Portal linking NYC to Dublin is axed after rowdy visitors caused chaotic scenes with raunchy behavior

The livestream portal between Dublin and New York has been axed after visitors from both cities engaged in obscene behavior - less than a week after it was activated. 

The futuristic sculpture, which was launched on May 8, formed a 24/7 virtual bridge to allow people to connect across the Atlantic. 

Exhibit organizers touted the interactive display as a unique way to 'embrace the beauty of global interconnectedness'. 

However, some locals on both sides of the portal have been abusing the technology and engaging in lewd behavior - causing organizers to shut down the visual link. 

Videos of a person mooning the camera, a model in New York baring her breasts, others holding up swastikas and some even displaying images of New York's Twin Towers burning on 9/11 have been circulating social media.

OnlyFans model Ava Louise posted a video of herself lifting up her top and showing her breasts to the portal with her naked back facing the New York City crowd

Less extreme was an Irishman who waved at the dozens of Americans on the other side, before turning around and mooning them

Michael Ryan, a spokesperson for the Dublin City Council, said exhibit organizers are looking into 'possible technical solutions' to address the inappropriate behavior. 

'Dublin City Council had hoped to have a solution in place today, but unfortunately the preferred solution, which would have involved blurring, was not satisfactory.

'The Portals.org team is now investigating other options,' Ryan said.

Zac Roy, a spokesperson for the Flatiron NoMad Partnership said the 'overwhelming majority' of people interacting with the portal have behaved appropriately - clarifying that the inappropriate behavior has come from 'a very small minority' of visitors.

He said there's been around-the-clock security and barriers in place at the New York location since the exhibit launched. 

The displays are expected to return later in the week. 

In an image shared by the company, a blue tarpaulin covered the portal on Tuesday afternoon after visitors used the futuristic sculpture for obesity 

OnlyFans model Ava Louise posted a video of herself lifting up her top and showing her breasts to the portal with her naked back facing the New York City crowd on May 12.

'I thought the people of Dublin deserved to see my two New York homegrown potatoes,' Louise said.

The stream appeared to shutdown after Louise was caught flashing Dublin, with one person telling her boyfriend 'it's very unfortunate people are not acting in the best way.'

Another video posted to Instagram showed a man on the Dublin side appearing to be using drugs, saying, 'what a day, what a city, New York never sleeps.'

The usual view of people waving from the historic Irish capital was interrupted within hours of the portal opening by a closeup of a man's phone.

First it displayed 'RIP Popsmoke', referring to American rapper Bashar Barakah Jackson, who was gunned down in a home invasion on February 19, 2020.

Five men stormed Jackson's house in Los Angeles demanding jewelry and shot him three times with a Beretta M92 when he tried to fight them.

The Irishman then switched the view on his phone to a video of the World Trade Center towers burning and billowing with black smoke during the 9/11 terror attack which rocked the city and the world in 2001.

One Irishman switched the view to a video of the World Trade Center towers burning and billowing with black smoke during the 9/11 attack

Another video showed a woman being dragged away from the portal by police after grinding against the screen

Another video from the Dublin side of the portal showed a woman being dragged away from the portal by police after grinding against the screen.

'Basically she was there for about 20 minutes very drunk and was slapping and grinding against the portal before guards stepped in,' the person who filmed it explained.

Less extreme was an Irishman who waved at the dozens of Americans on the other side, before turning around and mooning them.

Another man held up a swastika on his phone, and plenty of middle fingers were exchanged on both sides.

Amidst the shenanigans of varying degrees of offensiveness, there have been some wholesome moments captured on both sides of the portal.

Before it was closed down, crowds on both sides of the portals were mostly behaved. Some gave a friendly wave or made heart signs with their hands.

Killian Sundermann, a 30-year-old from Dublin who was in New York on a visit, held his phone to his ear as he waved and spoke to his girlfriend watching from the Dublin side.

At one point, he approached the security barrier and jokingly attempted to impersonate someone going down an escalator.

Lynn Rakos, 60-year-old Brooklyn resident waved who lived for a time in Dublin blew a kiss toward the screen.

'I think it´s sweet, as long as we all behave. We have all these connections on our phone and Facebook, but here it's unscripted. You don´t know who is there and you're just saying hi,' Rakos said. 

In one case, a man in a rainy New York was seen being cheered on by people in Dublin as he smashed out 50 push ups. The Irish crowd were seen giving him a round of applause as he stood up triumphantly. 

In another clip, two friends - one in New York and one in Dublin - were seen meeting via the portal. The video was captioned: 'meeting up with my Irish bestie through a portal' - and showed the two women making heart symbols with their hands.

In a more wholesome moment, two friends - one in New York and one in Dublin - were seen meeting via the portal. The video was captioned: 'meeting up with my Irish bestie through a portal' - and showed the two women making heart symbols with their hands

The displays will operate through the fall, but an official end date has not been announced.

'Portals are an invitation to meet people above borders and differences and to experience our world as it really is - united and one,' said Benediktas Gylys, a Lithuanian artist and founder of The Portal.

Gylys first thought of the concept in 2016 when a spiritual experience led him to view the planet through a different lens and he developed the need to 'counter polarizing ideas' and find a way for people from different cultures to communicate.

He provided the majority of the funds needed to build the first two portals in collaboration with a team from VilniusTech University in Lithuania.

The first two portals opened in May 2021 in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius and in the Polish city, Lublin.