Out & About NYC Magazine was founded to offer the arts and lifestyle enthusiast a fresh new look at New York City. We will showcase the established and the emerging, the traditional and the trendy. And we will do it with élan, and panache with a dash of fun.

9/13/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: He’s Always a Moron (Billy Joel / She’s Always a Woman song parody)

A fitting music tribute to Orange 45 aka Fulton County Jail  prisoner P01135809. 

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9//13/23 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FASHION: Ralph Lauren | Spring/Summer 2024 | Full Show

The last time Ralph Lauren was on the New York Fashion Week calendar it was September 2019. Ralph Lauren turned a ballroom on Wall Street into Ralph’s Club, stacked the cabaret tables with celebrities, and hired Janelle Monae to perform a medley of Jazz Age hits. Continue reading

9/12/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Richie Spice – Brown Skin

Richell Bonner better known as Richie Spice, is a Reggae artist. He is a member of the Rastafari movement. Some of his most famous songs include, Brown Skin, Youth Dem Cold Rel Bad, Grooving My Girl, Earth a Run Red and Marijuana. Continue reading

9/12/23 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ SPORTS REVIEW: Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets | 2023 Week 1 Game Highlights

Aaron Rodgers was knocked out of the Jets 22-16 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills just four snaps into his debut on Monday night with what coach Robert Saleh said is believed to be an injured left Achilles tendon. Aaron Rodgers was hit by Buffalo’s Leonard Floyd and fell awkwardly on the leg. Continue reading

9/12/23 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Get Up And Get To Work – Power Motivational Speech | Coach Pain

Every challenge in life requires discipline and focus. There are going to be many days in your life where you don’t feel like you have the strength to get up and carry on. But you know you must have the strength. Through determination, focus and discipline, you can accomplish anything. One of the best motivational speeches by Coach Pain. Continue reading

9/11/23 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Count Of Monte Cristo (1975)

The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1975 film produced by ITC Entertainment  and based upon the 1844 novel The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.It was directed by David Greene and starred Richard Chamberlain as Edmond Dantès, Kate Nelligan as Mercedes, Tony Curtis as Fernand Mondego, Louis Jourdan who played Edmond Dantès in the  1961 til adaptation of the novel as De Villefort, Donald Pleasence as Danglars,  Trevor Howard as Abbé Faria  and Isabelle de Valvert as Haydee.  Continue reading

9/8/23 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Empathy (Part One)- A Conversation with Debbie Allen

By Walter Rutledge


In 2015 O&A NYC Editor-in-Chief Walter Rutledge interviewed Debbie Allen at the Faison Firehouse Theater for Dance Noir Magazine (DNM). The print article would discuss her relationship with Katherine Dunham. The video was produced as visual notes for the upcoming Dunham article. When the magazine suspended publication, out of respect for DNM Founder/Editor-in-Chief Carol Lloyd, we held the material with hopes of eventually printing the article for DNM. After eight years Ms. Allen’s words remain relevant, inspiring and informative and should be shared. We call this first installment Empathy. Continue reading

9/8/23 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ MOVIE TRAILER: Godzilla Minus One Official Trailer

A new trailer is out for Takashi Yamazaki’s contribution to the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla Minus One. Set in Japan in the aftermath of World War II, the country must now grapple with a new, unprecedented threat. The action film is directed and written by Takashi Yamazaki. He also helmed visual effects for the flick. Continue reading

9/8/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: French Montana, Swae Lee – Wish U Well ft. Lojay, Jess Glynne

Wish U Well will be the first time French Montana and Swae Lee have connected on a track with just the two of them since 2017’s monster anthem Unforgettable. Continue reading

9/8/23 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FOOTWEAR: ‘Loyalty’ Terror Squad x Nike Air Force 1

The Terror Squad x Nike Air Force 1 is finally expected to hit retail this summer and its finally here. Fat Joe previewed the upcoming Terror Squad x Nike Air Force 1 in a previously unseen blue makeup.This pair is essentially an updated version of one of the first Terror Squad x Nike Air Force 1s from 2005, which Fat Joe himself said was his favorite from the original set during his appearance on Full Size Run. Continue reading