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Over the past seven years, Jordan Seiler estimates that he's taken down hundreds of billboards, posters, and other signs to replace advertising in public places with his own artwork.
Armed with a screwdriver and anti-vandal bits, Seiler commits his acts of vandalism both as an ongoing art (...) When all you've got is 16 hours overnight in New York you're going to feel like you're on the Amazing Race . I faced that bitter-sweet proposition after arriving aboard Emirates' inaugural super jumbo commercial flight into the... [nzherald.co.nz - travel] Alleged Mafia boss John "Junior" Gotti is arrested on federal conspiracy charges including murder, the FBI says. The UN cuts the air-conditioning at its New York headquarters, in an effort to save money and encourage a more relaxed dress code. NEW YORK - A 12-year-old girl is relatively unscathed after falling 180 feet (55 meters) down a New York City chimney. Authorities say a 2-foot (0.6-meter) pile of soot and dust cushioned her fall, though both her legs were broken. (...) New Yorkers could soon be helping fight crime by uploading video or photo evidence to the police department's computers. New Yorkers could soon be able to help fight crime by uploading video or photo evidence directly to the police department's computers. A new book Design Destinations: Worldwide (Peribo, $95) out in August, showcases the very coolest locations on the globe. From Beirut to Bali, Istanbul to New York it is your ticket to the hotels, shops, spas, bars and restaurants... [nzherald.co.nz - travel] A consulting firm advised New York officials not to create a citywide Wi-Fi network to expand Internet access, but it offered other suggestions for completing the task. An announcement set for tomorrow will include a consultant's recommendations for expanding broadband in New York City, but the city already has decided it wants to avoid the municipal Wi-Fi approach that has plagued other localities. First came the bad news. The third day of classes at the New York Film Academy's new digital-journalism program, launched earlier this month, began with an NBC Nightly News segment about the newspaper business.
The Boston Herald was outsourcing its printing operation. (...) At 78 years old, George P. Blair continues to maintain a stable of horses on Ward's Island, perhaps the most wretched outpost in all of New York State.
At the moment, a homeless shelter, a wastewater-treatment plant, and a hospital for the criminally insane surround his modest facility. (...) Kohlberg Kravis Roberts says it plans to go public in New York as the secretive industry reels from the credit crunch. Many years ago, I admired my sister's deadbolt. I made a silly comment as to how it looked like it would be impossible to break into the New York City apartment. My brother-in-law corrected me. "It's not impossible. It doesn't have to be," he said. "It just has to be harder to break into this (...) CINCINNATI - New York Gov. David Paterson and civil rights organization the NAACP on Thursday condemned a magazine's satirical cover depicting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife as flag-burning radicals. (...) |
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