Make Music New York’s 20th anniversary filled streets, plazas and piers with free performances and participatory projects across all five boroughs. The day ranged from mass guitar jams to pop‑up orchestral experiments.

Google’s DeepMind is investing about $75 million in A24 to co-develop AI tools for filmmakers, a move that has sparked industry debate over labor, consent and creative control.

Clive Davis, the influential record executive behind Arista and many hit careers, died at 94 at his Manhattan home, his family said. He had been treated for respiratory problems in recent weeks.

The New York Historical opens its $175M Tang Wing Thursday, adding galleries, classrooms, a Weitzman Shoe Museum and semiquincentennial programming.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus will make her Broadway debut in a starry revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities at the Hudson Theatre, with previews Sept. 29, 2026.

The Met’s "Musical Bodies" pairs 130+ instruments, art and pop artifacts with live performances and interactive installations that reframe the body as instrument.

Amy Griffin filed a defamation suit in Nevada, accusing a former classmate of falsely claiming Griffin stole her abuse story for the bestselling memoir The Tell.

A Manhattan judge dismissed most of Dawn Richard’s claims against Sean “Diddy” Combs on June 15, removing assault and discrimination counts and shrinking the civil case.

NYPL’s Declaring America connects founding manuscripts to modern protest and will show Jefferson’s handwritten Declaration for a brief public viewing in July.

West 8th Street in Greenwich Village was officially co‑named Jimi Hendrix Way on June 10; organizers used the unveiling to launch a TeachRock lesson and honor Electric Lady Studios.

Gene Shalit, the 'Today' show's longtime critic known for his mustache and pun-filled reviews, died June 12 at 100. His family said he "passed away peacefully."

MoMA PS1’s Warm Up returns July 24 for six Friday nights of DJs and live acts in Long Island City. Advance tickets, season passes and limited resident freebies are available.

More than 100 match-worn jerseys from Messi, Ronaldo and Beckham are on view at the Empire State Building through July 19, with an exclusive ESB x Classic Football Shirts jersey and a golden-trophy photo op.