by Dan Metz | Sep 8, 2019 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Featured, Music
Members of Kid Le Chat and Blac Rabbit pose with Dustin Pittman, Downtown editors, and Downtown’s CEO. All photographs by Alice Teeple On Friday, September 6th, bands took the stage as part of the 2019 World Trade Center Music Festival. Bands like Kid Le...
by Dan Metz | Aug 15, 2019 | Culture, Entertainment, Featured
Laura Gómez. Photo by Erika Morillo. Actress Laura Gómez talks about her career, what’s next, and the art of bringing OITNB’s Blanca Flores to life for seven seasons. For seven years, Laura Gómez transformed herself into the character of Blanca Flores on...
by Dan Metz | Aug 10, 2019 | Culture, Entertainment, Featured
Photo Courtesy of David Piccolomini If anyone could be considered an online dating expert, it might be NYC Comedian David Piccolomini. His podcast, Tinder Tales, explores the often-bizarre world of online dating and has released more than 180 episodes over the last...
by Dan Metz | Aug 9, 2019 | Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Theater
Photo credit Jamie Brewer It’s Thursday night. You and your friends don’t know what to do. It’s New York City, so you want to see something live. But what? Everyone has an opinion. Do you go see a comedy? A drama? A musical? Grab drinks? Maybe just...
by Dan Metz | Aug 3, 2019 | Culture, Entertainment, Featured, News, Power Women
Downtown chats with actress Li Jun Li of Wu Assassins about her career, her love of martial arts, and growing up as a Chinese American immigrant. Li Jun Li will be playing Jenny Wah on Netflix’s Wu Assassins. Photo credit: Storm Santos Li Jun Li’s voice is...
by Dan Metz | Aug 1, 2019 | Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Movies
Very few big titles are scheduled for release this August. There are maybe half the number of movies you’ll get most other months, and everyone’s already dropped their summer blockbusters. That’s no reason, though, to avoid the movies. Here are five movies to watch...