A food and clothing drive Saturday afternoon in Tompkins Square Park

East Village-based artist and entrepreneur P.J. O'Rourke is hosting a food and clothing drive on Saturday afternoon from 1-4 ... at the Ninth Street/Avenue A entrance to Tompkins Square Park. 

During those hours, he'll be collecting new or gently used warm-weather clothes for men and women... as well as non-perishable food items. (He plans to donate the food to the Loisaida CommUnity Fridge and Pantry at Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish on Avenue B at Ninth Street; he was finalizing the outlet for the clothing.)

Previously on EV Grieve: 

• A visit to FlyeLyfe on 11th Street

A holiday market for P.J. O'Rourke II on Avenue B

East Village-based artist and entrepreneur P.J. O'Rourke has a new pop-up market space at 199 Avenue B between 12th Street and 13th Street ... where he is selling his brand of hats, prints, T-shirts, hoodies (the New York Fuckery ones are in) and other original designs (the brand goes by P.J. O'Rourke II)... 

The storefront debuted on Friday for the holiday season. You can check his Instagram for hours.  (He also has online sales.) 

In 2012, O'Rourke started selling his merch on the L train via a mobile art cart. He was on a month-to-month lease on 11th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue for nearly 15 months before moving to a pop-up space on Broadway back in the summer ... but not before some drama with an investor. 

Previously on EV Grieve:

• A visit to FlyeLyfe on 11th Street 

PJ O’Rourke regroups with a pop-up space on Broadway

P.J. O'Rourke has proven to be as resilient as he is creative. 

As EVG contributor Stacie Joy reported back in April, O'Rourke, an East Village-based artist and entrepreneur, had moved into a new high-profile storefront on First Avenue to sell his FlyeLyfe brand of hats, prints, T-shirts and other original designs. 

Unfortunately, O'Rourke found himself locked out after one day following a dispute with his "so-called business partner." (Read that post here.) 

However, as Stacie reports, he recently found a new home at 815 Broadway just south of 12th Street. The storefront is a permanent pop-up space leased by people and organizations to throw events. So, on those days, O'Rourke won't be at the address. He announces his schedule on Instagram. He also has online sales.

Stacie stopped in the other day to find O'Rourke at work with a heat press with new designs for T-shirts, hoodies and tank tops. The brand is now known as P.J. O’Rourke II ... 

In 2012, O’Rourke started selling his merch on the L train via a mobile art cart. He was on a month-to-month lease on 11th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue for nearly 15 months before moving to First Avenue ... and now on Broadway.

Previously on EV Grieve:

• A visit to FlyeLyfe on 11th Street