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Disabled Vietnam Vet Hot Dog Vendor Arrested Outside Met

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:58:20 GMT

A disabled Vietnam veteran who defied the city Parks Department by setting up a hot dog stand on prime real estate outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art was carted off in handcuffs yesterday.
Source: Gothamist

How charities survive tough times

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:30:42 GMT

San Francisco - America's charities have faced a tough 2009. By most accounts, 2010 will be worse. Donations are down and other sources of funding are drying up. Cultural institutions are among the hardest hit.
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Art & Crime: Charges Dropped for Nude Model at Met

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:02:08 GMT

NEW YORK—All charges have been dropped against a young woman who stripped in the middle of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a photo shoot in August.
Source: Art Info

Lawyer: Loophole Protects Public Nudity

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:17:55 GMT

A New York lawyer whose client was cleared of lewdness charges said a legal loophole allows public nudity in the city.
Source: The Post Chronicle

Watercooler Stories

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:38:25 GMT

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A New York lawyer whose client was cleared of lewdness charges said a legal loophole allows public nudity in the city.
Source: United Press International

Bust in met beef

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:51:15 GMT

The hot-dog vendor who cost the city big bucks by setting up shop in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art was in hot water yesterday.
Source: New York Post

An Outlaw Street Race, for a Good Cause

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:37:57 GMT

Stepping off the Long Island Rail Road with his custom-made fixed gear folding bike early Saturday afternoon, Robert A. Butler planned a bit of riding before heading to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Source: The New York Times

The Moth at The Met with Kyp Malone, Jonathan Ames and Starlee Kine

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:33:34 GMT

On Tuesday, December 15, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will celebrate the tradition of The Moth, a non-profit with undeniable dedication to narrative performance, with The Moth at the Met: American Stories.
Source: Fader

Quoted in 'Met gal's naked ambition pays off'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:39:01 GMT

said in New York Post:

My argument is, you can go stark, raving, completely nude in Times Square, or Rockefeller Center or the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Quoted in 'NaviSite Chosen by The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Provide Suite of Managed Application Services'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:50:25 GMT

said in Freshnews.com:

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Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:13:14 GMT

Members of the media view the Young Archer on November 2, 2009 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Spectrum Presents: An Evening with Pablo Bronstein

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:41:23 GMT

Photo from Getty Images

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK - MARCH 13: Museum attendees walk out of the main entrance while others dine in a museum cafe at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on March 13, 2009 in New York City.