New York

He's an artist who seems to enjoy the macabre in his paintings, and it's won him a big prize. Audio

Two window cleaners in New York have been rescued after spending nearly two hours dangling from their broken scaffolding at a perilous 75-degree angle, 69-floors above the city streets of Manhattan. Audio

Currently the number two ranked poker player in the world by the Global Poker Index, American Vanessa Selbst is a keen social justice advocate and also the only woman to have ever reached the number… Audio

Biographer Tim Lawrence reflects on the life of the New York music pioneer Arthur Russell on the release of a new Red Hot compilation of his work. Audio

Marathon travel specialist Judy Wolff is a "wogger" (walker and jogger) who has participated in both the New York City marathon and the Great Wall half marathon in China. Audio

Melody Thomas heads to the Portland headquarters of independent radical feminist label M'lady's Records and meets with Kiwi co-owner and ex-Coolies drummer Fiona Campbell. Audio

Highlights from live performances by Wellington-based singer-songwriter Hollie Smith and the Brooklyn based eight-piece band Red Baraat. Audio

Architectural writer and commentator who will visit New Zealand for the WORD Christchurch Writers Festival. Audio

Jerry Schultz and Robert Schoenholt opened Slug's Saloon in New York's Lower East Side in 1964, providing a raw alternative to Manhattan's glitzy jazz clubs and attracting a who's who of 60s jazz… Audio

New York writer who has written her first novel, Delicious, after a series of memoirs, and will be a guest at the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival in August. Audio

The Morning Gloryville breakfast raves offer a drug and alcohol -free dance experience complete with organic smoothies, hula hooping and massage therapy, if you're up for it. Music 101's New York City… Audio

Expat jazz bassist Matt Penman has based himself in the USA for over 20 years. He gives us an insight into his early years of playing at Berklee College of Music and the ensuing years in New York… Audio

Founder and director of the Greek Theatre of New York, who brings Socrates Now, his interactive production of Plato's classic, to New Zealand this month. Audio

The "Godfather of House", Frankie Knuckles, died this week at the age of 59.

Heralded as a major protagonist in the evolution of dance music, the Bronx-born DJ and producer transplanted the dynamism… Audio

If you've witnessed one of Liam Finn's seat-of-the-pants live performances, chances are you've also seen his long-time collaborator Eliza-Jane Barnes riding shotgun, providing backing vocals and… Audio

Based in the United States, Streets of Laredo have been honing their songs on the streets of New York, since their formation a few years ago. Originally founded by brothers Dan and Dave Gibson and… Audio

Pathomap is a microbial census taking thousands of swabs all over New York City and its public places. Christopher Mason of the Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University is leading the… Audio

New York based Nigerian writer, street photographer and art historian who is working on a non-fiction narrative of Lagos, and on a Twitter project called Small Fates. Audio

The distinctive New York rapper shares her love of words, imagination and following your bliss with Emma Smith Audio

In New York they're turning rubbish skips into swimming pools to beat the summer heat. Our correspondent Jon Kalish heads along for a dip. Audio