Despite the summery weather, with temperatures in the 80’s, the Island celebrated its Fall for the Arts festival last weekend. The...

When she’s not teaching children’s ballet and dance classes at Main Street Theater and Dance Alliance (MSTDA), Canadian born Haley Ostir...

Last Thursday evening was one of those perfect New York City summer days beckoning you to spend time outdoors. 23 photography enthusiasts...

Fade is what they refuse to do. Disappearing into the background is not going to happen. Fighting to ensure their fate does not befall...

Next Thursday, to celebrate New York born Walt Whitman’s 200th Birthday, Compagnia De' Colombari, an international collective of...

Kimbirdlee and Jonathan Fadner of Common Man Musicals (CMM) are bringing a grown-up version of their new production, The Monkey King,...

Itching to get off the Island, but not looking forward to taking a hot, sticky subway ride just to stand on line with tourists? We hear...

Looking at the women featured in Sara Bennett’s photos, currently printed across stretched canvas on the grassy slope of Four Freedoms...

On Wednesday morning, a few dozen Islanders and art lovers sat in front of a podium on the hill that connects Good Shepherd Plaza with...

To the Editor: Regarding the May 19 Music Is All Inclusive concert, which was dedicated to Dick Lutz and presented with the support of...

Andres “Jay” Molina is tired of talking about his wheelchair. As part of the Open Doors program, he and a small group of fellow Coler...

“I call it American history – black history is part of American history,” said curator Lorraine Williams in her remarks at the opening of...

Why not solicit submissions from Island professional artists for a greeting monument? The Cornell students? Or a call to lesser known, but g

Here’s another idea for the RI sign: On- and off-Island artists could be invited to submit “themed” ideas for painting on clear vinyl applie

Two Islanders offer differing views of whether the proposed welcome sign in the right thing to do.

This week, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, unveiled a much talked-about new portrait of former President Barack Obama,...

On Saturday afternoon, Islanders will be treated to an encore viewing of the large, red R and I letters proposed for permanent...

Among the many delights of the holiday season is the multigenerational dance celebration, Christmas Dreams, being performed this weekend...

After receiving mixed public reaction to the proposed installation of large, red R and I letters on the lawn in front of the Tramway...

Growing up on Roosevelt Island in the 1970s and 1980s, Micheline Hess was addicted to comic books. Her father traveled for business and...