--- description: Israel bombs the Gaza Strip, Iraqi Parliament makes no progress, an NYPD subway acrobat crackdown, and Mick Jagger on Monty Python. title: Flipping Flop: NYPD Cracks Down on Subway Acrobats image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa55c8624ca7ed2b/69869a043bc99986741a4584/showtime-nyc-subway-break-dance.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Showtime Over as NYPD Cracks Down on Subway Acrobats by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2014 4:15 PM CUT  New York City Subway dancer Tamiek Steele (B/Boy LJ) performs with other members of his dance crew on November 23, 2010 in New York City. New York City Subway dancer Tamiek Steele (B/Boy LJ) performs with other members of his dance crew on November 23, 2010 in New York City.Timothy A. Clary—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2014 4:15 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Tuesday, July 1. After blaming the death of three missing teens on Hamas, Israel launches a series of [airstrikes over the Gaza Strip](http://time.com/2944876/israel-hammers-gaza-strip-over-kidnapped-teens-deaths/ "undefined"). [Iraq’s newly formed parliament](http://time.com/2944932/new-iraqi-parliament-ends-session-without-progress/ "undefined") fails to appoint a new Prime Minister before a July 1 deadline passed, after Kurdish and Sunni lawmakers walked out. The NYPD is cracking down on subway acrobats. Train car performer arrests are up 600% from this time last year. And finally, one old wrinkly white guy rips some other old wrinkly white guys. In promotion of Monty Python’s new shows, [Mick Jagger](http://time.com/2945046/mick-jagger-monty-python-reunion/ "undefined") wonders why anyone would care about elderly entertainers. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2945131/subway-acrobats-israel-iraq-monty-python/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2945131/subway-acrobats-israel-iraq-monty-python/"},"headline":"Showtime Over as NYPD Cracks Down on Subway Acrobats","datePublished":"2014-07-01T16:15:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:55:09.120Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2945131/subway-acrobats-israel-iraq-monty-python/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa55c8624ca7ed2b/69869a043bc99986741a4584/showtime-nyc-subway-break-dance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa55c8624ca7ed2b/69869a043bc99986741a4584/showtime-nyc-subway-break-dance.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Showtime New York City Subway Break Dance","caption":"Showtime New York City Subway Break Dance","creditText":"Timothy A. Clary—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2945131/subway-acrobats-israel-iraq-monty-python/","name":"Showtime Over as NYPD Cracks Down on Subway Acrobats"}}]}] ```