Keeping up with the Occupy Wall Street protest movement is a daunting task for news outlets big and small, so from here on in, we’ll be doing a frequent roundup of the latest goings-on (Photo: occupywallst.org) Read more »
Mark Lugo, a wine steward from an upscale Manhattan restaurant, has plead guilty to a prolific bout of art thievery. He stole works by Basquiat, Yoshitomo Nara and others — accumulating a world-class trove worth $430,000 — and stashed it in his Hoboken apartment. He had no intention to sell it. Boinkers? Obviously… Or not? Read more »
According to new report by brokerage giant CitiHabitats, the average rental price of a Manhattan apartment is
ridiculously expensive or $3,352 a month. That comes out to about $40,000 a year, which is remarkable when you consider that the average Manhattanite only makes a pinch over $50,000 a year. (Photo: Joe DeRenzo/flickr)
The exact amount in the lawsuit a mother filed against the city is $900 trillion, which looks like this $900,000,000,000,000 when written out (here’s a nifty visual as well). Read more »
And now, the burn we’ve all been waiting for: Legendary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who has been painting polka-dots since before Damien Hirst was born, comments on the hated “Spot” mania. Let’s get ready to oooooh… Read more »
According to a new audit, the Port Authority is “dysfunctional” and like the MTA, particularly irresponsible when it comes to managing money that isn’t theirs. Read more »
Everything! After 9/11, police officers and transit authority officials have been forgetful of photographers’ legal rights, coast to coast. In this latest account, a New York Times reporter was prevented from taking photos of the 126th Street Bus Depot, a former movie studio that you can see on Google Street View. Who you gonna call? Read more »
The people of Massachusetts will have the opportunity to vote on an initiative that would legalize medical weed and it’s partly because a member of the 1 percent who is footing the bill. His name is Peter Lewis and he’s the chairman for Progressive Insurance. Read more »
As part of a class action settlement, the City of New York will shell out $15 million to 22,000 people who were wrongly arrested for panhandling, a charge that was ruled unconstitutional since 1983. That comes out to about $681 for each person in the lawsuit which isn’t that much when you consider that some of them spent actual jail time for committing an act, that ultimately, was perfectly legal.
Tomorrow night, we’re hosting a screening for #whilewewatch, a documentary directed by Kevin Breslin, that looks into Occupy’s beginnings and focuses on the role new media has played in shaping the movement. There will also be a panel discussion after and we’d like to invite the first 20 readers who want to attend to RSVP here for one entry plus a guest.
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