---
author: Jan Brennenstuhl
categories:
- Guerrilla Art
cover:
  alt: 'Intervention: Ghostbusters in New York!'
  height: 840
  src: https://www.urbanartcore.com/intervention-ghostbusters-in-new-york/ghostbusters-new-york.jpg
  width: 1880
credit: ''
date: '2010-05-24T17:38:03Z'
description: 'Wow, real ghostbusting action in New York: Four Ghostbusters stormed the New York Public Library and hunted some mean ghosts, which were hidden there...'
tags:
- Performance Art
- Ghostbusters
title: 'Intervention: Ghostbusters in New York!'
url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/intervention-ghostbusters-in-new-york/
---

# Intervention: Ghostbusters in New York!

Because of a handful of ghosts, the New York Public Library had to be cleaned by the Ghostbusters. Fortunately nobody of the present students and other intellectuals was injured - only one guy reported that one ghost tried to take possession of him...

Yes, that’s a joke! That nice Ghostbusters intervention was planned and realized by the Improv Everywhere team which is also responsible for the [No Pants](/no-pants-2010-new-york/) subway ride...

> For our latest mission, we brought the movie Ghostbusters to life in the reading room of The New York Public Library at 42 Street. The 1984 movie begins with a scene in the very same room, so we figured it was time for the Ghostbusters to make an encore appearance. ([Who You Gonna Call?](http://improveverywhere.com/2010/05/18/who-you-gonna-call/))

Well worth seeing, but I want to know what the security guard at the beginning thought about that KKK-like ghost-costume...