Month: November 2014
A scientist wants locals in Greenpoint to wear air-pollution detectors around their necks to create a real-time picture of all the various toxins floating around the neighborhood, according to the Brooklyn Paper. Michael Heimbinder is the founder of HabitatMap, “which builds tools for community organizing around environmental issues.” His current creation is called the Air […]
An MTA board member made a lot of people shake their heads in collective disbelief Monday when he proposed a ban on backpacks in subways. Charles Moerdler sits on the board of the MTA and took a subway ride recently with his granddaughter, who was wearing a bag, when it suddenly occurred to him that backpacks are annoying in […]
The brilliant minds at Oxford Dictionary had many choices for their pick of the 2014 international Word of the Year. But in what seems fitting considering the movement across this country to legalize weed, their choice wasn’t bae, normcore or budtender (our second favorite), it’s vape. That’s right, Oxford just became the peoples’ champ by […]
ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profile ME, a master of parody. He has been making a name for himself by reappropriating logos to accommodate his two letter moniker and his current collaboration with fellow artist Clint Mario is killing the game. The pair have […]
The NYPD is on track to spend $411 million on misdemeanor crimes this year, despite the fact that 90% of the cases will result in no significant jail time. According to a new report by the Police Reform Organizing Project (PROP) the number of misdemeanors arrests is up this year — 156,572 — compared to 155,831 for the […]
Remember that massive drill bit that nearly punctured a passenger-filled F train in October? Well, the MTA has investigated the incident, and concluded the official cause was “stupidity.” MTA Capital Construction president Michael Horodniceanu addressed the accident on Monday, Newsday reports. Construction workers from Tutor Perini were hired to drill drainage holes in the ground […]
August, East Village. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Another photo from my piece about climbing the Williamsburg Bridge. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Tonight, HBO airs Banksy Does New York, a documentary directed by Chris Moukarbel that details the British prankster’s epic 31-day residency on the streets of the city. But don’t let the name fool you — the theme of this user-generated film (which ANIMAL contributed footage to) is not street art, it’s gentrification. Throughout the documentary, […]
In June, after busting the first iteration of darknet marketplace Silk Road, the U.S. Marshals Service auctioned off 30,000 bitcoins it seized from the site’s operator. On Monday, the USMS announced the sale of another 50,000 bitcoin. But potential investors should be wary, as last time these came to auction, the USMS accidentally released a […]
