Category: Arts & Entertainment

A New Mural Was Just Unveiled on Amsterdam Avenue, and There’s a Big Story Behind It

Mike Mishkin April 14, 2026 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

A large-scale piece of public art was unveiled on Monday afternoon on the Upper West Side — and it represents far more than a splash of color on a construction … Read More...

Upper West Side Singer, 82, Makes Her Met Opera Debut After Nearly Six Decades in the Neighborhood

Mike Mishkin April 13, 2026 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Lucy Shelton has lived on the Upper West Side since 1968. This week, at 82 years old, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut — and she says it was never … Read More...

Symphony Space to Close for 15 Months as Part of $45 Million Renovation

Mike Mishkin March 30, 2026 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Symphony Space, the performing arts venue at Broadway and 95th Street, is set to close its doors at the end of this year for a sweeping $45 million renovation — … Read More...

A Landmark Afternoon of Classical Music Is Coming to One of the World’s Most Iconic Stages

Mike Mishkin March 30, 2026 Sponsored, Arts & Entertainment No Comments

An extraordinary musical event is heading to one of the most celebrated concert halls on the planet this spring. On Saturday, April 11 at 2 Read More...

Michiel Huisman, Taylor Schilling To Film Near Columbia University This Week

Mike Mishkin March 23, 2026 Arts & Entertainment, Celebrities No Comments

An NBC pilot starring Michiel Huisman and Taylor Schilling is filming near Columbia University this week. Read More...

Construction Fencing Going Up as Lincoln Center’s Amsterdam Avenue Transformation Gets Underway

Mike Mishkin February 21, 2026 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

After years of planning, community input and fundraising, the reimagining of Lincoln Center's western campus is officially moving from renderings to reality. Read More...

Wynton Marsalis to Step Down From Jazz at Lincoln Center After Nearly 40 Years

Mike Mishkin February 2, 2026 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

A major chapter in Upper West Side cultural history is coming to a close. Read More...

Pulitzer Prize Finalist ‘Marjorie Prime’ Comes to Broadway With an All-Star Cast

Mike Mishkin January 5, 2026 Sponsored, Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Second Stage Theater has brought one of the most acclaimed contemporary plays of the past decade to Broadway with Marjorie Prime, the Pulitzer Prize finalist Read More...

Holocaust-Era Satirical Resistance Work to Be Presented on the Upper West Side for One Night Only

Mike Mishkin December 26, 2025 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

A remarkable Holocaust-era work of artistic resistance will be presented on the Upper West Side this January, when Congregation Rodeph Sholom hosts "Underwater Cabaret: The Story of a Holocaust Survivor" … Read More...

SEE IT: Big Expansion Coming to the Upper West Side’s New York Historical in 2026

Mike Mishkin December 12, 2025 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

The New York Historical has announced that its long-anticipated new Tang Wing for American Democracy will open to the public on June 18, 2026. Read More...