Arts & Entertainment Top Stories on DNAinfo - Monday, April 16, 2018 | 6:19pm https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york New York Neighborhood News //fluffyclouds.dnainfo.com/img/svg/logo_newyork.svg Arts & Entertainment Top Stories on DNAinfo - Monday, April 16, 2018 | 6:19pm https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york 111 33 Arts & Entertainment Top Stories on DNAinfo - Monday, April 16, 2018 | 6:19pm Submit Your Film to the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171102/kew-gardens/kew-gardens-festival-of-cinema-queens-museum-filmmakers Thu, 02 Nov 2017 09:35:57 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171102/kew-gardens/kew-gardens-festival-of-cinema-queens-museum-filmmakers Submit Your Film to the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema

The second annual film fest will run from Aug. 3 to 12. 

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Survivors of Opioid Epidemic Showcase Artwork at East Harlem Gallery https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171101/east-harlem/opioid-epidemic-art-gallery-odyssey-house-east-121st-street Wed, 01 Nov 2017 15:38:22 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171101/east-harlem/opioid-epidemic-art-gallery-odyssey-house-east-121st-street Survivors of Opioid Epidemic Showcase Artwork at East Harlem Gallery

A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem. 

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PHOTOS: Nitehawk's Prospect Park Renovation Reveals Vaudeville Stage https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171101/park-slope/prospect-park-nitehawk Wed, 01 Nov 2017 13:30:57 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171101/park-slope/prospect-park-nitehawk PHOTOS: Nitehawk's Prospect Park Renovation Reveals Vaudeville Stage

Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.

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Group Tries to Save 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' Author's Home https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171101/corona/harold-purple-crayon-crockett-johnson-corona-childhood-home-library Wed, 01 Nov 2017 07:39:01 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171101/corona/harold-purple-crayon-crockett-johnson-corona-childhood-home-library Group Tries to Save 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' Author's Home

Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.

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Pair of Photos Worth $100K Stolen From MoMA PS1, Police Say https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171031/long-island-city/photographs-worth-100k-stolen-from-moma-ps1-108th-precinct Tue, 31 Oct 2017 18:55:33 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171031/long-island-city/photographs-worth-100k-stolen-from-moma-ps1-108th-precinct Pair of Photos Worth $100K Stolen From MoMA PS1, Police Say

The museum's director discovered the photos missing on Monday morning, police said.

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City Set to Repeal 'Racist' Anti-Dancing Cabaret Law Tuesday https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171031/civic-center/cabaret-law-dancing-club-bar-venue-music-let-nyc-dance Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:20:12 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171031/civic-center/cabaret-law-dancing-club-bar-venue-music-let-nyc-dance City Set to Repeal 'Racist' Anti-Dancing Cabaret Law Tuesday

The City Council is set to vote on the Cabaret Law's repeal on Tuesday afternoon.

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Holiday Lights in Forest Hills To Go Dark This Year Due to Lack of Funding https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171031/forest-hills/holiday-lights-forest-hills-chamber-of-commerce-austin-street-continental-avenue Tue, 31 Oct 2017 08:51:17 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171031/forest-hills/holiday-lights-forest-hills-chamber-of-commerce-austin-street-continental-avenue Holiday Lights in Forest Hills To Go Dark This Year Due to Lack of Funding

The Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce says it does not have enough money for the lights this year.

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New Comics and Collectibles Shop in Rego Park to Host Its Own Comic Cons https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171030/rego-park/comic-book-collectibles-comic-cons-rego-park-99-01-63rd-rd Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:15:10 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171030/rego-park/comic-book-collectibles-comic-cons-rego-park-99-01-63rd-rd New Comics and Collectibles Shop in Rego Park to Host Its Own Comic Cons

The store, at 99-01 63rd Rd., will officially open sometime in November. 

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Racist Tweets at CNN's Don Lemon Investigated as a Hate Crime, Police Say https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171027/civic-center/don-lemon-nypd-racists-twitter-messages Mon, 30 Oct 2017 07:21:16 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171027/civic-center/don-lemon-nypd-racists-twitter-messages Racist Tweets at CNN's Don Lemon Investigated as a Hate Crime, Police Say

The messages contained "anti-black" threats, police said. 

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PODCAST: Why People Say the Oldest House in Manhattan is Haunted https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161028/washington-heights/ghost-hunting-morris-jumel-mansion-halloween Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:54:31 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161028/washington-heights/ghost-hunting-morris-jumel-mansion-halloween PODCAST: Why People Say the Oldest House in Manhattan is Haunted

Manhattan's oldest home has a lot of history — and a lot of ghosts.

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10 Things To Do in Your Queens Neighborhood This Weekend https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160428/new-york-city/things-do-queens-nyc Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:40:40 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160428/new-york-city/things-do-queens-nyc 10 Things To Do in Your Queens Neighborhood This Weekend

Enjoy Halloween festivities, see dance from around the world or groove to a disco DJ.

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15 Things to Do in Your Brooklyn Neighborhood This Weekend https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160428/new-york-city/things-do-brooklyn-nyc Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:40:36 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160428/new-york-city/things-do-brooklyn-nyc 15 Things to Do in Your Brooklyn Neighborhood This Weekend

Ride a haunted carousel in Park Slope or see a symphony at the Brooklyn Museum this weekend.

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Ballet Dancer Awarded Heroism Medal For Rescuing Man From Subway Tracks https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171025/lincoln-square/ballet-dancer-awarded-highest-state-honor-after-rescuing-man-from-tracks Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:53:12 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171025/lincoln-square/ballet-dancer-awarded-highest-state-honor-after-rescuing-man-from-tracks Ballet Dancer Awarded Heroism Medal For Rescuing Man From Subway Tracks

Gray Davis received the Liberty Medal for saving a man who was pushed onto the subway tracks in June.

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Noose Found Backstage in Met Opera House, NYPD Says https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171023/upper-west-side/met-opera-house-noose-nypd Tue, 24 Oct 2017 11:34:08 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171023/upper-west-side/met-opera-house-noose-nypd Noose Found Backstage in Met Opera House, NYPD Says

Police were investigating the incident as a possible bias crime. 

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Weinstein Company Probed for Civil Rights Violations by Attorney General https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171023/midtown/harvey-weinstein-attorney-general-subpoena Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:44:00 -0400 https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20171023/midtown/harvey-weinstein-attorney-general-subpoena Weinstein Company Probed for Civil Rights Violations by Attorney General

"If sexual harassment or discrimination is pervasive at a company, we want to know," Schneiderman said.

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