Shortly after 2015 became official in New York City, a dance party popped up on the Lower East Side. A bicycle rigged with a mobile sound system provided beats while three dozen or so revelers boogied and partied on Ludlow Street, literally, as the middle of the street was treated like a dance floor. In […]
SantaCon, an annual debaucherous event that’s no worse than St. Patrick’s Day or New Year’s Eve, has received an unprecedented amount of manufactured outrage this year from the media, bar owners, block associations, the MTA, and the city itself. Amidst this backlash, the organization has retained the services of famed civil right lawyer and former […]
Protests against a grand jury’s decision not to indict a Staten Island cop for putting Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold continued for a third night in New York and other cities. Despite the pouring rain, protesters marched through the streets and held a die-in at Apple’s flagship store in Manhattan. Garner’s mom, Gwen Carr, […]
After the famous Jim Powers-decorated light poles — part of Powers’s life’s work known as the “Mosaic Trail” — were removed from Astor Place, many feared that they would be lost forever. Now it’s being reported that discussions have begun to return the landmark artworks. The lamp posts were removed earlier this year as part of the capital […]
Seven demonstrators were arrested in NYC for trying to disrupt Black Friday shopping at Macy’s as protests in honor of Mike Brown continue. There were actions nationwide. Busta Rhymes bopped his head so hard that he fell of the stage at Webster Hall during a concert, giving himself a nasty gash. Watch the video, over […]
On November 20th, Bowery and Boogie posted photos of a cop using excessive force to stop a cyclist who had just run a red light. A Twitter user by the name of “emveezee” saw a meme opportunity in the making and subsequently posted that glorious image you see above. We liked it so much we thought […]
For some reason, 2014 is the year to hate SantaCon. Although the annual drinkfest has had its detractors in the past, the backlash is more concentrated than ever with bar owners, community organizations and even the City of New York, officially rejecting the group’s repeated attempts to establish a kicking-off-point for attendees. But how come […]
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 […]
The New York Post ran a cover story that purported to show a heroic Syrian boy saving a girl, but it was completely staged, continuing a proud tradition at the tabloid of running fake stories on its front pages. Brooklyn’s most expensive home is for sale and no one reading this site can afford it. […]
