Explore East Midtown

The newly renovated Cinema 123 first opened in 1962. Featuring arthouse hits, high-caliber blockbusters, and delicious coffee and sweets.

The Drama Desk Award-winning 59E59 Theaters is the number one Off-Broadway destination in New York City, featuring a spectacular modern theater complex with three stages and a lively bar on the mezzanine level.

On April 22, 2017, Anton Kern Gallery officially opened its doors at 16 East 55th Street. Designed by studioMDA, the six-story townhouse features three floors of exhibition space, with permanent installations by Martino Gamper and Jim Lambie.

Fine art and prints

Central Synagogue is a thriving Reform congregation in Midtown Manhattan, serving 2,600 families and the larger community. Central Synagogue is one of the largest Jewish congregations in North America and the oldest synagogue in New York City in continuous use. Every Friday evening, more than 500 people join for Shabbat worship in their breathtaking Main Sanctuary (a National Landmark) and more than 1,000 virtual visitors join via live streaming.

Dubbed by the Wall Street Journal as New York’s first “mega-shul,” Central Synagogue is one of the largest Jewish congregations in North America and the oldest synagogue in New York City in continuous use.

Chan Space offers a multifunctional ground floor space with classes and events, as well as a beautiful Meditation Room. Learn about Peace Meditation and Buddhism. Join their classes, attend the readings, practice yoga and try organic teas.

Seeking to love God above all things and their neighbors as themselves, Christ Church is a United Methodist church serving Midtown East and New York City.

Saint-Esprit is a French Episcopal church with a unique Huguenot heritage. On the basis of this heritage, St. Esprit aims to leave a legacy of a stable and growing church characterized by a warm and open celebration of the Christian faith and a generous sharing of their resources.

Florence Gould Hall, FIAF’s premier venue, seats 361 guests and features a proscenium stage with state-of-the-art sound and projection equipment. With excellent acoustics and superb sight lines, the stage is perfect for corporate meetings, concerts, film screenings, and theater and dance performances.

Forum Gallery was founded in New York City in 1961 as a gallery of American figurative art. Among the first artists represented were Raphael Soyer, Chaim Gross, David Levine and Gregory Gillespie. The gallery was a founding member of the Art Dealers Association of America in 1962. From inception, Forum Gallery’s contemporary exhibition program has been augmented by mounting curated, thematic exhibitions of historic importance, in keeping with the gallery’s focus on humanism.

FIAF creates and offers New Yorkers innovative and unique programs in education and the arts that explore the evolving diversity and richness of French cultures. Seeking to generate new ideas and promote cross-cultural dialogue through partnerships and new platforms of expression, they have become one of the largest and most respected centers of French-American activities in the U.S.

Instituto Cervantes was founded by the Spanish government in 1991 to promote the Spanish language and Spanish and Hispanic-American culture. In New York, Instituto Cervantes started operating as a cultural non-profit in 1994, and since then, it has been a vibrant center of culture, learning and social life in Manhattan, offering Spanish courses for all levels and an ambitious cultural program that provides the latest cultural manifestations of the Spanish-speaking world.

The Levy Choir School offers tuition-free programs for 4th through 8th grades. All students are encouraged to apply, regardless of musical background. Choristers perform both sacred and secular music, sing at community events, and lead the worship with the All Saints' professional choir once a month. Artistic director: Suzanne McDonald. For more information call 978-968-5122 or e-mail LCS@allsaintsnyc.org.

For over seventy years, Lillian Nassau has been the first and foremost dealer in the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany Studios including Tiffany lamps, favrile glass, favrile pottery and metalwork. They also deal in late 19th and early 20th century decorative arts and sculpture, and Mid-Century Modern and Studio furniture and design.

The United Methodist Church has many doors through which people share in serving God and others. Whether you visit in person or online, they hope you discover something there to encourage you in your spiritual journey. This regional unit is served by Pastor Young Sook Han-Kjim and features services in both English and Korean.

Constructed in 1799 as a carriage house for a 23-acre estate, and converted into the Mount Vernon Hotel in 1826, this stone building sits on land originally owned by Colonel William Stephens Smith, and his wife Abigail Adams Smith, daughter of John Adams. The Museum presents its 1799 building and grounds as the Mount Vernon Hotel, which served day customers and travelers from 1826 to 1833.

Saehyun Paik is a New York-based abstract artist exploring minimalism through pattern, line, and close tolerance tonal relationships.

The Society of Illustrators’ mission is to promote the art of illustration, to appreciate its history and evolving nature through exhibitions, lectures and education, and to contribute the service of its members to the welfare of the community at large. The Museum of Illustration was established in 1981, and offers year-round themed exhibits, art education programs and annual juried competitions. Their Permanent Collection houses 2,500 pieces that are cataloged for scholarly use and displayed periodically, and In 2012 they created the MoCCA Gallery with a focus on curated exhibits of comic and cartoon art.

Spencer Throckmorton founded Throckmorton Fine Art in 1980 and has become one of the foremost sources for important Latin American Contemporary and Vintage Photography, as well as for antique Pre-Columbian artworks, and Chinese Jade and Antiquities. Throckmorton is unique in its approach to dealing in several categories and for supporting a vigorous exhibition and publishing program for each specialty.

Founded in 1969, the York Theatre Company is devoted to developing new musicals and rediscovering underappreciated musical gems from the past. The York Theatre Company is an Off-Broadway company. Each season consists of three or four Mainstage productions, six or more concert presentations and dozens of Developmental Readings.