Results tagged “bull”

Uh oh, it's bad luck to walk under a Ponzi schemer! Chinese artist Chen Wenling has created this sculptured masterpiece entitled "What You See Might Not Be Real" (or as we like to call it: MadBull). Yes, that man pinned to the wall is jailed financier Bernard Madoff. The piece is currently on display at a gallery in Beijing, China, but we have high hopes that one day it will take the place of the Wall Street Bull.

Dealbreaker was sent a photograph of an underwear-clad man on the Charging Bull sculpture by Wall Street—the photographer wrote, "I just took this ten minutes ago as I was about to walk into my office...I think it came out pretty well but that's a kid 100% passed out/maybe dead, on the bull, in his briefs. Two news reporters were just pulling up when I snapped this." Naturally, the site's commenters were happy to offer their commentary: "please be a goldman employee please be a goldman employee," "Oh man, that cant be real, thats too funny. Im sure the NYPD got a good laugh out of this one. Sad thing is, he will be working for Geithner in like 4 years," and a debate over whether it's an alum of Loomis Chaffee, Kent or Delbarton. Hopefully there's a cock-and-bull story that explains it all.

Oh, these are colorful times down in the financial district! Reader JGNY snapped this photo yesterday, and it's up to you whether you want to see it a sign that the tanking economy is rapidly returning New York to a 1970s 'Drop Dead' state of mind. But since the Charging Bull got blue balls yesterday, we're hoping another reader can spot something else for the wacky trifecta. Surely there are some photos of traders drinking Woolite out there.

It has not been a good time on Wall Street, and now it's gotten even lower. Reader Adalis writes, "Someone spray painted the Wall St. Bulls balls blue. It was gone in a few hours, but I snapped some quick pics."

Reader Quinn sent us a photograph (bigger shot here) of some protesters in lower Manhattan and writes, "There was an anti-bailout protest down by the Bull south of Wall Street. Two professional climbers went all the way to the top of the flag poles and rigged an American flag with the word 'Foreclosed?' on it. Then the NYPD Emergency Services came to take it down… they’re in the middle of that now. The protest did not seem to deter the tourists, who continued to take snapshots of their loved ones in front of the Bull." (The Gothamist Newsmap refers to the protesters as EDP Protesters--hope they aren't being Tased.)

Last night, a reader told us, "A friend who was on 111st & Jamaica Ave... saw a bull running on the streets chased by NYPD." Well, it was actually a cow (Newsmap called it a "baby cow"), and the Post reports, "The brazen bovine first showed herself on Atlantic Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens, being chased by an urban cowboy - who disappeared along with the animal before cops arrived" around 9 a.m.