MAY 29 — Culture
Mamdani Budget Locks In $31.7M for City's Three Library Systems
Mayor Mamdani's FY2027 executive budget permanently baselines $31.7 million for the city's three library systems, ending the annual 'budget dance' but…
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Museums, theater, music, nightlife — and the institutional fights behind them.
MAY 28 — Culture
Broadway Sets a Record Again
The Broadway League said the 2025–26 season grossed $1.91 billion with 14.6 million in attendance — a new annual record, narrowly topping last season's mark.
MAY 28 — Culture
Tribeca Festival Turns 25 With 118 Features and an Earth
The 25th Tribeca Festival runs June 3–14 downtown with 118 features, 103 world premieres and an opening-night Questlove documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire.
MAY 26 — Culture
Tiler Peck Premiere, Megan Fairchild Farewell Cap NYCB Spring 2026
New York City Ballet's spring season featured a Tiler Peck world premiere with violinist Hilary Hahn, and ended May 24 with Megan Fairchild's farewell after…
MAY 21 — Culture
Pollock Hammers at $181M as N.Y. Spring Auctions Top $1.8 Billion
Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips combined for roughly $1.8 billion in May's New York sales, led by a $181.2M Jackson Pollock and a white-glove Mnuchin…
MAY 16 — Culture
Iris van Herpen's Couture, Including a 'Living' Algae Dress
'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses,' the Dutch designer's first North American survey, opens at the Brooklyn Museum with 140-plus couture works through…
MAY 14 — Culture
Frieze New York Returns to The Shed With 68 Galleries for 2026 Fair
Frieze New York's 15th edition runs May 13–17 at The Shed in Hudson Yards, with 68 galleries from more than 25 countries and a Focus section curated by Lumi…
MAY 12 — Culture
The Met's 'Costume Art' Opens New Condé Nast Galleries With 400 Objects
The Costume Institute's spring show opened May 10, inaugurating the new Condé M. Nast Galleries and pairing nearly 400 garments and artworks across the human…
MAY 06 — Culture
'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' Lead 2026 Tonys With 12 Nods Each
The 79th Tony Award nominations, announced May 5, put 'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' atop the field with 12 each; the 'Ragtime' revival took 11.
APR 29 — Culture
A 27-Foot Buddha of Melted Artillery Shells Rises on the High Line
Tuan Andrew Nguyen's 'The Light That Shines Through the Universe,' a 27-foot brass homage to the destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas, is the fifth High Line Plinth…
APR 15 — Culture
MoMA's Duchamp Retrospective, First in the U.S. Since 1973, Opens
'Marcel Duchamp' opened at MoMA on April 12, the first North American retrospective of the artist in more than 50 years, running through August 22.
APR 13 — Culture
Brooklyn Mirage Rebuilt as Pacha New York
The shuttered Brooklyn Mirage is being demolished and rebuilt as Pacha New York, with opening-weekend shows by Michael Bibi and Black Coffee set for June…
APR 02 — Culture
PEN America Awards $350K to Writers at Town Hall Ceremony
PEN America gave out nearly $350,000 in literary prizes at its 62nd awards March 31 at The Town Hall, with Cannupa Hanska Luger winning the $75,000 Jean…
MAR 24 — Culture
New Museum Reopens With OMA-Designed Building and 'New Humans' Show
The New Museum reopened March 21 with an OMA-designed addition that doubles its footprint, and an inaugural show of 732 objects by more than 200 contributors.
MAR 12 — Culture
Whitney Biennial 2026 Opens With No Theme and a Question
The 82nd Whitney Biennial opened March 8 with 56 artists, duos and collectives, curated by Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer. It runs through August 23.
FEB 20 — Culture
Met Opera's 2026–27 Season Opens With 'Macbeth
The Metropolitan Opera unveiled a 2026–27 season with five new productions, opening on Verdi's 'Macbeth' and premiering Missy Mazzoli's 'Lincoln in the…
JAN 20 — Culture
Met Museum Staff Vote to Unionize With UAW by 76% Margin
Metropolitan Museum of Art staff voted 542–172 to join UAW Local 2110 in a January NLRB election, organizing conservators, curators, librarians and other…
DEC 18 — Culture
Music Hall of Williamsburg to Lose Its Lease at the End of 2026
Bowery Presents told staff the landlord at 66 North Sixth Street declined to renew the lease on the 650-capacity Brooklyn venue.