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Graffiti Art Wall Murals: Boo Ya! – What’s Good Bushwick? New York City
June 15, 2010 – 5:25 pm | 14 Comments
Graffiti Art Wall Murals: Boo Ya! – What’s Good Bushwick? New York City

Famous Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara should have stopped off to see the graffiti art wall murals in Bushwick Brooklyn before he was arrested in New York City for making graffiti and possession of graffiti instruments on a city subway platform. The artist, whose paintings and sculptures sell for over a million dollars, was caught drawing a smiley face with an indelible marker; Nara, in town for an exhibition of his work at Marianne Boesky Gallery, spent twenty-four hours in police custody.

Artist James De La Vega: Experiencing The Become Your Dream Museum, Part 2
April 26, 2010 – 7:50 am | 4 Comments
Artist James De La Vega: Experiencing The Become Your Dream Museum, Part 2

The second article in the series about New York City artist James de La Vega and the Become Your Dream Museum and Studio. In the interview the artist talks about positive energy, change and cigars.

The 24 Hour NYC Bench Project: Bench Selection
April 17, 2010 – 9:09 am | 2 Comments
The 24 Hour NYC Bench Project: Bench Selection

I rack my brain in deciding which bench in the city to pick. I’ve narrowed it down, but I still don’t know…

The 24h NYC Park Bench Project
April 7, 2010 – 5:50 pm | 10 Comments
The 24h NYC Park Bench Project

I decided to sit on a bench in NYC for 24 straight hours. Here’s why.

Crazy Stuff at the MoMA: “The Artist is Present” Review
April 6, 2010 – 3:45 pm | 6 Comments
Crazy Stuff at the MoMA: “The Artist is Present” Review

The Moma’s latest exhibit, “The Artist is Present,” a retrospective of the work of performance artist Marina Abramovic, is a sprawling, complicated, astounding, and maddening mess of images and ego.

Disaster in New York City
December 2, 2009 – 8:31 am | Comments Off
Disaster in New York City

Brilliant video with scences from all the best disaster movies set in New York City.

New York City Yarn Crawl 2009
October 9, 2009 – 3:13 am | Comments Off
New York City Yarn Crawl 2009

Fourteen yarn stores in New York City will be hosting the first NYC Yarn Crawl this weekend, October 9 – 12, for the purpose of encouraging New Yorkers to explore the city’s yarn shops and promoting the needle arts.

The High Line Summer Program 2009
July 11, 2009 – 12:55 pm | Comments Off
The High Line Summer Program 2009

On Sunday July 12 the Target High Line Street Festival will take over Gansevoort Street between Ninth Avenue and Washington Street, in the Meatpacking District with the World’s Largest Lemonade Stand – in a 1,300 gallon custom-built Rosenwach water tank and a reincarnation of the West Side Cowboy from the Federation of Black Cowboys.

New York City rents to increase despite economic downturn
July 8, 2009 – 2:14 pm | Comments Off
New York City rents to increase despite economic downturn

Tenants had hoped for a rent freeze in this recession, but the nearly one million residents of rent regulated apartments in New York City will see a single-digit increase in the coming year.

Rioja Restaurant Week, April 26 – 2 May
April 19, 2009 – 6:37 pm | Comments Off
Rioja Restaurant Week, April 26 – 2 May

50 NYC restaruants participate in the Rioja Restaurant Week on April 26 – 2 May.

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