Pre Covid-19 we searched the internet everyday looking for the very best of What’s Happening, primarily on Manhattan’s WestSide, so that you didn’t have to.”
We made it as easy as 1-2-3.

Covid-19 has required some changes for the time being. Stay Safe.

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For the month of June we are going to try a different format – on some days we will go visual and offer a selection of the very best NYCity Instagram photos or YouTube videos. Some days you will find “the Nifty Nine”, all the NYC news you need to start your day, or the Top Online Travel Forums with NYC info. On other days we will offer “Corona Culture” – info and video especially suited to these difficult times.

We hope you will come back often to see what’s cooking here.

Today it’s Corona Culture (c).

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When Manhattan was Mannahatta: a stroll through the centuries./ NYT
From lush forest to metropolis, the evolution of lower Manhattan.

Pondering the end of the world? An apocalyptic entertainment guide, if you can’t help it. / LAT
For those seeking content about the end of the world during the coronavirus crisis, we’ve curated a guide to apocalyptic entertainment for your viewing, reading or listening pleasure.

The Hidden Feats that Built New York’s Towering Skyscrapers./ NYT
The ingenuity of engineers helped build landmarks like Black Rock and the new supertalls. Take a virtual tour with the New York Times architecture critic.

New York Comedian Finds Humor in Andrew Cuomo’s Dad Riffs./ WSJ
Maria DeCotis has caught fire on Twitter with her short videos miming along with audiotape from the governor’s daily coronavirus briefings.

Here she is: Maria DeCotis on Twitter

Aerial View of New York City Amidst Coronavirus Quarantine. / Viewing NYC
Shot with a drone for a real birds-eye view

Queens Diner Serves Up Hamburgers, Fries and a Makeshift Drive-In Movie. / WSJ
Tickets for film nights at Bel Aire Diner in Astoria sell out quickly, prompt car rentals

Cannes 2020 is canceled: here are 28 of the festival’s best films you can stream right now./LAT
Films that have played the festival since 2006, now available for viewing at home.

And just in case you missed it.

Cherry Trees Blossom on Schedule in Closed Brooklyn Botanic Garden. (WSJ)

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We hope you enjoy this change of pace, then please return here July 1, and every day for our daily, hot off the presses event guide with “Only the Best” NYCity event info.

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WFUV Live Online (June 18-June 24)

Scheduled Shows 6/18 – Levon Helm’s 80th birthday: Phil & Grahame Lesh, Mavis Staples, Buddy Miller, Margo Price, Dawes, Wood Brothers, The Lone Bellow, The War and Treaty, Son Little, the Midnight Ramble Band ($) 6/19 – Michael Franti Stay At Home Concert World Tour ($) Work Hard And Be Nice Release Party 6/19 – SummerStage Anywhere honors Juneteenth with a digital day of dance 6/20 – Small Business Live: Leon Bridges, Brittany Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff, Brandi Carlile, Allen Stone, T-Pain and more 6/20 – Preservation Hall: “Round Midnight Preserves” with Dave Matthews, Dave Grohl, Beck, Elvis Costello, Nathaniel Rateliff, Irma Thomas, Jon Batiste, Jim James & more, New Orleans music 6/20 – Clearwater’s Great Hudson River “Virtual Revival” – Judy Collins, David Amram, Tom Chapin, John McCutcheon, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Peter Yarrow, Tom Paxton, Emma’s Revolution, Guy Davis, The Chapin Sisters and more 6/21 – Dear Father: Colin Hay and City Winery – Billy Bragg, Bruce Cockburn, Dar Williams, Fantastic Negrito, Nikka Costa, Glen Phillips, Joan Osborne, Jorma Kaukonen and more, hosted by WFUV’s Rita Houston. ($) 6/22 – Waxahatchee full disc livestream series ($) Out In The Storm 6/24 – All in WA: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief with Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam, Macklemore, Brandi Carlile, Ben Gibbard and Mary Lambert

Get a running list of Live and Archived online concerts at wfuv.org

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Billboard also has some good info:

All the Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch During Coronavirus 

Looking for a Refund? How to Get Your Money Back for Concert & Festival Tickets

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STAY HOME FOR A BIT LONGER – STAY SAFE.