If anyone knows paint color, it's the Guggenheim. The museum spent forever trying to decide on their new shade when they gave the joint a makeover back a few years back. And prior to that, it came out that Wright originally wanted the museum to be crimson red! So naturally, they're getting into the paint game to make some extra cash. more ›

Claire Danes is probably pining for the days she had to worry about stalkers, now that she's stalking out corporate payouts! She recently shilled for an eyelash enhancement product called Latisse (brought to you by the Botox folk), and tomorrow she'll be giving painting demos in Grand Central Terminal! Or something. According to a press release we received, this is to celebrate the launch of Valspar Paint’s new Hi-DEF Advanced Color System. Get there tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. to check out the actress formerly known as Angela Chase paint walls. (Speaking of which, it was Chase who once said, “I bet people can actually die of embarrassment. I bet it’s been medically proven.") To be fair, tomorrow's event is also to benefit art advocacy non-profit United States Artists (though this doesn't mean Danes isn't getting paid). Still, Daria would never pull this shit. more ›

The '80s are back! Or at least that's what the Brooklyn Paper is declaring with the neon paint that's soon to be lathered over some benches in Gowanus. This is allegedly all part of some initiative to draw attention to the oft-ignored Thomas Greene Park. more ›

In what would have been a travesty to end all travesties, the beloved Brooklyn Bridge was almost "restored" to a color called "Queensborough Tan." The Brooklyn Paper first noticed the name last week, but the Department of Transportation has since changed their plan and will be painting the bridge "Brooklyn Bridge Tan." Which may be the same color, but at least it's not named after Queens! more ›

The budget art supply store Pearl Paint is closing some of its locations—however its Canal Street shop will remain open. The Times reports that the discount art shop is shuttering storefronts nationwide, including its custom-framing shop on Lispenard Street, sparking "rumors that even the Canal Street store itself is in danger." However an employee at the Canal Street location told Gothamist "the frame shop is closing, but the main building is remaining open." Business experts told the paper that downsizing is "probably a wise move at this stage even though it's painful" because the art supply store operates "in an industry that's not really moving at the moment." more ›

Two different chemicals are causing concern at schools citywide. One comes from inside the schools—it’s a toxin found in the window caulking of older buildings. The other is a chemical brought in by workers to strip the paint from school windows. more ›

In the months before developer Bruce Ratner closed the deal on his $4.9 billion plan to move the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn and construct high-rise buildings on the Atlantic Yards site, someone painted over a series of murals created by opponents of the project — and anti-Atlantic Yards activists claim that Ratner is at fault. more ›

A Yankees fan from New Jersey is filing a $5 million class action suit over some seats from the old Yankee stadium he bought as a souvenir. John Lefkus spent the best 23 seasons of his life rooting for the Yankees from section M11, Row A, seats one and two, and after the Team moved to a new stadium, Lefkus decided to buy his old seats for $2,000. But what he actually purchased would shock him. more ›

The Sunnyside blog posts about smidgen of paint spotted on a neighborhood tree (can you see it?). They report back enraged from the scene of the crime: "Graffiti bandits have sprayed a tree on 44th Street in the Gardens with purple paint. The oak tree is not in any danger, but it shows that some of these vandals will not stop at anything." What's next... banana peels on the sidewalks?! These heathens will stop at nothing! Seriously though, it sort of just looks like an accident. more ›

The color of the Guggenheim's facade has been discussed over and over again, but did you know that Frank Lloyd Wright designed it to be red? More specifically, "Exterior: Red-marble and long-slim pottery red bricks." more ›

Curbed is reporting on the latest victim of luxury condos: Myrtle the Turtle. Who's behind the act of animal cruelty? All fingers are pointing to the construction workers, who have the same shade of red paint on site at 5 Roebling Street. A neighbor, and friend of Myrtle the Turtle, wrote in:

It is obviously intentional because she got such a sustained spray that it has drip marks. The face and feet, as well. It is the exact color that the excavation people use on the 5 Roebling site to mark elevations on walls adjoining, so they know how deep to dig…

At 125 years old, it's time for the Brooklyn Bridge to undergo a little fix-up work. The Dept. of Transportation is about to begin a multi-year series of projects to shore up Roebling's bridge structurally, as well as give it a cosmetic touch-up. Popular Mechanics recently named the Brooklyn Bridge one of the top ten pieces of national infrastructure most in need of repair, although those concerns were primarily directed at the on- and off-ramps to the span. more ›

(AINT WET, by Triborough at flickr) more ›