Monday's parting shot

An early morning view along Seventh Street between Avenue A and Avenue B...

Tuesday's parting shot

Photo by Meri Micara

Traveler season on St. Mark's Place...

Today in overthinking discarded objects

EVG reader Chris Rowland shared this photo today from Stuyvesant Street. 

This is, obviously, a commentary on consumer culture or waste. The odd, decaying form of the object sitting atop a discarded or secondhand chair may be intended to critique how we discard objects and ideas that don't fit mainstream aesthetics.

The texture, embedded objects (like beads or buttons), and exaggerated form also point toward commentary on material excess or bodily abstraction.

When someone dumps an industrial-size fridge on Avenue C

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

On Monday, someone left a large industrial refrigerator near the southbound M9 stop on Avenue C between Second Street and Third Street.

It was not an item to be easily discarded. The appliance, left outside the former storefront of "Store on Ave C" — a now-shuttered smoke shop and florist — was reportedly dumped after the business closed. 

This morning, a city Sanitation crew temporarily halted traffic on this stretch of Avenue C to remove the item. 

"We gotta do this quick," a Sanitation worker said.

After some careful maneuvering, the crew managed to lift and load the fridge onto a truck. Bus riders and passersby applauded as the street was cleared. 

As for the storefront, it's now empty...

Wednesday's parting shot

March comes in like a lion, goes out April on the corner of First Avenue and Ninth Street...

Thursday's parting shot

Crossing Second Avenue at Second Street this evening...

Friday's parting shot

Photo by Robert Miner 

Spring cleaning on Seventh Street...

Tuesday's parting shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

As seen on Seventh Street, a springtime procession of several NYU students throwing flower seed "bombs" into places with bare dirt.

Saturday's parting shots

Photos by Steven 

As seen on Second Street today... don't forget to tip!

Thursday's parting shot

Avenue A between Fifth and Sixth in the light snow this evening...

Sunday's parting shot

Photo by Francine Lange 

Steamy Sunday afternoon on Fourth Street...

Saturday's opening shot

Early morning view from 14th Street and Avenue A... the photogenic clouds will allegedly give way to sunny skies later today, per the Weather Channel.

Tuesday's parting shot

Thanks to EVG reader Joe for this stunning photo this frigid morning from 14th Street at Second Avenue looking east toward the Con Ed power plant...

Wednesday's parting shot

Photo by Stacie Joy 

Today on Avenue B... fave UPS duo Cisco and Campbell...

Tuesday's parting shot

EVG reader William R. shared this photo of Second Avenue at 12th Street, noting "A favorite corner." 

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When we found out about a mysterious early-morning transport on 2nd Avenue

A few weeks ago, this flatbed truck passed us while walking on Second Avenue near First Street. 

We were curious about what (or who!) this was and where it was going early on a Saturday morning...

We figured we would never learn more about this mysterious cargo.

So, we noted it on Instagram ... and quickly found an answer: It is part of an exhibit opening on Jan. 10 with new work by American sculptor and performance artist Nick Cave titled "Amalgams and Graphts" at the Jack Shainman Gallery Tribeca (46 Lafayette St.). 

Thank you, Instagram!

 

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Monday's parting shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

A moment outside 62 E. Seventh St. today...

Sunday's parting shot

Photo by Stacie Joy 

As seen on Avenue A at Sixth Street. (Background.)

Sunday's opening shot

Photo and text by William Klayer 

The cards have spoken... as seen on Avenue A and Third Street...

December trees

Thanks to Cáit O'Riordan for sharing this photo from Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... where, outside Tokio7, "the trees are hanging on to their leaves! The elm replaced a beautiful ginkgo tree that used to be there."

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