Brooklyn
My Life as a Brooklyn Junkie
"Heroin is like Aladdin's lamp: it will make you think that your wishes are coming true, that you are in control of your life."
Knowing the Streets of ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Meant I Never Felt Alone in the City of Angels
Relocating to a new city is tough, but when you already know its geography through a video game, the transition is so much smoother.
The Alien Race: 'All Eyes on Egipt' and the Cult of Nuwaubianism
The Nuwaubians' leader was sentenced to life in prison more than a decade ago, but the Brooklyn cult perseveres.
This Is What It's Like to DJ at a Sex Party
It turns out a sex party may be the best place in New York to hear a solid smooth house and early 2000s pop playlist.
Huffing Poppers with Bottoms
The buzzed-about gay dance-punk band sings about HIV and self-hatred, but that doesn't mean they don't know how to have a good time.
Food Tattoos Are Forever
I've been photographing friends' (and strangers') food tattoos for years, and they're all cool and weird and sometimes terrible.
The NYPD Is Taking a Holiday from Arresting People
This past week saw New York City cops shift from symbolic protest—turning their backs on the mayor—to actually packing it up and not doing their jobs.
My Year of Being a Drunk Balding Loser Homo
Photographer Dan Allegretto's 2014 sucked. He bounded from job to job, gained weight, fucked a handful of "mediocre dudes," and lost his hair.
A Black and White Game: The Chess Players of Union Square
VICE columnist and former competitive chess champion Giancarlo T. Roma talks to chess players in NYC's Union Square about life and the game.
I Toured NYC's Least Hygienic Restaurants and They Were Delicious
I sampled food from restaurants that have fallen afoul of the Health Department and enjoyed almost all of it. Then I puked.
New York City Is on Edge After Saturday's Police 'Assassination'
Local cops, already known not to be huge fans of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, are now openly disrespecting him after two of their own were executed by a lone gunman in Brooklyn.