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Dear readers, thank you for your readership over the last five years — and for your support, story tips, photos, reader comments and more, and...
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Editorial: Just say No to COYHO
The City of Yes. … eh, yeah, sure, it sounds positive. But you can’t judge a sweeping, citywide development program just on a catchy name....
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‘It had to go now’: East Village pizzeria owner sheds his shed
BY CHRIS RYAN | Workers recently dismantled Eleven B pizza restaurant’s outdoor dining setup in the East Village. Owner Vincent Sgarlato got a bit of...
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Elizabeth Street Garden’s last stand: Little Italy green dream faces City Hall’s wrecking ball
BY SUSAN SILVER | On the eve of its possible execution, the legendary Elizabeth Street Garden was dotted with afternoon visitors soaking up its perennial...
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Biking’s his life — but Bowery rider says e-bikes are making life hell
BY OTTO FRITTON | As electric bikes have boomed in New York City, enforcement of traffic regulations against scofflaw riders has failed to keep pace....
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Posts tagged as “LA II”

LA II deserves his due: Tagger was key to Keith Haring’s art

A young Angel Ortiz a.k.a. LA II with Keith Haring in front of a painting they collaborated on. The artwork sold for $1.4 million in 2018 at "The Art of Collaboration Show." LA II added infill squiggles and his "LA II" graffiti tags on Haring's artwork and gave Haring street cred.

LA II deserves his due: Tagger was key to Keith Haring’s art

June 25, 2020

BY CLAYTON PATTERSON | It is finally time to deal with the problem of Angel “LA II” Ortiz’s exclusion from the Keith Haring legacy. I want…

At Jump Into the Light VR, shining a light on artists and the street

At Jump Into the Light VR, shining a light on artists and the street

January 3, 2020

BY CLAYTON PATTERSON | Jump Into the Light is a small start-up virtual-reality cinema, playlab and studio. I appreciate them because they embrace community. JIL,…