Now in its 40th year, the Billie Holiday Theatre was established by the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, in 1972, as a way to keep theater alive in the community, and support local actors, writers, and designers looking to hone their craft. ... »
Tickets just went on sale for a few different BAM shows including the previously mentioned series that Questlove is doing called "Shuffle Culture", and a bunch of shows with Dr. John: "Dr. John: Insides Out: A Louis Armstrong Tribute",... »
“Elvis and The Beatles were the death of music.” — My parents. - - -I was always a Beatles man, not Elvis. I remember arguing the Fab Four versus the King with my parochial schoolmate Margaret all the way from St. Joseph’s Elementary to her house, thou... »
Dr. John—Mac Rebennack— will lead a three-weekend residency titled Dr. John: Insides Out at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York, March 29 through April 14. The centerpiece of the residency is a three-night run of concerts in which Auerb... »
A couple years ago, I posted an item about the history of Cafiero's, an Italian restaurant and political gathering place that used to exist for many decades on President Street near Columbia in Brooklyn. A reader wrote in and said:Your comment about th... »
Last night Stephen Colbert tipped his hat to the employees of Papa John's, saying they put "service before sensitivity" when they referred to a customer as "lady chinky eyes" on a receipt. After all, how else were they supposed... »
How does this keep happening? Echoing a similarly disturbing incident that took place last month at a California Chik-fil-A, a customer at a New York City Papa John's was handed a receipt by an employee who had assigned her the racist moniker "lady chi... »
Valerie Block - Popular midtown eatery Molyvos unveiled a new look last week. The family-owned Greek restaurant spent 18 days and $500,000 refining its interior. Deep colors and walls cluttered with family photos were replaced with clean lines and neut... »
