Issue #003 · April 5, 2026
Your NYC week in review.
The best of what happened and what's coming up, curated by the people who live here.
🎨 Art & Culture
This Week's Reads
As part of the Cooper Hewitt's 'Art of Noise' exhibit, Brooklyn-based musician Devon Turnbull built a handmade speaker system inside the museum featuring live sessions with Turnbull and guest DJs.
via Cooper HewittMoMA Opens First Major Duchamp Retrospective in Over 50 YearsNearly 300 works spanning six decades and multiple art movements like Cubism to Surrealism. First US retrospective since 1973.
via MoMABrooklyn Fine Art Print Fair Returns to GowanusFeaturing 50+ exhibitors, Brooklyn's only fair dedicated exclusively to fine art printmaking.
via HyperallergicThe Orchid Show and Orchid Nights at NYBGQueens-born artist Mr. Flower Fantastic blends art, fashion, and pop culture. Orchid Nights (21+) with DJs and cocktails on select evenings.
via New York Botanical GardenCharlotte Colbert's 30-Foot Sculptures Take Over Three NeighborhoodsThese 30-foot steel sculptures across Flatiron, NoMad, and Meatpacking, are free to enjoy and impossible to miss.
via New PublicUpcoming Events
🎭 Entertainment
This Week's Reads
24 features and 10 shorts from Cannes, Sundance, Venice, Berlinale. Opening: Adrian Chiarella's 'Leviticus.' April 8–19 at Walter Reade Theater & MoMA.
via Film at Lincoln CenterMasquerade Gets 5th Extension Off-BroadwayThe immersive reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera musical, modeled after Sleep No More, has been extended once again until September.
via PlaybillGarden of Laughs Returns to Radio City with a Ridiculous LineupApril 13. John Oliver, Andrew Schulz, Hasan Minhaj, Iliza Shlesinger, Ronny Chieng. Benefits Garden of Dreams Foundation ($8.5M+ raised since 2013).
via amNYUpcoming Events
🍽 Food & Drink
This Week's Reads
Taqueria-inspired cantina from the Corima crew with a more casual attitude. Try the micheladas and queso chihuahua burger.
via The Lo-DownMs. Alice Brings Martinis and a Raw Bar to the Lower East SideNew martini-forward cocktail spot from the Isla & Co team, plus a $30/person petite plateau (oysters, scallops, shrimp cocktail).
via The InfatuationNew Soho Pub Dean’s to Serve Stargazy Pie, Guinness, and English Wine"New British pub joins a collection of UK-leaning restaurants in New York that showcase excellent British fare. Do you need a reservation? No, because what kind of pub would it be if you did?"
via Eater NYDon't Forget: Café KestelFood writer Andrea Strong urges us to visit this Red Hook hole in the wall: "Dinner at Café Kestel feels like you’ve fallen into a different dimension."
via The Strong BuzzUpcoming Events
🏛 Politics & Civic
This Week's Reads
April 12 rally in Maspeth. Touting childcare expansion, pothole blitz, landlord enforcement. The Knockdown Center venue is a choice.
via CNN PoliticsCouncil Rallies Against Citizenship Question on 2030 CensusSpeaker Menin rallied on National Census Day against adding citizenship question. NYC counts determine billions in federal funding.
via NYC CouncilJudge Rejects Trump's Attempt to End NYC Congestion PricingJudge Liman ruled Trump admin's plan to end congestion pricing was 'arbitrary and capricious.' Program continues generating $1.5B+ for transit. Emissions down 16-22%.
via Inside Climate NewsNYC School Class Size Reduction Likely Delayed Two YearsMamdani campaigned on reduced class sizes, but now he's pushing to delay this NY law to balance the budget.
via ChalkbeatUpcoming Events
🖥 Tech & Startups
This Week's Reads
NYC is launching a selective tech high school focused on advanced math, robotics, and cybersecurity — while the city still struggles to define AI policies for existing schools.
via GothamistNYC Mental Health Company Headway Acquires AI Startup Tezi's TeamHeadway (70K+ mental health providers) acquired the Tezi team to reduce operational friction for clinicians. Tezi co-founder Raghavendra Prabhu joins as VP Engineering.
via Built In NYCMTA Tests AI-Powered Turnstiles to Catch Fare EvadersThree companies competing for $1.1B contract to redesign subway turnstiles. Cubic's system uses cameras and AI to write physical summarys of suspected fare evaders — raising surveillance, privacy, and bias questions.
via GothamistJimini Health Raises $17M to Build AI for Behavioral HealthNYC startup raised $17M seed to scale AI behavioral health assistant that's supervised by human clinicians.
via MedCity NewsUpcoming Events