In a show of transparency intended to quell the controversy surrounding his selection of a politically-connected company to operate slot machines at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, Gov. Paterson promised he would release documents regarding the bidders to the public. But before disclosing the documents, Paterson told the casino operators that they can "black out" anything they'd like. more ›

In March, simultaneous installations in two Chelsea galleries – one called The Assassination of Barack Obama, the other The Assassination of Hillary Clinton – were canceled “due to extreme legal pressures,” according to LVHRD. This morning the artist, Yazmany Arboleda, again attempted to hang his work in an empty storefront across from the New York Times building and got as far as putting up the name of the exhibit in the window before the NYPD, Secret Service, and – who would have guessed – the major media rushed to the scene. more ›