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A List of 100 Best Restaurants? For These Marathon Eaters, It’s a Dare.
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The Audacity of Art at the Obama Presidential Center
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To all you Mothers, and to those that Mother others ~ Dads, Aunties, Sisters, Brothers, Grandmothers & Friends ~ Happy Mother's Day. Keep up the good work!
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Gates Around Washington Square Park? Greenwich Village Is Divided.
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Trump Administration Targets 12 Immigrants to Revoke Citizenship
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David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100
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The Trump-Epstein Reading Room has put all 3.5 million pages, bound together in 3,437 volumes of books, on display in a new exhibit in Tribeca, NY.
David Garrett, one of the organizers, says the goal is to push for the release of all of the files and make sure they are properly redacted to protect Epstein's victims, not witnesses or co-conspirators.
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Sharing this in case anyone is interested (and able) in supporting a Harlem institution.
I think you can buy tickets to the event, but I just simply made a small donation.
They always have an amazing lineup of performances throughout the year (this year they have a production of Othello coming up) and always have programs to support education for kids in the community, among other programs.
From the organization:
>Dear Friend,
Hold 'Em in Harlem is our annual fundraising gala, and it is, without exaggeration, one of the most important nights of our year. The funds we raise on May 21st directly support our Uptown Shakespeare in the Park programming, our arts education work in New York City schools, our Literary Series new play development initiative, and the artist fees that ensure our company members are compensated fairly for the extraordinary work they do.
I won't pretend this is an easy moment for nonprofit theatres. Public arts funding is under pressure. Costs are up. Audiences are still rebuilding habits disrupted years ago. Across our field, beloved institutions are scaling back, going dark, or closing their doors entirely.
CTH is not going to be one of them. But we cannot do this without you.
That's why this year's Hold 'Em matters more than any we've held before. Every ticket purchased, every chip stacked, every silent auction bid placed on May 21st is a vote for a Harlem where the arts remain free, accessible, and excellent. It's a vote for the young person who will see their first Shakespeare play this summer in Marcus Garvey Park and walk away believing that those words were written for them, too.
We've put together a night worth showing up for. Special guests including Roy Wood Jr., John Andrew Morrison, Frankie Faison, Laila Robins, Jamila Ponton Bragg, and Grantham Coleman. An open bar. Great food. A silent auction full of one-of-a-kind experiences. And of course, a poker tournament with real prizes and real bragging rights.
But more than any of that, it's a room full of people who believe what you believe. That theatre belongs to everyone. That Harlem deserves a world-class artistic home. That the work we do together matters.
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Did you know that for every $100 you spend at an independently owned business, $68 will stay in the community? And when you spend the same amount at a national chain, only $43 stays in the community. We learned this from Greenlight Bookstore, and have to agree ~ independent bookshops have roots in their communities and work hard to meet the needs of their neighbors. The Independent bookshops within the five boroughs of New York City are as individual as the people that make up our multicultural City. Here are more than forty independent bookshops that caught our eye. Some have been around since the 1920s and most are family owned and operated. And more opened after the publication of this post! Here are just a few, as we prepare to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day, April 25, 2026.
Opened in 1990, on a street that was once Book Row, Alabaster Bookshop is the only one left standing on the Avenue, and right around the corner with the giant, Strand Bookshop! The shop carries a wide range of new, used and rare books, novelties and memorabilia. It’s located in the Union Square area at 122 4th Avenue.
Albertine Bookstore is tucked inside the historic Payne Whitney mansion, and is the only bookshop in New York devoted solely to books in French and English, with more than 14,000 contemporary and classic titles from 30 French-speaking countries. It is part of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, located at 972 Fifth Avenue at 79th Street, NYC.
Founded in 1925, Argosy Book Store is now in its third generation of family ownership, with a focus on antiquarian and out-of-print items, filling its six-floor building. Their collection includes Americana, modern first editions, autographs, art, photography, and antique maps & prints. Located at 116 East 59th Street between Park & Lexington Avenues in NYC.
Astoria Bookshop will say they have books of all kinds for readers of all ages with a plethora of book clubs with names like ‘Mindful Astoria Book Club’, ‘Young Adult Book Club’, ‘Feminist Reading Group’ ~ and even ‘Feminerdy Book Club’, Parenting for Social Justice Book Club’ & on & on. Events include Creative Writing Workshops, and book discussions. Located at 31-29 31st Street in Astoria, Queens.
Berl’s Brooklyn Poetry Shop began life as a vendor at the Brooklyn Flea. Now in a beautiful DUMBO storefront at 141 Front Street housing an ever-growing selection of books and dedicated performance space and workshops.
Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks first opened in 1997 in a basement office on Washington Place at Barrow Street. Now located at 28 East Second Avenue in the East Village, the Shop is chock-filled with cookbooks, dishery, crockery, pottery, glassery, tinnery + lots more.
Located at 266 Bleecker Street between 6th/7th Avenues in Greenwich Village, Bookbook is an all-service, neighborhood bookshop with a wide range of categories from children’s books, travel, history, drama, cookbooks, art, fashion + more.
Located at 197 East 3rd Street in the East Village, enjoy books, wine and coffee at Book Club. Opening in 2019, you will find more than books, with events like Drinking & Drawing, Drink N’ Draft – Creative Writing Workshop, Poetry, Arabic Poetry, Music and on & on. Open to midnight!
Book Culture is a mainstay in Morningside Heights with two locations. 2915 Broadway at 114th Street, and 536 West 112th Street.
BookOff ~ Yes, it’s a chain store, but with only one in New York. Located at 49 West 45th Street, this cool little shop has a wide selection of used books, toys, video games, movies and more.
Books Are Magic in Cobble Hill carries a wide range of hard to find books + events, including readings by authors. Lots of children’s books, and “hider-holes” to read them in. Located at 225 Smith Street, Brooklyn.
Books of Wonder, with two locations: 18 West 18th Street and 217 West 84th Street, NYC ~ a go-to place for children’s books, including old and rare books.
Opening in 2010, Boulevard Books has a wide array of adult best-sellers and a monthly book club plus a wonderful kids section. The shop also has an open garden in the back, for reading and events. Located at 7518 13th Avenue in Brooklyn.
Tucked into The Players Theatre in Greenwich Village is Bravo’s Book Nook! This tiny new bookshop carries not just books related to theatre, but also children’s books, books on music, Greenwich Village and ‘Stuff Bravo Likes’. Located at 115 MacDougal Street, on the corner of Minetta Lane, NYC.
Codex Books located at 1 Bleecker Street near Bowery in the East Village. While they have an emphasis on literary fiction and art books, they have a great selection of used books ~ including outside carts with books for $1. Located next to Think Coffee.
The Corner Bookstore opened in the historic Carnegie Hill neighborhood in 1978 with a full array of books from history, biography, and travel to cook books, parenting, mysteries, art and poetry. Located at 1313 Madison Avenue at 93rd Street, NYC.
Dashwood Books is devoted exclusively to photography books, including rare and out-of-print titles, artist books and monographs. In addition, Dashwood has an extensive publishing program, collaborating with internationally recognized artists and graphic designers. Located at 33 Bond Street A, NYC
They are back! The Drama Book Shop will reopen in March 2020 at 266 West 39th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda and friends. The interior of the new shop is overseen by creative director David Korins and will be inspired by the 20th century European cafes. Stay tuned.
Forbidden Planet NYC, opened in 1981, tout themselves as being one of the world’s largest and most acclaimed sellers of toys, comics, graphic novels, and other collectibles. Located at 832 Broadway at 13th Street, near Union Square, NYC.
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