EVG Etc.: The continued support for Veselka; the history of The Portable Lower East Side

New art on AvenueA by Winston Tseng (background) 

• More on the overhwhelming support for Veselka (CBS News) 

• EV bars The Gray Mare, Slainté and Cooper's Craft + Cocktails are hosting happy hours in support of Ukraine today, March 18, from 4-7 p.m. (Pursuitist) 

• Lawsuit alleges that upstate woman was swindled out of $160,000 by psychics on Avenue A (The Post) 

• Kurt Hollander on publishing The Portable Lower East Side (1983-1993). Back issues are now on sale at Printed Matter on St. Mark's Place and Second Avenue (Literary Hub) 

• A feature on the vintage shop Cobblestones on Ninth Street (CBS 2) 

• Details on La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival, back next month for its 17th annual edition (The Lo-Down)

• Inside an East Village brownstone "where every floor encourages a different energy" (domino)

• A tour of the recently opened Bronx Brewery on Second Avenue (Untapped Cities ... previously on EVG) 

• Art by Anna Sorokin among the work featured in a group show, titled "Free Anna Delvey," at 176 Delancey St. through March 24 (The Art Newspaper ... The Daily Beast)

EVG Etc.: Ukrainian places to support in NYC; Vaccine mandate to end on Monday

Waiting for spring in Tompkins Square Park... pic yesterday by Derek Berg 

• 15 Ukrainian places to support in NYC (Untapped Cities)

• There's a Support Ukraine rally today at 1 in Times Square (Instagram) 

• Talking with students at St. George Academy on Seventh Street about loved ones in Ukraine (NY1) 

• As the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies, Velselka serves as a space for nourishment and activism (Eater) 

• Man arrested for string of attacks on Asian women, including several locally (Gothamist)

• Reactions as the city will lift the vaccine mandate for bars and restaurants starting on Monday (Gothamist)

• An interview with Hello Mary, who just released two new tracks (KEXP ... previously on EVG) 

• NYC street vendor enforcement back at pre-pandemic levels (City Limits) 

• An interview with Abdur-Rashiyd "JK" Rivera, who is living in a tent in Tompkins Square Park (The Post) 

• About the plant-based Mexican food at Raíz Modern Mexican Kitchen on First Avenue (Grub Street) 

• Catch the films of Agnès Varda, Chris Marker, Jacques Demy and Alain Resnais — and more! (Metrograph) 

• A lost East Village alley from 1963 (Ephemeral New York) 

• Nick Lawrence's teens of the LES from the 1960s (Official site)

EVG Etc.: A memorial fund for Christina Yuna Lee; the future of outdoor dining

Photo from Avenue A on Saturday morning 

• The Ukrainian community in the East Village reacts to the ongoing Russian-Ukraine crisis (NBC 4 ... Our Town ... The Village Sun) 

• The family of 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee, who was stabbed to death in her Chrystie Street apartment on Feb. 13, have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to go to causes that were important to her (GoFundMe) 

• The debate over combining P.S. 19 and East Village Community School (Daily News) 

• Safety concerns at Sara D. Roosevelt Park (NY1) 

• Looking at the "suspiciously sourced goods" on sale along the sidewalk markets on First Avenue at 14th Street (The Post) 

• Mayor Adams' first preliminary budget would lower Department of Homeless Services spending from around $2.8 billion to $2.15 billion in the 2023 fiscal year, due mainly to the loss of about $500 million in COVID-related federal funding allocated to the agency (City & State) ... and the mayor's composting cuts (Streetsblog) 

• The future of outdoor dining in NYC (Gothamist) 

• Man arrested for allegedly stabbing a breakdancer on the L train at 14th Street and Third Avenue (ABC 7) 

• A feature on Shenarri Freeman, the chef at Cadence on Seventh Street (Vogue) 

• Nuyorican Poets Café names an interim exective director (The Lo-Down) 

• 9-story building coming to this space on Chrystie between Stanton and Rivington (NYY) 

• A chopped cheese hunt on the LES (Eater) 

• Amelia and Christo are ready for spring in Tompkins Square Park (Laura Goggin Photography) 

• Musical Mondays at the Village East (Official site)

EVG Etc.: Nor'easter updates; red-tailed hawk archives

Photo yesterday by Derek Berg

• Nor'easter updates (Gothamist)

