EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition

When Clayton Patterson decided to paint a non-commissioned mural on Houston and the Bowery in 1980 (The Villager via BoweryBoogie)

A collection of hardcore '80s photos (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)

A drink at Gargiulo's in Coney Island (Eater)

Op/Ed: Support CB3′s SPURA Planning Guidelines (The Lo-Down)

Baby Fat Larry!: Mobsters still have cool names (Gawker)

Drug dealers circulate business cards in the EV and LES ... and eventually get busted (The Post) Here's one of the cars, via the Post...

A look at Mechanic's Alley (The Gog Log)

In search of a Warhol street shot (Flaming Pablum)

PETA responds to the dog-killing-rat-story in Washington Square Park (NYC the Blog)

Oderus Urungus butt shot while passed out at Idle Hands — no need to thank me! (Neighborhoodr)

And off topic: Steampunk Palin (BoingBoing)

How's the food at Yaffa Cafe these days? (East Village Eats)

And here's a midnight shot of Yaffa courtesy of jdx ...

And let's hear it for the overnight snowfall! Woo! A shot looking west on 10th Street toward Avenue C early this morning via Bobby Wiliams...