2021
Artists inspired by J.F. Seary's poem paint live in Art Slam
JHU News Letter: by Sarah Jung
MF Doom: a hip-hop genius who built his own poetry universe
Brinkwire: by Roberto Silman
https://en.brinkwire.com/entertainment/mf-doom-a-hip-hop-genius-who-built-his-own-poetry-universe/
2020
Miguel Algarín, Force Behind Nuyorican Cafe, Dies at 79
The New York Times: by Neil Genzlinger
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/arts/miguel-algarin-dead.html
These New Yorkers Are Grateful—Even During a Pandemic
The Wall Street Journal: by Anne Kadet 11/24/20
https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-new-yorkers-are-gratefuleven-during-a-pandemic-11606231919
Nuyorican Poets Cafe and Romy Nordlinger Present NYSEEING 2020
Broadway World: by BWW News Desk 10/03/ 20
Slumming it
Art in America: by Andrew Marzoni, 09/29/20
Another casualty of COVID-19: NYC’s once-thriving cultural scene is on life support
NY Daily News: by Chelsia Rose Marcius, 09/27/20
Nuyorican Tonight Show Clip
Tonight Show, 09/23/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1CVONgRey8
Independent venue owners want to reopen with restrictions
PIX 11: by Cristian Benavides, 09/16/20
https://www.pix11.com/news/coronavirus/independent-venue-owners-want-to-reopen-with-restrictions
The Nuyorican Poets Cafe is using the shutdown to amplify more voices
Time Out NY: by Shaye Weaver, 07/22/20
The city that never sleeps is losing its nightlife
Politico Article: by Janaki Chadha, 07/12/20
An ode to New York's rich history of queer poetry
Mic.com: by Char Adams, 06/27/20
https://www.mic.com/p/ode-to-new-yorks-rich-history-of-queer-poetry-27631961
Mayor de Blasio: Stand Up For Writers
Literary Hub: by Daniel Gallant and Alejandro Heredia, 06/26/20
https://lithub.com/mayor-de-blasio-stand-up-for-writers/
As NYC awakens, navigating a strange new normal
ABC News: by Deepti Hajela, 06/14/20
https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/nyc-awakens-navigating-strange-normal-71246082
Latinx Broadway Stars Unite Virtually With A New, Bilingual Rendition Of 'The New World / Un Nuevo Mundo'
Broadway World: by BWW News Desk, 05/30/20
Open Mics Go Online
Cultural Weekly: by Bill Cushing, 05/13/20
https://www.culturalweekly.com/zoom-open-mics-go-online/
It shouldn’t be this hard for small businesses to get help
NY Daily News: By Daniel Gallant, 05/01/20
Quaranstream: Free events and services to watch online while self-quarantining
ABC News: by GMA Team, 04/15/20
New York Businesses Do the Pandemic Pivot to Survive
Wall Street Journal: by Anne Kadet, 04/14/20
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-businesses-do-the-pandemic-pivot-to-survive-11586872800
Arts Organizations Turn to Online Streaming for some events due to Coronavirus Outbreak
The Lo-Down: by Traven Rice, 03/27/20
Nuyorican Poets Cafe Online Open Mic
Time Out New York: 03/25/20
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/nuyorican-poets-cafes-online-open-mic
Five ways to spend a night in on the town while self-isolating from coronavirus in NYC
NY Daily News: by Molly Crane-Newman, 03/20/20
2018
de León, Concepción.“The Early Days of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.”
The New York Times,
December 6, 2018.
Mlynar, Phillip.“The Nuyorican Poets Cafe in the ‘90s.”
Red Bull Music Academy Daily,
November 7, 2018.
BroadwayWorld.com Newsdesk. “Innovative Performances Of Traditional Japanese Art Forms Featured In ‘Borrowed Light: Innovation In Ancient Arts’ At The Nuyorican Poets Cafe.”
Broadwayworld.com,
October 21, 2018
Cohen, David.“Can Anyone Compete With Facebook and Google for Small-Business Advertisers?”
Adweek.com
May 14, 2018
BroadwayWorld.com Newsdesk: “Nuyorican Poets Cafe to Present The World Premiere of LIFE AMONG THE ARYANS By Ishmael Reed”.
BroadwayWorld.com
May 14, 2018
Miller, M.H. “A Blind Publisher, Poet — and Link to the Lower East Side’s Cultural History.”.
The New York Times Style Magazine
February 9, 2018
Durón, Maximilíano. “ARTnews: Rubin Foundation Awards Grants to 60 Organizations Aligned with Art and Social Justice.”
S.D. Rubin Foundation.org
January 29, 2018.
“After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican poets ask again what it means to belong.”
PBS Newshour
January 8, 2018.
