Category: The Arts

Of Gods and Heroes

Gotham is being invaded by aliens and, at least in Lower Manhattan, Marvel Comic super heroes are rushing into battle to save the city. This site specific exhibit which opened in October at the National Museum of the American Indian on Bowling Green, displays the work of comic artist Jeffrey Veregge(Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe) in...

Gone Fishing

The River Project invites you to the Wetlab on the south walkway of Pier 40, on Thursday, November 8th, for the Release of the Fishes from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. At 4:30 and 5:30 pm, fish, crabs, snails, and more will be thanked for their service, and returned to the Hudson River whence they came. This event marks the end...

Each to Their Own Taste

On Saturday, October 20, the ninth annual Taste of the Seaport food festival will offer fare from dozens of Lower Manhattan’s best restaurants and purveyors, among them Eataly, Wolfgang Puck’s Cut, Insomnia Cookies, Lobster GoGo, Mad Dog & Beans, Barbalu, SUteiShi, and Toro Loco.   Complimentary family-friendly activities will feature creative cardboard ship-building, children’s tennis...

Saints Alive

With the January 2018 closing of St. Joseph’s Chapel in Battery Park City came the liberation of John Collier’s Statues of Patron Saints.   Once cramped in their dark alcoves behind the alter of St. Joseph’s, the four pale gold saints now breathe freely on the balcony of St. Peter’s Church, looking out over Barclay...

National Museum of the American Indian

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian at One Bowling Green offers New Yorkers the best of what Washington D.C has to offer: free admission to museums.   This summer, the museum opened Taíno: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean. The exhibit is a reflection of a growing interest across the Caribbean in...