Among those who did come to the Brooklyn neighborhood from overseas, there are feelings of deep vulnerability.
Art at the Limits
Using Electronic Music to Shrink the LES’s Digital Divide
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The Lower East Side boasts a rich artistic past and present cut off from traditional cultural support. A program for area youth hopes to change that.
ARTS and CULTURE
Artwork Could Be the Salvation for a Shuttered Church in Manhattan
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There are no more masses, weddings or funerals at St. Stephen’s Church on East 28th Street. Like many parishes around the city, it has been closed. But unique artwork inside could help preserve the structure.
Art at the Limits
‘Fear City’ on the Big Screen: The Classic Films that Miscast NYC
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Thinking of getting a classic New York City movie as a last-minute gift? Beware those titles that promoted inaccurate—and very powerful—images of the city that still resonate.
ARTS and CULTURE
City Limits’ 2018 Gala Honors Lifelong Advocate, Former Deputy Mayor, Veteran Journalist
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Photos and remarks from our 2019 gala honoring Elizabeth Cooke Levy, Richard Buery and Tom Robbins.
Art at the Limits
City’s Arts Plan is Opening Doors for Artists with Disabilities
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They say the mayor’s cultural plan boosted their long-standing efforts to gain recognition and opportunities. They also say the city must make its commitments permanent and more deliberate.
Art at the Limits
Arts Funding Up Citywide, But Caps May Limit Impact
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Under the mayor’s CreateNYC effort, arts funding is up across the board — from increases for major institutions to extra cash for borough arts councils — but there have been relatively small grants to local artists.
ARTS and CULTURE
Effort to Rename Columbus Day is Stalled; Statue Still Awaits Historical Markers
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Cities across the country including Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis, Austin as well as the states of South Dakota and Hawaii have renamed Monday’s holiday to honor Native Americans.
sports
The U.S. Open is Over. Did Queens Benefit?
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‘Undoubtedly, the U.S Open is positive for the city. We just wish the USTA was as involved in promoting the vibrancy of our communities as we believe they should be.’
art
Art at the Limits: The Makers Behind the Messages in Political Art
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We invited artists from a current (and very political) show at one New York gallery to talk about what their art meant or tell us about the person behind each piece.
ARTS and CULTURE
CityReviews: A Priest Whose Fight Helped Shape the City
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‘Dagger John’ Hughes built churches and a hospital, schools and a college. Most of all, he built power for the immigrant Irish in the formative years of modern New York.