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Teen Arrested After Damaging Artwork at the Met

Mike Mishkin November 6, 2025 NYPD + FDNY No Comments

A 19-year-old visitor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art was arrested this week after reportedly splashing water on two historic paintings and tearing tapestries off the wall during a disruptive … Read More...

Mystery Buyer Purchases Met-Owned Townhouses to Create 13,000 Square Foot Mansion

Mike Mishkin October 13, 2025 Real Estate No Comments

Two historic townhouses owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art have officially found a buyer—and for more than their combined $28 million asking price. Located Read More...

Via Carota Chefs to Reimagine Dining at The Met

Mike Mishkin October 8, 2025 Food & Drink No Comments

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is preparing a major culinary transformation Read More...

Local Galleries Showcase African, Oceanic and Native Art to Celebrate Reopening of Met Rockefeller Wing

John Crabb May 29, 2025 Uncategorized No Comments

A number of galleries on the Upper East Side are hosting bespoke exhibitions this week in honor of the reopening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Read More...

Renderings Revealed for New Wing at The Met

Ethan Harfenist December 12, 2024 Arts & Entertainment 1 Comment

The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday released its first renderings of the new Oscar L. and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing on the Upper East Read More...

Met Museum Offers Private Tours to Underserved Communities

Philip Santos Schaffer April 19, 2023 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

The Upper East Side’s famed Metropolitan Museum of Art has begun a new initiative aimed at increasing museum access. Read More...

UES Rep. Carolyn Maloney Accused of Soliciting a Met Gala Ticket

Spencer Cain November 22, 2022 Politics No Comments

In a storyline straight out of Gossip Girl, the outgoing congresswoman is under investigation for allegedly demanding access to the famed event. Read More...

President Biden Goes to the Met

Joshua Dudley October 31, 2022 Odds and Ends No Comments

President Joe Biden was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday to attend a memorial service for Donald Blinken, the father of the current Read More...

27 Antiques Seized From Met Museum

Bobby Panza September 2, 2022 Arts & Entertainment 1 Comment

More than $13 million worth of artifacts, totaling 27 items, have been seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art by investigators claiming the objects have Read More...

Met Becomes Most Expensive Museum in NYC

Reanna Armellino July 1, 2022 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has officially become the most expensive museum in the city for out-of-towners. On July 1, adult admission increased from $25 Read More...