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.

8/2/19 O&A NYC GRILLING FOR THE WEEKEND: Grilled Chicken Parmesan

Grilled Chicken Parmesan: for a summertime twist on an Italian standby, fire up the grill to cook the chicken and toast the bread for these open-face chicken Parmesan sandwiches. Continue reading

8/2/19 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Boogaloo Shrimp- An Urban Dance Legend

Michael “Boogaloo Shrimp” Chambers a dancer and actor known for his role as Turbo in the 1984 film Breakin and the sequel Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. Continue reading

8/1/19 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: James Brown- Please Please Please ( Live at the TAMI Show)

Please, Please, Please was written by James Brown and Johnny Terry and released as a single on Federal Records in 1956, it charted #6 R&B. It was the group’s debut recording and first chart hit, and became their signature song.
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7/30/19 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ VIDEO GAME REVIEW: ‘Madden NFL 20’ Taps DJ Khaled & Lil Yachty for Launch Trailer

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

Madden 20 has now launched a trailer featuring DJ Khaled and Lil Yachty. Lil Yachty and DJ Khaled spotlight the game’s Face of The Franchise mode where their cyber selves have been dressed in their hometown team’s jersey. Continue reading

7/30/19 O&A NYC DANCE: Stanzas: A dance performance by Du’Bois A’Keen

Stanzas, A revolutionary change occurs inside the mind and soul of one man. A dance performance by Du’Bois A’Keen based on a poem by Aldous Huxley. Produced by Max Rothman and Du’Bois A’Keen with music by Leo Caruso. Continue reading

7/30/19 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: 1930’s Harlem- When Harlem Was The Cultural Mecca

1930s Harlem, New York City captures  richness of Harlem life in the 1930’s. Scenes of the Cotton Club, Duke Ellington and band; and the daily lives of Black people living in the African- American cultural Mecca- Harlem. Continue reading