It’s great to see videos of the Lower East Side world coming to life — insane performances, mythologically hyper-decorated studios, poetic urban blight, the emergence of graffiti and street art as undeniable cultural forces

The performances are pure fire, but the film also serves as a reflection of the social struggles of the time. Focused editing elevates it beyond concert film and creates a new kind of cultural commentary.

By 1969, painting for painting’s sake was far from revelatory, and there is precious little abstract dynamism or formal innovation to be found in Baselitz’s work

Giuliani's business contracts tie him to the man who let 9/11's mastermind escape the FBI

“We're like — No! If you don't want them to win, don't put them on the ballot.”

While other documentaries about Biggie have chronicled his glory days, what’s refreshing about this one is the way it explores his modest, humble beginnings

"Terror and pity: Ferlinghetti stirs up a pity for his sincere nervousness, or nervous sincerity, in quite confessional work."

Memo to mayoral candidates: Start thinking big about low- and middle-income housing

“Last Wednesday, an enormous mob surged out of control, menaced citizens, pushed through police lines onto city hall steps, and blocked traffic on Broadway and the Brooklyn Bridge. But uniformed cops stood by, smiling — for the maraud­ers were fellow cops, thousands of them”

“The scene now is one of club kids who don't even have a 'fuck the rules' men­tality — they don't know any rules to fuck. They manage to combine a youthful, energetic wholesomeness with a jaded sense of decadence, as typified by their major domo, 22-year-old Michael Alig”