Noted

A reader spotted the above the other day on Avenue C and East 11th Street ... you know, the hat with the "Party With Sluts" slogan. (It's not just a saying, it's a lifestyle!)

In any event, the hat has been preserved... and will be part of The Met's upcoming exhibit, "WOO: College to Flip Cup," which examines woo's impact on brunch, tailgate parties and Instagram, from the movement's birth in the early 2010s through its continuing influence today.

City unveils new light poles

We'll be here all weekend, unfortunately.

Chip! Chip! Hooray!

As you can see, a very large pile of wood chips arrived today in Tompkins Square Park. At least we think they are wood chips. Anyway, they are for the Park's new self-serve Meat Smoking Section flowerbeds and stuff.

Photo by Bobby Williams, who shouldn't be held responsible for that headline.

First sign of the 17-year cicadas in Tompkins Square Park

Photo by Bobby Williams today. (And it's possible that I have the headlines mixed up... blaming the heat)

Zoltar still sees a ball-less future

[Photo by EVG reader John S.]

Remember when Zoltar had a ball outside Gem Spa? (A crystal ball.) Ever since that unfortunate skateboard smash job last month, he has been without a ball. (Goggla was first to note this!)





How are we expected to trust his vision of the future without a crystal ball? Yesterday, he gave me a fortune that read "ignore the previous fortune."

Amanda Bynes memorial doesn't make it through first 24 hours in the East Village

As noted yesterday, a shrine of sorts arrived on East Ninth and Stuyvesant Street in honor of Amanda Bynes, the actress who may or may not be, uh, acting in a "troubled" fashion, per various news accounts.

Nonetheless.

Yesterday morning!



This morning!



We heard that the shrine-memorial-art project had already been carelessly-thoughtlessly tossed yesterday afternoon.

All that remains is a tear-soaked napkin... and our memories.


[Rachel Borg]

Previously on EV Grieve:
Amanda Bynes enshrined in the East Village

Party girls pooped in Tompkins Square Park

Looks like we possibly found at least two of the occupants of that stretch pink limo... Jose Garcia spotted these two prima donnas crashed in Tompkins Square Park this morning...



Sadly, the nearby Magic Sippy Cup smelled of vodka...

Medieval frog-gargoyle thing is gone. And we're doomed. DOOMED! (MORE DOOMED?)

When demolition commenced at 9-17 Second Ave. in December 2011, Goggla spotted the following on the plywood not to far away from the former Mars Bar...

Per Goggla: "I like to think it's warding away evil spirits..."

Indeed.

But, unfortunately, we recently noticed that this, this thing was gone.



Stolen? Removed by a worker? Eaten? We'll never know.



Evil spirits, be kind...

The Pudgie's-Nathan's-Arthur Treacher's action-packed combo is officially dead, officially

Back in the dark days of January, signs went up noting that the Pudgie's-Nathan's-Arthur Treacher's action-packed combo was "closed for renovations."

[The darks days of January]

The fryplex of fatty fun opened on First Avenue in June... by the fall, the joint was for sale. The asking price was $189,000.

We held out hope for a return, a renovated restaurant where we could stand proudly under the Pudgie's canopy out front.

[Bobby Williams]

But that was not to be. We spotted this sign last weekend...



Farewell, our feathered Pudgie friend... farewell... until we see you again at the West Islip branch...

Oh, and on a more serious note... the asking rent for this space between Third Street and Fourth Street is $7,500.

Zoltar apparently no longer sees all

This morning on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place... What happened to his halting "I see you ..."?

American Apparel celebrating 9 years of gratuitous butt shots on the Lower East Side today

The American Apparel outpost on East Houston and Orchard turns 9 today. (That's 2.3 in Nylon Spandex Micro-Mesh Bra Bodysuit Years.)

In honor of that, there's a big celebratory sale from 4-8 today. BoweryBoogie and The Lo-Down have more details on that. (And they have a coupon.)

Never forget!


Previously on EV Grieve:
And now, my collection of the newish American Apparel ads

Memory of terrible movie continues to haunt the Bowery

Tonight, as Hollywood honors the alleged best movies of 2012... a moment to note that the billboard for "Playing for Keeps" is still up on the Bowery at East Fourth Street. The movie opened Dec. 7. By now, it's likely playing on TNT. Despite an outpouring of 311 calls from distracted residents and motorists who complain of Gerard Butler's hair and what appear to be smiles from a denture commercial, the ad remains...



There's a 4 percent approval rating from critics at Rotten Tomatoes, who describe it this way: "Witless, unfocused, and arguably misogynistic, Playing for Keeps is a dispiriting, lowest-common-denominator Hollywood rom-com."

Religious zealots target Zoltar again

As you can see, someone has slapped a sticker across Zoltar's name here outside Gem Spa... AGAIN. (See here.)



"Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on everyones [sic] soul."

Unfortunately in America today, fortune teller machines do not enjoy the same freedoms as everyone else, and find themselves at the mercy of religious extremists. Or, at the very least, the target of people brandishing "Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on everyones [sic] soul" stickers.

Are the rats in Tompkins Square Park now dining with plastic forks?

They're evolving! By next week, they'll be ordering in via Seamless. Photo today by Bobby Williams.

Meanwhile, farewell to Claire Forlani's disembodied scotch ad hands

With the demolition yesterday of the former garage on the southwest corner of Lafayette and Great Jones...

[Goggla]

... we bid a tearful farewell to Claire Forlani's disembodied scotch ad hands, who have been gracing us with their giant, B-movie-severed-prop presence on the wall above since early December.

...until we meet again...

On the rocks — just like you like it.

[Updated] Cooper Union debuts new outdoor seating

Ah. Nice!

At the site of the former skateboard ramp.

Updated 2-3

This morning on the other side of East Sixth Street. Oh well.

Woo-en Commission Report: Snow penis outbreak reaching epidemic proportions in the East Village

All sorts of reports coming in this morning about last night's light snowfall.

Per one reader:

Dicks.. dicks.. every...everywhere.... I can't...Hel...

Then the transmission broke off.

East 13th Street.

East Seventh Street

There are even McSorley's branded snow peepees.

East First Street

East Second Street. Where things just got...ugly.

There are more. But you get the idea.

At some point over the next few months of winter, all of us will entertain our worst fears and concerns. But I can also promise you this. Life will go on. We will prevail.

Exclusively exclusive first look inside the new Duane Reade on First Avenue

As noted, yesterday marked the Grand Opening of the new Duane Reade on First Avenue just north of East 14th Street ... conveniently located inches from a CVS...

We went inside. All three Duane Readers working at the checkouts greeted us. Nearly in unison. Good morning! GOOD MORNING! Good MORNING!

There are three levels. Accessible via escalators.

...and despite the sign, there is more than one beauty magazine...

They still have MoneyGram. And the MoneyGram phone...

No sushi or smoothies or hair salons here like at 40 Wall Street, though...

Meanwhile. Outside. Duane Reade and CVS are already embroiled in an ugly battle of Who Can Out Cute the Other Chain Drug Store With Adorably Sad Valentine's Day Stuffed Animals in the Window™ ...

Gotta give it to CVS here in Round 1. Easter promises to be interesting.

...and the now-former Duane Reade around the corner has closed... though the shelves are still stocked...

Donged! Penistrator proves that he doesn't need any stupid snow

Just noting some sidewalk work here on East 10th Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue where that ugly new renovated building sits... and...

Oh no! A permanent sidewalk penis!

Look for a new sidewalk here soon...