In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum welcomes the new exhibition Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience to Pier 86 this summer. The Museum will be the first venue in the…

Jazz is a uniquely American genre with roots stretching back to Africa. It has reached beyond music to make its mark on literature and the visual arts, not to mention being the origin of hip-hop and R&B. College Now’s Jazz…

Save the date: On July 8th, you’re invited to celebrate five years of Black Contemporary Art on Tumblr. Hosted by Kimberly Drew a.k.a @MuseumMammy and Rianna Jade Parker Drinks will be provided by Material Vodka, our friends from Tumblr have…

Come to Summer on the Hudson in West Harlem Piers Park every Thursday from June through August to enjoy an introductory lesson in Argentine tango music and dancing led by Strictly Tango NYC, which aims at the heart of tango—confidence—and strive to…

“I Am Not Your Guru” is a feature documentary film about internationally renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins. Embedding with Robbins and his team over the course of six days, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger turns an unflinching eye…

Intersections is a BID series focused on information, ideas, and our community. The series is produced by the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership; this edition focuses on Flatiron-centric books and is being presented in collaboration with Rizzoli Bookstore. The free events take…

MetroTech’s La Defense Bakery and Bistro hosts a day-long celebration featuring Downtown Brooklyn’s own Petanque Tournament on professional-grade courts, plus food, live music, dancing and fun for all. Part of the Summer@MetroTech series presented by Forest City Ratner Companies.   MetroTech…

With her deadpan quips and “tell it like it is” attitude, NeNe Leakes quickly turned Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta into can’t-miss reality TV. Using the franchise as a launching pad, she wrote a memoir entitled Never Make the Same…

A spectacular Italian Festival kicking off July 6th in Brooklyn honoring Saint Paolino has it all: faith, food, music, neighborhood pride, history, colorful cultural celebrations and international visitors. Neapolitan immigrants from Italy settled in Williamsburg long ago and brought a…

Join actor Benjamin Bratt and director Brad Furman as they discuss their new film that tells the true story of U.S. Customs Official Robert Mazur and his journey inside the harrowing world of the Medellin Cartel where Mazur uncovered a…