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Recently celebrating its 25th year, this innovative production house is a treasure to those
seeking cutting-edge, contemporary plays with purpose. It was the originator of two big
Broadway hits, Rent and Urinetown, and offers a constant supply of high-quality drama. (
212-460-5475; www.nytw.org ; 79 E 4th St, btwn Second & Third Aves;
F to 2nd Ave)
41 Bowery Ballroom
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This terrific, medium-sized venue has the perfect sound and feel for more blown-up indie-
rock acts (The Shins, Stephen Malkmus, Patti Smith). (
212-533-2111;
www.boweryballroom.com ; 6 Delancey St, at Bowery St;
J/Z to Bowery)
42 Landmark Sunshine Cinema
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A renovated Yiddish theater, the wonderful Landmark shows foreign and first-run main-
stream art films on massive screens. It also has much-coveted stadium-style seating, so it
doesn't matter what giant sits in front of you after the lights go out. (
212-260-7289;
www.landmarktheatres.com ; 143 E Houston St, btwn Forsyth & Eldridge Sts;
F/V to Lower East Side-Second Ave)
43 Delancey
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Surprisingly stylish for the Lower East Side, the Delancey hosts some popular local bands
for doting indie-rock crowds. A good early-evening spot to drink too, particularly from
the palm-fringed 2nd-floor patio deck. (
LIVE MUSIC
212-254-9920; www.thedelancey.com ; 168 Delancey St at
Clinton St;
F to Delancey St, J/M/Z to Essex St)
44 Anthology Film Archives
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Opened in 1970, this theater is dedicated to the idea of film as an art form. It screens indie
works by new filmmakers and also revives classics and obscure oldies, from Luis Buñuel
 
 
 
 
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