financial district

A 1,500-pound ice sculpture carved to spell the word "Economy" was placed on public display in Manhattan's financial district this afternoon.

The exhibition, created by artists Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese is called 'Main Street Meltdown' and is expected to melt in less than 24 hours. Hopefully it will take a little while longer for the actual economy to be reduced to a luke warm puddle of soiled liquids.