Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with some cloud scenes from 2nd and C)...

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• The growth of the sunflowers (May 19) 

• 3 tiny hawklets, 1 busy nest in Tompkins Square Park (May 19) 

• Rosa Deli & Grocery has closed on Avenue D (May 20) 

• Somtum Der to close on Avenue A on May 31 (May 18) 

• After 54 years, Cozy Soup 'n' Burger is closing on Astor Place (May 22) 

• The 3rd Avenue outpost of the Bean has closed (May 18) 

• A long-hidden room at Katz's is now open to the public again (May 21) 

• A celebration of life for Albert Fabozzi in Tompkins Square Park (May 17) 

• Loisaida Festival returns to Avenue C on Sunday (today!) with its 39th edition (May 22) 

• A few scenes from the annual Ukrainian Festival (May 17) 

• Spring and summer in bloom at Albert's Garden (May 22) 

• Arturo Vega exhibit extended at Howl! (May 21) 

• You have a few more weeks to see the Keith Haring exhibit at the Brant Foundation (May 19) 

• Custom-fit t-shirts and coffee are coming to 316 Bowery (May 20) 

• News from other sources: Can apartment renovations count as "demolition"? (May 19) 

• Official signage alert: Tacos Domingo on 1st Avenue and St. Mark's Place (May 22) 

• Openings: Sanwits on 1st Avenue (May 21) … Sono on 1st Avenue (May 21) 

• Saturday flashback: Dancing through the East Village (May 22)

And earlier this month, Arete Studios opened at 116 Suffolk St., between Rivington and Delancey... which highlights "emerging" clothing brands (photos by Stacie Joy)...

The Studio takes over the space from Bluestockings Cooperative, which closed late last year after a 26-year run as an independent feminist bookstore, café, and radical community space.