getting naked in NYC/central park
 

A while back, I started putting together a folder containing all of the random and not so random acts of nudity and toplessness on the streets of NYC and in Central Park. It hold a certain fascination - that the worlds greatest city (sorry, it is...) allows toplessness. Its fascinating because NYC is a global trendsetter in culture and fashion, and what goes on there can easily spread around the globe. Anyway, I know that in European cities, toplessness can routinely be found in parks, etc. so NYC is not exceptionally liberal there. But in the US, its something to celebrate. I mean, in LA, you just can't get away with this type of thing nowadays..and in SF, well, SF is another planet.....

Anyway, so to start things off, here are some links to OCC and elsewhere to direct you to some pics on the subject. I'll try not to repost much of this. I mean, mainly in this thread it would be cool to just focus on the random acts of nudity rather than the better known, more organized stuff (Sure, NYC has a WNBR, for example). In that vein we have an annual go topless day celebration, body painting by Andy Golub in Times Square, The Topless coed-pulp fiction appreciation society, etc. here are those links:

https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/show...ighlight=golub andy golub
https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/show...t=central+park - topless coed reading group
https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/show...ht=topless+NYC - a go topless day thread
https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/show...t=central+park - occupy wall street protester
https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/show...ht=topless+NYC - same chick as above


also, there is of course the naked cowgirl who I started a thread for a long time ago that never went anywhere:

https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/show...=naked+cowgirl

she's cute and I wouldn't mind getting more pics of her up.


And then there is the more random, NIP type stuff which is more of the type of thing I am interested in. For example, the bare NY citizen found in this thread:

https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/show...t=bare+citizen

or these incidents unearthed by Karl Malone:

hxxp://damonjames.com/post/5883998891/damon-and-veruca-james-vs-new-york-city
hxxp://socalyoungnaturist.tumblr.com/post/7022759611/ever-wanted-to-go-topless-in-public-we-did
https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/show...t=central+park


Also, there is the work of Jordan Matter which can be found by doing a Google search.

So, but there continues to be sporadic outbreaks of toplessness and even nudity in NYC and Central Park. Surely, there is the more exhibitionist NIP type stuff happening all the time. But along with that are the true pioneers - those that get topless and stay topless - stroll, eat, lounge in the park, etc. I would like to put them all here and also make this a sort of gateway to all manner of naked in NYC pics. So, to start, here are three pics taken back in Feb 2012 of a streaker at "fashion week" in Lincoln Center. The streaker turned out to be a model promoting the event, but anyway....

and then some more pics, some of which I hope you have not seen..

and to Karl, Flanker7 and others who have contributed pics in this vein, please let me know of any omissions!

KLondike

incidently, the "outdoor coed topless pulp fiction appreciation society" thread only contains about 40 pics. i know there are a lot more pics out there. These are super sexy photos - great quality and with an eye for publicity. If there are more pics in other threads (and there probably are), it would be great to get these all under one roof. The link to the societies homepage is here:

coedtoplesspulpfiction.wordpress.com/

these are not copyrighted so I don't think they mind publicity (so I don't mind direct linking)..

at some point, I'll try and get some more of these up unless someone can direct me to an OCC link.

Klondike

anyway, here are some random acts of toplessness on the streets and parks of NYC - all perfectly legal.

Klondike

another event was the strip poker a couple months ago

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmh...?search_algo=1

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmh...?search_algo=1

and reposting from Karl Malone and the topless occupy wall street thread. We're featuring two women here. The first decided to get naked as part of a "Science project". The second (and there are more pics still) is an occupy wall street protester who also happened to just walk around the city a bit topless in addition to protesting.

Also, check out the two non-OCC links in my first post, both posted originally by Karl Malone, for more pics in this vein. They're definitely worth it but all are copyrighted.


KLondike

hey, thats right!! good one - and thanks for putting up the links..

KLondike

And here is another source of great pics that some may not be aware of: its from Allen Tannenbaum's "NY in the '70's". i don't have a link off hand, but I'm looking. Allen has published some superb photos showcasing public nudity in NYC in the 1970's. I have about 80 pics and they are real fav's of mine. But even though they do not bear copyrights, I'm not sure about putting them up at this time. Most are black and white and they are from various events, both indoors and outdoors. A must for the collector....:)

OK, here is are two sample pics...

