If you want to see what New York would look like during an apocalypse, but don't want to watch I Am Legend again, look no further than the ApocaLego pool on Flickr. As Boing Boing notes, it's one of the best Lego genres, "and one for which the Lego Group will never release a set." The destruction sometimes comes with a backstory (zombies, war, robot insurrection), and they're mostly the work of Kevin Fedde, who "builds some of the most detailed and creative ApocaLego dioramas around... [with] layers of intricate detail, making them seem almost plausible." more ›

According to debunked doomsday prognosticator Harold Camping, tomorrow is the Rapture...again. Camping knows you doubt him, since no heathens burst into flames in 1994 or on May 21, which was his last prediction for Judgment Day 2011: Turn Off The Dark. But Camping assures that it'll happen this time—albeit "very very quietly," perhaps SO quietly you don't even notice anything happened at all. But instead of viewing all this cynically, maybe there's a half-glass-full way to appreciate our impending doom; after all, how many times in one life can you say for sure you know you only have one day to live? more ›

We've all become so enraptured with Occupy Wall Street and Beyonce's baby bump conspiracy that we've lost track of the most important non-news story of the year: our impending doom! But fresh off a stroke, debunked doomsday prognosticator Harold Camping is back to remind us that Judgment Day 2011: I Know What You Raptured Last Spring is only nine days away on October 21st. Since there are no billboards or Rapture mobiles to guide us this time, let's get all the lowdown straight from the Rapturologist's mouth. more ›

Unless we've misunderstood the utterly convoluted biblical logic of Harold Camping's Judgment Day prophecy, we're pretty sure we won! Or, we've all been left behind. Regardless, there haven't been any more reports of earthquakes, so we feel pretty comfortable calling this one a win for non-cultists. Which means it's time for us all to face a much more realistic horror: Monday morning. more ›

We're now less than 54 hours away from Doomsday 2011: Get Judged Or Get Out! You've heard the prophecy of Family Radio preacher Harold Camping, you've seen the billboards and the caravans across town heralding the end of the world come May 21st—but have you actually started preparing for the Rapture? more ›

An army of Christians have been sounding off about the End of Days lately (according to them, it's this Saturday May 21st... however, according to Buffy The Vampire Slayer, there's an apocalypse at least once a television season). Anyway, you've seen the subway posters and billboards... but have you made plans yet? Because Judgment Day is nearly upon us, and you don't want to be stuck at home eating leftovers. Here are our top five picks on where to watch in New York, and don't forget to send us your photos of true Christians floating to heaven (or tag them "Gothamist" on Flickr!). more ›

We've been seeing doomsday vehicles and end-of-days billboards all over the city for the last week, and now we know why: the minions of Family Radio have been going from city-to-city to spread their message of doom via Project Caravan, and from May 11-15, it's our turn to be saturated with their Judgment Day prophecy. Just yesterday, we saw four of them slowly crawling down the West Side Highway, like a family of apocalyptic lemmings! more ›

As if we needed any more reminders that the Apocalypse is only nine days away since we saw that terrifying billboard hovering over the BQE last week, the End Times have been spotted cruising around Manhattan today. Reddit users have spotted the giant trucks (including the above left, which is from 48th and 6th), promoting the "awesome news" that the end of the world will be here in just a week from Saturday...on the same day that Chelsea Handler comes into town. Could it really just be a coincidence? more ›

In the pantheon of controversial billboards, there seem to be a few which are very good at rattling people into hysterics, from ones which are adamantly anti-abortion, to the pro-atheist signs, to the Calvin Klein orgies. And then there are the Apocalyptic billboards, which have been springing up across the country all year in anticipation of Judgment Day. And now, one of these specters of the End Times is hovering over the BQE. more ›

Start planning now, because you have only a few scant hours left on this earth to accomplish whatever puny human goals you're clinging on to. No—it's not mysterious green goo, or birds falling from the sky, or a nine-month early New Year's—this one is serious. Anyone who knows anything about the science, the future, and/or Arnold Schwarzenegger knows that as of 8:11 p.m. tonight, April 19th, 2011 Skynet, the military-designed artificial intelligence system, will become self-aware and turn against its human creators. more ›

Between the dead birds, mysterious falling goo, and the armed Zombie enthusiasts, 2012 and the destruction of all mankind seems right around the corner. So here's your weekly reminder that the Apocalypse isn't a patient mistress: according to a new report on sea level changes, New York is projected to experience a much greater sea level increase than other parts of the world. more ›

Here we go again! Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that just hit Japan, it's time to hold the natural disaster mirror up to our own city, and pontificate upon when exactly we'll finally see Lady Liberty's head hurtling towards our shores. (Or whatever Hollywood version of the apocalypse you prefer.) Recently we reminded ourselves that New York City can be hit by an earthquake at any moment, and now the Daily News talks to more seismologists about the inevitability. more ›