Friday's opening shot

From last evening on Avenue A near Seventh Street (thanks, Emily Quinn, for the photo!). 

We happened to walk by this morning and saw it ourselves... pretty damn green still — like, Jan. 2 green.

Just a little longer in the bag and it'll be fully toasted...

June 2

Photo by Robert Miner 

Hope everyone is enjoying their June so far... as seen on 11th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue on this June 2...

Wednesday's parting shot

As seen on Avenue A this morning ...

Thursday's parting shot (aka June 15)

A reader shared this photo from Cooper Square today... a mere six months from Christmas... or to next the Christmas season.

Monday's parting shot (aka June 5)

EVG reader roflo shared this photo today from Fourth Street between Avenue C and Avenue D... where there was a stash of Christmas trees discarded on the sidewalk. 

Per Roflo: "Maybe 10 in all, some still with stands. No idea what kind of Christmas time capsule this was… but it smells fantastic, like Christmas in June."

Noted

EVG reader Garth shares this discovery from last evening ... a mostly concealed Christmas-tree-in-June-undercover-of-the-night discard from First Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery.

Why is the SE corner of 2nd Avenue and 5th Street a dumping ground for artificial Christmas trees?

Photo by Derek Berg 

An important question! And one that we don't have the answer to at the moment. 

For starters, this pile, now slightly less organized, appears to be the same batch of artificial Christmas trees that Carol from East 5th Street spotted back on Friday. 

This is on the curb (bike lane) outside the new location of Nai Tapas Bar at 84 Second Ave. and Sushi by M at 500 E. Fifth St. 

Why did someone have 10 or so fake trees in their possession? Why not simply put them in storage until it's time to decorate for Christmas this coming July 4 weekend?

June 17

OK! So they are artificial... why discard them now when you need to put them up again in early August? 

Second Avenue at Fifth Street today by Carol from East 5th Street...

[Updated] June 5

Good Sunday morning from 10th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue...getting the house cleaning done early so you can enjoy this fine-looking day. 

Thanks to Jaderade for the photo!

Updated 6/6 

 

The photo made the morning news today on NY1 with comments by Pat Kiernan ... (thanks Corinne for the pic!)...

June 3

A seasonal shade of yellowed brown on Houston and Ludlow today... thanks to Robert Miner for the photo...

Unsilent night

Christmas 1982 with Bad Brains at CBGB. The video is for "Big Takeover."

June 17

Not one but two discarded Christmas trees spotted this afternoon on Avenue A at Sixth Street by peter radley, who asks: "Is that 'Jingle Bells' i can hear?"

June 24

Just 6.03 months until Dec. 25... this one definitely could have made it until then... unless it's new for this Dec. 25, and it fell off the back of a truck or the roof of a car or something and landed here on 13th Street and Second Avenue.

Anyway! Thanks to Hudson for the discovery.

June 1

The whole summer lies ahead of us... yet someone on 10th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B thought it was a good time to toss the Christmas tree...



Thanks to Salim for the photo!

Tranquil June Sunday ruined by sight of Santa hats

Oh, the day wasn't ruined! Just a reminder that it's just six more months to SantaCon!

Photo on 7th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue by EVG Day Ruiner Correspondent Derek Berg

June 14

EVG reader Susan spotted this tonight on East Fifth Street... we aren't disclosing the cross Avenues because we are heading over now to claim it for ourselves — plenty of green left on it for December!

In time for a Star Spangled 4th of July Christmas!

Well! A tipster passes along this well-maintained Christmas-holiday tree spotted yesterday on Second Avenue and East Sixth Street... with some smartphone proof for Authentication purposes...



... and via OlympiasEpiriot ... the beauty made it through the night...



Looks like this is all legit in our estimation, though it's not ultimately up to us. Gruber MacDougal, spokesperson for the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring and Summer (ICTTSS), is currently in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport for unknown reasons.

And thanks to EVG reader Steve for this shot too...



How soon before it rolls into the bus lane?

East 6th Street embracing Christmas in June

Last Friday, EVG reader OlympiasEpiriot spotted a holiday Christmas Tree plopped by the trash ... waiting to spend eternity next to a Papa John's box.

However! EVG reader Phil notes that someone plucked the tree from the trash between Avenue A and Avenue B ...



...where it will compete with the Tree Chair and the bear outside Josie's as the block's top attraction...

June 14

And we're back. EVG reader OlympiasEpiriot spotted this beauty last evening on East Sixth Street. While there isn't anything to date the photo, we happened to see it ourselves, which means we get 90 percent of the prize money, all things being equal. We would forward this to Gruber MacDougal, spokesperson for the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring and Summer (ICTTSS), though there isn't Internet access where he is seeking asylum.

June 27

Here we are, last night on 11th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue...

...where Candee and Joe worked to authenticate this find...

No!

Yes!

Gruber MacDougal, spokesperson for the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring and Summer (ICTTSS), sent his approval via an intern while waiting to board an Airbus A320 Prestige in Zurich.