Scott Heins
Gothamist
New York, NY, United States
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Photos: How New Yorkers are staying cool in the heat wave
Temperatures danced around the 90-degree mark all weekend as the city pushed its way through a brutal heat wave. → Read More
As West Virginia Strike Winds Down, Angry Teachers Look to Bolster Progressives in Elections
After a nine-day teacher strike in West Virginia, some of the state's registered Republicans are turning toward progressive Democrats. → Read More
Watch Stephen Colbert Crash The RNC Stage For Hunger Games Announcement
"Look, I know I'm not supposed to be up here but let's be honest, neither is Donald Trump." → Read More
Protesters Demand Justice After Release Of Brooklyn Road Rage Shooting Video
By Scott Heins for Gothamist - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Manhattan last night, demanding an end to nationwide systemic racism and police brutality in the wake of three widely-pu... → Read More
Cuomo Decides To Support State Farmworkers After They Sue Him
By Scott Heins for Gothamist - The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Governor Cuomo and the state alleging that loopholes in state labor laws deny farmworkers the right to ... → Read More
Video: 1970s NYC Returns To Life In The Photographs Of Meryl Meisler:
Photographer Meryl Meisler photographed all over NYC in the 1970s, from CBGB to Studio 54 to the streets of Bushwick. → Read More
Tour The Surreal Wasteland That Is The Times Square Toys R Us, Closing Today:
The rent was too damn high. → Read More
A Visit With The "Goon Squad": Meet The NYPD's Specially Trained Protest Police:
"Safe from crime, safe from terrorists, safe from disorder," Bratton promised the press who had gathered for the security theater demonstration. → Read More
Photos: Pasties, Acrobatics, Pizza Rats & More At The House Of Yes XXXmas Spectacular:
This year's show is a tale of the corruption of Kris Kringle. → Read More
Video: Witness The Creation Of The Psychedelic Rainbow Bagel:
At The Bagel Store, Scot Rossillo channels his baking experience and artistic passion into vibrant rainbow-styled treats. → Read More
23 Arrested Near Gracie Mansion On Anniversary Of Eric Garner Jury Decision:
"They got down on their knees in the middle of the street, and kept chanting for the mayor to come out." → Read More
Map: Exploring NYC's Weird & Wild Animal History:
"A nine-foot shark was removed that someone left one night on Park Avenue..." → Read More
Tasers, Death & Money: An Interview With Killing Them Safely Director Nick Berardini:
The film uses police interviews, legal testimony, and TASER International's own company research, as it crafts a portrait of innately dangerous weapons that can—and do—kill. → Read More
This "Ghost Town" Tour Will Take You To The Dark Corners Of Manhattan's History:
Complete with historic quotes and modern context, making it easy to uncover the "Ghost Town" underneath all this metropolis. → Read More
Walk In Warhol's Shoes In This New Digital Tour Of NYC:
The tour includes Rothko rebelling against The Four Seasons, beat poets scribbling furiously on Waverly Place, and a Macy's sale of original Rembrandt paintings in 1942. → Read More
Photos: Peer Inside The Secret Crown Heights Chicken Window:
This is a story with no signs, doors, menus, or sales tax; just a man named Papa selling Caribbean home cooking to those in the know. → Read More
Anthony Bourdain Talks Sushi, Tipping & His New Graphic Novel:
"The difference between good sushi and really great sushi is the difference between a tricycle and a Ferrari." → Read More
Video: Tour The NYPD's Scary Haunted Basement In A Brooklyn Police Station:
"The reason we're doing it is 90 percent of people come into a police precinct for bad things, they don't come in for good things." → Read More
Photos: City Dogs Strut Their Stuff At Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade:
Thousands of people attended with their four-legged friends dressed in everything from very on-trend Pizza Rat outfits to just-happy-to-be-here "hot dog" get-ups. → Read More
Photos: City Dogs Strut Their Stuff At Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade:
Thousands of people attended with their four-legged friends who were dressed in everything from very on-trend Pizza Rat outfits to just-happy-to-be-here "hot dog" get-ups. → Read More