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David Lang’s poor hymnal at Alice Tully HallThe Crossing, Donald Nally conductorDec. 21. 7:30PM. Pay What You Choose Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang has been collecting old hymnals for years. What he likes about them, he says, is that each one represents a community, singing about what matters to them. So for his own choral…

Mayor Eric Adams’ high-stakes meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar was brokered by a surprising celebrity: Dr. Phil. Adams’ sit-down at Gracie Mansion with incoming immigration official Tom Homan on Thursday came as New Yorkers prepare for what Trump has vowed will be “the largest deportation operation in the history of our country.” The…

Gamelan Kusuma Laras at the New York Indonesian ConsulateDec. 14. 4PM and 7PM. Suggested donation $20. The Indonesian percussion orchestras known as gamelan were originally associated with the royal courts of Java and Bali, but that doesn’t mean they stood on ceremony all the time. The New York-based Gamelan Kusuma Laras is doing its annual…

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he would issue an executive order to amend the city’s sanctuary laws during a fiery 10-minute press conference that followed his meeting with Tom Homan, the incoming ‘border czar’ for the Trump administration. The mayor began his remarks by accusing the press and others of distorting his comments. In…

Representatives from the nonprofit Billion Oyster Project (BOP) visited the Salt Marsh Nature Center on Sunday, Dec. 8, to engage visitors with their goal of getting one million people to restore one billion oysters to the New York Harbor by 2035. “This is a brief introduction to the Billion Oyster Project,” BOP Senior Stewardship Community…

A rendering showing what the new Sunset Park Solar panels will look like on the roof of Building B of the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Rendering courtesy of UPROSE The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), UPROSE and Working Power have announced the development of Sunset Park Solar at the Brooklyn Army Terminal — a project…

Rebel forces in Syria are bearing down on the city of Homs, a vital link between the capital Damascus and the Assad regime’s coastal stronghold. Show more Rebel forces in Syria are bearing down on the city of Homs, a vital link between the capital, Damascus, and the Assad regime’s coastal stronghold. We hear from…

New bus lanes and pedestrian safety upgrades are now in effect on Manhattan’s 96th Street, city transportation officials said on Tuesday. The redesign is one of 37 projects the Department of Transportation is implementing ahead of congestion pricing, which is scheduled to launch in January. The changes span 96th Street from Second Avenue to West…

A rendering of the Shore Road Park Promenade renovations. Renderings courtesy of NYC Parks Community Board 10 unanimously approved the city Parks Department’s $21 million renovation plan for the Shore Road Park Promenade at the board’s on Nov. 24. Parks representatives discussed the project. It includes nearly the entire length of the promenade in Bay…

On Tuesdays and Fridays The Moth’s podcast feed presents episodes of the Peabody-Award Winning Moth Radio Hour and original episodes of The Moth Podcast. Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only…