Friday, February 26, 2021

EVG Etc.: Raising awareness against anti-Asian hate crimes; Putting Blondie in a graphic novel

• More about Chef Eric Sze, of 886 on St. Mark's Place, and his efforts to raise awareness against anti-Asian hate crimes (NY1

• Chi Sum Ngai and Kaleena Teoh, who own Coffee Project on Fifth Street (and in other neighborhoods), launch a scholarship program for Black baristas (Daily Coffee News

• How the pandemic has gutted the city's arts and entertainment business (Gothamist

• The Emergency Eviction Act pause ends today — now what? (The City

• What's happening with the NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad moving to the Department of Transportation? (Streetsblog

• An interview with Leo Fitzpatrick about his gallery Public Access on St. Mark's Place (B+B ... previously on EVG

• A look back at Jackie Curtis — "East Village Superstar" (Off the Grid

• Blondie to receive the graphic novel treatment (Rolling Stone

• Diversions: The "Avocado Guy" of NYC (Eater

... and questions to ponder...

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Must not be a REAL New Yorker to know that the ice cream truck is the real groundhog .

Anonymous said...

I wondered myself when it drove around on a 20 degree night last week after the snowstorm. Signed, not a REAL New Yorker.

Anonymous said...

Early bird catches the worm

Benji said...

The ice cream truck music lets us know spring is near just like the groundhog does , I believe the ice cream truck is more accurate

JAMES said...

Dealing weed?

MrNiceGuy said...

I'm I the only one who saw the ice cream truck last night and just assumed he was selling weed?

-MrNiceGuy

Gojira said...

In the late 70s-early 80s the trucks were selling heroin along with ice cream...

Beacon, NY said...

Regarding NYC's dire situation with its cultural and recreational institutions during the ongoing pandemic, it isn't entirely because of the virus or lack of tourists. Without millions of career minded people trying to make a mark in NYC whose work cycle entails going into an office building is very much part of the reason why NYC's economy is hurting.

Anonymous said...

Yes, thought it quite odd.
Doubted they were selling ice cream.

Anonymous said...

it seems like a pretty elaborate cover-up scheme for weed nowadays.