Month: February 2014
Harry, Hell’s Kitchen. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Even a security guard gets in on the Fashion Week action. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
As you may have heard, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is dead. Although the autopsy results are still inconclusive, it’s very likely that he died of a drug overdose. Since the first day that news broke of his untimely demise, fans have been flocking to his West Village apartment complex. I stopped by there this afternoon […]
Have you met the mascots for the 2014 Winter Games? Introducing the Hare, the Leopard, and the Polar Bear. The latter two characters are male and based on this photo of the stuffed animals posted to the official Flickr account of the Sochi Olympics, they’re also very friendly. And potentially in violation of Russia’s strict, […]
Here’s some art, film, music and other stuff happening in NYC so you can Have a Good Weekend. Drop your suggestions in the comments or to tips@animalnewyork.com. FRIDAY 31°F NIGHT 20°F Speedy Ortiz, Krill, and Infinity Girl are playing Brooklyn Night Bazaar to celebrate the release of Speedy’s great new EP Real Hair. (6pm, free, Brooklyn) Celebrate William S. Burroughs’ […]
Like his other legal and illegal work around NY, artist Cassius Fouler brings a mix of cartoonism, expressionism, and graffiti-based text to address the themes of “life moment to moment, the flaws of starving artistry, gentrification, humility, decadence, anger, sadness, inebriation and peril.” See his work on view tomorrow at the Pandemic Gallery warehouse. “Painting […]
This afternoon, artist Maya Hayuk finished painting her drippy, eye-popping mural for the Bowery Wall that she started on Sunday. While applying a protective clear coat over the work, she shrugged off the light vandalism it underwent earlier this week. “It’s as much of a destination for me to have arrived on this wall as […]
If you’re lucky enough to be a resident of Colorado, Washington, or any of the myriad states with legal medical cannabis, you may have difficulty buying your weed with a credit card. Because it’s still illegal federally, many banks and credit cards companies refuse to process purchases of the plant. At least one Washington dispensary […]
In a show of protest against Russia’s oppressive anti-gay laws, Toronto is flying a rainbow above its city hall during the Sochi Winter Olympics, along with a host of other Canadian cities. Mayor Rob Ford, who never saw an issue he couldn’t make an ass of himself over, is upset about it. “This is about […]
Though the death of Willets Point feels all but inevitable, there’s one last hope for those who would rather not see the rugged Queens area converted into a shiny new hotel/restaurant/retail complex. A group including State Senator Tony Avella, a Queens Democrat, local businesses, and the non-profit NYC Parks Advocates are suing the city to stop redevelopment, […]
