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December 11, 2014 Aymann Ismail

Clint Mario x ME, City Hall. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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Rhett Jones

As outrage continues over revelations that the CIA tortured terrorist suspects and often misled the government about the intel it received, it’s important to remember that the ultimate responsibility for such an enormous apparatus has to fall on George W. Bush — the commander in chief who allowed it to happen and defended the program […]

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Bucky Turco

Lorena, Bushwick. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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December 10, 2014 Aymann Ismail

TRACY168, Bushwick. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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Paul Steely White

Today, the MTA released a series of on-air PSAs “to educate bus customers, pedestrians and bicyclists about safety on and around buses.” But for one New York-based traffic advocacy group, the ads don’t address the real threat to public safety: motorists. Paul Steely White, executive director of Transportation Alternatives, shares his thoughts about the new […]

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Aymann Ismail

New York One, Time Warner’s 24-hour cable news channel, has kept a pulse on major events in the city since 1992. Over the years, the programs on the local channel have become a junket for national audiences, too, offering a look into the city’s daily machinations that go on to change the nation, and even […]

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Rhett Jones

“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. This weeks playlist comes to you from chilled-out catalogue of Hospitality. They’ve put together a […]

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Bucky Turco

Aesop, Williamsburg. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]

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December 9, 2014 Bucky Turco

Yesterday, I railed against the scores of graffiti and street artists who went to Art Basel and didn’t create a single tribute to any of the victims of police brutality despite all the protests — or, for that matter, do anything controversial. (Sorry fake dick guy, you don’t count.) Alas, I was wrong. There were […]

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Prachi Gupta

On Monday night, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn might as well been the center of the universe. There were protesters, NBA players, rap royalty, a real life prince, a duchess, and a whole lot of media. As the masses gathered outside to protest a Staten Island jury’s decision to not indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo […]

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