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One artist is bringing attention to the inhumane practice of solitary confinement by creating dream home of Black Panther activist Herman Wallace, who was alone in a cell for 41 years. Wallace, who was convicted of stabbing and killing a prison guard, was allowed to leave his cell for 1 hour a few times per […]
Tonight is the 5th Annual Brooklyn Ball. The yearly event at the Brooklyn Museum represents a culinary clusterfuck of the art world and its patrons. Several of the artists who will attend the gathering were also asked to customize the tables or as the press release says, create “artist-created immersive table environments.” ANIMAL got a […]
On April 7, the city sued to shut down Chinatown stalwart 169 Bar for two incidents last year when underage auxiliary NYPD officers were allowed to enter the bar and purchase beer. Today, the owner of 169 Bar shot back that the lawsuit should be thrown out because the investigation was illegal, since the underage […]
Madeline Luciano, an 8th grade teacher at P.S. 18 in Inwood, was fired last October after investigators determined that she had committed misconduct during an incident in which she had students publicly declare reasons why they didn’t like a bullied student, according to DNAinfo. Luciano appealed her firing in a petition filed in Brooklyn Supreme […]
“Listen In” is a weekly feature in which we ask musicians to curate a mixtape-length YouTube playlist of songs they’re currently digging. Click the big play button above to hear the whole playlist or scroll down to see and hear individual tracks. After dropping a 2-song cover EP in February, Bluesy Brookyln-based punk rocker Shilpa […]
In honor of anti-street harassment week, New York-based Feminist Apparel and Philly-based Pussy Division are putting up “No Catcalling” street signs in New York and Philly. It’s an official reminder to the general public: hollering at someone on the street not cool; it makes people feel uncomfortable and even unsafe. Some of the “no catcall […]
Eman Rimawi puts in work. The 30-year-old Brooklynite lost her legs due to a rare blood clotting disorder last year, which for most people would be a debilitating setback. But within a few months, Rimawi was hard at work designing a clothing line for amputees, determined to create something helpful and beautiful for her newfound […]
Around 400 people took to the streets on Tuesday afternoon, gathering in Union Square to protest police brutality at 2 PM. The group then splintered, with a large number marching through Lower Manhattan, past One Police Plaza, and onto the Brooklyn Bridge. At 4:15, the New York Times reports, some protesters on the bridge “broke […]
Warren, Williamsburg. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Several hundred protesters marched down Broadway earlier today to “stop murder by police.” (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
