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Three small buildings in East Harlem that were recently bought for $4.5 million could be redeveloped into a 101-unit tower.... Read more

Greater New York, the New Museum triennial and the Performa biennial, which all open in October, should allow us to take stock of what the year has wrought.It’s not yet clear if New York is out of the coronavirus woods, but if all goes well, October will bring chances for... Read more

After over five decades of making art, and confronting the double bind of racism and sexism, she is having her first major solo show. Unfazed, she says, “I just kept making what was right for me.”PHILADELPHIA — The moment you walk through Dindga McCannon’s purple front door, you enter her... Read more

After winning back-to-back Pulitzers, the author of “The Underground Railroad” and “The Nickel Boys” took another detour with his new crime novel, “Harlem Shuffle.”... Read more

THE TAKEWhat Does It Look Like When a City Returns to Its Senses?OK McCausland for The New York TimesThe reopening of New York has created a banquet of sights, smells, flavors, textures and sounds. The New York Times asked photographers to convey how the city is nourishing... Read more

Gov. Kathy Hochul, who had narrowed her choices to several New York City lawmakers who are people of color, chose Mr. Benjamin, a state senator from Harlem.... Read more

Contento, in East Harlem, sets an example for an industry that is rarely welcoming to diners with disabilities.... Read more

The Baychester Houses have been brightly refurbished using a federal program that could help fix America’s ailing subsidized housing situation.Sandra Gross remembers moving in the 1990s into Baychester Houses in the Bronx. She gasped at her new sunny apartment and the flowers outside. “I wanted to kiss the ground, it... Read more

When lockdown lifted last spring, some of our big New York City museums were able to slide major waiting-in-the-wings exhibitions into place. The Guggenheim wasn’t so lucky. A traveling Joan Mitchell retrospective slated to fill its rotunda had been canceled. The museum might have whipped up a crowd-pleasing show of... Read more

The festival, which runs from Aug. 11 to Sept. 5, features a flurry of music, dance, and comedy performances from both established and emerging artists.Little Island was dreamed up as a haven for the performing arts on the Hudson River, and in its first months, it is also being put... Read more

Will turbulent times end at the Museum of Arts and Design, where a rapid turnover of executives and visions has thrown the institution into disarray?Since 2013, directors have passed through the revolving door at the Museum of Arts and Design at 2 Columbus Circle with startling vision — and speed.... Read more

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.Film SeriesFirst Look Offers Second ChancesSahar Dolatshahi in a scene from “180 Degree Rule,” a drama from Iran that is screening as part of First Look... Read more

Novella Ford of the Schomburg Center in Harlem can’t handle Zoom church, so she throws herself a dance party instead.... Read more

The Queens Museum, Harlem Stage and 44 other groups were chosen to receive aid from Bloomberg Philanthropies for digital innovation.... Read more

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.Art & MuseumsCultural Crossroads at Lincoln CenterPoets and musicians will perform next to visual art installed on the Lincoln Center campus on Saturday for the “We... Read more