Audio evidence in the federal case against the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practice, obtained by the Nation, confirms that the NYPD enforces arrest quotas, and that they are supported by the police officers’ union. In the tape, a union delegate can be heard saying, “I spoke to the CO [commanding officer] for about an hour-and-a-half. 20-and-1. 20-and-1 is what the […]
If you don’t like this video you can go fuck yourself. WHAT?!!! Look it’s a cat video by experimental artist Chris Marker. Art. Yeah? OK THEN. […]
If you can get over your gag reflex, it’s not a bad idea: a new restroom facility in Prospect Park’s historic Wellhouse building will store all human waste in a giant underground container, rather than pump it into a sewage treatment plant, and after five years or so of mixing around with wood chips and […]
As a part of state budget negotiations, New York legislators and Governor Andrew Cuomo have agreed upon a plan that would gradually raise minimum wage over the next three years. The minimum would extend from $7.25 to $8 next year, $8.75 at the beginning of 2015, and $9 at the beginning of 2016, and would […]
Rose, Midtown. (Photo: ANIMALNewYork) […]
A gentleman rests on a DIY bench in Hell’s Kitchen. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
The fact that we can read other humans’ emotional cues is old news, but behavioral scientists weren’t sure whether this empathy extended to other animals– until now. Science has confirmed that humans are, in fact, pretty good at reading dog’s emotions based on facial expression. Sometimes. In the study, led by Dr. Tina Bloom of […]
Four North American river otter pups, three male and one female, were recently born at the Long Island Aquarium to parents named Peanut Butter and Jelly. Awww. Now, the aquarium wants the public’s help to give monikers to the little pups. Unlike previous naming contests, there is a selected group of names to pick from. […]
In 1980, artist Allan Bridge cerated the Apology Line: a phone number and answering machine on which troubled New Yorkers who aren’t into the whole Catholicism thing could leave messages confessing their sins and other transgressions. Now, someone taking inspiration from Bridge has created his own Apology Line, posting fliers around Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. […]
Domestic Drone Countermeasures is an Oregon-based that’s selling “countermeasures and systems” to disable domestic drones. A noble idea. Here’s where the product gets as sketchy as the domestic drones themselves: No one will say how these anti-drone systems actually work. This is how Timothy Faucett, a lead engineer for DDC, explained the countermeasures in an […]
