So, did you guys catch the Perseid meteor shower this weekend? The full moon made viewing less-than-optimal from New York, but you know where the moon doesn't interfere? In outer space. more ›

Courtney Love often rapid fire Tweets cameraphone pictures of herself—usually so fast and furiously that it's unlikely all of her followers click through to view each image. On September 29th, however, Ms. Love only transmitted one photo, giving the masses something to RT about. more ›

Last year Will Ferrell popped up in a couple's engagement photo (the groom was a PA on his movie The Other Guys), and now The Boss is following his lead. Ed Dwyer and Jennifer Smith recently shot their announcement photo on the beach in Manasquan, telling APP they "kept putting them off" due to the crowds there all summer. more ›

Edith Shain, best known as the nurse kissing a sailor in the iconic photograph, has died at age 91. The photo was taken in Times Square on August 14th, 1945, when thousands converged there to celebrate victory over Japan. (The above photo, a slightly different angle, was taken by Lt. Victor Jorgensen, but the one that came to be a popular image was taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt). more ›

The above photo comes with a caption which reads: “Reopening of the South Fork Bridge after flood in Nov. 1940. 1941 (?)” The photo is believed to be real and unaltered, and can be found at the virtual Bralorne Pioneer Museum. So, what is that modern-day looking hipster with the fancy camera and sunglasses doing in the 1940s? Clearly, we have a time traveler on our hands. more ›

The Queens Museum of Art isn't the only place you can see a miniature New York. Using tilt-shift photography, artist Sam O'Hare created the time-lapse film "The Sandpit" from more than 35,000 pictures taken during a single week last August. With computer editing software, O'Hare manipulated his photos so only narrow planes of focus remained sharp, creating an effect that makes the city look like a model. He then assembled his shots—which range from scenes of crowds entering the Met to construction work at Brooklyn Bridge Park—over an original score. If you like the tilt-shift look but can't afford a dedicated lens, you can do it on Photoshop or try this low-budget approach. [via thenewoldbiddy's Twitter] more ›

Egads, behold these infernal hip-sters clogging Bedford Avenue with their fixed-gear "safety bicycles." And good heavens, there is a slatternly dressed female cyclist pedaling among them, a sight that's certain to scandalize the local Hasidim (someday)! This photograph—probably taken during one of their incessant political demonstrations demanding fanciful traffic regulations—clearly shows these ped-HELL-ers' wanton disregard for pedestrians and locomotives alike. Reached for comment, one Wiley Ignatius Norvel, who represents a criminal anarchist group in favor of bicycle proliferation, stridently asked, "How many bicyclists must be injured after slipping in manure before the Brooklyn carriage industry equips their horses with absorbent diapers?" more ›

Tiger looked more like the elusive Cheshire Cat in the Wall Street Journal today when the paper's print edition edited out the golf pro from a photo accompanying an article about his big media appearance. The original photo depicts Tiger Woods jogging with some unidentified white guy, but in cropping the photo, the Wall Street Journal kept the black man down on the cutting room floor. The caption? Tiger Woods jogs Wednesday near his home in Isleworth, Fla. BatteryPark.tv, which spotted the gaffe, notes that at least the online version of the article previously featured the correct entire photo with Tiger "and this anonymous jogging companion." Oh no Tiger, not another "anonymous companion"! more ›

All State Senator Pedro Espada wanted to do today was announce his proposal to finance a rent freeze on some rent-regulated apartments by helping landlords get out of rent regulation. But as you can see, some protesters had to come along and steal his thunder! Activists from the Tenants & Neighbors group and other critics say Espada's proposal is actually more of a sweetheart deal for property owners than for tenants. One protester managed to get behind Espada at City Hall, holding this sign as TV cameras were rolling, and WNYC describes what happened next: more ›

[UPDATE: GRAPHIC PHOTO BELOW] As a Bensonhurst neighborhood still reels from a fire that killed five and forced one woman to throw her two children from a third-story window, there was a somewhat happier ending to a blaze in Harlem yesterday. Around 4 p.m., several people were trapped on the fifth floor of a five-story brownstone on 127th Street and Madison Avenue. The FDNY arrived at 4:21, and Deputy Chief Jim Hodgens tells the Daily News, "There were two people hanging from window ledges. They were ready to jump." more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] On Monday Bucky Turco at Animal New York published this photo he took at La Guardia airport, showing a Transportation Security Administration agent apparently napping. Now the unidentified worker is under investigation and has been reassigned to desk duty. High-five? A TSA spokesman tells the AP she may have been on break, but whatever, we certainly wouldn't want her sharp and well-rested while on the job, and the rules require her to rest in the designated TSA break room. Turco acknowledged that, "to be fair," she may have been on break, but he still got an earful from one Animal New York commenter: more ›

At four Bronx churches on Saturday, NYPD officials handed out $184,000 in exchange for 1,186 guns over the course of six hours. What does the government plan to do with all that firepower? Well, one day you may pick one of them up at the dry cleaner; they're being melted down to make coat hangers. "Much better use of them," remarked NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly. It was a record-setting cash-for-guns haul, besting last April's gun swap meet, when the city paid for 987 guns, turned in with no questions asked. Those who hand over their firearms receive a $200 prepaid bank card. more ›

