Be scared.
- An 84-year-old man was found dead in the water at Spa Castle in Queens. The body was discovered when a woman felt something at her feet. [NBC]
- In January, you’ll be able to bid on items from the New York City Opera in a bankruptcy auction. [Playbill]
- Collectors are hungry for Cuban art, it seems. The New York Times predicts a boom in sales in anticipation of open relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Dealer Magnan Metz told the Times he is “now booked through March with Cuba visits.” [New York Times]
- Predictions for emoji of 2015 that are better than the shruggie. [Medium]
- Proof that you can’t please everyone, Mayor Bill de Blasio was booed at Monday’s NYPD graduation ceremony. [Mic]
- And the NYPD continue to soil their reputation. Traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have plummeted by 94 percent following slaying of two police officers. [New York Post]
- The New York Times Editorial has had enough of the NYPD’s nonsense and has called them out for “shredding their hard earned respect.” [The New York Times]
- Unemployed curators, listen up. Curatorial jobs are growing in New York’s Finger Lakes region. [Democrat & Chronicle]
- Be daring, visit Singapore. In 2015, the city-state is letting anyone test out driverless cars inside its borders. [MIT Technology Review]
- Scientists have discovered that drunk birds sing like drunks. STOP THE PRESSES. [NPR]
