Eight decades ago the government responded to economic disaster with jobs programs that also beautified public spaces. It might be time for another one.
A Portrait of New York
Voices of New York Video: Sundari, the Indian Goddess
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Sundari is originally from Guyana and currently resides in Far Rockaway, Queens. She has been performing since 2012 after being discovered at the Raj Kumari Cultural Center, where she was the first Indo-Caribbean/Guyanese drag queen to perform in a non-LGBTQ+ musical production in Queens.
ARTS and CULTURE
The Isolation Booklist: What Are You Reading? What Should You Read?
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How often can you disinfect your house? How many movies can one watch? How many journalists can you see interview their siblings? It might be a good time to crack open a book. Or seven.
ARTS and CULTURE
With Gigs Cancelled, City’s Musicians Struggle to Wait Out Pandemic
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‘New York is such a performance city, it’s the music city in my opinion,’ says Jason Loughlin, a guitarist who lives in Williamsburg. ‘How many musicians are going to be able to stay here when there’s absolutely no work and the rents are high?’
Voices of New York
Seeking a New Rhythm: NYers Tap into Arabic Percussion
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‘I have evolved my own identity based on the different cultures I’ve been interacting with.’
ARTS and CULTURE
The Children of Mother Earth: Carnaval in ‘Ecuayork’
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Far from the mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes, families from the region gathered recently to celebrate Carnaval at Sisa Pakari, an Ecuadorian cultural center in the heart of Queens, which is commonly referred to as “Ecuayork” for the fact that Ecuadorian immigrants comprise the largest Latino group in the borough.
ARTS and CULTURE
Documental que enseña sobre la autodefensa contra el desplazamiento urbano
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Decade of FireLa difunta Hetty Fox, trabajando en el Bronx. Traducido para Daniel Parra. Read the English version here. El viejo refrán, a menudo desfigurado, nos recuerda que “aquellos que no pueden recordar el pasado están condenados a repetirlo”. ¿Pero qué pasa con aquellos que sí recuerdan?
ARTS and CULTURE
Q&A: Museum of the City of NY Curator on Making Census Data Fun
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Exhibit curator Monxo López talks with El Correo about a new exhibit of works that use census data to tell stories of the city.
ARTS and CULTURE
Tommy Tomita, Tour Guide Who Linked Japan and Harlem, Dies at 80
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Tommy Tomita, a tour guide who dedicated his career to building a cultural bridge between his native Japan and adopted home of Harlem, passed away on January 11 at the age of 80, Shukan NY Seikatsu reports.
Voices of New York
Chinese Language School, Senior Center and Museum Archive Recovering After Mulberry St. Fire
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The fire that took place at 70 Mulberry St. on the night of Jan. 23 brought severe damage to the community organizations in the building.
chinatown
NYC Chinese Organizations Postpone Lunar New Year Celebrations Over Coronavirus Fears
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Though no cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in New York, several local Chinese community organizations have cancelled or postponed their Lunar New Year galas to prevent the virus from spreading.