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Different seal, different net. (Getty Images)

East River Dolphins Disappear, Seal Cub Caught in Net and Dead Porpoise in Amagansett

Wondering whatever happened to those two bottleneck dolphins that were doing laps in the East River earlier this month? Yeah, us too. Strangely, there seems to be no updates past the intial spottings, and though no news is good news in these situations–dolphin death being instant click-bait for this messed up Internet world we live in–we can’t help but wonder where those two magestic specisims ended up. Did they find their way out of the East River? Back to the ocean? Did a rich entrepreneur skyjack the mackerel-eating mammals for their own personal dolphin pool? Why were the police so unhelpful? Please, tell us Riverhead Foundation!

But the not-for-profit foundation has its hands busy dealing with a new crisis to answer our calls about some lost dolphins. Read More

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The good times are (almost) gone.

Sad, Sad Artists Say Buh-Bye to Boatel

Art, love, happiness, the Boatel in Far Rockaway. The best things are fleeting, like life itself.

The beloved, decrepit Boatel, comprising 23 boats that artists outfitted two years ago, is going away. At least the current, dingy but atmospheric incarnation of the Boatel is going away, according to DNAinfo. After Halloween, the art installation/cheap lodging at Marina 59 will be dismantled and the boats stripped down to their basic frames. Read More