New York City Makes Some Noise
“Fuck Verizon!”
A Protester's Account of This Weekend's Citibank Arrests
Citibank's gotten the chance to tell its side of the story regarding the arrest of 24 people—including the woman in this video, an account-holder, who appears to be dragged back inside the bank—at one of its New York City branches on Saturday. Here's one protester's version of the events.
Occupy Wall Street Expands to Washington Square Park
Occupy Wall Street is growing! The demonstration, entering its fourth week, has gotten a little too big for Zuccotti Park downtown; today, at around 3 p.m., it founded another encampment in Washington Square Park (they're holding a General Assembly right now).
Experience an Entire Day in New York in One Photograph
Photographer Stephen Wilkes takes photos of the same spot in Manhattan for 10 hours and then blends the photos together in one seamless collage, giving the effect that it's one of those time-lapse videos all in one frame.
Letter, Box
[A woman walks by a portion of the "Journey" exhibit, which opened today in Washington Square Park. Meant to raise awareness of human trafficking, it contains art shown on shipping containers. Image via Getty]
The Air Up There
[A street performer leaps over a group of people in Washington Square Park yesterday; image via Edgie168's Flickr. Click through and then on the image for larger.]
The Fountain's Youth
[The new fountain at Washington Square Park is finally open, after 18 months of construction. The new fountain, 23 feet from the original, now aligns with Fifth Avenue and the arch. Image via j_bary's Flickr]
Fergie: Washington Square Park
May 15 @ 135pm Washington Square Dog Run, being interviewed, all dark hair and a very orange (oompa-loompa) plumped face. [Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com]
What $2.5 Million Buys You These Days
You won't get a massive apartment for $2.5 million, but you can stamp your name on one of the city's most prominent landmarks for that amount. Two plaques attached to the famed fountain in Washington Square Park were unveiled today. They're dedicated to Larry and Bob Tisch, the late fathers of Jon, Andrew, Laurie,…
City Finally Fixing Washington Square
The fourth lawsuit against the Parks Department's plan to DESTROY THE CHARACTER of Washington Square Park was thrown out of court yesterday, so bring on the bulldozers. The city will move the fountain over 23 feet to line it up with the arch, because that's been bugging them for 130 years now. Thankfully community…
How Hard Could It Be To Buy Drugs In This City?
Rod Townsend (aka our commenter Momo), sometimes receives telephone calls from The Past, a mysterious entity that remembers where things used to be in New York before Starbucks and Whole Foods came to town.
