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...

6 pm Gujarat India views. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/728E80kh1t

— 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...

EVG Etc.: A guide to legal marijuana in New York; a replacement for the Hester Street Fair

Photo on 12th Street by Lola Saénz 

• What you need to know about legal marijuana in New York (Gothamist) 

• The Chinese Hawaiian Kenpo Academy on Second Avenue sees increased interest in self-defense classes amid spike in anti-Asian hate crimes (NY1 ... official site) 

• The New York State Court of Appeals clears way for supertalls along the East River (The Broadsheet)

• Crystal Field on the past and future of Theater for the New City (B&B) 

• Thoughts on Precious Okoyomon's living installation "Fragmented Body Perceptions as Higher Vibration Frequencies to God" on view through May 9 at Performance Space New York on First Avenue (The New Yorker) 

• The upcoming live shows at the Bowery Electric (Instagram ... official site)

• Our faves: Cherry blossoms and brooding hawks in Tompkins Square Park! (Laura Goggin Photograophy) 

• Team behind Smorgasburg/Brooklyn Flea bringing Hester Flea to the Lower East Side (The Lo-Down) 

• Details on Beverly's, a pop-up homewares and specialty market at 22 Ludlow St. (Vogue)

• One day you might see a comedy with Iggy Pop and Bob Saget (Deadline)

EVG Etc.: Raising awareness against anti-Asian hate crimes; Putting Blondie in a graphic novel

• More about Chef Eric Sze, of 886 on St. Mark's Place, and his efforts to raise awareness against anti-Asian hate crimes (NY1) 

• Chi Sum Ngai and Kaleena Teoh, who own Coffee Project on Fifth Street (and in other neighborhoods), launch a scholarship program for Black baristas (Daily Coffee News) 

• How the pandemic has gutted the city's arts and entertainment business (Gothamist) 

• The Emergency Eviction Act pause ends today — now what? (The City) 

• What's happening with the NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad moving to the Department of Transportation? (Streetsblog) 

• An interview with Leo Fitzpatrick about his gallery Public Access on St. Mark's Place (B+B ... previously on EVG) 

• A look back at Jackie Curtis — "East Village Superstar" (Off the Grid) 

• Blondie to receive the graphic novel treatment (Rolling Stone) 

• Diversions: The "Avocado Guy" of NYC (Eater) 

... and questions to ponder...

Does anyone else wonder why the ice cream truck is driving around the East village at 10:45 on a 40 degree night? @evgrieve

— theenemieslist19 (@theenemieslist1) February 26, 2021

EVG Etc. A dabba lunch service at Khiladi; an update on Amelia and Christo's 2021 nest

With a random photo on the Bowery above... 

 • Khiladi on Avenue B at 11th Street has launched a dabba lunch service (Eater) 

• The NYC Health Department is recommending that New Yorkers wear two masks — a paper one covered by a cloth one — to better stem the spread of the coronavirus (Westside Rag) 

• Reviving the performing arts with the NY PopsUp initiative. The article includes details on the Saturday afternoon pop-up entertainment taking place at Theater for the New City on 10th Street (PIX11) 

• A feature on the 32-year-old Anthony Aiden Opticians at 42 St Mark's Place (Off the Grid) 

• An interview with Julia Copeland, who opened the boutique Here nor There on Ninth Street last fall (B+B ... previously on EVG) 

• Two Boots joined forces with Slice Out Hunger on an emergency initiative that supports shelters, soup kitchens and community centers impacted by the power outages in Texas (Instagram) 

• An update on Amelia and Christo's nest construction in Tompkins Square Park (Laura Goggin Photography ... previously on EVG) 

• Nearly 40-year-old dim sum destination Jing Fong will close its Chinatown banquet hall and indoor dining in early March (Gothamist) 

• Diversions: In our weekly Friday at 5 video on Dec. 11, we hyped an OSEES livestream event. The full-length concert video has been posted, and the setlist includes three Black Flag covers (Brooklyn Vegan) 

 ... and false alarm on Eighth Street (previously) ...

EVG Etc.: Making it work at Theater 80; Celebrating the Lunar New Year

• Local chefs from 886, Málà Project, Fish Cheeks and Nowon have teamed up to raise awareness about the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans (Eater)

• Police say a few protestors from the Black Trans Liberation NYC rally on Thursday night vandalized Jackdaw on Second Avenue and 13th Street (Daily News) 

• Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village resident Janice Rosario, a choreographer and teacher, launched a nonprofit to help those in need in public housing (Dance Magazine) 

• Study shows that the Second Avenue F stop has some of the highest levels of air pollution in subway system (The Guardian) 

• Restaurants left vulnerable after NY's commercial eviction moratorium lapses (Eater) 

• A feature on the College Student Pantry at Trinity Lower East Side on Avenue B and Ninth Street (B+B ... previously on EVG)

• Theater 80 on surviving during the pandemic (NY1)

• Katz's made it through the 1918 pandemic. Here's how the deli managing COVID-19 (CNBC)

• Where to eat and celebrate the Lunar New Year (Gothamist) 

Photo from last night at the New York City Marble Cemetery on Second Street

EVG Etc.: Weathering the storm with Amelia and Christo; Prepping for International Clash Day

 

• Man slashed on the L-train platform on 14th Street and First Avenue (The Post ... ABC 7)

• Cuomo nows says restaurant workers and cab drivers are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines (Gothamist ... the City) 