KLondike

these may be more topless protest related (and I'm sure there are NYC dyke march pics also out there). One may be a repost. Klondike

also, I don't want to leave out Zach Hyman, and this thread by Karl Malone:

https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/show...ght=Zach+Hyman

Zach does a fair amount of photography in NYC using nude models. I'll try to find more.

KLondike

anyway, how many know that there are not one, but TWO naked cowgirls? Here is the second, a bit older and less photogenic, and also in trouble for ripping off the cowboy?

KLondike

naked and painted in central park? Four pics here:

hxxp://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/05/naked-painted-in-central-park-nyc-nudity/

KLondike

and here are the only photos I can find of Wendy Tremayne's anti-war, anti-bush protest in Central Park back in 2003. Love to see more pics..about 30 women in all took part in this..

KLondike

Actually, it's comedienne Julia Wiedeman promoting her show "Naked People" at UCB. Search my Sexy Comedy thread for more.

I do, though, so I edited your post.

Some to add:

The naked Wall Street protest: https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/showthread.php?t=113500

Some of the Dyke March pics are from NYC: https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/showthread.php?t=111308

Fango

Thanks fango - I couldn't find where those Lincoln Center streaker pics might have been posted at OCC. Maybe you posted them already then?

And now here is the type of pic I would like to see more of. this is a topfree activist named Felicity Jones. She is shown here baring her breasts in Central Park.

Klondike

Lush cosmetics go naked ad campaign 2008
 

NYDailyNews article on the event:

nydailynews.com/new-york/lush-bodies-herald-square-gallery-1.47808?pmSlide=2

***** PICTURES WITH FULL NAMES REMOVED *****

Fango's link bears looking at again. I did. The NYC artist responsible for this event, called "Ocularpation wall street" is named Zeffrey Throwell. What I just discovered is that this is the same guy that organized the NYC strip poker game.
A few pics from each event (mostly reposts) are shown below. KLondike

also, a couple more pics of comedienne Julia Wiedeman, and maybe there are more of her in public. KLondike

Spencer Tunick
 

And no NYC thread would be complete without mentioning Spencer Tunick. Spencer's career started in NYC around 1992 with random shoots of one or two people naked in public. Then he graduated to larger groups, posing 28 people in front of the United Nations building in 1994. From there, his career took off. Below are a few pics from the "Naked Pavement" shoot and some others in NYC. I'd like to see more of his early work put up here especially pics of single nudes. Often I've found though that pics are small and black and white only.

Klondike

some early NYC Tunick shoots - spence's own pics. Klondike

Its cool to find tie-ins between various women and/or artists in this thread. And so it turns out that Felicity Jones whom I mentioned in post #14 also was a participant in Zefrey Throwell's "Ocularpation Wall Street" project back in Nov 2011. She was the dog walker (shown below). She also got arrested, and the story is here:

hxxp://nudistnaturistamerica.org/wall-street-arrest

interesting.....she is also a member of Young Naturists America...

Klondike

Here is the link for two other events in NY. One is theater and the other is a group.

:)

Naked Ladies Reading Banned Books

villagevoice.com/slideshow/naked-ladies-reading-banned-books-nsfw-28625908/

Making Reading Sexy (by O.C.T.P.F.A.S.)

coedtoplesspulpfiction.wordpress.com/

P.S: Did not want to post pics here directly because I was not sure of any copyrights.

If they don't have copyrights, they can go up unless there is a written warning against doing so on the website.

thanks, Klondike

all of the photos below were taken from this one link:

hxxp://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/forum/dominicans-abroad/united-states/6113/Topless-women-One-of-the-Many-reasons-for-New-Yorks-Greatness

and they represent a good cross section of some top free activities in NYC. Some of these pics and women I recognize. Some I don't. Its a nice gallery..

Klondike

but really, the best way to drum up stories and pics is to get to know the people or key players in NYC that are involved in all of this. These players involve top free activists, exhibitionists, artists and photographers. Already I have mentioned Andy Golub, Spencer Tunick, Zefrey Throwell, Zach Hyman, Julia Wiedeman, Erica Simone (the bare NY citizen), Jordan Matter, Moiria Johnston (wall street activist), Felicity jones, Allen tannenbaum, the naked cowgirl, etc. Also, there is Phoenix Feeley, shown below, a prominent topfree activist. also, here is an article and pic when she got arrested in NJ.

hxxp://gothamist.com/2011/09/14/topless_crusader_loses_court_battle.php

Klondike

Some events taking place in NYC that you may not have heard of include the contrast art show, sl*twalk (an event occurring in many cities to promote an awareness of sexual violence, etc), and the Village Halloween Party. Andy Golub's name is associated with the latter as I think he does bodypainting there.

some pics from these events.

also, at some point someone is undoubtedly going to bring up the mermaid parade, but I'm not going there just now...too many pics!

