The threat of the L train shutting down has been looming for years, and every New Yorker who lives off the line is dreading the day in 2019 when they are plunged into the tenth circle of transit hell. But wait! Maybe there are alternatives to taking the train to work every morning. Watch video producer and C train commuter Granger Willson investigate five unconventional ways to get to Manhattan after the L-pocalypse arrives and rank each option on a “highly scientific” and “accurate” rating scale.
Vintage News Reel Shows Local Coverage of John Lennon's Death in December 1980
On December 8th, 1980, activist and musician John Lennon of The Beatles was assassinated by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota on the Upper West Side. It was one of the saddest moments in music history, and it dominated the news cycle for the days following. ABC 7 News recently digitized and released their coverage of the event in these three parts.
Check Out the New Andy Warhol Exhibition At The Whitney Museum of American Art
Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again is a brand new exhibition that just opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan's Meatpacking District. Focusing on the artists entire career, there are more than 300 pieces on display.
Few American artists are as ever-present and instantly recognizable as Andy Warhol (1928–1987). Through his carefully cultivated persona and willingness to experiment with non-traditional art-making techniques, Warhol understood the growing power of images in contemporary life and helped to expand the role of the artist in society. This exhibition—the first Warhol retrospective organized by a U.S. institution since 1989—reconsiders the work of one of the most inventive, influential, and important American artists. Building on a wealth of new materials, research and scholarship that has emerged since the artist’s untimely death in 1987, this exhibition reveals new complexities about the Warhol we think we know, and introduces a Warhol for the 21st century.
Catch the exhibition at the Whitney Museum until March 31st, 2019.