Empire is a forthcoming film about riding bikes in New York City. And whether you prefer tricks or traffic, this new teaser delivers.

Deuce Seven is back in town and recently repainted the Williamsburg Bridge plaque. You can see more recent work on Streetsy.

Photo of Baje One from Junk Science by Vito Fun.

As noted earlier, artist Steve Powers and a trio of lawyers were waterboarded in Coney Island on Friday for the sake of art. Though no video is available, Art Forum weighs in with some photos of the torture, including the one above of a troubled looking Powers watching David Dames get waterboarded, and reports:

The participants left the room for a minute, then burst through the door; Powers, now hooded, was roughly guided to the inclined waterboarding table … Ritz then stuffed a large black rag in Powers’s mouth, held the artist’s nose with one hand, and poured a steady flow of water onto the rag like a frat boy pours a pitcher of beer. After about eight seconds, Powers began to twitch and jerk on the table, and Ritz quickly removed the rag. Dazed and flushed, the artist was led out of the room … and, after a beat, said, “That sucked!”

Photo by Sam Horine for Art Forum.

Photo by urban data on Flickr.