Showing posts with label St. Mark's Place. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Mark's Place. Show all posts

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Thursday's parting shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

Finally made it back from New Year's Eve on Times Square! Wooo! Photo today on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue...

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Wednesday's parting shot

By Lola Sáenz 

A moment on St. Mark's Place at Second Avenue today... a photo opp with a found portrait of Christopher Reeve... amidst a backdrop of a water main issue on the block between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. (Haven't heard the full story yet about what happened here...)

Monday, September 11, 2023

Mr. Kim arrives on St. Mark's Place

A very St. Mark's Place-like business has opened on St. Mark's Place. 

Mr. Kim is a new tattoo-piercing shop at 22 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. (Thanks to Steven for the photo!)

We also noticed two display cases of budget sunglasses and some umbrellas for sale out front on Friday evening. 

Mr. Kim takes over the retail space from WAGA, which sold handmade goods primarily from West Africa. The shop closed in the spring after 22 years in business.

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Friday, July 21, 2023

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Glizzy's bringing hot dogs to this block of St. Mark's Place

Signage for Glizzy's is up now at 34 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

This will be the second outpost for the brand that got its start last year in Williamsburg, and boasting "Brooklyn's Best Hot Dogs." (Current signage is missing the 's on Brooklyn for now.)

Johnny Huynh, the founder and co-owner of Glizzy's grew up in Bushwick and operates Lucy's Vietnamese restaurants in Brooklyn.

Some background via Greenpointers:
Glizzy's menu kicks off with the "N.Y. Classic" that includes onions in red sauce, sauerkraut, and spicy brown mustard. Next, there's a dog called "Houston, We Have A Problem" with smoked brisket chili, chopped and fried onions, and a cheddar cheese sauce. 

The "OG Lucy's" is a nod to Huynh's Vietnamese restaurant and has cucumber, cilantro, basil, mayo, pickled carrots, hoisin, and sriracha. Next up is the "Mr. Lee" with kimchi, scallions, furikake, fried garlic, Korean BBQ sauce, and sesame oil. 

"The Ocky" is halal and includes chopped onions, tomatoes, harissa, and yogurt sauce, while the "Phil Me Up" contains potato salad, scallions, furikake, and curry ranch dressing. 

No word on an opening date for Glizzy's, which is nestled among other quick-serve options on the block. The storefront was previously the ice cream shop Lucky Star.  

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Sunday's opening shot

Photo by Steven 

An addition to the "Indicted" banner here along St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue — "Remove Justice Swag."

Friday, March 17, 2023

Friday's parting shot

A St. Patrick's Day moment along St. Mark's Place today... photo by Derek Berg...

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Wednesday's parting shot

Photo by Steven 

New mural on St. Mark's Place, south side between Avenue A and First Avenue — "Punk Is Not Dead" by Miki Mu...

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Saturday's parting shot

A montage of holiday windows on St. Mark’s Place... featuring the Sock Man... Fun City and Porto Rico ...

Friday, October 7, 2022

A 1982 view of St. Mark's Place at 3rd Avenue

Looking east on St Mark's Place at Third Avenue circa 1982... with a view of Tompkins Square Park in the distance ... photo by Peter Bennett. 

Check out more of Peter's work here. We previously posted some of Peter's EV photos from the 1980s at this link.

Monday, June 20, 2022

At the Zine Fair on St. Mark's Place

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Hundreds of zine enthusiasts turned out on Saturday for the second-annual Zine Fair on St Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Printed Matter/St. Mark's and 8-Ball Community teamed up once again for the event that featured more than 70 independent publishers, zine makers and artists. (There were also several collaborative events at community gardens throughout the neighborhood.)
EVG contributor Stacie Joy shared these photos of some of the buyers and sellers ...

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Zine Fair returns to St. Mark's Place this Saturday

Printed Matter/St. Mark's and 8-Ball Community are teaming up once again for a Zine Fair featuring more than 70 exhibitors this Saturday on St Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Here's more info via the EVG inbox:
Last year's event was a wonderful celebration of independent publishers, zine makers, and East Village DIY culture and history. Join us as we come together once again for this new zine fair tradition on St. Mark's Place. Free and open to the public. 

Like the 2021 edition (relive it here!), there will be corresponding events in several neighborhood community gardens...

Find more details here

Friday, June 10, 2022

Monday, May 30, 2022

Monday's parting shot

St. Mark's Place stoop view early this evening... thanks to Raquel Shapira for the photo...

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Bake Culture opening an outpost on St. Mark's Place

Photo yesterday by Steven

Bake Culture, a Taiwan-based bakery chain selling Asian and European pastries, is opening an outpost at 22 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. The signage went up yesterday.

This will be the fourth NYC location for the brand, which also has a storefront down on the Bowery (No. 48). 

According to this 2018 post at Eater, three Taiwanese celebrities — former boy band members — started the company. 

The bakery's specialties include a variety of tarts and cakes, and you can find the menu here. 

The previous business in this storefront was Kimomi Pet, which closed during the pandemic.

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Thursday's parting shot

St. Mark's Place and Second Place on this Thanksgiving night...

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

A campaign to co-name St. Mark's Place and 2nd Avenue 'Club 57 Way'

There's a campaign underway to co-name St. Mark's Place at Second Avenue "Club 57 Way" — after the seminal nightlife venue (1978-1983) at 57 St. Mark's Place.

EVG contributor Stacie Joy recently met Stanley Strychacki, Club 57's founder, and the petition organizers, East Village residents Dany Johnson (in Club 57 shirt below) and Ande Whyland... 
The organizers, via Club 57 Artists Fund, a nonprofit organization, are looking to collect signatures (the petition is here) of support from residents who live in this immediate area to present to Community Board 3 for consideration.

"Usually, they consider the naming for people who have died. But we figure that many artists and performers who came out of Club 57 have died, most from AIDS," said Johnson, the resident DJ at Club 57.  "Instead of trying to get a co-naming for one person, this would be a great way to bring attention to that part of the history of the East Village."
Club 57 was housed in the basement at the time of the Holy Cross Polish National Church. Workers refurbished the building last year, adding a plaque commemorating Club 57.

The subcultural heyday of the venue received significant attention in the fall of 2017 with the MoMa exhibit titled "Club 57: Film, Performance, and Art in the East Village, 1978–1983" — "the first major exhibition to fully examine the scene-changing, interdisciplinary life of this seminal downtown New York alternative space."

You can find the co-naming petition at this link.

The process of co-naming a street within the confines of Community Board 3 is explained in this PDF.

Monday, June 14, 2021

At the Spring Zine Fair on St. Mark's Place

On Saturday afternoon, Printed Matter/St. Mark's and 8-Ball Community teamed up for a Spring Zine Fair along St Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

More than 40 local independent publishers and zine makers lined the block, which was closed to traffic. (There were also several collaborative events at community gardens throughout the neighborhood.)

EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by to browse the array of creative and experimental publications... 
... and the organizers (from left to right) ... Mia Greenberg, Emmett Pinsky, Johanna Reitveld, Em Brill and Hayley Earnest. (Not pictured: Ryan Vasta.)