For the past few years, artists have been painting a bunch of Second Avenue Subway-related construction trailers that occupy 1st street, in an effort to make the stretch of road look less like a war zone. The Centre-Fuge rotating public art project changes up every few months and for Cycle 17, it features the work […]
The Daily News reports that after the most peaceful June on record, the NYPD is on pace to see less than 100,000 felony crimes for the first time in the department’s history in 2015. “This month’s historically low crime stats and declining CCRB complaints make it clear: we can bring police and community closer together […]
Thomas, NYC. (Photo: Abian Sacks) […]
After protesters set the Confederate and American flags on fire at a Revolutionary War memorial in Brooklyn, counter protesters arrived, like this guy, who broke out a supersized Stars and Stripes. (Photo: Dave Colon) […]
This video, posted to Facebook on July 1, has gotten over a million views due to the stunning aggression shown by the plainclothes detective enacting the arrest. Two men were walking down Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem when they were stopped. It’s unclear if the police told them why they were being stopped, or if […]
The Brooklyn Paper’s Joseph Altobelli published an article today decrying the recent appearance of costumed characters forced out of Times Square on the Coney Island boardwalk. According to Altobelli and his sources, the characters, who sometimes illegally charge people to pose for photos with them, are aggressive and annoying and bad for business. Altobelli writes: […]
ANIMAL’s “Game Plan” feature asks game developers to share a bit about their process and some working images from the creation of a recent game. This week, we spoke with Allen Trivette, creator of the indie game Spirits of Xanadu. If you’re a fan of science fiction in any medium, the premise of Spirits of […]
With its oversized Stars and Stripes draped across the stock exchange, sacred skyscraper that stands 1776 feet tall, and giant statue nicknamed “Lady Liberty,” NYC is widely portrayed as a bastion of patriotism and freedom. But when it comes to July 4, the nation’s most chest-thumping, independence-promoting holiday, it’s illegal to light what the law […]
Donald Trump probably secretly regrets saying racist shit about Mexicans while announcing his candidacy for President. He would never admit it, and he’s even doubled down on his comments, saying “somebody’s doing the raping” on CNN last night, but off camera he’s probably like “I wish I hadn’t said that.” He is a textbook asshole, […]
On the internet you can find the answer to almost any simple question with just a click. But what about the big questions, like “Who am I? What should I do? What does my future hold?” You can’t Google the solutions to existential dilemmas yet. But the art collective the Institute for New Feeling is […]
