need to See
Miléna Mikael-Debass’s new short goes beyond the tropes and into the symbolism of his strongest supporters.
The New Museum's New Director: Art Is Not a Lubricant
Massimiliano Gioni, curator and erstwhile graffiti writer, has already launched exhibitions that challenge—even frighten.
Looking Back at New York's Glamorous, Silent Film Past
A new exhibition resurfaces rarely seen gowns and costumes from the era when our city—not Hollywood—ruled the film world.
Hot 97 Is Lurching Into Oblivion, Say Laid-Off Workers
The future of New York's iconic hip-hop radio station sounds bleak. Plus, "The Gilded Age," and more in Hell Gate's culture and arts newsletter.
What's Going On at Hot 97?
New York's stalwart, nationally influential hip-hop radio station appears to be in turmoil.
A Cast of Regular People Find Their Way
In "Wayfinding," a Washington Heights-Inwood immigrant community takes the stage of the People's Theatre to make myths and fairy tales all their own.
Everybody Deserves to Sweat in Public
A sauna for the people. Plus: What a museum retrospective of 1970s music tells us about today.
The Kelly Clarkson Mechanical Bird Beef: An Ethics Treatise
When a famous woman wants to buy a bespoke automaton at Brooklyn Heights toy store, what is she owed?
The Lenape People Are More Than New York City's Past
"Halumii Ktapihna," on view at the Museum of the City of New York, offers a look at the ongoing stories of New York’s original inhabitants.
'Ballerini Doesn't Live in Bushwick,' and More Incredible Lines From 'NCIS: New York'
Our city deserves copaganda this campy.
Sibling Rivalry, Scrabble Games, and Porn Conventions Make This Filmmaker a 'Smart Girl'
We talked to writer-director-star Hannah Crane about her latest "life goal" comedy documentary, in which she writes a romance novel and makes a bunch of friends along the way.
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