• Marking the 50th anniverisary of the murders of rookie officers Gregory Foster and Rocco Laurie, who were gunned down on Avenue B and 11th Street while on foot patrol (Daily News) 

• NY mask mandate extended to Feb. 10 (NBC 4)

• NYCHA's shift to private management may drive evictions (City Limits) 

• Chef Jae Lee of Nowon on Sixth Street talks about the decision to give up drinking (Eater) 

• Goggla has an archive page dedicated to the resident red-tailed hawks of Tompkins Square Park dating to 2013 (Laura Goggin Photography) 

• Check out some Essential Cinema at Anthology Film Archives on Second Avenue and Second Street (Official site)

• More about Empire Cannabis Clubs, which recently expanded to the LES (NY1 ... previously on EVG) 

• More about the Kim's Video series at Metrograph (WNYC ... previously on EVG) 

• Hannah Traore Gallery debuts on Orchard Street (Hypebeast) 

• Reviews/thoughs on the "Meet Me in the Bathroom" documentary (Pitchfork ... Variety ... Brooklyn Vegan)

EVG Etc.: Restaurant owner defiant over vaccine mandate; Essential Cinema at Film Anthology

• Owner of the Brooklyn Dumpling Shop on First Avenue and St. Mark’s taunts Gov. Hochul to “arrest him” for opposing vaccine mandate (Eater) 

• Teens who survived fire on Avenue D recount their ordeal (CBS 2 ... previously on EVG) 

• About former cab driver John McDonagh’s benefit show for Theatre 80 this weekend (NY1 ... previously on EVG) 

• New DA Bragg admits that he botched his policy rollout (Gothamist) 

• What the MTA has and hasn’t done to make the subways safer (City & State) 

• Anthology Film Archives on Second Avenue and Second Street is screening some essential cinema featuring work by Buñuel, Bresson and Cocteau (Official site) 

• Praise for the cardamom bun at coffee shop La Cabra on Second Avenue (Eater ... previously on EVG) 

• Checking out this podcast with East Village resident John Holmstrom, co-founder of Punk (Flaming Pablum) 

 • Diversions: Calling all Nico fans (Dangerous Minds)

... and HBD (1/22) to LES-based filmmaker Jim Jarmusch ...

 

EVG Etc.: Appreciating the photography of Alex Harsley; visiting a new Chinatown bookstore

Photo of a visiting Cooper's hawk in Tompkins Square Park by Steven 

• Staffing shortages temporarily shutter multiple CityMD sites, including the one on East 14th Street (The Associated Press)

• The latest on the rising number of positive COVID cases in NYC (NBC 4) 

• Teen who survived last Thursday's deadly fire in the Riis Houses recounts his journey to safety down the side of the building (Daily News ... previously on EVG) 

• Restaurant workers rally for better pay and benefits. It took place outside someplace that has done it right: La Palapa on St. Mark's Place, where owner Barbara Sibley pays a base salary of $15 an hour plus tips. "You can't put a value on morale," she told PIX 11. "Having a good morale and taking care of people is priceless." (PIX11 ... amNY) 

• An interview with Alex Harsley, the 83-year-old proprietor of 4th Street Photo Gallery (The Indypendent ... previously on EVG) 

• RIP Ed Higgins III, a longtime Ludlow Street resident and a founding member of the Rivington School collective (BoweryBoogie) 

• Remembering artist and curator Jenni Crain of the Gordon Robichaux gallery on Union Square West. She died from sudden complications related to COVID-19. She was 30. (Hyperallergic) 

• Yu and Me Books, a new bookstore in Chinatown at 44 Mulberry St., highlights works by immigrant authors (NPR) 

• An Amazon outage took out the Citi Bike system this morning (Gothamist) 

• Amelia and Christo keep busy in Tompkins Square Park (Laura Goggin Photography) 

• MANY people have asked if EVG knows what EV pizzeria is talking about in this Ryan Reynolds interview anecdote: "There's a pizza place in the East Village in New York that I've been going to for years. They believe I'm Ben Affleck and I've never corrected them." I have no idea! (NBC News)

EVG Etc.: A deep dive on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project; a night at House of X

• Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic at the Times, checks in with a long read on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (The New York Times)

• With omicron variant concerns, Mayor de Blasio is considering second shot, booster vaccination mandate for NYC restaurants, concerts (Daily News) More about omicron in NYC (Gothamist) 

