New York has long boasted about the quality of its drinking water. However, plans to drill for natural gas near the watersheds that supply New York City may change that.
The development of the “underclass” in American life and the beginning of what we now call pop culture both date back to the Lower East Side of nearly two centuries ago. Historian Warren Shaw delivers a dynamic lecture tracing pop culture’s roots in New York City. One of our most popular lectures so far!
Tavis talks to Paterson (who is legally blind), who describes how he manages public speeches without notes and speaks about former Governor Spitzer. Watch interview. (originally aired June 12, 2008)
From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the mean streets of Seattle, this documentary reveals the intimate stories behind Cambodian American families and their struggles in the face of ongoing deportations and unforgiving immigration laws. This 2006 doc aired again recently on Thirteen; you can now watch it online.
The thing with TKTS booths is that you’re never entirely sure as to what will be on offer, and you have to see the performance that very evening. In other words, the booths encourage spontaneity. And spontaneity is seriously endangered these days.
The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, surveys the past, present and future of the prefabricated home. This panel focuses on two quintessential …
From Christo and Jean-Claude’s “The Gates” in Central Park to “Tribute in Light” at the World Trade Center site, public art has provoked a variety of intense reactions from New Yorkers and brought millions of visitors to the city. Watch the documentary about NYC’s latest public art project: Olafur Eliasson’s “The Waterfalls.”
Shot in 1959, “Broadway Express” is a portrait of New York City’s diverse population, as captured in the city’s subways during the evening rush hour and late at night. Watch this film, and others, at REEL NY online. Reel NY also airs Fridays at 12:30am on Thirteen.
Possibly the most kitsch assembled at Christie’s in a long time (save any given Jeff Koons collection), The James Brown Collection auction, taking place today (July 17), is estimated to earn his estate (which is still plagued by disputes among his relatives and business managers) approximately $2M.
Mayor Bloomberg’s administration came forth this week to open discussions that may make it possible for more then 181 venues (the number currently licensed under the current cabaret …
