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Adderall™, a socially acceptable drug with wondrous stimulant properties, can help even the most distracted of persons focus, and not surprisingly, it is one of America’s favorite substances. The American Chemical Society claims that over 25 million people “rely” on the drug and according to published reports, untold millions abuse it. This video by the […]
Too often with videos documenting police brutality, we see one of two things: Either a crowd of bystanders looks on helplessly as officers abuse their power, or the crowd gets involved, and then there are mass arrests. In this video shot by Copwatch Patrol Unit member Michael Barber, however, neither of those outcomes happened — […]
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Notorious Club Kid Michael Alig comments on social media for a body of work he created while in prison and is exhibiting to the public for the first time. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
People lament the state of journalism these days, but when you see it working as it was truly meant to — to inform the people and enact real change — it’s a wonderful, soul-affirming thing. It’s too early to see just how substantive the reforms will be, but days after the New York Times published […]
On May 15, 1940, the first ever McDonald’s opened in San Bernadino, California. Little did the McDonald brothers know that 75 years later, their humble hamburger restaurant would be the biggest restaurant chain in the world and the preferred brawling location for New York City teens. A group of kids in Brooklyn celebrated the anniversary […]
The Civilian Complaint Review Board, New York City government’s ombudsmen for citizens who claim to have been mistreated by police, released its annual report for 2014 on Thursday. Some notable findings include a high number of complaints about police putting people in chokeholds and filing false official statements. In July of 2014, Officer Daniel Pantaleo […]
Russell Murphy aka a graffiti writer you all know by another name, painted a mural against gun violence in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, and it’s apparently stirring some controversy. The piece, which reads “Don’t Shoot” in big drippy letters, was done with permission on the rolldown gate of a sneaker store at […]
A new art installation in Queens aims aims to foster empathy and create dialogue around police brutality by putting visitors into a disorienting space and confronting them with police sirens. According to Reuters, visitors will walk through a dark space in Long Island City’s Flux Factory “one at a time,” where they will be barraged […]
Mayor de Blasio is in California this week trying to raise funds from tech industry bigwigs, but nefarious cab company Uber is trying to sabotage his efforts because he won’t let it do whatever it wants. Crain’s reports that due to de Blasio’s support of Taxi and Limousine Commission’s recommendation that car-hailing apps be regulated, […]
