Month: February 2015
Despite former Mayor Bloomberg’s failure to ban all sodas larger than 16 ounces, the War on Sugary Drinks continues in New York. Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, a Bronx Democrat, is insisting that the drinks carry health warning labels similar to a pack of cigarettes. In defense of the bill, Dinowitz stated, “The legislation is educational. It […]
Reuel, Bushwick. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Rooftop graffiti in Gowanus, Brooklyn. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Speaking to rich people at the Aspen Institute, chronic meddler of people’s affairs and former mayor of New York Mike Bloomberg blasted Colorado for ending the prohibition on weed and regulating it like its more dangerous counterparts, tobacco and booze. Bloomberg had this to say about the measure that has allowed police to focus on […]
The Republican party has long-been considered the Anti-Science party for its outright denial of climate change and evolution. It’s even been suggested that people who identify as liberals are more intelligent. But that doesn’t preclude liberals from having their own major set of biases when it comes to science. A new study by professors at […]
Himanshu “Heems” Suri, who goes by moniker Deepak Choppa these days, is celebrating his first solo album since his rap group Das Racist disbanded in 2012. He kicked things off with an exhibit at New York’s Aicon Gallery titled “Eat Pray Thug” after Suri’s upcoming album of the same name. The show, which opened on […]
The morning after truthsayer Kanye West pointed out that Beyonce got robbed at the Grammy’s on Sunday, he walked passed a man wearing Nike Command Forces in JFK and saw the perfect promotional opportunity for his new sneaker line. Referring to the Adidas Yeezy 750 Boosts on his own feet, West asked the man, “If […]
Smart Crew’s SNOEMAN added some graffiti flair to the famed Essex Street Snowman by tagging it with his signature SM throw-up this past weekend. For the past few years, after it snows, the owners of the small Chinese grocery at the corner of Essex and Canal Streets have been building the urban Frosty to the […]
When N.W.A put the frustrations of black youth into words in the late 1980s, simply singing the truth was a revolutionary act. Their lyrics seemingly predicted the 1992 Los Angeles race riots, and “Fuck tha Police” quickly become a national anthem for the disenfranchised community. Former N.W.A members Ice Cube and Dr Dre have just […]
After 24,591 separate complaints about air-travel related noise, residents of Long Island’s posh Hamptons neighborhood simply can’t take any more. The sound of “noisy” airplanes, as defined by the FAA, have been tormenting residents like Teresa McCaskie, who told NBC that she is unable to sleep. After thousands of complaints, the town is set to […]
