Entertainment

Entertainment in New York City: where every legendary music venue becomes a Chase Bank and every dive bar becomes a “craft cocktail lounge” charging $19 for an Old Fashioned. We cover Broadway shows you can’t afford, comedy clubs with two-drink minimums and watered-down vodka, and celebrity sightings in SoHo (spoiler: it’s always Jake Gyllenhaal). From concert ticket prices that require a second mortgage to streaming services replacing actual human interaction, we document how NYC entertainment went from accessible culture to luxury product. At least the street performers are still free—wait, they take Venmo now.