• In a lawsuit, the family of Jennifer Blumin, who died with her two young children in a plane crash in 2017, says her landlord contained to charge rent for her East 13th Street penthouse for several months after her death (The Post) 

• A feature on the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis of Middle Collegiate Church on Second Avenue (The Times ... reminder: tomorrow, the church is marking the 1-year anniversary of the fire that destroyed its sanctuary on Second Avenue) 

• Residents of the Jacob Riis Houses say they are living with inconsistent heat and hot water and no gas service in their apartments (PIX11)

• Interviews with Council House Speaker candidates, including Carlina Rivera (City Limits) 

• A four-year-old piece of legislation before the City Council would enable more consistent scrutiny for placement in supportive housing (City Limits) 

• The legal battle continues at Children's Magical Garden on Norfolk and Stanton (The Post) 

• The fourth International Human Rights Arts Festival takes place Dec. 6-12 at Wild Project on Third Street near Avenue B (Official site) 

• Remembering 2 Bridges Music Arts on East Broadway and other long-gone record stores (Interlude Docs) 

• One night at House of X at the Public Hotel on Chrystie (The Cut)

• How They Might Be Giants — celebrating their 40th year — made "Birdhouse in Your Soul" (The Guardian ... read our 2011 Q&A with John Linnell)

EVG Etc. Filing another East River Park lawsuit; Calling for more Citi Bike docking stations

Photo by Steven yesterday at the 6th & B Community Garden

• ICYMI: A nonprofit sued the city for allegedly not including enough minority- and women-owned businesses in the construction contract for the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (NY1) 

• A higher waterfront and a lower FDR may be on tap for Lower Manhattan (The City) 

• The debate continues over outdoor dining (The New York Times) ... while the City Planning Commission voted unanimously for a zoning text amendment (Gothamist) 

• Opinion: The East Village needs more Citi Bike docking stations (amNY) 

• An unnamed, pro-Eric Adams labor source alleges the next mayor's inner circle is running a campaign to block Carlina Rivera from becoming City Council speaker "because she's a former dues-paying socialist who voted to defund the NYPD" (The Post) 

• And see Adams on Colbert (here and here)

• A trip to the just-opened Via Della Scrofa on Fourth Street (TONY) ... first reported by EVG here 

• Suspect wanted for robbing a 24-year-old woman and dragging her down the stairs in 2nd Ave. building (PIX 11)

• Drivers are "continuing to speed like mad" on NYC streets (Streetsblog) 

• Inside Chinatown's newest food court (Eater) 

• Check out the film series "Punks Don't Go Home For Thanksgiving" (Metrograph)

EVG Etc.: Continuing the debate over outdoor dining; welcoming back parishioners to Middle Collegiate Church

A few headlines from other sources this past week...

• More discussion over making streetside dining permanent (Yahoo! Finance ... CBS New York ... ABC 7 ... PIX11 ... Gothamist ... previously on EVG) 

• Rats are a growing problem at the Mariana Bracetti Plaza on Third Street (PIX11) 

• NY State decriminalizes the possession and sale of syringes and hypodermic needles (City Limits) 

• Middle Collegiate Church on Second Avenue holds an outdoor service — first in-person since last December's fire (ABC-7 ... amNY) 

• NYPD now patroling Duane Reade on Avenue B amid a surge in shoplifting (The Post) 

• An interview with the director of NYC classic "The Panic in Needle Park" on the film's 50th anniversary (Westside Rag) 

• Local artist Seth Tobocman is teaching a weekly class (starting Tuesday) titled "Comics as Political Expression." Per the description: "This class is for people hoping to express their political convictions through comics, cartooning, or illustration." The class takes place at the Museum of Reclaim Urban Space at 155 Avenue C. Details here.

