A Prince for Houston

This mural of Prince by @dirtcobain arrived last weekend on the corner of Houston and Eldridge (on the Ridge Hotel). 

Prince died on this day in 2016.

Prince of the city, 9th Street edition

A recent arrival on Ninth Street at First Avenue ... Prince art courtesy of Billy Barnacles (in a collab with Dave Hogan)... Billy often leaves his art around town for people to find. 

Thanks to Steven for the photo!

U got the look

A Prince wheatpaste on First Street at Second Avenue courtesy of SacSix...

Celebrating Prince's pop life tonight at the 6 & B Garden

The 6 & B Garden (southwest corner of Sixth Street and Avenue B) is celebrating the music of Prince tonight from 7-9. Apparently there will be some dancing. And refreshments.

Taking away our Dearly Beloved

An EVG reader notes that workers this morning carted off the Prince-inspired Sing for Hope pop-up piano (titled Dearly Beloved), which had been in Tompkins Square Park since June 8.

Brooklyn-based artist Eric Inkala designed the piano, which Sing for Hope will now place in an NYC public school.

Thanks for the memories, Dearly Beloved...

Pianos in the Park today

Photos by Derek Berg

Let's go crazy

The Prince-inspired Sing for Hope piano (titled Dearly Beloved) is now ready for action in Tompkins Square Park...



Brooklyn-based artist Eric Inkala designed the piano, which will be in the Park through June 19. Sing for Hope will later place the pop-up pianos from around the city in NYC public schools.

And thank you Tony...



Updated

Here's Billy the Artist taking it for a spin...



Photos by Steven

Missing you

Just noting a tribute that arrived this week at 190 Bowery (at Spring Street) ... in memory of Prince and David Bowie, with an inscription "You will be missed" ...



The work is by @citykittystreet ...

Meanwhile, the conversion of the historic Germania Bank Building continues. Aby Rosen's RFR Realty owns the building and it's not known exactly what's going to happen to the landmarked building...



Previously

Prince tribute at Dallas BBQ?

Or maybe just a coincidence here on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place.

Photo by EVG Dallas BBQ correspondent Steven

Remembering Prince: 'Purple Rain' showing Monday night at Village East Cinema

[Thanks to @justzubin for the photo]

Monday, April 25 at 7. Tix are on sale here.

The theater is on Second Avenue at East 12th Street.



And "Purple Rain" is the midnight movie at the Sunshine Cinema on the weekend of May 13-14.

TBT — Purple Rain on Avenue A

From June 9, 2014... when Prince was featured on the roll-down gate at Mikey Likes It, 199 Avenue A near East 12th Street.

The mural, created by Bronx-based artist Andre Trenier, was in honor of the shop's Flavor of the Month: Purple Rain (double blueberry ice cream with cheesecake chunks).

And in case you haven't heard the news... Prince has died. He was 57.

Purple Rain on Avenue A

Just noting the rather awesome new roll-down gate art at Mikey Likes It, the four-week-old ice cream shop at 199 Avenue A near East 12th Street.

The Prince mural, created by Bronx-based artist Andre Trenier, is in honor of the shop's Flavor of the Month: Purple Rain (double blueberry ice cream with cheesecake chunks).

The Mikey is the owner Mike Cole, a lifelong resident of Stuy Town.


[Photo via Instagram]

Read more about the shop here.