Category: Takeover
Xavier, East New York. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
A St. Louis County grand jury has decided against indicting Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Mike Brown, to the surprise of virtually no one, but the disappointment of a nation. The Brown family released the following statement: We are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will […]
The makeshift memorial inside the Pink Houses where rookie cop Peter Liang fatally shot unarmed resident Akai Gurley. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original “idea sketch” next to a finished artwork or project. This week’s notebook is from Andrew Birk, a multi-disciplinary artist who works out of Mexico City. Birk is co-director of No-Space, also located in Mexico City. For his notebook Birk has provided a poetic walk through of […]
Street artist Flood and graffiti writer KATSU collaborate (pictured above). As Ferguson prepares for the grand jury decision in the police shooting of an unarmed black man, hundreds of people marched in Brooklyn after the police shooting of an unarmed black man. The New York Post reports on the harrowing ordeal faced by Katherine Silva […]
Above is Buff Monster’s contribution to the Centre-fuge Public Art Project. The New York Post is trying hard to provide cover for the NYPD rookie who fatally shot an unarmed man in the stairwell of a East New York housing project. Gridlock Sam® offers some historical perspective on the design of Central Park and steps […]
Friday morning’s 50th anniversary celebration for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Staten Island to Brooklyn, has been overshadowed not just by recent news that its toll may increase, but also by the work of activist group Right of Way. The organization ran a banner that read “50 YRS & NO BIKE/PED PATHS? OPEN THE VERRAZANO […]
Here are some art, film, music and other things happening in NYC so you can Have a Good Weekend. Drop your suggestions in the comments or to tips@animalnewyork.com. FRIDAY 36°F LOW 28°F In theaters: Part one of the two-part blockbuster sequel The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Indie docPulp: A Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets, and […]
Travis, Soho. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
The world has fallen in love with Paula, Dorothea, and Deirdre, the three adorable grandmas who overcame their generational fears of weed and got high in a viral video that’s amassed more than 7 million views since it landed on the internet on Wednesday. The delightful footage shows them getting high for the first time […]
