People associate New York City with the fine arts but often gloss over just how many iconic pop culture moments took place in this city. There’s the MTA bus that splashes gutter water on Carrie Bradshaw’s white tutu in the opening credits of Sex and the City. There are Jim Henson’s Big Bird, Snuffleupagus and friends who call Sesame Street home (sidenote: the intersection between Broadway and West 63rd was officially renamed Sesame Street in 2019). There’s King Kong gripping the spire of the Empire State Building in one meaty paw and Ann Darrow in the other.
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Over the past century, these and countless other moments have unfolded in film, music videos, TV shows and plays, to the delight of New Yorkers and those outside its boroughs with a soft spot for the city.
The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY), located on the Museum Mile of Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side, opened in 1923 to provide visitors with a glimpse into the city’s pivotal history, its art and its essence. To celebrate the institution’s centennial, MCNY curators assembled “This is New York: 100 Years of Art and Pop Culture,” an exhibition complementing the permanent........