The man behind YouTube sensation ‘Shit Girls Say’

Videographer former School of the Arts student Graydon Sheppard cocreated the YouTube hit with boyfriend Kyle Humphrey, drawing on past experience and their friends and family.

By Katy Tong | Feb 7 03:30 am ET

Neighborhood Watch: Fort Greene

This weekend, step off the island and head to Fort Greene to check out a unique music venue and the Brooklyn Flea.

By Grace Mattingly and Charlotte Murtishaw | Feb 3 08:14 am ET

Out of the shadows: Young stand-up comics take center stage

With new talent on the rise and more croups cropping up on campus, the New York stand-up comedy scene is finding new footing and new audiences.

By Anatole Ashraf | Feb 3 07:58 am ET

Riding the rails

Columnist Leah Greenbaum does an all-nighter in the subway, in search of sex offenders and answers.

By Leah Greenbaum | Jan 26 08:57 pm ET

Restaurant Week Guide

During Restaurant Week, Monday-Friday from Jan. 16 to Feb. 10, diners can sample lunch and dinner at dozens of restaurants for a fixed price. Tulsi, Gravy, 9, and Hill Country are four participating restaurants.

By Jade Bonacolta and Kimberly Topilow | Jan 20 11:16 am ET

The search for an ‘Island in the Sun’ in East Harlem callaloo greens

At Sisters Caribbean Cuisine, you need a memory. The restaurant overlooks Marcus Garvey Park’s bare magnolias, gossips with the Deli Candy Store next door, and does a good takeout business with podiatry students from the Foot Clinic of New York.

Since 1995, Marlyn Lawrie-Rogers and Elsie Darrell—the sisters in question—have served island and Southern food from the same East Harlem location. You need a memory to contain all relevant details. The space is thick, and you will want to stroke its weft and remember its knots.

By Jason Bell | Jan 20 11:05 am ET

A Case for Improvisation

A little over a week ago, pianist Brad Mehldau played a five-day set legendary New York jazz club The Village Vanguard. I own nearly all of Mehldau’s albums and am an obsessive listener, yet did not recognize a single song throughout his set. From an obscure McCartney cover to something from AMC’s “Mad Men,” Mehldau managed to go 90 minutes without resorting to the familiar, even in the eyes of his most ardent fans. His solos turned each song into a mini-symphony, and the communication between Mehldau and his rhythm section would be the envy of even the most loving spouses.

By David Ecker | Jan 20 11:01 am ET

Best of: Excuses to Break Resolutions

When New Year's resolutions lose their appeal, the only solution is to ditch them now—and extravagantly so.

By Katy Tong | Jan 20 10:41 am ET

Where to go when Butler is full, or just too gross to study in

As finals stress increases, levels of hygiene and sanity decrease—find solace at these campus libraries.

By Selby Byashimova | Dec 7 10:46 pm ET

Professor Saskia Sassen works toward ‘urbanizing technology’

Named one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s “Top 100 Global Thinkers” on Nov. 28, Saskia Sassen talks urban technology.

By Allison Malecha | Nov 28 07:04 pm ET