EVG Etc.: Remembering the 'country doctor' of Avenue D; Scoping out the Feast of San Gennaro

Photo on 7th Street by Derek Berg 

• Remembering the "country doctor" of Avenue D (The New York Times)

• RIP Phil Schaap, Grammy-winning jazz DJ and host of the Charlie Parker Festival in Tompkin's Square Park (The New York Times ... thanks to Allen Semanco for the link)

• So far in 2021, 189 people have been killed by vehicles in NYC compared to 150 at the same time last year — the latest victim was a 3 month old in Clinton Hill (Gothamist) 

• Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in the neighborhood (Off the Grid) 

• "New York will no longer be anti-business" — Eric Adams (City Limits) 

• The simple and delicious burgers at 7th Street Burgers (Grub Street ... previously on EVG)

• Pete Wells likes the far-ranging menu choices at Soothr on 13th Street (The New York Times) 

• Film series celebrates the publication of composer, musician and writer Alan Licht's new book "Common Tones." Screenings include "Two-Lane Blacktop" and "The King of Marvin Gardens" (Anthology Film Archives) 

• The 95th annual Feast of San Gennaro starts tomorrow (6sqft) 

• A look back at the band 3 Teens Kill 4 (Dazed) 

• Checking out summertime cicadas (Laura Goggin Photography) 

• An end-of-summer party at the East River Amphitheater on Saturday (East River Park Action)

EVG Etc.: Tracking Ida's damage in NYC; reopening weekend at Economy Candy

Sunset from Avenue A and St. Mark's Place

• Tracking the devastation Ida left behind in the NYC metro area (The City) Why was NYC unprepared? (Gothamist) A list of post-storm resources from the city (NYC.gov) 

• East Village Loves NYC is planning an emergency cooking session to provide help to those in need after the flooding (Details here and here) 

• New York extends eviction moratorium until January 2022 (NPR) 

• BP Brewer: NoHo-NoHo rezoning plan needs work (City Limits) 

• The East Village is said to be a popular spot for young adults moving to the city after the pandemic exodus (The Post)

• Economy Candy on Rivington Street reopens its doors to customers this weekend (The Lo-Down) 

• Artist William Wegman's former East Village artist's loft on Sixth Street is for sale (6sqft) 

• The Hester Street Fair returns this weekend in a new home at the South Street Seaport (TONY)

• Beware the Spotted Lanternfly! (Laura Goggin Photography) 

• Diversions: A video about NYC city planning from 1969 (Flaming Pablum) 

EVG Etc.: Analyzing NYC's Census data; protesting the mayor's plan to demolish East River Park

Photo on Seventh Street by Derek Berg 

• 2020 census shows NYC's diverse population grew (Daily News via MSN ... more analysis at The City)

• Supreme Court blocks part of New York's eviction moratorium (The Hill) 

• Speaking out against the current plan to demolish East River Park (The Indypendent ... previously on EVG) 

• Police make arrest in near-fatal stabbing on the LES (amNY) 

• Details on Pria Chouhan's Indian-Mexican concept at Desi Galli on Avenue B (Time Out ... previously on EVG)

• Updates on the debate over the city's Open Restaurants program, with a focus on the East Village (Gothamist) 

• Latest curbside-dining amenity: air conditioning (Eater)

• History of Hartman Triangle, the narrow park where Second Street, East Houston Street and Avenue C all meet (Off the Grid) 

• Trying the tasty tofu pockets at Yubu on Seventh Street (Gothamist ... previously on EVG)

EVG Etc.: The future of crafting at Downtown Yarns; the spice world of SOS Chefs

The weekend plant vendor on Avenue A and 6th Street via Stacie Joy 

• Tow-truck driver kills 85-year-old pedestrian outside Union Square (Streetsblog) 

• Thoughts on Eric Adams and Gov. Cuomo's grim vision for NYC's future (Intelligencer) 

• A higher percent of hit-and-run drivers in NYC are getting away with the crime (Gothamist) 

• Avenue A's Downtown Yarns and "the unknown world of post-pandemic crafting" (The New York Times) 

• Appreciating the Korean Cajun cuisine of Kjun on Ninth Street (The New Yorker) 

• David Harbour talks about drinking at the long-gone Korova Milk Bar on Avenue A (Mashed) 

• The spice world of SOS Chefs on Avenue B (CBS 2) 

• An interview with Libby Schoettle, the artist behind PhoebeNewYork (Time Out) 

• A look at the upcoming Dash Snow doc (Vice) 

• Mexican politician arrested in Basquiat, Haring art forgery case (NBC News) 

• Just what we need: A Moxy Hotel rises on the Bowery (NYY) 

• The Ramones in space! (PunkNews.org) 

• Pre-sale tix are available for the 50th-anniversary screening of "Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory" at the Regal Union Square on Aug. 15 (Official site)

... and a small-world moment on Twitter...

