Arts and Culture
The Museum of Jewish Heritage Was Desecrated With a Confederate Flag After the Attack on the Capitol. Here’s What They’re Doing About It.
Two days after an insurrectionist mob breached the Capitol building in D.C. and reportedly went hunting for lawmakers, a Confederate flag was found...
How to Celebrate the Holidays in Lower Manhattan
Without the usual festive parties, family get-togethers and packed shopping streets, it’s safe to say 2020's holiday season is a little muted. But...
Take a Free Audio Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan With the Black Gotham Experience
Open House New York took its offerings digital this year, pivoting from the usual in-person visits to the city’s historic sites to more...
See Downtown From The Sky At The Reopened One World Observatory
After several months of stay-at-home orders and limited international and domestic travel, New Yorkers are itching for some fresh new views. The good...
Take An In-Person Or Virtual Tour At The Now-Open 9/11 Memorial & Museum
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is back open for in-person visits (with requirements for masks, advanced booking and other safety measures), but for...
Watch Wynton Marsalis Play “Amazing Grace” at Federal Hall
With early voting in New York City underway and thousands of New Yorkers having already mailed in thousands of absentee ballots for the presidential...
Photographer’s New Book Captures Community Spirit From NYC Rooftops
COVID may have paused Josh Katz’s Explorer-in-Chief creative fellowship at the Downtown Alliance, but that hasn’t stopped the Brooklyn-based...
We Went to Photograph the New ‘Ziggy’ Installation and Got Into the Action
When the Downtown Alliance invites artists to install something playful and interactive in the neighborhood, it's a treat for the staff to admire it...
American Indian Museum Hosts Conversations on Mascots, Monuments
October 12 is Indigenous People’s Day, an annual celebration of Native American heritage and culture. To mark it, the National Museum of the...
Explore the Seaport’s Historic Buildings From Your Couch
Pandemic or no pandemic, New York City history buffs don’t have to skip out on the South Street Seaport Museum’s annual tradition of historic...
