Jennifer Vanasco

It traditionally takes Albany several months to pass the MTA's five-year capital program. But this year, it looks like it will remain unfinished business.

As American Pharoah entered the home stretch, the crowd at Belmont screamed.

The Long Island Rail Road was seeking to heal its bruised reputation after last year's fiasco.

In the stands, people screamed and tore off their hats, embraced, and waved betting tickets in the air.

The singing, dancing, annual extravaganza is back. Want to catch up on which show is which? WNYC theater critic Jennifer Vanasco looks back on what she thought of the shows at the time.

One of the original "Seven Sisters" will now admit women who were considered male at birth. 

A new musical is inspired by James Baldwin, who fled to Europe to escape prejudice in the United States.

For most transgender people, rich, white Caitlyn Jenner is not the reality. 

It's a rare treat to experience the beautiful Bronx garden in the changing light of the setting sun.

A show about pirates. Performed on the water, and it's spring. What's not to like?

Based on the first part of Faulkner's seminal work, Elevator Repair Service's "The Sound and the Fury" immerses the audience in a chaotic, and at times incomprehensible, world.

Creative Time's Anne Pasternak is the woman behind the Domino Sugar Factory sphinx.

"Drifting in Daylight" from Creative Time features eight free, participatory artworks in the northern part of the park.

A new show features Chinese-inspired gowns by designers like Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent and Guo Pei, who created that yellow dress for Rihanna.

 At 82, the actress can command an audience with a tilt of her head, and get us to root for greed and revenge.

Mayor de Blasio's $78.3 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2016 presents the fullest picture yet of how his administration aims to make good on its main policy goals.

A theater documentary explores the personal experiences of five Muslim New Yorkers.

Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan won a special election Tuesday to fill the seat vacated by disgraced former Rep. Michael Grimm.

Anne Hathaway portrays a drone pilot in this one-woman show directed by Julie Taymor.

After nearly five decades of hosting "old style, freeform, broadcast radio" in Metro New York, Vin Scelsa is retiring. Hear our conversation with him about his serendipitous career.