I saw this funny sticker on Forsyth Street yesterday.

Chase Bank, 10th and 2nd, across from the St. Marks Church, Sunday morning. Via Marklow. According to Morgan Winn:

This happened across the street from my apartment. The protest happened yesterday. Chase is one of the biggest investors in mountain top removal mining. The protesters said they would leave a mountaintop in every Chase. They did.

I think it was pretty baller. Also didn’t hurt that the bulk of the protesters were part of a church choir that was singing lovely inspiration tunes.

Snow condition reported at Eldridge and Grand.

Awesome artwork on Broome between Bowery and Elizabeth in NYC.

New Banksy mural up in Soho.

Also here is a video of him putting his stuff up at museums around NYC.

UPDATE 10/2: …and now another rat!

The city is covered in advertising now for the upcoming release of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV.  I, personally, am into the ads.  They’re all characters from the game, apparently.

Her expression is significant, from an ad perspective.  From this website:

In advertising, art and photography, the direction the subject is looking or the flow of the composition can affect the tone of the image. Left is the past, right is the future, up is positive, down is negative. For example: a subject looking up and to the right is looking positively into the future.

So: the tone of the image says “I’m looking at the future, and it’s as sweet as my lollipop,” or something.

UPDATE 5/5: The game is great!  I wish I had more time to play it!  

I think the reason why the ads are so thick down here is that Rockstar Games has an office at Broadway and Houston.