A millionaire Indian spice importer was allegedly spotted streaking through the Four Seasons hotel in Midtown after getting wasted on Tequila. Dhiraj Arora made the commotion in September, forcing cops to drag him to a nearby psych ward. Witnesses say he barked “suck my million-dollar c--k!” at the officers, but Arora insisted to the Post that the comment was actually “suck my $57 million d--k.” Something tells us Arora might get along with a certain panty-wearing boxing legend also featured in a hotel-gone-wild Post story today. more ›

People passing through Midtown just can't catch a break from all the flying cars, smelly children's mascots and general anarchy that accompanies a visit to the land of the Pop Tart Experience. Around 3 p.m. yesterday, an "emotionally disturbed man" wearing nothing but a shirt, penny loafers and creepy green socks flashed his genitals to folks on the street outside the H&M on 43rd and Fifth Avenue. Presumably because he was trying to expose passersby to the fantastic deals inside. If he was wearing board shorts and an expressionless face we doubt there would have been any complaints. more ›

Well, Marina Abramović's final day of her performance art The Artist Is Present at the Museum of Modern was definitely eventful: A tipster sent Gawker this photograph and explained, "He just ran up to the outer ropes stuck his fingers down his throat and threw up. He then stumbled back and tried to throw up again, but not much came out. The guards grabbed him and kicked him out. Marina didn't move the whole time." more ›

James Franco's NYU film school thesis project has finally seen the light of day, and word is it's heavy on the male genitalia. A source told Life & Style, "It pretty much had no plot and featured men in clown masks, men in dog masks, and shots of male genitalia urinating. I think everyone was shocked by how much male nudity there was." more ›

You may recall that last month an exhibit at a small West Village gallery was shut down by the NYPD because the show featured a nude woman standing in the gallery window. (She was holding a jar of human testicles, by the way, but more on that later.) The NYCLU and famed civil rights lawyer Ron Kuby rallied to the gallery's defense, arguing that a state law on public nudity has an exception for "the breast-feeding of infants or to any person entertaining or performing in a play, exhibition, show or entertainment." In a surprise move, the NYPD agreed, and declared that the model, Megan Hanford, is an integral part of the artwork, and there's nothing lewd or indecent about it. Emboldened, the gallery is now kicking it up a notch! more ›

An art gallery in Greenwich Village has been forced to discontinue a live performance installation featuring a naked woman in the front window. The installation, part of an exhibit of work by artist Brian Reed, was covered on NY1 last night, but by today the free show was over. According to Chair and Maiden gallery's Twitter page, the installation, which featured a woman standing in a net made out of shark eggs, beads and clay pipes, was "taken down by NYPD for public lewdness." Gee, and here we thought cops loved seeing breasts! more ›

After a demonstration last weekend drew more police officers than protesters, cycling activists will rally again to show their support for the Bedford Avenue bike lane — but this time they'll do it in less clothing. more ›

Back in August photographer Zach Hyman brought one of his muses to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for some naked time. The 26-year-old model, Kathleen Neill, stripped down in the Arms and Armour exhibit, only to be arrested shortly after for public lewdness. Just a few days later she said: "I want people to have the freedom to express themselves. I want the city to drop the charges. I would love to be able to go to museums and see stuff like this happen on any scale." more ›

Not too long ago there was some pole dancing for arts sake on the L train. Well, yesterday photographer Zach Hyman (he's like the one-model-at-a-time version of Spencer Tunick) brought his nude subject to a museum. Surprisingly, it seems the MTA is cooler with the naked human form than the Met is! more ›

Fox News Porn Robert Greenwald, the man behind the 2004 documentary Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism which concluded that Fox News Channel is biased to the right based on memos and footage from the network, is at it again. This time around he is using clips from the channel culled from six months of broadcasts featuring women in bikinis and pixilated nudity in a YouTube video and website that mimics a porn site called... more ›

The 26-year-old Yale graduate who walked around Times Square naked on Thursday spoke to the NY Post, which made him its cover boy, about his experience. Josh Drimmer denied that it was a stunt and said - from his hospital bed at Bellevue - "It was an extreme panic attack brought on by days of not sleeping...I'm all right. Tell everyone I'm OK. I had a bad day." more ›

A 26-year-old Yale graduate and Greenpoint resident got a lot of attention in Times Square yesterday - and the NY Post's cover today - by walking around naked. The Post reports that Josh Drimmer was walking in his birthday suit for "several minutes" around 11AM along Seventh Avenue between West 47th and 48th Streets. Reporter Jennifer Fermino overheard one witness calling a friend on his cellphone and saying, "Yo, homeboy's got full-frontal nudity right here!" more ›

