Long Island City art gallery illegally sold sculpture made of elephant …
A Long Island City art gallery illegally sold a sculpture made with elephant ivory, even though the sale of the material was banned by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014. According to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, Ro Gallery at 47-15 36th St. sold a ballerina sculpture made of elephant ivory to undercover investigators for more than […]
Prodigy mural in Long Island City defaced, restored and vandalized …
A mural to honor the late rapper Prodigy in Long Island City was defaced on Saturday, and after artists restored the piece, it was vandalized a second time on Monday. Artists Jeff Henriquez and Eli Lazare unveiled the finished mural on July 6, about three weeks after Prodigy, 42, died of complications with sickle cell […]