2016
The Wall Street Journal: Nuyorican Poets Cafe to Upgrade Longtime Home
April 31, 2016
2014
The New York Times: The Rap on Old Age: Not a Young Man’s Game
November 7, 2014
By J.C. Barden
The New York Times: Versifying above the Footlights
September 14, 2014
By Laura Collins-Hughes
AMNY: New York Owes a Special Debt to Maya Angelou
September 14, 2014
By Laura Collins-Hughes
New York 1: Nuyorican Poets Cafe to Celebrate 40 Years on Cultural Scene With Party
August 18, 2014
BroadwayWorld.com: New Works by John Guare & Neil LaBute Set for Nuyorican Poets Cafe Theater FestivalMarch 19, 2014
The New York Times: Maggie Estep, 50, Slam Poetry Performer
February 13, 2014
By Daniel E. Slotnik
2012
The New York Times: The New York Times: A Critic’s Tour of Literary Manhattan
December 14, 2012
By Dwight Garner
NY1 (video): Cafe Director Talks Sandy Damage, Fundraising Event
December 18, 2012
By Elizabeth Kaledin
Gothamist: Poetry Slammers Slam Knicks For Poetry Slam Diss
October 26, 2012
By Aaron Marks
The Wall Street Journal: Contrasts Grow as Alphabet City Evolves
September 6, 2012
By Richard Morgan
2010
Wall Street Journal: New Crowd Descends on East Third Street
December 3, 2010
By Kavita Mokha
The New York Times: Taking The Pulse Of East Village Poetry
November 2, 2010
By Kim Davis
Time Out New York: Why I Love NYC: East Village
November 20, 2010
by Brett Berk
USA Today: Weekend Getaways to New York City
April 14, 2010
by John C. Lauzon
2008
Daily News: Nuyorican cafe to celebrate with big bash at Town Hall
April 21, 2008
by Clem Richardson
2019
Holmes, Helen. “Playwright Ishmael Reed On Why He Thinks ‘Hamilton’ Is a Total Fraud.”
The Observer
January 15, 2019.
Barron, James. “Did ‘Hamilton’ Get the Story Wrong? One Playwright Thinks So.”
The New York Times
January 13, 2019.
Hsu, Hua. “In “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda,” Ishmael Reed Revives an Old Debate.
The New Yorker
January 9, 2019
Gordon, Jeremy. “Ishmael Reed hates ‘Hamilton’ so much he wrote a play about it.”
The Outline
January 8, 2019.
Deb, Sopan. “Ishmael Reed’s Play Challenging ‘Hamilton’ Will Get Reading.”
The New York Times
January 4, 2019
2017
Betancourt, Manuel. “The Nuyorican Poets Café, A Cauldron for Poetry And Politics.”
NPR.org
April 8, 2017
Collie, Ashley Jude. “Actor/Playwright Raymond Barry Re-Lives his Nuyorican Poets Café Days with his Beloved Mentor, Miguel Algarin”
The Huffington Post
March 31, 2017
2015
The New York Times: Bringing Poetry to Rikers Island
December 29, 2015
The New York Times: Why Snapping is the New Clapping
November 21, 2015
BroadwayWorld.com: Climate Change Theatre Action at Nuyorican Poets Cafe
September 29, 2015
Howlround: Ladies and Gentlemen, Lower Your Prices
October 26, 2015
BroadwayWorld.com: Rebel Theater and Nuyorican Poets Cafe Present: R +J: An Uncivil Tale, Now Thru 4/26
April 10, 2015
The New York Times: A Farewell to a Home for Art and Artists
April 10, 2015
By Colin Moynihan
Clocktower: Ladies and Gentlemen, Lower Your Prices
January 19, 2015
2013
The Source: Friday Night Poetry Slam At the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
December 23, 2013
The Source
The New York Times: A Poet With Words Trapped Inside
October 25, 2013
By John Leland
The New York Times: Concert Raises $10,000 For ‘Spider-Man’ Actor
October 21, 2013
By Patrick Healy
Univision: Nuyorican Cafe: Leading Art
September 25, 2014
AMNY: A Renaissance of Rhyme: Another Golden age for City’s Poetry
September 25, 2013
By Sheila Anne Feeney
New York 1: Nuyorican Poets Cafe Celebrates Anniversary, But Still Works To Recover From Sandy
September 21, 2013
By NY 1
The L Magazine: Poetry is the Hottest Thing in New York Right Now
August 29, 2013
By Henry Stewart
The Wall Street Journal: Poetry Gets Some Poetic Justice
August 28, 2013
By Richard Morgan
Epoch Times: Nuyorican Cafe Planning New Preformance Spaces
August 23, 2013
By Genevieve Belmaker
New York 1: East Harlem ” Tours” Doc Explores Development Impact on Neighborhoods
August 21, 2013
By John Weinstein
CBS NY: Funds Secure for Major Upgrades at Nuyorican Poets Cafe
July 27, 2013
By CBS
Huffington Post: Monday Nights at Nuyorican
July 26, 2013
By Sharief Eastering
Univision: Picante Café en Nueva York Promueve la Poesía
By Univision
New York Post: NYC’s Brewing Arts Crisis
April 17, 2013
by Daniel Gallant
New York Post: Bob Holman: My Poetic New York
March 17, 2013
MTV: Washington Heights at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe (Video)
February 13, 2013
MTV
The New York Times: For Her Poetry, an Unending List of Struggles to Draw From
January 4, 2013
By John Otis
2011
The New York Times: Open Mike, Insert Verse
October 6, 2011
By David Orr
The New York Times: Up at the Old Nuyorican
March 15, 2011
By Cary Abrams
Wall Street Journal: One Little Poetry Cafe, Thousands of Friends
February 24, 2011
By Anna Louie Sussman
2009
Huffington Post: An Inspiring Trip to New York City
September 28, 2009
by Michael Kaiser
Crain’s New York: Nuyorican Cafe Exhibits Growth
September 6, 2009
by Miriam Souccar
Show Reviews at The Nuyorican
New York Times review of A Felony in Blue
October 23, 2011
by Eric Grode
New York Times review of August Wilson’s Women
April 1, 2010
by Anita Gates
New York Times review of It’s a Wonderful Lie
December 10, 2009
by Neil Genzlinger