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Arts & Culture
Broadway, museums, and the artists shaping the city's stage.
Broadway Shatters Box-Office Records as Audiences Flood Back
The Great White Way posted its highest-grossing season ever, powered by star vehicles, splashy revivals, and a tourism surge.
Brooklyn's Live Music Venues Fight to Keep the City Loud
A resilient network of clubs and DIY spaces sustains the borough's reputation as a breeding ground for new sounds.
Ambitious Public Art Installations Reshape New York's Shared Spaces
From plazas to parks, temporary works are turning the city itself into an ever-changing exhibition.
New York's Auction Houses Set Dizzying New Records for Contemporary Art
Fierce bidding on living artists has pushed prices to historic highs, cementing the city's grip on the top of the market.
New York's Walls Become a Canvas in a Street-Art Renaissance
Commissioned murals are transforming facades across the boroughs, blurring the line between graffiti and public art.
Photography Takes Center Stage in New York's Galleries
A wave of ambitious exhibitions is elevating photography from supporting act to main event across the city.
Broadway Can't Stop Reviving Its Old Musicals — and Audiences Love It
A wave of splashy revivals is dominating the season, raising questions about the appetite for anything new.
A Blockbuster Show at the Met Draws Record Crowds
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's sweeping new exhibition has become the ticket of the season, with lines stretching down Fifth Avenue.
Brooklyn's Performing Arts Stages Push Into the Avant-Garde
Ambitious venues are commissioning genre-defying performances that blur theater, dance, and music.