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After Hours NYC AFTER HOURS NYC is your nightly conversation on culture, Broadway, food, travel, and Harlem. Nightly on WHRL Radio. moodmagazinenyc.org

Wind down with the stories, people, places, and conversations shaping New York City—after hours.

WE NEED YOU TO BETA TEST MOOD.The Mood Magazine Map is almost ready.You may see a graphic telling you to “Download the A...
09/19/2026

WE NEED YOU TO BETA TEST MOOD.
The Mood Magazine Map is almost ready.
You may see a graphic telling you to “Download the App,” but the App Store/Google Play version is not available yet. We’re currently testing the app before its official release — and we need New Yorkers to help us put it through its paces.
HERE’S HOW TO JOIN THE BETA:
1. Go to:
https://moodmagazinenyc.floot.app/
2. Open the link on your phone.
3. Add Mood Magazine Map to your Home Screen.
This step is important. In the beta, adding the app to your Home Screen is currently required for push notifications to work.
4. Create an account.
5. Build your profile.
6. Explore the map and discover your city.
7. Post your New York finds.
We want to see what you discover.
A Black-owned restaurant.
A hidden Harlem gem.
A great bookstore.
A beautiful hotel.
A local attraction.
A neighborhood favorite.
A business you’ve just discovered.
A place you think everyone should know about.
Find it. Post it. Share it.
We’re testing the community side of Mood, too — so don’t just browse. Participate.
AND TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.
Because you’re using the beta version, adding Mood to your Home Screen is currently the way push notifications work.
Your feedback will help us identify what works, what needs fixing and what we should build next.
You’re not just testing an app.
You’re helping us build the digital guide to the New York you love.
WELCOME TO THE MOOD BETA.
Explore. Find. Post. Share

🎙️ ON AIR TOMORROWJoin us Tuesday, September 15 at 4:00 PM on WHCR 90.3 FM for a special conversation about Harlem, the ...
09/15/2026

🎙️ ON AIR TOMORROW

Join us Tuesday, September 15 at 4:00 PM on WHCR 90.3 FM for a special conversation about Harlem, the arts, culture, music, and the vision for our community.

📻 WHCR 90.3 FM
🌐 www.WHCR.org
🕓 Tuesday, September 15 | 4:00 PM

Tune in and hear the conversation.

Harlem has a story to tell. We’re telling it.

**GUMBO: THE ART OF BRINGING EVERYTHING TO THE TABLE**What happens when cultures meet, ingredients travel, traditions ev...
09/14/2026

**GUMBO: THE ART OF BRINGING EVERYTHING TO THE TABLE**

What happens when cultures meet, ingredients travel, traditions evolve and somebody decides there is room for everyone in the pot?

You get gumbo.

Our latest **Discover World Cuisine** takes us from West Africa to Louisiana, from the bayou to New York, exploring the history, culture and meaning behind one of America's most beloved dishes.

Because gumbo isn't just food.

It's memory.
It's migration.
It's community.
It's patience.
It's a little bit of everything becoming something greater together.

And yes, we brought a recipe for the Mood Kitchen.

**Read the full feature:**

https://moodmagazinenyc.org/gumbo-the-art-of-bringing-everything-to-the-table/

**Mood Magazine NYC**
*Mind. Body. Spirit. Culture. Harlem to the World.*

**Live Your Mood.**

**THE BLACK BRIDE GUIDE**Girl, we’re getting married.But before the flowers, the dress, the ch*****ne and the Pinterest ...
09/14/2026

**THE BLACK BRIDE GUIDE**

Girl, we’re getting married.

But before the flowers, the dress, the ch*****ne and the Pinterest board takes over your life, there are a few things a Black bride needs to think about.

From finding the right wedding planner to building your beauty team, managing the budget, choosing vendors and making sure your wedding actually feels like **you**, planning the big day is about more than making everything look beautiful.

It’s about making the experience feel beautiful, too.

The **Mood Magazine NYC Black Bride Guide** is here to help you navigate the planning, the people, the money, the beauty, the culture and all the little details that come with creating a wedding that feels like your love story.

Because this isn't just a wedding.

**It's your mood.**

Read the full **Black Bride Guide**:

https://moodmagazinenyc.org/the-black-bride-guide/

**Mood Magazine NYC**
*Mind. Body. Spirit. Culture. Harlem to the World.*

**Live Your Mood.**

**WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY LIVE?**We talk about buying Black. Shopping Black. Dining Black. Supporting Black-owned business...
09/14/2026

**WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY LIVE?**

We talk about buying Black. Shopping Black. Dining Black. Supporting Black-owned businesses.