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— WordsbyDhaval (@dpmsocial) July 17, 2021

EVG Etc.: Cuomo extends street and sidewalk dining; Blondie recalls the 'Rapture' video

First Avenue between the downpours yesterday afternoon 

• The Office of Nightlife at the NYC Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment issues its first report, a 162-page document that includes almost two dozen recommendations for the future (Official release) ... the one-page section on potentially creating 24-hour entertainment districts in the city has received the most attention (Crain's New York ... The Associated Press) 

• Gov. Cuomo says restaurants will be able to use sidewalks and streets for outdoor dining into mid-2022 (Gothamist) 

• More people are returning to NYC, and finding apartments is getting difficult (NBC New York) 

• ICYMI: Eric Adams wins the New York City Democratic mayoral primary (Reaction, analysis: City Limits ... The New Yorker ... Politico) 

• About Mark Levine, the likely next Manhattan Borough President (Gotham Gazette) 

• Rats are overwhelming the Baruch Houses on the Lower East Side (PIX11) 

• An address book from 1997 that belonged to Jeffrey Epstein was originally found on an East Village sidewalk (Insider) 

• The 40th anniversary of Blondie's "Rapture" video (The Post)

... and the free LES Community Music Fest set for East River Park this afternoon will now be at Nublu, 151 Avenue C between Ninth Street and 10th Street ... still free and from 3-7 p.m.

 

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EVG Etc.: Abel Ferrara helps reopen Cinema Village; Lydia Lunch gets her due

• Remembering Mimi Stern-Wolfe, a pianist and conductor and longtime East Village resident, who died on June 21 at age 84 (The New York Times) 

• The Board of Elections releases (again) the first unofficial ranked-choice tally for mayor's race (Gothamist ... City Limits) Where are the absentee ballots coming from? (The City) 

• How the red-tailed hawks have been spending these hot summer days in Tompkins Square Park (Laura Goggin Photography)

• Abel Ferrara's Cinema Village retrospective continues through July 8 at the classic 12th Street theater — all tickets are $5 (Official Site) 

• Beth B's biographical documentary on Lydia Lunch, "The War is Never Over," now playing at the IFC Center (Official Site ... Beth B will be there after tonight's 7:45 screening) 

• Some history of the Petersfield at 113-119 Fourth Ave. (Off the Grid) 

• About the andouille-sausage corn dog at the recently opened Sidney's Five on First Avenue (Grub Street) 

• Behold the MTA's subway car of the not-so-distant future (amNY)

EVG Etc.: NYC Primary results (so far); Pride Weekend activities

Photo on Seventh Street by Derek Berg 

• A look at Primary results from Tuesday (The City) ... 5 takeaways from the primaries (The Hill) ... Carlina Rivera easily wins reelection (City & State ... her victory tweet) 

• It's Pride Weekend (Gay City News ... NBC New York ... the Times) 

• NYC Rent Guidelines Board sets mid-year hike for stabilized tenants (City Limits) 

• Police arrest suspect who knocked an Asian man unconscious on the Lower East Side (Daily News)

• East Village native Legacy Russell appointed executive director and chief curator at The Kitchen (Culture Type ... previously on EVG)

• State abruptly ends alcohol-to-go policy (Eater... the Times ... Gothamist) 

• "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" turns 50 (Axios)

• A piece on the new LGBTQ+-friendly Stickett Inn on First Avenue (Time Out ... first on EVG) 

• At the open auditions for Stomp (Gothamist ... previously on EVG) 

• Fashion boutique (and East Village alum) Cafe Forgot opens first permanent space on lower Ludlow Street (WWD) 

• Man asking for change outside Think Coffee on the Bowery at Bleecker "attacked" a 61-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman (The Post) 

• Lower East Side Film Festival returns to in-person events this July (The Lo-Down)

EVG Etc.: an NYC Primary guide; a curious decision on relocating vehicles

Thank you to the staff at Most Holy Redeemer for sharing this photo from Fourth Street at Avenue A... 

