Rosie O’Donnell’s return to New York has brought street-side fan encounters, a sold-out stage buzz and a coming guest-host gig on Jimmy Kimmel’s show.

Mór Fest is bringing five days of Irish music, comedy, food and sport to Midtown this August. The festival promises an all-Irish lineup near Madison Square Garden.

A Minneapolis teen’s song about artistic self-doubt wins national recognition and a Broadway performance before his starring role in St. Paul.

Hadestown has parted ways with Geno Segers after online videos sparked backlash over comments about transgender people. The actor was set to play Hades beginning September 1.

Bronx-born actor Vincent Pastore, best known as ‘Big Pussy’ on ‘The Sopranos,’ has died at 80. His death is under investigation.

A vacant West Fourth Street subway kiosk now offers free zines, a train photo booth and lucky rat foot keychains.

The Brooklyn Museum’s free First Saturday became a packed, five-floor celebration of Caribbean culture, with 5,000 people turning out for music, dancing, food and art.

The 44th National Dominican Day Parade takes over Midtown next Sunday with 15 honorees, a new theme and major Sixth Avenue closures.

The Met’s next fashion blockbuster will put John Galliano’s dazzling designs beside the scandal that ended his Dior reign.

A week of jazz pop-ups leads into two free days of major performances at Madison Square Park, plus a new neighborhood food market.

Spike Lee and BAM are launching a two-day Brooklyn festival featuring films, performances, conversations and a free street fair. The weekend closes with Crooklyn.

Three days of free jazz are coming to Harlem and the East Village, with Joshua Redman, Ravi Coltrane and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on the bill.

ImageNation is bringing an expanded Black film and music festival to Harlem Week, with screenings, live events and filmmaker conversations running through September.