Category: Takeover
Harold Ramis, a giant of 80s comedies is dead at the age of 69. He’s credited as the writer of cult classics such as Animal House, Caddyshack, and Ghostbusters, the latter of which he also acted in. In that film he played Egon, who prophetically declared that “print is dead” in 1984. He’s also famously […]
See that sign in the window of this old Chevy van? The “MSTF”stands for Midtown South Task Force, a NYPD unit that occupies a stationhouse on 42nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenue. It’s also a designation that you’ll find on all their police vehicles. This one was sitting out front Friday night. If it […]
This fireworks festival happens once a year at the end of the Chinese New Year in the Yanshui District of Tainan City, Taiwan. “Here, thousands of bottle rockets are ignited from a ‘beehive’ to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck to those who are in the path of the rockets,” Farnworth writes. Those who are […]
David & Michael & Mark, Williamsburg. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Street artist QRST’s recent bus shelter takeover in Bushwick is meta and true. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Here’s some art, film, music and other stuff happening in NYC so you can Have a Good Weekend. Drop your suggestions in the comments or to tips@animalnewyork.com. FRIDAY 51°F NIGHT 34°F “Sexing Sound: Aural Archives and Feminist Scores” — a show of feminist sound work from the last 20 years mines some of the best troves for under-shown avant […]
In the spirit of the New York Post’s traffic exclusive on CBS‘ traffic exclusive, here’s ours. These photo were taken about an hour ago on West 57th Street in front of CBS headquarters, which apparently is a a hotbed of unlawful traffic activity. CBS employee proceeds to jaywalk after cab pulls illegal U-turn. This SUV […]
During a brief visit to New York, UK street artist Sweet Toof of the Burning Candy Crew got busy painting the town pink. He also collaborated with graffiti artist SMELLS. His signature gums and teeth and a few squiggly tags are all around Brooklyn — on the rooftops of Williamsburg, the freight trains benched at […]
The MtGox Bitcoin Exchange is crashing and no one can withdraw. Prices, once above $1000, are now hovering just above $100, with 80% of the value gone in just 3 weeks. Some unlucky Bitlords are outside the MtGox office in Tokyo demanding their internet funny money. Suddenly MtGox announced they were moving offices. Too bad that […]
Last night, the West 21st Street Gagosian Gallery started shipping out their Richard Serra installation. This meant that the throngs of people leaving opening receptions for bars and subways encountered a giant, famous slab of steel, strapped to a flatbed truck. Holy shit, you guys, Inside Out (2013) is outside! ANIMAL checked in on the truck this morning. […]
