Sting will star in a reworked version of The Last Ship at the Metropolitan Opera House for a nine-performance run this June. Shaggy joins him in the cast.

The Whitney opens Andy Warhol: Family Album on April 30, 2026, showing 732 Polaroids from 1972–73 drawn from the artist’s personal albums.

NYCxDESIGN runs May 14–20 with 200+ events across the five boroughs, from SHINE at The Seaport to ICFF trade days at the Javits Center and a new AI summit at Cornell Tech.

The New York Dance Parade returns May 16 for its 20th anniversary, filling Manhattan with 10,000+ dancers, 100+ styles and a multi‑stage DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park.

Melissa Chiu is leaving the Hirshhorn to lead the Guggenheim in New York, a high-profile move that continues a wave of museum leadership changes.

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square offered roughly $64B to buy Universal Music Group, proposing a Nevada‑incorporated "New UMG" and a NYSE listing that jolted markets.

A Bushwick bookstore has launched a $50K fundraiser to buy the Bureau of General Services — Queer Division, which faces an April closure. The campaign has raised about $16,655 so far.

The Met's 'Raphael: Sublime Poetry' gathers 200+ works and rare loans, revealing the artist's process in a landmark New York exhibition.

The Writers Guild says it has a tentative four‑year deal with studios that lifts streaming pay, bolsters health and pension funds and adds limits on AI training — pending a member vote.

The Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival returns to Fifth Avenue this Sunday with handmade hats and a participant-led promenade centered near St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Stylus, a members‑only acoustic salon at 48 Clinton Street, will open in 2026 with a double‑height listening room, 40Hz wellness sessions and a chef‑led menu.

Megan Thee Stallion left Tuesday's Moulin Rouge! performance after falling ill and was taken to a New York hospital; her rep says she is being evaluated.

Symphony Space will close for a $45 million overhaul that refits its theaters, expands public spaces and aims to reopen in 2028 for its 50th anniversary.