At least 32 pairs of nesting red-tailed hawks have been identified across the city since 2007, and lately the Lower East Side has been captivated by a pair that have settled on a fifth-floor air-conditioning unit at Public Schools 9-4/188 on East Houston Street. "They come down and they eat squirrels, rats, birds," 18-year-old local resident Johnny Reyes, who calls them "the sky beasts," tells the Daily News. "People who walk their little dogs are always looking out for the hawks." And for good reason—they'll steal your lunch, too! "In recent memory, there have never been more hawks than there are now in the most unusual of places," says city Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe. Urban hawks—how many is too many? more ›

The State Department has given Osama bin Laden, 52, an extreme makeover, updating a 1998 file photo of the suspected terrorist and digitally altering it to account for a decade of age and possible changes in his facial hair. (Somewhere, Nick Nolte's frantically trying to call in a favor at the State Department.) Which look do you prefer? more ›

Ah, mid-century livin'. If it was anything like Mad Men, then people were spiking their morning coffees with whiskey, chain smoking, cooking everything with pounds of butter, and generally not looking out for their own health, safety or well-being. So it makes perfect sense that during that time it was perfectly acceptable for children to run rampant on city fire escapes. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] In the rush to report on Haiti's catastrophic earthquake, it's understandable that the media is going to make mistakes. Heck, this photo from the 2008 Chinese earthquake, which the Daily News included in a slideshow of 54 images from Haiti today, was probably tossed in by some hapless, unpaid photo intern. An intern who must be destroyed. Hat tip to the NY Post editor who altruistically pointed this out to us; judging by today's edition, we're surprised to see they're even paying attention to this. And speaking of fake Haiti earthquake photos, you also need to watch out for fake Haiti earthquake charities. more ›

Step back from the platform edge kitty! We do not like seeing this poor cat sitting so close to the subway tracks, but with all the mice and rats scurrying down there, you can understand the temptation. Apparently, several people have been routinely feeding this cat at the East Broadway F train station, where it's made a home. Frank Peterson, 77, tells DNAinfo he first spotted the cat back in August. He says he spends $15 a month buying cat food in bulk to feed strays around the city: "My family has always had cats and dogs. I don't have one now, so I come here." Honestly, this article just seems like a Chris Ware story waiting for illustration. more ›

Ladies (and European guys), be on the lookout for this guy, who police say is on a purse snatching spree in lower Manhattan. The perp has struck four times since the day after Christmas, with his most recent job occurring Tuesday night inside a building at 10 Catherine Slip. more ›

Maybe she'll try for a narcolepsy defense? The Rikers Island Correctional Officer who was depicted sleeping on the job in this classic, almost cliche jail photo just can't keep her eyes open. Nadja Green has been busted for napping while guarding once before, according to the Post, which is teasing this story out like a burlesque dancer's boa. Sadly, there's no instant classic photo of Green's previou sleep violation, but this does complicate things for our snoring C.O. more ›

Sgt. Reginald McReynolds, a 19 year veteran of the NYPD, was returning to his girlfriend's Bronx apartment with their Chinese food one night at the end of October when he was stopped by a rookie cop and his partner. Officers Kyle Bach and Joseph Azevedo, who are white, were responding to a domestic dispute call in the building. The perp was described as in his late 20s and weighing about 150 pounds; McReynolds is a 42-year-old black man weighing in at 275 pounds. Nevertheless, McReynolds says Bach "came right up in my face and said, 'What fucking apartment are you going to?'" It's no surprise that the ensuing exchange wasn't all that courteous, professional, or respectful. more ›

Even if Demi Moore insists her December W cover was au natural, Real Housewives Bethenny Frankel is woman enough to admit her recent PETA photo was airbrushed (though she previously denied it). After all, who wouldn't want some airbrushing on their naked image hanging above Times Square? more ›

A correction officer at Rikers snapped this priceless photo of another guard fast asleep in her chair while a grinning inmate hovers over, mere inches from her big Barney Fife keys. The sleeping officer, Nadja Green, has been at Rikers for over four years, and one source describes her as "the Precious of Corrections," a reference to the movie about a teen from a dysfunctional family. The mother of several children, Green reportedly worked 96 hours of overtime this month. So isn't it kind of a dick move to photograph her while she catches a few hard-earned z's? Green's union thinks so! more ›

While the transit police are busy cracking down on commuters who put their feet up on the seats, maybe they can also do something about people pulling down their underwear and grinding away on the subway? We don't know much about this truly vile Twitpic, and we don't want to know. (We regret that now you know too, but better you should hear it from us, in a safe place.) Below, in the interest full public disclosure, the NSFW version of the photo. more ›

Costumed characters from Sesame Street and other children's shows have become a regular fixture in Midtown, where they can make about $80 per day posing for photos with tourists, according to the Post. The tabloid spoke with the men behind the masks, and learned that there's a science to figuring out the rates. "I charge one dollar for some people, and more for others," said José Montier, 40, who dresses as Cookie Monster. "It depends on if they're a big group, if they look like they're rich." more ›

Senator Chuck Schumer may feel more at home riding his bike around Prospect Park and chilling with Jay-Z at the Pool Parties, but when it comes to the people's business, he's ready to grab a gun and kill some pheasants. This photo was taken during a recent hunting trip with Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, who ended up as the Senate's last holdout on the health care bill. Of course, both men swear they didn't talk business during their male bonding weekend, but that's exactly what Dick Cheney and Antonin Scalia claimed about their little hunting trip in 2004, weeks after the Supreme Court decided to hear the Sierra Club's lawsuit against Cheney. more ›