Madison Square Garden & Barclays testing app to verify COVID test & vaccine status
The Excelsior Pass allows users vaccine and COVID test status to be verified with a QR code.
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New York venues can reopen in April at 33% capacity
New York will allow performances venues to reopen starting April 2, with capacity capped at 33% for a maximum of 100 people indoors, or 200 outdoors.
Rough Trade NYC announces closing date for Williamsburg store
Rough Trade NYC is relocating and they've just announced that the last day of their Williamsburg location...
Loew’s Jersey Theatre getting $72 million renovation
Prudential Center operator Devils Arena Entertainment (DAE), in partnership with Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, will invest $72 million into the grand old theater and performance space, which first opened in 1929.
De Blasio announces outdoor performance & venue assistance programs
Open Culture will allow performances on 100 designated city streets starting this spring, while the ‘Curtains Up NYC‘ program will help venues apply for Save Our Stages grants.
Music venues & live event industry offer vaccine aid in letter to Biden
”Live events is one of the best prepared, best equipped, most experienced industries in America to manage and control large crowds in a rapid, organized fashion,” a letter to President Biden reads. ”Moving people in, out, and around a public gathering space swiftly and safely is…
Ghost Ship leaseholder pleads guilty to deaths of 36 people from 2016 fire
Derick Almena, the leaseholder and manager of Oakland's DIY space Ghost Ship that was incinerated in a horrific December 2, 2016 fire, has plead guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter from the incident...
Rough Trade NYC is relocating, Williamsburg store closing this spring
“Rest assured, Rough Trade will retain its presence in New York - we look forward to sharing details of our exciting new plans in coming months.“ Those new plans don't look to include Bowery Presents, though.
Dave Chappelle opening comedy club in Ohio
Chappelle is planning to open a new comedy club and restaurant in Yellow Springs, OH, the town where he held his series of intimate, socially-distanced comedy shows over the summer.