Gothamist http://gothamist.com/ Gothamist is a website about New York. MoreEditor: Jen ChungPublisher: Jake Dobkin en Copyright 2012 Sat, 26 May 2012 15:15:14 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.31-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LES Gallery' Baby Tigers Are From Questionable Ohio Farm, Says Animal Rights Group http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/the_baby_tigers.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/the_baby_tigers.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/the_baby_tigers.php#comments currently on display inside of a Lower East Side art gallery as part of an exhibition. The cage they are housed in looks too small, and they are inside of it for at least six hours a day... in the name of "art." These tigers are actually from Ohio, where they will likely return after their job is done here, and The Humane Society of the United States sent us a report last night documenting the farm they are from (see below). As a little background:
In order to protect the citizens of Ohio and promote wildlife conservation and animal welfare, on January 6, 2011, former Governor Ted Strickland signed an Executive Order (EO) restricting the possession and sale of dangerous wild animals, specifically big cats, bears, wolves, nonhuman primates, large constricting and venomous snakes, and crocodilians. The EO established a temporary ban on new exotic pet ownership, directed the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to adopt regulations for existing owners, and limited new acquisition to qualified entities (such as wildlife sanctuaries, rehabilitators, and facilities accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums). The DNR failed to draft regulations and Ohio’s new governor, John Kasich, chose not to extend the EO, leaving Ohio as one of fewer than 10 states with virtually no regulation of private ownership of dangerous wild animals.
As you may recall, in October of 2011 Terry Thompson of Zanesville, Ohio released dozens of wild and exotic animals from his private menagerie before committing suicide. [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-26T15:15:14-05:00 Billionaire Joe Ricketts Supports Anti-Obama Book, Film, Everything http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/billionaire_joe_ricketts_supports_a.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/billionaire_joe_ricketts_supports_a.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/billionaire_joe_ricketts_supports_a.php#comments DNAinfo backer Joe Ricketts was considering a $10 million advertising campaign to attack President Obama, offering provocative, potentially race-baiting ideas to show the world "Jeremiah Wright and understand his influence on Barack Obama for the first time in a big, attention-arresting way." While Ricketts claimed he rejected the proposal, the NY Times reports today that he is involved in another effort slated for this summer, a documentary film based on a widely criticized book, 'The Roots of Obama’s Rage' by Dinesh D’Souza, "which asserts that Mr. Obama is carrying out the 'anticolonial' agenda of his Kenyan father." [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-26T13:15:16-05:00 Knicks Make Mike Woodson Their Official Head Coach http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/knicks_make_mike_woodson_their_offi.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/knicks_make_mike_woodson_their_offi.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/knicks_make_mike_woodson_their_offi.php#comments Knicks to an 18-6 regular season record, as well as their first playoff win in over a decade against the Miami Heat. "Our goal is to build off the success we had at the end of last season and to continue our quest of bringing an NBA championship to Madison Square Garden," he told reporters yesterday. [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-26T12:15:37-05:00 Suspect In 1979 Etan Patz Murder Has Schizophrenia And Hallucinations, Says His Lawyer http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/suspect_in_1979_etan_patz_murder_ha.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/suspect_in_1979_etan_patz_murder_ha.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/suspect_in_1979_etan_patz_murder_ha.php#comments       ]]> formally arraigned for the 1979 murder of six-year-old Soho resident Etan Patz. Etan's disappearance, which launched a nationwide movement to find missing children, had been one of the most infamous cold cases in NYC history, and Hernandez's arrest was the first time anyone had been charged with the crime. However, Hernandez is under psychological exam and suicide watch at Bellevue Hospital—his lawyer Harvey Fishbein said, "[Hernandez] has a long psychiatric history that includes auditory and visual hallucinations and delusions." [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-26T11:15:56-05:00 On Second Thought, Brooklyn School Won't Give Out Condoms At Prom http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/on_second_thought_brooklyn_school_w.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/on_second_thought_brooklyn_school_w.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/on_second_thought_brooklyn_school_w.php#comments vowed to hand out condoms on prom night because it would be "practical and it’s the right thing to do.” But on second thought, maybe it wouldn't be that right: in the wake of controversy, Roscoe has backed down on his plan. "I don't want to do anything against DOE policy," he told ABC. [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-26T10:15:32-05:00 Thanks To Beach Erosion, Robert Moses State Park Only Partially Open http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/thanks_to_beach_erosion_robert_mose.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/thanks_to_beach_erosion_robert_mose.