Tag - Queens
Making waves in the Rockaways: Surfers defend their turf
From water testing to advocating for deposits on water bottles, local wave riders join a national movement of activist surfers.
An art asylum within an asylum
The "Living Museum'' offers psychiatric patients creative expression and catharsis
Skateboarding in Queens is picking up momentum among West Indian teens
While many Queens residents from Guyana and the Caribbean are busy playing their national pastime, cricket, some West Indian teens are also embracing the half pipe and the perfect “ollie.’’
Guyanese in Queens listen for a different kind of tweet
In Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens, “bird racing” is a passion
Out in the world: García Lorca in New York
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Thanks to Lorca in New York (April 5-July 21 2013), a celebration of Lorca’s American sojourn, the Spanish poet is receiving renewed interest in the city he once described as the “vomiting multitude
The living dead are evolving: The Zombie apocalypse takes over media
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Zombie research experts – yes, they exist -- debate the validity of zombie films based on an expanding definition of the undead.
For religious actors, a clash of cultures
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Mona Shaikh must balance a dedication both to the theater and to religious observance.
Playing the fool: An interview with Broadway “Cinderella” star Greg Hildreth
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Hildreth plays the fool for a living, and wouldn’t have it any other way.
A prized Italian painting makes its American debut
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A painting by Diego Velázquez is the lone artwork in a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum.
The second coming: Christian dubstep in the digital age
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The music known as Christian dubstep is an unlikely pairing of two worlds.
