Red Door Productions is the brainchild of five actors trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute on a mission to put on amazing plays and create their own opportunities. Top left to right: Isabella Candillier, Roxane Pes, and Violet Levinson. Bottom left: Carolina Buhck; bottom right: Ana Radice-Morras. ( Photos: Roxane Pes) Behind The Red Door: Theater, Creativity, Innovation! Five actors, hailing from Britain, France, Holland, and the Island of Martinique found each other in NYC and then founded... City Arts 11 Mar 2026 | 04:59
Sean Halbert, the bartender, for now. ( Photo: Larissa Saponara) Great City Still Glows But Are There Jobs Enough for Young People? New York, E.B. White wrote long ago, is always full of “young worshipful beginners” energizing the Great City. Young people... News 09 Mar 2026 | 06:01
New Country Day Camp in the Staten Island Greenbelt. ( Photo: 14th Street Y) Pass The Bug Juice, Bubeleh, Jewish Summer Camp Is Back! As difficult as being Jewish in New York has sometimes been over the past few years, you don’t need to reread Cynthia Ozick’s... Camp Guide 10 Feb 2026 | 02:19
This nurse on the picket line outside Mount Sinai Wesst said she was campaigning for PPE: pay, protection of health benefits and enough staff to keep nurses and patients safe. ( Photo: Christian Spencer) Nurses Settle With Two Hospitals, Strike Continues Against Third The New York State Nurses Association said it had reached an accord with two of the hospital groups, Mount Sinai and Montefiore... News 09 Feb 2026 | 01:16
Kids at Vital rock-climbing gym. ( Photo: Vital Climbing Gym LES) Rock-Climbing Summer Camps for Kids: Ascending We Will Go! One of the most remarkable sports and fitness trends of recent years has been the rise of rock climbing, and that includes... Camp Guide 30 Jan 2026 | 08:26
Nancy Hagans speaking at press conference, Jan. 15 Manhattan and Bronx Nurses Strike Now Longest in Recent History The largest strike by nurses in New York City history stretched into its second week as the union and three privately run... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:57
Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber attend a rally at McBurney YMCA on West 14th St. on January 5, 2026, to commemorate the one year anniversary of the implementation of Congestion Pricing. ( Photo: Marc Hermann/MTA) Congestion Pricing Has Raised $550M for MTA, Cut Traffic Too: Hochul One year to the day after tolling cameras were turned on from 60th Street to the Battery in Manhattan, Gov. Kathy Hochul,... News 08 Jan 2026 | 04:42
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an order repealing all executive orders signed by Eric Adams after Sept. 26, 2024, but said an executive order he signed will preserve the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism. ( Photo: Michael Appelton/Mayor’s Photography Office) Mamdani Nixes 2 Exec Orders Jewish Groups Favored; Keep Office to Combat Antisemitism Only hours after his public inauguration ceremony on Jan. 1, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was repealing all executive orders... News 05 Jan 2026 | 01:44
”Romance Without Finance” by Tiny Grimes Quintette, 1944. People were mulcted then too. ( Photo: Public Domain) Woman Mulcted in $272,000 Romance Scam by Dating App Man “Romance without finance is a nuisance”—it was true when Tiny Grimes sang it back in 1944 with a band with Charlie Parker... News 26 Dec 2025 | 01:53
New Conduent fare gates were installed at the Broadway-Lafayette Station on Dec. 19. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) MTA Installs New Subway Gates But Will They Really Curb Fare Evasion? Janno Lieber, chair and CEO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), has repeatedly described fare evasion as the subway’s... News 26 Dec 2025 | 10:42
Christopher Marte with some of his constituents, June 5, 2025, after unveiling a new dog park. ( Photo: Brian Berger) ‘Just Paws Eviction’ Bill Seeks End to No-Pets Housing Policies Christopher Marte may not have won the race for City Council speaker, but he’s not lifting a hind leg on his constituents,... News 25 Dec 2025 | 11:51
Attorney General Letitia James at the West Indian Day Parade, Sept. 1, 2025. ( Photo: NewYorkStateAG Instagram) AG James Announces Car Theft Settlement with Hyundai & Kia The work of car thieves is going to get at least a bit more difficult following a recent announcement by New York State Attorney... News 19 Dec 2025 | 12:50
Three casinos are now officially coming to NYC, as of Dec. 15, including a Hard Rock complex near to Citi Field in Flushing (above). Manhattan projects were taken out of the running this fall, due to local opposition. ( Rendering: Hard Rock ) Final OK: 3 Casinos Officially Coming to NY’s Outer Boroughs Three casinos are officially coming to the NYC area, after the New York State Gambling Commission provided a final go-ahead... News 17 Dec 2025 | 11:55
DA Alvin Bragg at a press conference the day after announcing sex-trafficking indictments. ( Photo: Manhattan DA) Bragg Indicts 15 in Alleged Venezuelan Sex-Trafficking Ring The dark side of love for sale was recently exposed when Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr., Homeland Security... News 15 Dec 2025 | 05:45
Al Roker and three toothy monster Labubus at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025. ( Photo: Al Roker Instagram) Thanksgiving Day Loves a Parade . . . and Labubus! Hundreds of thousands of plucky pilgrims came out for the 99th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on Nov. 24, to see those... News 28 Nov 2025 | 07:07
