Tag: URBAN EXPLORING
Yonathan Souid, a tourist from France who was caught climbing the Brooklyn Bridge last month, has been sentenced to 240 hours of community service. Specifically, he’ll have to spend that time cleaning the Manhattan Detention Center. Souid said he climbed the bridge because of his passion for photography. When cops first arrested him he claimed to be […]
On Monday, ANIMAL published a firsthand account of what it’s like to climb the Williamsburg Bridge, a risky but age-old tradition that New Yorkers have been partaking in since the before the structure was officially opened. In present day, urban explorers and some adventurous tourists caught scaling bridges face trespassing charges. If caught over a […]
Jenkem magazine released a gnarly new skate video entitled “The Search for BLDG.40,” that was shot at an “abandoned psychiatric center in New York state.” Although skateboarders Sean Collelo and Rob Miclei didn’t name the off-limits location, it appears to be the old Rockland Psychiatric Center, an expansive mental hospital built in 1927. It’s comprised […]
You would think that when you’re sitting on top of the Williamsburg Bridge, looking down at the lights of New York City, the view of the skyline is overwhelming. And it is, but when I was up there, I was far more taken by the enormity of the century-old bulk I had just climbed. I […]
Climbing the Brooklyn Bridge for a hot photo op has become the tourist activity of choice lately. This Sunday, 23-year-old Jonathon Souid became the latest thrill-seeker to scale the iconic structure in a matter of months. He was caught in the act by the NYPD and taken to the 84th precinct in Downtown Brooklyn to be […]
The same urban explorer who recently snuck into the 13-foot-wide Tiffany clock at Grand Central Terminal posted some new photos of the storied building. Instagrammer @dark.cyanide and his accomplice, @dirtydav1, accessed the catwalks used mostly by workers high above the main concourse — and they didn’t stop there. “How often do you get a chance […]
An urban explorer going by the Instagram handle @dark.cyanide infiltrated the famous Tiffany clock at Grand Central Terminal and posted some ridiculous photos of it. First reported by Untapped Cities, ANIMAL spoke to the photographer over email. “I do what I do because I like to explore places I never thought I would get to see in person.” […]
New York Senator Chuck Schumer wants to make tresspassing on national monuments or “critical infrastructure,” a federal crime punishable with up to five years in prison. Following high-profile incidents in which harmless teens and urban explorers have placed white flags on top of the Brooklyn Bridge or taken photos of themselves on top of 1 WTC, the senior […]
Urban exploring photographers are nothing new. Just go to Instagram and there are plenty who post their exploits atop some of the world’s largest buildings and structures. So it takes something pretty unique to stand out, and Instgram user Demidism’s recent photos atop 432 Park Avenue are stunning. It seems Demidism is Demid Lebedev, who […]
Justin Casquejo, the 14-year-old aspiring urban explorer who had trespassed his way to the top of the unfinished 1 World Trade Center in March, has been sentenced to 23 days of community service Wednesday, as expected. Earlier this summer, the Weehawken, NJ teen admitted to breaking the city’s misdemeanor law that prohibits scaling tall buildings without permission. Casquejo entered […]
