Leftöver Crack returns to Tompkins Square Park

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Tompkins Square Park welcomed Leftöver Crack back on Saturday afternoon for a free, all-ages show presented by Show Brain.

The performance marked the band's return to Tompkins Square Park, where it first played in August 1999 during a Riot Reunion show. In the years that followed, the park also hosted performances by related projects, including Choking Victim reunions and Star Fucking Hipsters. 

Leftöver Crack has been on tour since early May, starting on the West Coast before making its way east. Ahead of Saturday's performance, the band reflected on its longstanding connection to Tompkins Square Park, writing on Instagram: "We all live for music & the power of anarcho-punk activism & to play for free in the park that made us who we are is an honor that we shall never take for granted."

Here are a few scenes from the afternoon, starting with vocalists Scott "Stza" Sturgeon and Tibbie X ... before an enthusiastic crowd...

Band tour manager (and EV resident) Holli P. with the 15-song setlist...

And in the crowd for the show...

Saturday's show also featured the Dollheads, Pilfers, Loosey and Balaclava.

... and a moment with Leftöver Crack right after the show...

Work underway on Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter mural on Jimmy Carter Way

A new mural honoring the legacy of President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter is taking shape on Sixth Street. 

Last week, volunteers from Citi joined Habitat for Humanity New York City & Westchester County to paint the mural on the side of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church at 737 E. Sixth St., between Avenue C and Avenue D. 

Here's an in-progress look...

The church sits on the block that was co-named Jimmy Carter Way last fall, in recognition of the Carters' decades-long commitment to affordable housing and community service. 

The mural also pays tribute to a significant chapter in East Village history. In 1984, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter helped launch Habitat for Humanity's partnership in New York by volunteering across the street at Mascot Flats, helping rehabilitate the building into affordable housing.

The project also marks the return of Habitat's Community Impact Program, which mobilizes volunteers to improve neighborhood nonprofits, community centers and other shared public spaces across the city. 

No word yet on when the mural will be finished.

June 29

Daniel Root made this early morning discovery on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... just getting an early start on the Fourth of July, we assume.

Monday's opening shot

Photo by Mark Hado

One of the juvenile red-tailed hawks catches the evening light the other day.

In a new post this morning, Goggla reports that all three fledglings continue to do well as they hone their flying skills, practice catching rats and mug for the hawkarazzi. 

Amelia and Charlie, the resident red-tailed hawks of Tompkins Square Park, welcomed three bouncy baby fuzzballs to the nest in late April. 

Just another reminder that the seasons have a way of flying by...

Sunday's parting shot

Photo by Stacie Joy 

As the Queer Liberation March left Union Square this afternoon ... for the march to Foley Square...

Scenes from the annual Dyke March in Washington Square Park

Photos by Stacie Joy

The annual Dyke March took place yesterday afternoon, with thousands of participants making their way from Bryant Park to Washington Square Park.

The first New York City Dyke March was held in June 1993 as a grassroots demonstration celebrating lesbian visibility and activism. The event remains volunteer-run and emphasizes protest, community and LGBTQ+ solidarity. 

Here are a few scenes from the early evening from Washington Square Park, where the march concluded. 

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week include (with another serene scene from the Avenue A Reflecting Pool)

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• New signs outline upcoming roadway changes for Avenue B (June 22) 

• Generator in use outside the 9th Precinct amid ongoing electrical issues (June 22) 

• March gallery is on the move out of the East Village (June 24) 

• A longtime East Village destination for Japanese antiques is closing (June 22) 

• Photos: The 32nd annual Drag March steps off from Tompkins Square Park (June 27) 

• Tompkins Square mini pool set to open for the season (June 26) 

• Carnitas Ramirez marks 2 years in the East Village (June 24) 

• At the Rebelmaticfest in Tompkins Square Park (June 21) 

• Photos: The Dollheads make their NYC debut in Tompkins Square Park (June 28) 

• B&H Dairy is on its annual summer break (June 25) 

• 16 Handles has a new 2nd Avenue home (June 23) 

• 87 1st Ave. is for sale (June 24) 

• No Picnic’ starting its 11th week at the Film Forum (June 26) 

• Tom Verlaine’s record collection is going on sale (June 25) 

• It’s June 26, and Halloween has arrived at the East Village Target (June 26) 

• Has the smoke-shop hydra finally met its match at 166 Avenue B? (June 24) 

• Signage arrives for ‘Slam Frank’ at the Orpheum Theatre (June 23) 

• A new omakase spot is in soft-open mode on Avenue B (June 22) 

... and safe travels for anyone traveling this upcoming holiday week... here's a photo from our trip to East Houston Street and the FDR on Wednesday night...

Photos: The Dollheads make their NYC debut in Tompkins Square Park

Photos by Stacie Joy

The Dollheads played their first-ever NYC show yesterday in Tompkins Square Park, the first band on the latest free Show Brain show. 

Fresh off a late spring-early summer tour with yesterday's headliner Leftöver Crack, the Las Vegas siblings opened the afternoon with a set that included covers of Joan Jett and the Ramones. 

Here's Angela Avery (lead guitar, vocals)...

...Samantha Avery (bass, backup vocals) ...

...and Austin Avery (drums)...

The band's chemistry comes from nearly a decade of playing together.

This may have been the Dollheads' first New York show, but hopefully it won't be their last. In the meantime, they have one LP and two EPs worth checking out.

And a post-show photo with Show Brain founder Ozzie, who organized yesterday's free concert that included Pilfers, Loosey and Balaclava.

Sunday's opening shot

A reader shared this photo from Second Street and Second Avenue, where the Cybertruck graffiti era appears to be continuing.