Klondike

and finally, three more pics that may be new to OCC. The first is a pic of Moira Johnston getting arrested. her activities have been well documented and I gather that some in the NYPD were clueless about the law but wanting to take some action. The second pic is from a go topless protest in central park. The third is of a top free photographer or paparazzi according to the article that went with the pic. I think that that is Bill Cosby facing her!

Klondike

Ok, the woman in the last pic above is Holly van Voast, a photographer and paparazzi who has appeared topless in public many times in NYC. Pics of her appear in the occupy wall street protests. She was also arrested for going topless at a cathedral in NYC. Here are more pics of her..

KLondike

here's an interesting question: Would Miss Liberty if she were around today be a top free activist, baring her breasts for all to see? I might be inclined to say yes. An early feminist icon, the yearning for freedom is in her blood. Yes, if you can get naked here, you can get naked anywhere. Thats the theme of this thread!! I'm glad I found this pic! Perhaps she was the inspiration for all that have followed..

Klondike

and now we have a controversy involving Erica Simone, the Bare NY Citizen, and Zappos Shoe Co. The latter, it seemed, embarked on an unusual ad campaign in which naked new yorkers were photographed jogging through the streets of Manhattan. Here are some pics, censored:

hxxp://www.adweek.com/adfreak/qa-nude-photo-artist-accuses-zappos-ripping-her-133922

Erica Simone claimed that Zappos ripped off her work. She even took them to court. Now I haven't seen enough pics from these two sources to be able to say there is a similarity great enough to warrant copyright infringement, but apparently, the judges did not rule in Emile's favor.

KLondike

and finally, here is a pic that has been around a long time, but I'm not sure of the story. There is only this one (that I've seen) Post more if you've got them.

Klondike

wow - this is new to me. Posted back in 2011 were these pics showing some ladies from a local manhattan strip club shoveling snow for promotional purposes. Cool!

KLondike

here are a few more pics of this - apparently the police did not like what was going on and broke it up. Klondike

OK, next up is a pic taken in in times Square in 1995 by a Flickr photographer who has graciously uploaded it for us all to see. He claims it was a publicity stunt, but doesn't really know. Klondike

I like starting threads like this because I never know where they are going to take me. And this one has taken me here, to the Deitch Art Parade. Scarcely mentioned before at OCC, it was brought up casually by Crispus once in response to some pics posted by Osreb. Those pics were of some bikers in "naked suits" - see the first three pics below. So I knew about that, but not about the parade in general. Well the Deitch art parade has been held in the Soho section of NYC since 2005 now, and if you search google or flickr, you will find more nudity. For example, one year the dazzle dancers participated. And in other years, more occasional nudity has been thrown in. I like it. We don't quite have full nudity here, but almost. So here you have it - a unique NYC tradition, only six years old now - the Deitch Art Parade..

Klondike

a few more pics. KLondike

I think this may have gotten a few more mentions at OCC, maybe under the name Soho parade, or Soho art parade. Anyway, more pics which I may have downloaded from here.

EDIT: yes, some call it the Deitch art parade, some the Soho art parade. In any case, they are one and the same.


Klondike

Klondike, I'm sure you're already aware of this, but I'll mention it for the benefit of the other members. The fully nude dancers are part of a group called The Dazzle Dancers, a sex-positive performance group that shows up at Pride parades and the like. Entering them into the search box will yield pics in multiple other places through out OCC.

yes, I mentioned their participation in post #33, but not the last post.

Here are a few more pics from the Soho parade.

Klondike

any more of her https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/atta...6&d=1338503674 ?

btw Ice T's wife Coco did a whole photo shoot in public places in nyc for playboy

check Fango's link posted earlier in this thread, or search the keywords for that event (see earlier posts).

Anyway, these pics below also appeared at OCC at some point, but I don't know where they are now. They are from an exhibit by Brian Reed called "Chair and the Maiden Gallery" which went up a few years ago in greenwich Village.
As usual, it was surrounded by some controversy.

Klondike