Issue #005 · May 3, 2026
Your NYC week, all in one place.
The best of what happened and what's coming up — curated for people who actually live here.
🖥 Tech & Startups
This Week's Reads
The a16z-backed week of startup events returns next month, featuring over 1,000 events scheduled across the city in a decentralized fashion.
via Tech WeekCornell Tech's Inaugural Frontiers of AI Summit on Roosevelt IslandThe first-ever Frontiers of AI Summit on May 27 at Cornell Tech brings together AI researchers from Cornell, Princeton, NYU, and Columbia alongside CNBC's Andrew Sorkin.
via Cornell TechBrooklyn-based Photon Health raises $16M Series APhoton Health offers a modern prescription marketplace to doctors and telehealth companies, bringing increased price transparency and choice for patients.
via PR NewswireGiant Quadcopters Have Hit the Skies of NYCA new company called Joby is testing quadcopters to shuttle (wealthy) commuters from Manhattan to JFK.
via Hell GateUpcoming Events
🎨 Art & Culture
This Week's Reads
From May 2-13, some of Haring's most unusual works will be on display at the Sotheby's Breuer gallery before they head to auction.
via GothamistRestored Victorian greenhouse opens at Brooklyn Green-Wood CemeteryThe so-called 'Green-House' serves as a new front door to the cemetery and features contemplative art installations from local artists.
via The Art NewspaperEsther Perel in Conversation with Olivia WildeOn May 18, Perel reflects on two decades of cultural change since the release of Mating in Captivity.
via Streicker Center🎭 Entertainment
This Week's Reads
The 25th Tribeca Festival is June 3–14. Rush lines and tickets are already in motion.
via Tribeca FestivalShakespeare in the Park is Back and Bigger Than EverThe Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park returns May 22 with Romeo & Juliet in Central Park, but this year they will perform and distribute tickets through all five boroughs.
via Public TheaterAsian Comedy Fest Returns for 7th YearThe longest-running AAPI comedy festival features dozens of NYC-based comedians over multiple nights and is still selling all-day passes.
via ACF🍽 Food & Drink
This Week's Reads
Chef Tsubasa Tamaki opens his first U.S. location on May 5 at St. Marks Place, where he'll be slinging Tokyo-style Neapolitan pies.
via Eater NYCDish of the Week: A Fort Greene Breakfast SandwichFood blogger Brian Hoffman persuades us that the breakfast sandwich at Amanda's Good Morning Cafe in Fort Greene is 'the real deal.'
via Eat This NYICYMI: The 2026 James Beard NYC FinalistsThe winners won't be announced until June, but that shouldn't stop you from checking out top chefs at Corima, Chambers, and more.
via James Beard🏛 Politics & Civic
This Week's Reads
"Park Avenue wasn't always for cars," writes Tim Donnelly. "You have a chance to weigh in on the plan: the city is asking for public feedback."
via New York GrooveNY Speed Limit Bill Hits a RoadblockThe speed limit bill has broad support from officials except for one: The Assembly Speaker.
via Hell GatePothole Politics Can't Come Soon EnoughFor years, Brooklyn residents have been begging the City to fix the Broadway corridor. This week, local elected officials seized the moment.
via Hell GateHochul and lawmakers near deal to speed up NY housing projectsA deal to waive the State Environmental Quality Review Act for housing projects could dramatically speed up housing development.
via GothamistUpcoming Events