Comic book artist Dean Haspiel talks gentrification in Gowanus, his rural art colony fantasy, and more

…  about a former boxer and reluctant angel of death is currently being staged at the Brick Theater in Williamsburg and … Where are you from Can you talk about growing up there and how the neighborhood has changed  … I was born in New York … in there and he pulled out original art for the comic strip DONDI and other work I knew then and there that I had to …

By Mimi OConnor |November 7, 2017 - 9:00AM
How NYC's cultural institutions make neighborhoods healthier

… Unsurprisingly the parts of NYC with the most artistic assets also tended to be the most affluent The neighborhoods … authors found that in these areas the presence of cultural assets has a stronger correlation with good health outcomes … scored in the top tier on English and math exams  Cultural assets are one factor among many the authors also identify …

By Alanna Schubach |March 15, 2017 - 11:59AM
Astoria locals on what it was like to live near Shia LaBeouf's "He Will Not Divide Us" installation

… phrase stood an attached video camera delivered a live feed of whomever happened to show up to this nowdefunct … and the community  Their intention was to have the live feed operate continuously for the duration of Donald Trumps … held forth on politics others promoted their social media feeds and personal projects and plenty more used it as a …

By Alanna Schubach |February 17, 2017 - 9:59AM