But there’s another question worth asking:

**Where does your money actually live?**

Our latest feature explores Black-owned banks and the bigger conversation around where we keep, move and invest our money.

Because your money doesn’t just sit in an account.

It moves. It supports businesses. It helps create opportunities. It can contribute to the economic strength of communities.

This isn’t about telling you which bank to choose. It’s about asking you to think differently about one of the most important relationships you have: **your relationship with your money.**

So, before you open your banking app today, ask yourself:

**What could my money help build?**

Read the full feature:

https://moodmagazinenyc.org/where-does-your-money-live/

**Mood Magazine NYC**
*Mind. Body. Spirit. Culture. Harlem to the World.*

**Live Your Mood.**

**Sometimes the best getaway isn’t a five-star hotel.**Sometimes it’s a beautiful old house, a quiet morning, a handwrit...
09/14/2026

**Sometimes the best getaway isn’t a five-star hotel.**

Sometimes it’s a beautiful old house, a quiet morning, a handwritten welcome note, and a host who knows exactly where you should have dinner.

For our latest **STAY IN THE MOOD** feature, Mood Magazine found **16 Black-owned B&Bs** across the country that make getting away feel a little more like coming home.

From Martha’s Vineyard to Cape Cod, Long Island to New Orleans, Washington, D.C. to Arizona, these are places worth putting on your travel list.

And there’s a bigger idea behind the getaway.

When we travel, our dollars can support Black-owned hospitality businesses, local restaurants, artists, farmers, tour operators and communities.

**Travel beautifully. Spend intentionally. Discover somewhere new.**

Read the full feature:

https://moodmagazinenyc.org/16-black-owned-bbs-that-make-getting-away-feel-like-coming-home/

**Mood Magazine NYC**
*Mind. Body. Spirit. Culture. Harlem to the World.*

**Live Your Mood.**

09/11/2026

🎨 THE CITY IS A CANVAS.

New York doesn’t just make music.
It paints it into the walls.

In our latest feature, Mood Magazine NYC explores “The City as Canvas: Skai Jackson and the Music Painted Into New York’s Walls”—a look at the intersection of music, visual culture, celebrity, and the ever-changing artistic landscape of New York City.

Because in this city, art isn’t confined to galleries.

It lives on the walls.
It lives in the streets.
It lives in the sound.

Read the feature. Enter the mood.

🔗 moodmagazinenyc.org

THE CITY AS CANVAS: SKAI JACKSON AND THE MUSIC PAINTED INTO NEW YORK’S WALLSWhat happens when fashion, music, street art...
09/11/2026

THE CITY AS CANVAS: SKAI JACKSON AND THE MUSIC PAINTED INTO NEW YORK’S WALLS

What happens when fashion, music, street art, and Black cultural memory collide on a New York City block?

In her latest Mood Magazine NYC feature, Poetess Bethany Camille James takes us into the visual language of the city, where murals become memory, sidewalks become galleries, and Black artistry becomes part of the architecture.

From Eduardo Kobra’s powerful Michael Jackson mural to Skai Jackson’s striking street-style moment, this is a story about art, identity, music, women, and the city that never stops creating.

The walls are speaking.

Are you listening?

Read “The City as Canvas: Skai Jackson and the Music Painted Into New York’s Walls” now on Mood Magazine NYC.

https://moodmagazinenyc.org/the-city-as-canvas-skai-jackson-and-the-music-painted-into-new-yorks-walls/

Mood Magazine NYC
Mind. Body. Spirit. Culture. Harlem to the World.
Live Your Mood.

Small. Simple. Surprisingly powerful.What if one of the most underrated ingredients in your pantry could also make one o...
09/10/2026

Small. Simple. Surprisingly powerful.

What if one of the most underrated ingredients in your pantry could also make one of the most satisfying meals?

In the latest Homegrown, Mood Magazine NYC takes a closer look at the humble lentil, its versatility, its comfort, and why simple ingredients can create something truly beautiful.

And yes, we’re taking it into the Mood Kitchen with a warm Lemon-Garlic Lentils recipe you can make at home.

Keep it simple. Cook with intention. Make something beautiful.

Read “The Humble Lentil: Small, Simple, and Surprisingly Powerful” now.

https://moodmagazinenyc.org/the-humble-lentil-small-simple-and-surprisingly-powerful/

Mood Magazine NYC
Mind. Body. Spirit. Culture. Harlem to the World.
Live Your Mood.

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