The Black Experience in NYC

Explore Black-owned restaurants, shops and cultural spots in this lively neighborhood.

Make an itinerary out of visiting Black-owned restaurants, shops and cultural spots in this vibrant and historic Manhattan neighborhood.

Make an itinerary out of visiting Black-owned venues and attractions in this culturally rich Brooklyn neighborhood.

Make an itinerary out of visiting Black-owned venues and attractions in this historic Brooklyn neighborhood.

Spend a few days visiting Black-owned restaurants, bars and cultural attractions in this vibrant Queens neighborhood.

The restored WPA murals are on view at Harlem Hospital Center.

An exploration of dandyism across the Black diaspora takes center stage at the Met's Costume Institute.

This collaboration with the Shirley Chisholm Project honors thecentennial of her birth with a major exhibition.

Explore this showcase of graffiti's evolution over the past 50 years at the Museum of the City of New York.

The creator of NYC clothing brand TIER remembers his time growing up in Downtown Brooklyn.

Brooklynite and world traveler Rondel Holder takes to heart the job of celebrating the Black experience in NYC.

Harlem is poetic inspiration for theater luminary Sade Lythcott and her love of NYC.

Harlem resident Tenicka Boyd celebrates her neighborhood’s, and the City’s, food, culture, history and creativity.

Growing up in the Bronx shaped photographer Dondre Green’s idea and vision of community.

Queens native Felice León finds much to admire in the City’s resilience and creative spirit—and also in its flaws.

The couple behind Black-Owned Brooklyn find inspiration in their Bed-Stuy community—and each other.

Ellis grew a potluck dinner into a thriving community of Black professionals.

What’s next for this artist and teacher? Making knitting more accessible and creating more regenerative spaces.

A passion for history and culture have helped Olosunde make his name as a city documentarian.

His business incubator, the Gentlemen’s Factory, helps Black and Brown entrepreneurs collaborate and succeed.

Check out landmarks and venues across the five boroughs that help tell the story of Black history.

Explore these four Black-owned bookstores with selections that showcase the cultural diversity of New York City.

Across the five boroughs, a handful of Black communities thrived before the Civil War.

These locations in Brooklyn have historical significance in the movement of freedom for Black people.

We talk to entrepreneur Jermaine Stone, the festival’s founder, about the unlikely pairing of his twin passions.

The creator of one of Ghana’s premier cultural festivals is a Bronx native.

Actor, writer, stand-up comic and activist Kerry Coddett keeps Brooklyn at the center of everything she does.

As the famous live competition restarts, we spotlight some contemporary artists who launched their careers on the Apollo stage.

The Apollo Theater’s executive producer discusses her theater and film experience and where the cultural institution she leads is headed.

The founder of Caribbeing and Little Caribbean shares her passion for Brooklyn’s Caribbean community.

These restaurants showcase the diversity within the Black diaspora in NYC through food from all over the world.

Brooklyn-based designer Fe Noel has been setting trends since her teenage years.

Co-founder of a Brooklyn biking club talks how the pandemic inspired a community space for Black cyclists in the City

Bronx-born Dominican Jess Matos shares her perspective on the term Afro-Latino.

These Black Tech Founders Support Black-owned Restaurants in NYC

Bronx-born Jamaican Topaz Smith shares how the borough and its diverse communities shaped who she is today.

Renae Bluitt’s pop-up market is one of many forums she provides for Black female business owners in NYC.