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Residents Say City Sold Former LES Nursing Facility ‘Like a Bag of Dope’

Posted on August 9, 2018February 22, 2021 by Tara Yarlagadda

Ribbons spanning all the colors of the rainbow hung from the gray walkway and black fences enclosing the trees perched in front of the salmon-pink…

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A 4-Hour Hug and More Art to Embrace This Week

Posted on December 6, 2017February 22, 2021 by Cassidy Dawn Graves

Mind Body Sound Opening Saturday, December 9 at Khorasheh + Grunert, 8 pm to midnight. On view December 6 – 9. One wouldn’t normally associate…

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Before You Go Back to Your Urban Garden, Get The Lead Out

Posted on February 24, 2017March 16, 2021 by Nicole Disser

Hey, I hate to be the one to tell you, but this fancy schmancy Spring weather? Yeah, it’s a total tease. Like, check back in…

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With This New Series, City Reliquary is Activating Locally-Attuned Agitcult

Posted on January 26, 2017March 16, 2021 by Nicole Disser

Perhaps you’ve noticed that, since sometime late last week, almost everywhere you turn, people are in a rather dour mood. Could it be that nothing…

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Here’s What to Do This Week to Keep Up the Women’s March-mentum

Posted on January 24, 2017March 16, 2021 by Hanna Wallis

Millions of demonstrators are feeling the glorious tide of Saturday’s Women’s March dissipate and recede, their clever signs demoted to campy craft artifacts and their…

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Can Reusable Takeout Containers ‘Take the Guilt Out of Takeout’?

Posted on December 9, 2016March 23, 2021 by Nicole Disser

These days, there are countless ways to act like an entitled jerk even if you don’t go around launching empty Turkey’s Nest cups into McCarren Park (pretty sure NYC squirrels…

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Transgender Awareness Week: What To Do + Where to Donate

Posted on November 15, 2016March 23, 2021 by Cassidy Dawn Graves

Life seems pretty bleak post-November 9, and even moreso when you consider that 2016 has been declared the “deadliest year on record” for transgender individuals…

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‘Not My President!’ Thousands March To Trump Tower in Post-Election Anger

Posted on November 10, 2016March 23, 2021 by Cassidy Dawn Graves

Last night starting at 6 pm, thousands gathered in Union Square Park and marched over 40 blocks through the traffic-filled streets to Trump Tower and…

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House of Yes Threw an Election Party at the End of the World

Posted on November 9, 2016March 23, 2021 by Nicole Disser

The mood was shifting just as I made my way toward House of Yes around 10 pm last night. Commentators on NBC, CNN, and anywhere else…

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How the Guerrilla Girls Used Ape Outfits to Expose the Art-World Patriarchy

Posted on September 27, 2016March 23, 2021 by Nicole Disser

“You know, after a while, wearing that rubber gorilla mask is really hard,” said Donna Kaz. She was describing one of the stranger realities of her double…

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