April 13, 1988 The first issue of New York Press appears. Russ Smith, formerly of the Baltimore City Paper, is the Press' first editor and part owner. The offices of the Press are located at 530 Broadway at Spring Street. more

There are a lot of theories as to why the movie business isnt what it used to be. The financial crisis of 2008 significantly lessened private equitys desire to sink investments into films, independent and otherwise. more

Paris Parrish and Khayr Pitts trot side by side into the sunset. The two men sit tall and proud in their saddles, backs straight, horses at a steady pace. Parrish is in full cowboy regalia: a long black trench coat that drapes down his horse's flank, an ornate collared shirt, a black cowboy hat. When he turns slightly, his sardine can-sized silver belt buckle glistens in the waning sun. Pitts is in jeans and brown cowboy boots. In their saddles they clop steadily past a Getty gas station, a McDonald's and a construction site marked off by a graffitiridden wooden fence. They turn onto a side street and march proudly past rundown houses and the tall brick buildings of a housing project. This is Brooklyn. more

Six years ago, Slava Rubin tried to start a charity to raise money for cancer research. As a child Rubin lost his father to cancer, and he wanted to help fight the disease in his fathers memory. But he eventually ran up against the same problem that many in his shoes face: finding the funds. more

Actress Erin Markey Has Been Thrilling Vanguard Audiences For Years, Now She´s Ready to Annihilate the Big-Time. more

Hundreds of people filled a synagogue on the Upper West Side last Thursday evening, all eyes fixed on the chuppah in front of them. Under the white canopy ornately decorated with bright floral arrangements, the seven Jewish wedding blessings were read. more

Late last year, someone began tweeting as Armond White. This impersonator tapped into the imagined id of our infamous film critic, commenting on office politics, other critics and newspapers. Its been a wild read: He dropped #TRUTHBOMBS like no one else, and weve collected some of our favorites for all of you who dont follow Twitter. more

This past fall, Nakia Alford-Saunders prepared to lead a prayer at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in the West Village. More than 100 people had gathered to memorialize a gay activist who was supposed to make it out alive. Six days prior, a 26-year-old graduate of Harvey Milk High School killed himself. Joseph DeCosta Jefferson wasn't the only black, gay young person to take his life last year. more

It's 4 a.m. on a Saturday morning, and I am smoking nervously outside Mars Bar when Amy Koteles stops me at the door. She tells me that Morgan Maginio, a 24-year-old crust-punk with hair dyed a flaming red (and a white mouse perched on her shoulder), is waiting for me inside. more

Andrea Reese and Alice Ro have been engaged for just over a year. The Brooklyn residents, both in their forties, had hoped to get married in a civil ceremony in Manhattan City Hall this September and to celebrate with a ceremony in Park Slope. But that possibility remains doubtful as of press time. more