Month: August 2014
Hong Kong’s version of America’s Most Wanted has a Bitcoin episode. They’re trying to be balanced and realistic. Within two minutes of the dramatization, some unfortunate denizen’s bitcoins have been stolen and “transferred to Columbia.” Hong Kong’s Finest wants to remind you that Bitcoin is highly volatile, with virtual exchanges blowing up all the time, […]
Here are some art, film, music and other things happening in NYC so you can Have a Good Weekend. Drop your suggestions in the comments or to tips@animalnewyork.com. FRIDAY 81° LOW 69° Flux Factory’s 20th Anniversary “Homecoming” Weekend, art, 5-course dinner, dance parties and more. (6pm, price varies, Queens) Freestyle Friday including live Ableton jam at Pwrplnt. (7pm, […]
Learning to drive is different in New York City, and it’s especially intense at Akademia Driving School, recently profiled by the New York Times. Owner Leoni Pimentel guides his students through the obstacle course of city traffic with varying degrees of success. Pimintel told the Times that his students would crash “every half hour” without the safety net of […]
Forest Park employees discovered a bag of 868 hypodermic needles last week. According to a spokesperson, the bag was found near Park Lane South and 112th Street in Richmond Hill, Queens, under a guardrail. All the needles appear to be used. “It’s sad somebody would do that and put the public at risk,” Richmond Hill Block Association […]
Jayson, Midtown. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
