BBQ balance: Slippy splop warning on Second Avenue

Oh yeah. Waiting for the light on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place... a BBQ splop.



Then! Street cleaner! Jump back!



The street cleaner turned the splop into a nice smooth and very slippery line... within a few minutes, we witnessed three different people nearly slip. Not flip-flop friendly terrain here.

Today in posts about 80-foot grills that can slow-smoke 2,000 pounds of meat in Union Square

From the EV Grieve inbox...

HISTORY BRINGS CROSS-COUNTRY COOKOUT TO UNION SQUARE IN NEW YORK CITY ON JUNE 25

World’s Largest Smoker and Grill on Wheels to Serve Up Texas BBQ to New Yorkers

WHAT: The HISTORY® Cross-Country Cookout welcomes New Yorkers

The 80-foot long Ultimate Smoker and Grill, designed and operated by grill-master Trace “Rib Whisperer” Arnold, is the size of a tanker and is hauled by a semi. In the unique smoker chamber, Arnold can slow-smoke more than 2,000 pounds of meat. Hidden beneath the 20-foot hydraulic lid is a wood-fired grill with the capacity to cook 1,000 hotdogs, 500 hamburgers or 200 16 oz. steaks at once.

HISTORY fans passing by Union Square on June 25 are welcome to visit the HISTORY Cross-Country Cookout to sample the Rib Whisperer’s tasty hickory-smoked and jalapeno cheddar sausage and play backyard games like cornhole and ladder golf to win HISTORY merchandise and prizes.

Members from Soldier’s Wish, a not-for-profit organization that grants wishes to soldiers, veterans and their families as a way to honor them for their bravery and sacrifice to our country, will also be on-site discussing their initiatives and how military members can get involved.

When: Tuesday, June 25: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

BBQ for B?

After reading about Eater's scoop on Mighty Quinn's BBQ opening in the Vandaag space ... a tipster told us that a BBQ joint has been in the works for 172 Avenue B in the former Mercadito Cantina space... the tipster offered up zero information about who was behind the possible venture...

In any event, 172 Avenue B has been on the CB3/SLA agenda the last two months... and has scratched each month...

Perhaps the mystery applicant will try again in August...