Hurricane Sandy
PS1 and Volkswagen to Open Relief Center in the Rockaways
Over the past few weeks, MoMA PS1 director Klaus Biesenbach has been vocal about the need for rebuilding in the storm-damaged Rockaways. Now, after a successful benefit (DJed by Animal Collective and Chromeo) Friday night at Art…
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Hurricane Sandy Benefits Happening This Month In NYC
New Yorkers have been stepping up to do their parts following Hurricane Sandy's devastating blow to the East Coast, and, if you'd like lend your support, there are tons of fundraisers in the coming days…
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Lady Gaga, Madonna, Klaus Biesenbach, Patti Smith + More Write Open Letter to Mayor Bloomberg on Behalf of Hurricane Sandy Relief
Below is an open letter to Mayor Bloomberg from members of New York's art community encouraging support for, and assistance towards, areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy. For more ways you can help, please follow links…
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MoMA Hosting Free Seminar On Preserving Sandy-Damaged Art + MoMA PS1's Klaus Biesenbach Organizing Rockaway Help
On Sunday, along with Conservators from the American Institute for Conservation Collections Emergency Response Team, MoMA will be hosting a free presentation from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. for the public on how to conserve…
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The Show Must Go On: Lucien Smith to Open at Half Gallery Despite Blackout
Mayor Bloomberg just announced that power will return to most of Manhattan by midnight tonight, but the folks at Half Gallery on Forsyth Street apparently didn't want to wait that long. Owner Bill Powers confirmed…
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Eat for a Good Cause at Momofuku's Sandy Relief Fundraisers Tonight
Momofuku is hosting three events today for the American Red Cross to aid Hurricane Sandy victims in the tri-state area. All proceeds from the following dinners tonight will benefit the Red Cross.You can head to…
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Displaced Manhattanites Discover Brooklyn Ain't That Bad
For a certain type of New Yorker who lives in downtown Manhattan circa 2012, not living in Brooklyn has become a point of pride. As everyone under the age of 35 has migrated across the…
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Talking Drowned Rats and Wrecked Restaurants With Business Owners in the South Street Seaport
Hurricane Sandy devastated the historic South Street Seaport, an area that hasn't been getting much media attention. We found Ridgely Trufant, the general manager of Red, a Southwestern restaurant on Fulton Street, surveying soaked planked…
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The Most Comprehensive Post-Sandy New York City Subway Map We've Seen Thus Far
Someone needs to call Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz, the king and queen of doing funny things to New York maps, and see if they can pull some strings to get Max Read's amazing…
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The Moment the Power Went Out
Here's an incredibly eerie time-lapse video (taken from the top of Northside Piers in Williamsburg) during Hurricane Sandy, which shows the exact moment when power went out in Lower Manhattan. Very apocalyptic. I feel…
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Ways You Can Help Hurricane Sandy Victims, From Volunteering to Donating
If you're among the lucky who weren't affected by Hurricane Sandy, it's likely that you have friends, loved ones, co-workers or stood in a long line for a bus this morning with people who are…
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Julie Klausner, The Fug Girls, Tracy Morgan + More Tweet About Hurricane Sandy
A roundup of Tweets from some of our favorites Tweeters in the past 24 hours. Like so many New Yokers, Julie Klausner is without water or power ... and somehow made it funny. We'd be…
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A Hurricane Sandy Service Announcement From Your Friends at Papermag
Like yesterday, we're lying low here at PAPER HQ and will be spending most of the day watching NY1, eating everything we baked last night and making sure our co-workers without power are A-OK.…
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Sandy's a-Comin' -- Be Safe Everyone!
Save for a couple of photo galleries we'll be posting today from Halloween weekend shenanigans in NYC, we're taking the day off here at PAPER HQ to obsessively watch NY1 for updates on Hurricane…
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