Posts Tagged Class of 2010

Carmen Pena gets in touch with her inner zombie at The Mean Fiddle on West 47th Street

Pena was one of a number of zombie aficionados getting ready to see Zombieland. Tony Bassi, a makeup artsit from Spatcave Studios, spent about fifteen minutes perfecting Pena’s look. “Don’t lick your lips,” he told her, after applying the fake blood.

Activists displayed Tibetan flags and signs criticizing China on Fifth Avenue in front of the Empire State Building

They protested a tower lighting ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.

Larry Smith of New Jersey attends a Netflix-sponsored screening of "The Wizard of Oz" in Central Park dressed as a denizen of the Emerald City

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the classic film.

After a rainstorm lets up, fog and clouds move in over the Coney Island boardwalk

"Coconut Rob" prepares tropical smoothies at his stand at the annual Kitchen Block Party in Chelsea

A performance art installation simulates a woman tied to a railroad track on Plymouth Street at the DUMBO Art Under the Bridge festival

The festival ran from September 25 to 27.

Michael Moore talks about his films "Capitalism: A Love Story" and "Sicko" in front of the famed metal bull just north of Bowling Green

The liberal documentary film maker visited New York to promote both films. “Sicko” is particularly relevant to the director in the wake of the national health care debate.

An infant tree spreads its leaves after growing through the holes of this weaved metal tree grate in the Upper West Side

The hustle and bustle of intersecting Broadway and Amsterdam plays out in the background.

Hundreds of supporters of the Iranian opposition movement – many, Iranian Americans – gathered on 40th Street and 3rd Avenue

Many shouted, “Marg bar dictator! Marg bar dictator!” – “Down with the dictator!”

The sun sets over Newark as a sailboat cuts silently across the river

The beginning of September brought cooler temperatures and clear skies.