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/thanks_to_beach_erosion_robert_mose.php#comments time to check out some beaches, but at Robert Moses State Park, officials are limiting visitors...because there's not much sand. [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-26T09:45:59-05:00 Devils Oust Rangers, Head To Stanley Cup Finals http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/devils_play_from_ahead_to_oust_rang.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/devils_play_from_ahead_to_oust_rang.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/26/devils_play_from_ahead_to_oust_rang.php#comments 3-2 overtime win in Game 6. Adam Henrique scored on a scramble in front of the net only 63 seconds into the extra session. [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-26T00:00:01-05:00 Extra, Extra: Scientists Named A Spider After Lou Reed http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/extra_extra_2270.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/extra_extra_2270.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/extra_extra_2270.php#comments on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-25T17:00:00-05:00 Woman Nearly Raped In Brooklyn Home http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/woman_nearly_raped_in_brooklyn_home.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/woman_nearly_raped_in_brooklyn_home.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/woman_nearly_raped_in_brooklyn_home.php#comments more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-25T16:45:00-05:00 Stuyvesant To Female Students: Stop Dressing Like Sluts http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/stuyvesant_basically_tells_female_s.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/stuyvesant_basically_tells_female_s.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/stuyvesant_basically_tells_female_s.php#comments new dress code for the school states, "Students should wear the appropriate attire to school" and guidelines include "Shoulders, undergarments, midriffs and lower backs should not be exposed" and "The length of shorts, dresses and skirts should extend below the fingertips with the arms straight at your side." But even students wearing skirts below the fingertips are being harassed by school security and administration! [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-25T16:25:00-05:00 Thanks to This Week's Advertisers http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/thanks_to_this_weeks_advertisers_185.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/thanks_to_this_weeks_advertisers_185.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/thanks_to_this_weeks_advertisers_185.php#comments more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-25T16:00:00-05:00 Video: Watch 2,360 Sticks Of Dynamite Go Off In The 2nd Avenue Subway Tunnel http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/video_2nd_avenue_tunnel.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/video_2nd_avenue_tunnel.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/video_2nd_avenue_tunnel.php#comments Dieseltmmc" has been uploading video from deep inside the 2nd Avenue subway tunnels, and the latest includes 40 case of dynamite (at 59 sticks to a case) and one "big ass blast!" But the best part comes at the end when one of the workers pulls out a cigarette and can't find a lighter. Ask the guy with the dynamite? [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-25T15:53:00-05:00 Brooklyn High School Handing Out Condoms At Prom: "Right Thing To Do" http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/brooklyn_high_school_handing_out_co.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/brooklyn_high_school_handing_out_co.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/brooklyn_high_school_handing_out_co.php#comments is planning to distribute condoms at prom next month, which has sparked a classic debate: does giving condoms to kids mean you're encouraging them to have sex? The school's principal doesn't think so: “This is necessary,” Bedford-Stuyvesant Preparatory High School principal Darryl Rascoe told the Daily News. “It’s practical and it’s the right thing to do.” [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-25T15:37:00-05:00 Porn Star Hopes Photo With Clinton "Doesn't Hurt His Re-Election" http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/porn_star_hopes_photo_with_clinton.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/porn_star_hopes_photo_with_clinton.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/porn_star_hopes_photo_with_clinton.php#comments perfectly innocent photo opp with a couple of convivial adult film actresses has sent Bill Clinton's reelection campaign into a tailspin. You'll recall a photo of Clinton partying in Monaco with two porn stars made the rounds on the Internet yesterday. Everyone had a good chuckle, but at what cost?! Will Bill Clinton ever be president again?! As one of the porn stars told TMZ, "I hope this doesn’t hurt his re-election or whatever he’s trying to run for." Looks like Obama now has the nomination all sewn up! [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-25T15:07:00-05:00 Judge: NJ Woman Can't Be Sued For Texting Driver Who Caused Terrible Wreck http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/judge_nj_woman_cant_be_sued_for_sen.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/judge_nj_woman_cant_be_sued_for_sen.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/25/judge_nj_woman_cant_be_sued_for_sen.php#comments they were struck by an 18-year-old driver. The couple each lost a leg to amputation. Driver Kyle Best "received summons for using a cell phone without a hands-free device, careless driving and making an unsafe lane change." Best had been receiving text messages from his girlfriend, Shannon Colonna, and the Kuberts were trying to hold her liable for causing the grievous crash. However, today a judge ruled that Colonna could not be sued. [ more › ] ]]> News 2012-05-25T14:40:00-05:00