It was cold. And bristling. Wind burning my fingertips as I snapped shots in the dark illuminated by neon lights on a calm November night.
On the way to the Big Give, I felt an urge to capture the things I saw in Chelsea. Corridors: cavernous and liminal, but bustling with light. Some cool. Some warm. Others red. And blue.
Read MoreCheck out the amazing cinematography and editing The Notice Blog provided for Pregones Theater's Stage Garden Rumba in this clip of Mazarte Dance Company!
Read MoreWith crime at an all-time low, NYPD Chief of Detectives, Dermont Shea, is spear-heading a new media frenzy to encourage the city to continue spending millions in policing: Gangs are Coming Back. But are they?
Read More"When all else fails.. pat your afro with the palm of your hand." - Melanie Charles
Read MoreSO MUCH IS HAPPENING! Podcasts, New Shows, and More!
Interview with Artistic Director Kieth Josef Adkins (New Black Fest) discussing the sustainability in Black theatre.
Read MoreOn 03.20.17, a collective of everyday New Yorkers went to Yankee Stadium with over $2,000 in Metrocard passes. Their objective? Free Swipes to those in need.
Read MoreIn this episode, Sita Sarkar joins Paul Notice as they talk about Intersectionality at the Women's March, Mayor DeBlasio's surprisingly hostile policies toward immigrants, the Civil Rights Era's connection to the Immigrant Story, and much more.
Read MoreAs part of open data week, we invited 14 friends and collaborators to dinner to discuss civic issues not in terms of problems and solutions, but in terms of beauty. - Chris Chavez
Read MorePolice officials euphemistically claim that they have "productivity goals," but not numerical quotas.
Read MoreBusking's been around for a while, on subways, public parks, and sidewalks. Here's a little story about them and the city of NYC
Read More#SwipeItForward returned yesterday in a CITY-WIDE demonstration in #NYC. To help prevent fellow New Yorkers from a night in jail, these activist offered free rides to those in need. But there's an even bigger story at work here.
Read MoreEvery once in a while you find a production that gets everything right. A one-man show set in a vacant office might not sound intriguing, until you witness the complexities woven throughout the entire story of a 38 year-old playwright’s struggle with his tumultuous past. This, is that kind of play.
Read MoreYou think about those sort of things, especially the instant you realize that, yes, this asshole is really gonna run the light. And that no, no amount of pedaling or breaking is going to change what’s going to happen. You are fucked. Just accept it. Or don’t. It really doesn’t matter because -
Boom.
Read MoreI peek behind me to find a patrol car flashing its lights. I guess some poor fool in those high-fangled horseless carriages is getting a ticket. They should, they’re not at all saving the environ…
“Sir, stop pedaling and move to the side of the road please.”
This is the moment my left-wing, bleeding heart nirvana ends. Police are no longer my favorite sort of people. I retract my forgiveness.
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