Well, three weeks was a pretty long run, right? Shepard Fairey's (illegal?) SoHo mural finally got tagged last night. Gothamist's Jen Carlson was at the scene yesterday, saying, "This must have happened late last night. I was over there around 9 and made a point to stop and look to see if there were any tags, but it looked totally clean." The work is signed "YOLK" in one corner. So, is this a possible hit on Fairey from NIMBY local taggers, or do they just not appreciate homages to Russian Constructivism? [Via EVGrieve] more ›

Yesterday's May Day protests drew over 5,000 marchers from across the city, and from across the political spectrum. Most were there to protest Arizona's new immigration bill, with some signs even likening Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to Hitler. Demonstrator Britta Schultz told WABC, "A person like me for example, would probably not be stopped, just because I'm blonde I look like an American although I'm an immigrant, but a person of a different color or looking Hispanic would be stopped." more ›

Anger over Arizona's new Immigration bill is expected to draw millions of protesters at May Day rallies around the country today. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers are expected to show up at protests taking place across the state, including two gatherings in Manhattan at Union Square and Foley Square. Chung-Wha Hong of the New York Immigrants Coalition said, "What happened in Arizona that legally sanctions racial profiling and makes it a crime to be non documented has set off a national spark." more ›

On Wednesday we thought Shepard Fairey's mural on Houston Street was pretty much done, but it wasn't... until now! We're told sometime around 9 p.m. last night the piece was completed... but it really doesn't look much different from Wednesday's shot. more ›

There's so much going on across the Ist-a-Verse that it's almost impossible to keep track these days. Fortunately, we do it so you don't have to! more ›

FILM: Who doesn't like a rendez-vous? Tonight come to Rendez-Vous with French Cinema. The event is in its 12th year and will introduce you to what's been playing on Parisian movie screens. Tonight is the first night and Olivier Dahan’s La Vie en Rose plays - the film will educate you on French legend Edith Piaf. more ›

Leaving Employees Only one night, a friend asked, if we can't afford these drinks -- and don't go in expecting anyone to buy them for us -- why do we go to these places? It's not rhetoric. It is really expensive. And we don't like the people in the bars. We're our favourite lushes and we already know where we live. more ›

If you aren't in Indio, California this weekend then you aren't seeing Nine Inch Nails, the Arcade Fire or Spoon. You also aren't going to be suffering from heat stroke in a desert and buying $8 bottles of water, so we think you made a wise decision to skip Coachella. This weekend in New York we say goodbye to April, which if the old saying is correct - no more rain! Right? So throw away your umbrella and head to the May Day Festival in Tompkins Square Park this Sunday. And in the meantime, check this stuff out: more ›