Review: Taming ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ Under a Tent

NYTimes.com (Arts) 7/19 6:39A JESSE GREEN

An hour north of New York City, a new production of Shakespeare’s impossible comedy finds a sensible way to respond to the #MeToo moment.

The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: They Be Trippin

NYMag.com (Vulture) 7/18 4:00P Brian Moylan

Since this is the first episode where the women head to Colombia, we got our standard packing montage where they all throw their one-pieces and ultra-fringed wraps into too many Louis Vuitton...

New York City Looks to Crack Down on Airbnb Amid Housing Crisis

NYTimes.com (Travel) 7/18 1:20P ZOE GREENBERG

The City Council voted unanimously to significantly regulate Airbnb and its peers, taking aim at landlords renting apartments a few nights at a time.

Yes, Nurses Have ‘Physically Taxing’ Jobs. And a $20.8 Million Settlement.

NYTimes.com (Most Shared) 7/18 9:33A TYLER PAGER

New York City just admitted to discriminating against nurses by denying them early retirement benefits enjoyed by plumbers and exterminators.

NYC Stories: Molly Ringwald Gets a Taste of NYC s S&M Underbelly

NYMag.com (Vulture) 7/18 5:00A Samantha Lee

When 14-year-old Molly Ringwald came to New York City to shoot The Tempest, she didn’t expect an initiation into the city’s … darker side. Watch the Riverdale star recount her raunchy tale at the...

How Veggie Burgers Helped Gang Gang Dance Make a Record

NYMag.com (Vulture) 7/16 8:22A Ezra Marcus

One of the most appealing qualities of New York City experimental band Gang Gang Dance is their magpie-like ability to incorporate a vast spectrum of references and styles. Over the last 15 years...

Unlock Your Child's Love of Nature at Lavender by the Bay

Mommy Poppins 7/16 6:45A James Smith

“Live life in full bloom.” That’s the motto at Lavender by the Bay, a 17-acre oasis of flowering plants that turns the normally green North Fork of Long Island into a most regal purple for three weeks in the early summer. Situated on the Main Road...

A Library Card Will Get You Into the Guggenheim (and 32 Other Places)

NYTimes.com (Arts) 7/15 6:01P ANDREW R. CHOW

Culture Pass, a new initiative from New York City’s public libraries, will offer free admission to prominent cultural institutions around the city.

The Downton Abbey Movie Will be Devoid of a Major Crawley-Adjacent Character

NYMag.com (Vulture) 7/15 9:55A Devon Ivie

Every rose has its thorn, and every aristocratic British family in the 20th century has its Rose, but sometimes the Rose withers away in New York City never to return to Yorkshire again. So is the...

Best Children's Museums for Families to Visit in New York City

Mommy Poppins 7/15 6:41A Jody Mercier

New York City doesn't lack for world-class museums and cultural institutions. While I've been to The Met more times than I can count (and still haven't seen it all) and can while away an afternoon at The Whitney no problem, sometimes my kids need...

Zoey Orol, Jonathan Yehuda

NYTimes.com (Fashion & Style) 7/14 6:10P

After they began dating in law school her love of the history and inner workings of the New York City subway system eventually rubbed off on him.

Manhattan Electeds and Advocates Call on City for Immediate Reform

Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts 7/13 12:38P FRIENDS

Manhattan Electeds and Advocates Call on City for Immediate Reform In advance of Tuesday s hearing,  FRIENDS will join with elected officials and colleagues on the steps of City Hall  to raise these...

Lounge in Them. Dash Through Them. But Don’t Call Them Parks.

NYTimes.com (Most Shared) 7/13 10:25A JAMES BARRON and VICTOR LLORENTE

New York City has built more than 70 pedestrian plazas in the last 10 years as a way to improve traffic flow. To many, they look like parks in the street.

5 Inspiring Firefighter Museums Near New York City

Mommy Poppins 7/13 10:00A Angela Johnson

Kids love firefighters. And who can blame them? Brave men and women who drive around in shiny red trucks—and actually save lives —are kind of like real-life superheroes. And a chance to try on equipment, climb aboard fire trucks, and have...

Dance? Easy. The Ballerina Tiler Peck Leaves Her Comfort Zone.

NYTimes.com (Arts) 7/13 12:40A GIA KOURLAS

A new documentary follows this New York City Ballet dancer as she directs an evening she put together. It changed her: “I know I could run a company.”