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Arts & Entertainment
It's Art House Cinema Week in NYC, and tickets are free
Catch a weird movie on the mayor.
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Lena Wilson
Arts & Entertainment
Baby swans are the new stars in Brooklyn. But fame comes with a cost.
The swans of Prospect Park have to contend with fame, predators and poachers.
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Lena Wilson
Arts & Entertainment
A new video store is opening in Williamsburg, like an 'uncanny valley Blockbuster'
Night Owl Video invites customers to remember a simpler time, pre-streaming.
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Lena Wilson
Arts & Entertainment
The average NYC wedding costs $63K. These couples are finding alternatives.
The average NYC wedding is so prohibitively expensive for some couples that local companies exist to fight against it, selling the promise of a lower-budget wedding.
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Lena Wilson
Arts & Entertainment
Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest will bring scrawny heartthrobs to Manhattan
The competition, which has gone viral on social media, takes place Oct. 27.
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Lena Wilson
Arts & Entertainment
Meet some of the NYC Catholics who want to change the Church
Inside some local efforts to reform one of the world's oldest and largest religious institutions.
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Lena Wilson
Arts & Entertainment
A night at ‘Rescue Me,’ where women hope to date NYC firemen
New Yorkers gathered at a party in Midtown to try and date a first responder.
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Lena Wilson
Arts & Entertainment
You talkin' to me? NYC’s 1st ever 'De Niro Con' to kick off in June.
The three-day event will feature film screenings, panel discussions, photos from De Niro’s personal archive and more.
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Lena Wilson
Arts & Entertainment
An NYC matchmaking service that helps gay men find ‘The One’ — no pics allowed
Since the pandemic, some gay men have turned to matchmaking services to fight digital fatigue and find true love.
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Lena Wilson
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