Tag: Weekend Link-Up
The 13-year-old son of a NYPD cop who was killed along with his partner in Bed Stuy mourns his father on Faceook with a heartwrenching tribute. Video of police scrambling to save the two men has emerged. “All cops are not bad cops,” reads citizen graffiti that popped in the East Village last night. The […]
UPDATE: Two police officers were shot and killed in Bed Stuy and then the gunman killed himself. Did Poster Boy strike again? Subway ad remix, Ferguson edition (pictured above). There was lots of yelling during Friday’s dueling protests at City Hall. On the pro-police side, some demonstrations donned tees that read “I can breathe… because […]
Earlier today, the NYPD arrested CUNY professor Eric Linsker on a litany of charges for allegedly assaulting two NYPD cops and generally causing havoc during a rogue protest on the Brooklyn Bridge after the Millions March ended. Listen to NYPD cops blatantly lie about an arrest of a woman in her own house in front […]
Thousands are expected to attend protests against police violence in D.C., New York, and other cities. According to Yahoo, “the Washington protest will include the families of Eric Garner and Akai Gurley, who were killed by New York police; Trayvon Martin, slain by a Florida neighborhood watchman in 2012; and Michael Brown, killed by an […]
Saturday marked the fourth day of continuous protests in New York City for Eric Garner and more are expected on Sunday. The royals arrive from the UK this afternoon and the NYPD is beefing up security to make sure no one bothers them. Meanwhile, at a demonstration against police violence in Berkeley, police responded with […]
Eric Garner’s mom asks for calm ahead of the grand jury that will decide whether or not to indict the police officer who placed her son in a chokehold. Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown finally does something right: He resigns. Mayor De Blasio opened nearly two […]
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 […]
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 […]
Don’t eat city veggies: Tabloid says NYC gardens are essentially growing lead. Kind of related: “Rare Ferns: Thriving in Fumes and Grime” Respect your elders and don’t ever do this. The New York Daily News: “A federal judge is making it rain at one Midtown strip club by awarding more than $10 million to dancers.” […]