REMINDER: Don't forget about the Atlantic Antic Festival, which we wrote all about yesterday. more ›

We crossed our fingers the play would be coming to NYC back in February and here it comes. Just like magic! more ›

TJ Miller is not only one of the strongest new talents in comedy today, he's also a terrific actor. And why not, he studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford England. Plus, he can stilt walk. And he makes porn! Very bad porn. In fact, there's not even any nudity or sex on Verybadporn.com, but there's plenty of hilarity! more ›

February 10th and 17th, class is in session at the UCB Theater. Welcome to the Al Pacino School of Acting , where you learn from the master, portrayed by Cesar Gracia. Audience members will have the opportunity to pick up some of the tricks of the trade as Pacino calls them onstage and brings out the true auteur in them. more ›

Wallace Shawn has long enjoyed a fruitful career as a character actor in mainstream movies (Clueless, Princess Bride, Chicken Little). He also happens to be one of the world’s most significant dissident writers. His plays The Designated Mourner, Aunt Dan and Lemon and The Fever – to name just a few – have garnered much praise (and controversy) for their unflinching examinations of brutality. Shawn’s plays are political but not polemical; through his writing he questions everyone’s complicity – liberal intellectuals especially – in the horrors unleashed out of sight and out of mind. more ›

VACATION: The Greater Fort Lauderdale visitors' bureau has brought the Sunshine State to NYC in the form of a 3,600-square foot virtual vacation. The space includes a palm tree-lined "beach", complimentary mini-massages and, of course, bikini clad models. Virtual fishing, golf and more, will make you forget the sudden drop in temperature. more ›

Browsing through the 11 Spring Pictures, we stumbled across a shot of a naked dude posing in front of the building. It was so disturbing that we felt compelled to investigate further, and a few clicks later, we found ourselves at NakedGuyNYC, a Flickr stream of, well, a naked guy posing in various locations around New York City. Here's his artist's statement: more ›

PARTY: What's the holiday season without awkward office parties? Metro Metro is having their office party tonight, think of it as more of a Christopher Guest version of the office party. A mockumentary, if you will. Nametags and job titles will be assigned at the door! Dress code: office holiday attire. more ›

Breaking the law, breaking the law We -ist folks love us some crime, and no misdemeanor is too petty for a post on any of our sites. This week, join us for a rogues' gallery of miscreants major, minor, and alleged. more ›

-- Union-busting rats: now 25% bigger! more ›

Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week's collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week's choice posts from across the Gothamist network. more ›

This is probably the first September 11-related lawsuit involved nudity. Queens resident Mark DelCore is suing various Fire Island officials for the right to have his rat terrier along when he sunbathes nude. Why does he want to sunbathe nude? The Smoking Gun explains:

DelCore said that he was in a lower Manhattan gym on the morning of the World Trade Center attack and, when the planes hit, was forced to leave the facility while still wet. After the first tower collapsed, DelCore said that he was covered with a "light dusting" of an unknown substance (which attached to his wet skin) as he ran north from the scene. His resulting condition, which he said does not have a name, led to him going on disability from his job with a New York bank.

Warning: if you work at any normal job (ie. not directly involved with the skin trade) clicking on any of the links in this post will probably get you fired. That said, rarely have we enjoyed a photo set as much as this one, a group of XXX-plicit pix of a recent Rated-X Party, by Suckapants. Talk about extreme nudity-- he's got girls, guys, and people covered in syrup-- hipsters all! For those of you with totally uncool bosses, you might want to check out his Amateur Female Jello Wrestling set-- still pretty racy, but no nudity. [Related: Rated X @ Scenic, Saturdays, the full Rated X photostream from Flickr, including shots of various Gothamist writers.] more ›

Christian Finnegan, Comedian more ›

Unless you’re luckier than we are, you pass the posters advertising The Odd Couple’s revival with a bitter harrumph. It’s starting previews today for an Oct. 27th opening to a run that’s been sold out since practically the first minute someone had the idea for casting Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. So why even bring it up, since those who have the tickets are sitting pretty and those who don’t are more or less S.O.L.? Well, if masochism isn’t a good enough answer, let's just say it gives us a segue to remind everyone that there is quite a lot more to see. Quite a lot. more ›