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Published 21 hours agoLISTEN: There’s Riots Goin’ On
In the second episode of the FAQ NYC podcast’s three-part special series, “A Knickerbocker History of America,” Katie Honan, Dr. Christina Greer, Harry Siegel and guest cohost Asad Dandia, the Brooklyn borough historian, sat down in front of a live audience at P&T Knitwear to…
New York Amsterdam News
Published September 03Dreaming Soca: Why Granville Straker was a Brooklyn music legend and a connection to home for so many
Granville Straker, founder of Straker’s Records, built a Brooklyn soca empire that kept Caribbean immigrants connected to home.
City Limits
Published September 02Documental ‘West Side Familia’ recoge décadas de historia de comunidad puertorriqueña en el Upper West Side
La documentalista neoyorquina Taylor Hosking empieza su primer documental, “West Side Familia”, con una sencilla pregunta: ¿por qué cada mes de junio se despliega la bandera puertorriqueña en un semáforo del Upper West Side?
Gothamist
Published September 02September concerts in NYC: Dancehall, death metal and Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu at the 2026 Roots Picnic. There's so much music to see as fall music season begins. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 01September at the movies in NYC: Occult scenes, concrete dreams
John Wilson in "The History of Concrete." Here are eight of the best films to catch this month on the big screen. [ more › ]
City Limits
Published September 01‘West Side Familia’ Documents Decades of Puerto Rican Community on the UWS
New York City-based filmmaker Taylor Hosking begins her debut documentary, "West Side Familia," with a simple question: Why is the Puerto Rican flag unfurled and flown from a light pole on the Upper West Side each June? The film will premiere in September at the New York Latino…
Gothamist
Published September 01NYC artist creates device that slows Citi Bikes passing through rent-burdened areas
"Ground Truth" easily clips onto the fork of a Citi Bike, but it makes pedaling more difficult in rent-burdened neighborhoods. The gadget allows riders to physically feel their neighbors' struggle to pay for housing. [ more › ]