Umber Majeed Brings Her 'Digital Diasporic Experience' to the Queens Museum

In Majeed's new exhibit "J😊Y TECH," open on March 16, she explores the little-remembered Pakistan Pavilion at the 1964-65 World's Fair.

We're Still Living in the City That Killed Michael Stewart

Elon Green's "The Man Nobody Killed" puts the Transit Police's 1983 beating of a young artist in its full, shameful context.

Sculptor Dean Millien Molds the Disposable Into the Sublime

The Brooklyn-born artist is getting by with a little help from his friends.

Brooklyn Museum Workers Rally Against Cuts: 'This Is Classic Union Busting'

Hundreds of workers and their supporters protested the firings of 47 workers.

Amid Financial Turmoil, Brooklyn Museum Quietly Suspends First Saturdays Program

The museum says the event will return in May, but a museum worker told Hell Gate they're not so sure.

A Rave For Your Eyeballs

Brooklyn-based designer Jean Pierre Consuegra knows how to design a club flyer that makes a lineup pop.

We Used to Make Real Gates in This Country

Reanimating landmark ephemeral artworks with augmented-reality wizardry is bad.

My Three-Day Journey to Get a Paul McCartney Ticket

On Thursday, imbued with a grim determination, I got on line at 3:45 a.m. for a shot at the ticket to ride.

Car Seat Headrest Is Cooking Up an Emo Rock Opera

Brooklyn Museum Management 'Spent Without Thinking,' Says Union Head

"It's like when you're drunk—whatever's in your pocket, you just spend it without thinking, because you just want to live for the moment. That's what the Brooklyn Museum did."

My Morning With 'Sleep No More' Superfans

"It became a beautiful escape, and the building felt like a safe haven. Frankly, it became a home."

'Paint Me a Road Out of Here' Examines Art as Liberation on Rikers Island

A new documentary follows a forgotten painting housed on Rikers since the 70s—and the formerly incarcerated artist who was commissioned to create its replacement.

Is There a Future for Paragon, and Clubs Like It?

The Brooklyn nightclub specializes in adventurous programming without compromise. From the outside, it seemed like it was working.

Meet the Man Behind Those West Village Balloon Sculptures

Ever wonder about the balloons at the corner of Hudson and Leroy Streets? You can thank 75-year-old Joel Klein.

This NYC Record Label Makes Sure America's Incarcerated Musicians Are Heard

A retrospective exhibit on FREER Records' ten years of releasing music from inside prisons is on exhibit through the weekend.