Though Bowie lived at 285 Lafayette Street, where tributes and memorials have been going up, he had reportedly said that his favorite place in New York City was Washington Square Park. Read more.
Lazarus, also the title of a song on Blackstar, is an Off-Broadway musical at the New York Theatre Workshop that Bowie collaborated on with Ivo Van Hove, which opened in November 18, 2015. Read more.
In 2002’s “New York City Marathon Tour,” (also called the NYC Bowie-athon), Bowie played a show in each of New York City’s boroughs following the order of the New York City Marathon. Read more.
After two decades of pioneering music, Bowie debuted on Broadway in the title role of The Elephant Man, playing at the Booth Theatre on 45th Street. The year was 1980. Read more.
On October 20, 2001, after the 9/11 attacks, Paul McCartney organizes the Concert for New York to honor the first responders, victims of the attacks, and those continuing to work on the site. Read more.
