by Mike Hammer | May 26, 2023 | Culture, Downtown Highlights, Downtown News, NYC, Out on the Town, Theater
D’yan Forest’s decision to collect laughs as a standup comic when most women her age were collecting Social Security was no joke! At 88, the Boston-born, longtime New Yorker has officially been named the “world’s oldest female comedian,” and may be an anomaly — but...
by DOWNTOWN News | May 23, 2023 | Culture, Events, Music
YOSHIKI will perform a series of classical concerts with an orchestra this October, headlining shows at Tokyo Garden Theater (Tokyo), Royal Albert Hall (London), Dolby Theater (L.A.), and Carnegie Hall (New York). YOSHIKI, a classically-trained pianist, rock drummer,...
by Linda Sheridan | May 10, 2023 | Culture, Travel
MY DAUGHTER Amanda and I at Stonehenge. Photo taken by a kind tourist. FIVE YEARS AGO, AFTER VISITING A FRIEND STUDYING ABROAD, my daughter Amanda, now 28, moved to Amsterdam. The transition hadn’t been easy, but she found her groove, new friends, work, and began to...
by DOWNTOWN News | Apr 30, 2023 | Art, Bars, Culture, Downtown Living, Events, NYC, Restaurants
Cinco de Mayo Specials at Olly Olly May 1-5 Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, a new vertical spit has been installed at Ploo within Olly Olly Market in Chelsea, and there will be Al Pastor specials next week! Ploo is known for their street food classics...
by DOWNTOWN News | Apr 25, 2023 | Art, Culture, Downtown News, NYC
The sprawling exhibit in 3WTC has been a draw for artists, as well as those who want to learn more about World Trade Center’s dynamic history. By Matt Kapp Photography by Joe Woolhead Reprinted from DOWNTOWN Winter 2023 WHEN LARRY SILVERSTEIN announced he wanted to...
by Linda Sheridan | Apr 24, 2023 | Culture, Museums
reprinted w/update from DOWNTOWN Magazine, Winter 2023 Six years in the making, the American Museum of Natural History is finally set to open the doors on May 4 to its stunning new, 230,000 square foot Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation....
