Hannah Frishberg

New York

Culture & Arts Reporter at WNYC (New York, NY)

Reporter at Gothamist

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Inside the auditions for the New York Liberty’s over-40 dance squad

1 week ago | gothamist.com | Hannah Frishberg

The New York Liberty play their home opener against the Las Vegas Aces on May 17 at the Barclays Center. But on Tuesday evening, there was another competition for court time. More than 100 dancers auditioned for just 21 spots on the Liberty’s cheerleading team, the Timeless Torches. Founded in 2005, less than a decade after the creation of the WNBA, the Timeless Torches are a co-ed dance group in which every member is at least 40 years old. Last season’s squad ranged in age from 42 to 87.
An unconventional fashion show is coming to a Bushwick roller rink

1 week ago | gothamist.com | Hannah Frishberg |Liv Handmade

A fresh take on the traditional fashion show is coming to a Brooklyn roller rink next week. Now in its third year, Reworked Runway showcases local labels, dancers and musicians in one unconventional fashion show. This year’s event will take place at Xanadu Roller Arts in Bushwick on Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m., though participants won’t be on skates.
Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer and RBG's high school turns 100

1 week ago | gothamist.com | Hannah Frishberg

What do Carole King, Judge Judy and Chris Rock have in common? They all went to James Madison High School in Midwood, Brooklyn. James Madison opened in 1925 and is a typical-looking New York City public school with an astonishing number of famous alumni, including Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Stanley Kaplan (founder of test prep company Kaplan, Inc.), former U.S. Sen.
A new karaoke series on the LES lets you belt out show tunes with Broadway performers

2 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Hannah Frishberg

A new weekly karaoke series lets participants belt out their favorite show tunes with actual Broadway singers. The free event includes a rotating cast of professional performers at Baby Grand karaoke bar on the Lower East Side. Harry Whelchel, a West Village resident, got the idea for the series back in December while attending a karaoke night hosted by his friend’s company.
Tourists are staying away from the US. What does that mean for NYC?

2 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Hannah Frishberg

A tourism slump has slammed the U.S. travel industry amid a torrent of controversial tariffs, the high-profile detentions of several European and Canadian tourists, and the political fallout from President Donald Trump’s calls to annex Canada. And in New York City, which was the country's most popular tourist destination last year, tour guides say they’re already being crushed by lost business and cancellations as once-loyal customer bases boycott the nation. The worst, they fear, is yet to come.
After a sold-out first year, a comedy festival returns to Paragon Sports

3 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Hannah Frishberg

A multiday comedy festival is returning soon to Union Square’s 117-year-old Paragon Sports, after a sold-out run last year. The three-day event, in which the retailer’s sprawling Broadway space will be temporarily transformed into a comedy club, will take place this April 30 through May 2 after normal store hours. It will feature 12 comedy shows spread over three nights at $75 per night. Tickets include free drinks, food from Shake Shack and access to the afterparty in Paragon’s basement.
After a sold-out first year, a comedy festival returns to Paragon Sports

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Hannah Frishberg

1 hour agoA Jewish Comedian Walks Into a Theater in MinnesotaAlex Edelman HBO’s comedy special about white nationalism hits different now. In his HBO special, “Just for Us,” the comedian Alex Edelman explores his Jewish identity and whiteness in an unusual way: attending a neo-Nazi meeting in Queens.
This SoHo brewpub is offering a year of free beer if you get a tattoo of its logo

4 weeks ago | gothamist.com | Hannah Frishberg

A brewpub in SoHo is offering a finite amount of free beer for a year, in exchange for a lifetime of commitment. On Friday, Manhattan’s Torch & Crown Brewing Company is launching a diehard members' program: Get the company’s logo permanently tattooed on your body and receive a monthly case of beer and up to two standard draft pours per visit.
A popular catapult competition returns to Bushwick

1 month ago | gothamist.com | Hannah Frishberg

Slingshotting back into Brooklyn is The Great Trebulation, New York City’s only formal catapult-building competition. The fourth annual event returns to Bushwick at noon on Sunday, April 27, and all are invited to compete to see how far they can sling chocolate balls using homemade contraptions.
NJ Transit to offer 50% discount amid sinkhole-related disruptions

1 month ago | gothamist.com | Hannah Frishberg

NJ Transit is offering riders a 50% discount on roundtrip travel from select stations beginning this Monday, March 24, after New Jersey’s I-80 was closed in both directions following the appearance of yet another sinkhole this week. Elected officials hope the concession will help get commuters off the road and ease congestion while they fix I-80, which has been plagued by sinkholes since late last year.