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Scene, Week of June 13, 2013

Photo by Liza Bear At Sunday’s Solidarity Occupy Gezi protest at Zuccotti Park, a serial painting of “The Woman in Red” referred to…

Ira Blutreich

Isn’t it wonderful…the stock market is going great!…

Jane and the death and life of a great American park

BY CATHRYN SWAN | The community around Washington Square Park is currently debating whether a private conservancy is a legitimate way to “improve” the…

Letters, Week of June 13, 2013

Lucky no one’s been killed To The Editor: Re “‘Wild Man of Soho’ is causing mayhem, fearful locals warn” (news article, June 6):…


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Hundreds of likeminded individuals from around the metro area rallied at Union Square on Saturday, braving sporadic rain to protest against and raise awareness about Monsanto and the…

BY BOB KRASNER |“Forget about the Met show — this is where it’s at,” Monte A. Melnick, former tour manager of the Ramones, firmly stated. He was speaking of the May 9…

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BY CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  As the tide of gentrification and the money it brings in its wake continues to wash away the creative culture that made the Lower…

Wild times in Austria

BY CLAYTON PETTERSON | The recent Wildstyle and Tattoo Messe tour in Austria featured acts like the heavily tattooed Zombie Boy — who appeared in a Lady Gaga video,…

Artist struggles to survive amid life on the street

Artist struggles to survive amid life on the street

BY CLAYTON PATTERSON | One of the greatest blessings I have received in life is connected to my archive. How fortunate and blessed I have been to have…