Respect Authority

When I wrote about Banksy’s recent additions to New York City’s growing street art collection last week, I mentioned he had a show opening in the city soon, but I never expected anything like this.

The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill

The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill opened on October 5th at 89 7th Avenue between West 4th and Bleeker Street to little fanfare because, well, nobody really knew what it was at first. Nonetheless, it didn’t take very long to realize this was far from an ordinary pet store — the “store’s” name alone is more than a little suggestive. What do you think the dessert special is? Chinchilla a la mode maybe? Read More ›