Category: Takeover
Lillian, Soho. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Environmentalist Christopher Swain had the best intentions when he set out to the swim the entirety of the highly toxic Gowanus Canal on Wednesday afternoon. Due to some poor planning, logistical issues and an overly concerned NYPD, the event was delayed by over an hour. Although he eventually took a dip in the historic waterway, […]
On Wednesday afternoon, a 47-year-old man did the unthinkable: He plunged into the Gowanus Canal’s dark toxic cauldron of stagnant water, which is brewing with raw sewage, arsenic and gonorrhea, among a host of unknown substances. The man, Christopher Swain, entered the canal at Degraw and Bond Street just before 2 PM, from where he […]
Donning a ghoulish white mask and black hoodie, a mysterious figure has been attracting the attention of passersby in Manhattan lately. The poetic harbinger of doom and spokesman for the “rats in the walls” chalks strange occult symbols on the ground and hands out flyers celebrating graffiti writers who “eat trains and live forever.” Other […]
Sly, Williamsburg. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Earlier today, a giant weed leaf flew over Manhattan and it was all our fault. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
“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. Prince Rama is a Brooklyn-based New Age/pop/psychedelic freakout band made up of sisters […]
Moe & Shorty, City Hall. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
In the Flesh, a hardcore porn movie that came out April 10, has more on its mind than the average XXX flick, which is typically pretty focused on just one thing. In between In The Flesh’s scenes of fucking is the story of a suspiciously Christlike man, named Aman (people repeatedly ask “are you Him?” […]
On Saturday, renowed interventionist and public art veteran Ron English finished up his mural at the Houston Bowery Wall. It’s a patchwork American flag comprised of the many corporate parodies he has done over the past two decades as unsanctioned billboards or paintings, punctuated by a very angry-looking Hulk-like toddler. I asked him why he […]
