The Marcel at Gramercy Hotel has announced today an ongoing art series called, M.O.A.R. - Marcel Original Art on Rotation. The program will bring “progressive burgeoning artists” into the hotel to show off their work.

For the opening, The Marcel is offering guests who book a room the unique privilege of skipping the one-year waiting list to get “inked” by Mister Cartoon!

His residency will run in two parts: his first stay will take place from, his first stay will take place from November 15th – 24th 2009, with a two-week return visit at the beginning of February 2010, culminating with the unveiling of his exterior M.O.A.R installation.

I may be late on this, but Yooouuutuuube.com dissects YouTube videos into individual frames.

Here’s Peter Gabriel’s ‘Sledgehammer’.

Via: Iain Tate’s Flickr Set

Two taxis crashed into the scaffolding outside of the GAP at 8th Street and Broadway injuring 6 people and causing the scaffold to collapse down onto the taxis and the sidewalk.

…I’m going to presume they were fighting for a fare on that corner and both talking and/or texting on their cell phones.  And now you want us to pay an extra $0.50 to get in the cab!!!

photo by Jesse Chan-Norris

Ron English’s “Immortal Underground” solo exhibit will open November 12th at Opera Gallery, 115 Spring Street, NYC.