• Noreetuh on 1st Avenue launches a free weekly meal for unemployed restaurant workers (Instagram ... h/t Eater) 

• Testing out Big Stick Willy's, the delivery-only cheese stick business in the East Village (Grub Street) 

• Exploring the life and music of free jazz great William Parker (The Brooklyn Rail) 

• How did Amelia and Christo weather the storm on Monday? (Laura Goggin Photography) 

• City lags in clearing bike lanes of snow (Streetsblog) 

• International Clash Day 2021 is TOMORROW (KEXP) 

• What the Ramones played at their last-ever U.K. gig on Feb. 3, 1996 (Glide Magazine) 

Tree pic along Tompkins Square Park on 10th Street

EVG Etc.: Real-time maps of construction sites for cyclists; Permanent Open Streets for all

Photo by Derek Berg

• Police searching for thief who stole wallet from stricken shopper at Target on 14th and A (1010 WINS)

• Local City Councilmember Carlina Rivera wants the city to create a real-time map of construction sites and other obstructions so cyclists know the danger spots (Daily News) 

• Details on the mayor's "State of the City" speech from Thursday; highlights include permanent Open Streets like on Avenue B (Streetsblog) 

• NYC residents behind in getting access to COVID-19 vaccines (The City) 

• What's left of Kleindeustchland, or Little Germany, in the neighborhood (Untapped New York) 

• RIP Jerry Brandt, founder of the Ritz (now Webster Hall) and music industry veteran (The New York Times) 

• NYC's radical female and non-binary skateboarders (CNN Style)

• The candidates for Manhattan Borough President (Gothamist) 

• The Philadelphia location of Big Gay Ice Cream closes (The Philadelphia Inquirer ... previously on EVG)

And in case you missed this... artists Graham Fortgang and Samara Bliss of the the Locker Room studio in Brooklyn created this billboard now up in Los Angeles that declares "New York is Dead. Don't come back." ...which serves as "a love letter to those doubling down in New York and choosing to rebuild and a golf clap to those on their way out."

 

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EVG Etc.: Appreciating Pinc Louds; Visiting Punjabi Grocery and Deli

Photo on First Avenue yesterday by Derek Berg

• How Pinc Louds helped fill this year's live music void (Gothamist ... read our interview with Claudi from the summer here) 

• A visit to Punjabi Grocery and Deli on First Street (NBC 4) 

• Mayor extends Open Storefronts program to restaurants and bars through September 2021 (Eater)

• Tracking the rise in violent crimes this year (The New York Times)

• Ticket info to stream the live Patti Smith birthday show tonight (Veeps)

• The Gem Spa online auction now extended through Jan. 7 (Official site) 

• A feature on Daniel Root, an East Village photographer specializing in capturing the city before first light (amNY ... read our interview with Root here) 

• At NYCHA buildings, outstanding repair requests disappear (The City) 

• Tips for wintertime bike riding in NYC (Gothamist) 

• Call to end New Year's Eve forever! (The New Yorker)

EVG Etc.: Checking in with Arlene's Grocery; rallying around Army & Navy Bags

Photo in Tompkins Square Park by Derek Berg

• Christmas at Middle Collegiate Church, destroyed by fire on Dec. 5 (The Associated Press)

• Checking in with Arlene's Grocery, struggling to survive during the pandemic (Gothamist) 

• City still confusing restaurants about outdoor dining rules (Gothamist) 

• More lawsuits over Cuomo's indoor dining ban (The Real Deal) 

• New York lawmakers approve sweeping eviction moratorium (Politico) 

• Fashion boutique Café Forgot's year-long residency has come to an end on Sixth Street (Instagram) 

• Holidays with red-tailed hawks Christo and Amelia (Laura Goggin Photography)

• The new photo book, "The Drag Explosion," explores the downtown scene of the 1980s-1990s (NBC News) 

• Tonight at 6:30, a virtual book talk — "East Village: Lens on the Lower East Side" (Zoom info here) 

• How loyal customers rallied around Army & Navy Bags on East Houston Street (The New York Times)

...and speaking of loyal, Adam Sandler gives a shout-out to the struggling Cozy Soup 'N' Burger on Broadway at Astor... where he filmed a scene for "Big Daddy" ...

 

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EVG Etc.: Tracking opposition to the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project; scouting where to eat on Christmas Day

'Tis the Season, photo by Derek Berg 

• Very few details available at the moment: Two men shot in a home invasion last night in the Wald Houses on Fourth Street (PIX 11 ... ABC 7 ... NY Post) 

• More reasons for a rough winter for restaurants (The Wall Street Journal, registration may be required)

• Opposition to East Side Coastal Resiliency Project picks up (City & State) 

• What the eviction of the Lower East Side Ecology Center and the Queens-based Big Reuse would mean (City Limits) 

• COVID stimulus deal includes federal aid for independent venues (Gothamist) 

• Where to eat on Christmas Day, with some local picks (Eater) 

• A visit to Sweet Pickle Books, recently opened on Orchard Street (Eater) 

• Kathy Yates, a longtime former EV resident, is trying to raise money for her medical bills (GoFundMe) 

• News of Bay Area bar Finnerty's closing on Second Avenue (first reported here) makes it to the Bay Area (SFGate) 

 ... and as mentioned yesterday, Dec. 22 marked the 18th anniversary of Joe Strummer's death. You can listen to his archived radio show that started in 1998 right at this link.