• A tipsheet for the NYC primaries (The City) ... and a recap of the last mayoral debate (The Associated Press) 

• A call for a permanent curfew in Washington Square Park (Gothamist) ... Here's another recap via Streetsblog. ... and what the hell is going on there? (Curbed)

• SUV kills pedestrian on Delancey and the Bowery (The Daily News) 

• Accidental Bar — specializing in sake — debuts on Avenue C (Resy ... previously on EVG)

• The DOT towed vehicles to the dedicated 14th Street bus lane between Avenue B and Avenue C (Streetsblog)

• Rainbow lights next week for the Stonewall Inn (TONY)

• Early history of Black theater downtown (Off the Grid) 

• ICYMI: The Tenement Museum reopened on June 12 (The New York Times) 

• About "The Kids," a new documentary explores "the lives that were upended" by the overnight success of "Kids" (Variety ... Jezebel) 

• And the acclaimed documentary on Sparks — "The Sparks Brothers" — is out today, playing at the AMC Village 7, Regal Essex Crossing and Regal Union Square 

... and this evening, a live comedy show with Dr. Honeybrew to benefit the Sixth Street Community Center... ticket info here.

EVG Etc.: Resident sues NYPD after 2020 deli shooting; Metrograph plots in-person return

• Cops in riot gear shut down Washington Square Park and Union Square last night at 10 to enforce new weekend curfew rules (@vanishingny ... Gothamist)

• Paralyzed East Village resident sues the NYPD after 2020 deli shooting (Daily News ... previously on EVG) 

• Kjun — a well-reviewed Korean-Cajun takeout and delivery operation — is moving in with Hi-Collar on Ninth Street (Eater) 

• Metrograph launches new TV app, announces September return to in-person screenings (Deadline) 

• Rivera vs. Hussein in District 2 Council race (City Limits) 

• Kate Goldwater, owner of the Seventh Street thrift boutique AuH20, details how she was able to maintain her business during the pandemic (CNBC ... previously on EVG) 

• The future of Governors Island (Gothamist) 

• An ode to Porchetta, the former specialty sandwich shop on Seventh Street (Salon) 

• When hippies took over Tompkins Square Park in June 1967 (Off the Grid) 

• A look back at East Village Other, which chronicled the counterculture movement (JSTOR Daily) 

• Because several people sent me this link: Former One Direction member Zayn Malik involved in a dispute outside Amsterdam Billiards Club on Fourth Avenue and 11th Street (TMZ) 

Photo last night from Tompkins Square Park

EVG Etc.: A pool finally for the East River; a fundraiser on 3rd Street for Off-Broadway

• A list of vaccine incentives in NYC (Gothamist) 

• There is finally a city-approved spot for the long-proposed floating Plus Pool to drop anchor in the East River — just north of the Manhattan Bridge (Curbed) 

• Revisiting this oral history with community organizer Carlos "Chino" García (Off the Grid)

• The "public and impermanent work" of East Village artist Tom Manco (Pavement Pieces ... previously on EVG)

• Rachel Brosnahan bringing a one-act play to the Wild Project on Third Street to help benefit the Off-Broadway theater community (Deadline) 

• Thoughts on Precious Okoyomon's installation that is ending its run at Performance Space 122 (ArchPaper) 

• Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is being sent back to federal prison after a request for community placement was denied (NBC 4) 

• New Michelin stars include one for Tsukimi on 10th Street (Eater) A map of Michelin Bib Gourmands is here. 

• Diversions: Revisiting Downtown — MTV's animated, cinéma-vérité-style series about New York in 1999 (Vulture)

EVG Etc.: Celebrating Lower East Side History Month; Reopening restaurants to full capacity

• Woman punched in the head in a robbery while exiting the L train on 14th Street and First Avenue (PIX 11)

• A Q&A with Eric Sze, the co-owner of 886 on St. Mark's Place and founder of the grassroots initiative Enough Is Enough (Eater) 

• Events for Lower East Side History Month (Official site) 

• Asian American history in the neighborhood (Off the Grid) 

• The number of NYC pedestrian fatalities is up 65 percent in the first four months of this year (Gothamist) 

• Subways coming back to 24/7 schedule (Jalopnik) ... with restaurants hitting full capacity on May 19 (Eater NY) 

• Sheldon Silver returns to the LES after early release from prison (NY1) 

• Why Bagel Boss is expanding with locations on 14th Street and East Houston (Forbes... first on EVG)

• Amelia feeds her red-tailed offspring in Tompkins Square Park (Laura Goggin Photography) 

... and thanks to Nat Esten for letting us know that the Bean's new awnings arrived yesterday on Second Avenue and Third Street...