Following the mass shooting this year in Buffalo, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James are urging legislators to punish those who make and distribute videos of extreme violence. Source: New York Times
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Officers Ran Off After Firing Stun Gun That Set Man Ablaze, Video Shows
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2022
The footage was released by New York’s attorney general as part of an investigation that began after the man, Jason Jones, died last month. Source: New York Times
Broadway Play "Clyde's" Will Be Livestreamed
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2021
The digital experimentation born of the pandemic shutdown is continuing: the final 16 performances of Lynn Nottage’s “Clyde’s” will be streamed, for $59. Source: New York Times
How Do You Make Teen Comedies Today? Buy a High School.
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2021
A former school outside Syracuse, N.Y., has been transformed into American High, a production hub for inexpensive films aimed at streaming platforms. Source: New York Times
Did You See That Video of the Subway Rat Hauling the Crab?
By Gotham Rex on October 16, 2021
SubwayCreatures, a popular Instagram account, offers a voyeuristic look at New York’s bizarre and wacky underground. Source: New York Times
A TikTok Subway Artist Finds His Way to the Lower East Side
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2021
Growing up in the Bronx, Devon Rodriguez always wanted to move to Manhattan. His 20 million followers helped him get there. Source: New York Times
Dixie Fire Evacuees Tune In to a Firefighter’s Daily Videos
By Gotham Rex on August 27, 2021
Dan Kearns, a volunteer firefighter, streams live daily videos that bring up-to-the-minute information to a Northern California community scattered by evacuations and struggling with loss. Source: New York Times
In the ’80s, Post-Punk Filled New York Clubs. Their Videos Captured It.
By Gotham Rex on June 11, 2021
An exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York documents a brief moment when rogue videographers shot an influential sliver of the music scene. Source: New York Times
A Psychiatrist Invited to Yale Spoke of Fantasies of Shooting White People
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2021
The Yale School of Medicine said the tone and content of a lecture by Dr. Aruna Khilanani, who has a private practice in New York, were “antithetical to the values of the school.” Source: New York Times
Lights, Camera, Run! Behind the Videos of Mayor Candidates
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2021
What did it take to record videos of eight Democrats who are vying to lead New York City? Collaboration, hustle and a willingness to talk to ambulance drivers, for starters. Source: New York Times
Review: Mark Morris Live(ish) Seems Almost Like Old Times
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2021
The Mark Morris Dance Group livestreamed a performance that featured a new work of substance, set to Brahms waltzes. Source: New York Times
Yang Drives the Bus, Republicans Joust: 5 Takeaways From Mayor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2021
The Democratic candidates vowed to stop Zooming and get out more, and a rap video earned mixed reviews. Source: New York Times
What’s a Dance Theater Without an Audience?
By Gotham Rex on February 9, 2021
A food pantry or a place to vote — or a place to make dance with different expectations: “What we’ve taken off the table is the pressure of the result.” Source: New York Times
Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2021
The incident brought renewed scrutiny to a department whose officers had placed a hood on Daniel Prude, a Black man, before he died from suffocation. Source: New York Times
The Joy of Watching Other People Clean
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2021
In this corner of YouTube, you can watch someone else clean the house — and you won’t be alone. Source: New York Times