Sunday morning, St. Mark's Place

Photo by Derek Berg

Tree on St. Mark's Place finally bearing White Sox hats

Photo today by Steven...

Lab -321 is now open on St. Mark's Place

[Photo by Steven]

The shop that specializes in liquid nitrogen ice cream is now in soft-open mode at 27 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... the space was previously the longtime home of the Sock Man.

And the folks of the popular -321 Ice Cream Shop in Brooklyn have let it be known that there are NOT affiliated with Lab 321...

Lonely cone will work OT this holiday weekend protecting St. Mark's Place from growing sinkhole

Hopefully the M8 drivers will see this...



Photos by Steven

Updated 5-30

The cone has company for Memorial Day...

Beware of the budding sinkhole that nearly swallowed an M8 on St. Mark's Place

@evgrieve have you seen the bus that opened up the earth on st marks? pic.twitter.com/t631XstZFL

— EdenBrower (@edenbrower) May 26, 2016

This happened at Avenue A.

The bus is gone now, @edenbrower reports... but the potential for sinking remains...

Clip-n-save art arrives on St. Mark's Place

You may have noticed the new murals (via The Bushwick Collective) on St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue... the first completed work is by the São Paulo-based artist Sipros ...



Curious about what that "Bishop Iggy" will be next to the clip-and-save Van Gogh...

Previously here

New location of Mamoun's Falafel now with Mamoun's Falafel signage on St. Mark's Place

[Photo by Derek Berg]

Yesterday afternoon, workers put up the new signage at 30 St. Mark's Place...


[DB]

...soon to be home to the new Mamoun's Falafel...


[DB]

... and a look today...



As we first reported back in December, Mamoun's will be relocating to this larger space from their longtime home at 22 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

We haven't heard an exact open date yet for No. 30. The move is supposed to take place this spring.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Mamoun's Falafel is moving on St. Mark's Place

Spring (still)

Today's springtime photo (without the real-feel temperature) on St. Mark's Place comes courtesy of @cj__ts...

St. Mark's Place in bloom

EVG reader Susan Schiffman shares this photo of St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue...

A quick trip to St. Mark's Place circa 1978

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This photo has been making the rounds in recent weeks... and several readers have forwarded me a copy via the Dirty Old 1970's New York City page on Facebook.

The photo by Manel Armengol faces east on Saint Mark's Place at Third Avenue, circa 1978.

And a fairly half-assed attempt to make a now-then comparison...

An enchanted yarn garden on St. Mark's Place

At Avenue A... yarn garden courtesy of @madebylondon ...

Photo by Derek Berg

Previously on EV Grieve:
An evolution in yarn at La Plaza Cultural

March 14 (and March 13)

Yesterday morning, we noted the mound of trash that erupted on St. Mark's Place near Third Avenue.

We were so busy focusing on the two basketballs and partially thawed frozen waffles in the trash ... we somehow missed the holiday tree tossed in with everything else...



Since then, several readers have noted the tree...



By late this afternoon, the tree was alleged to be drunk...


[Photo by Derek Berg]

When you put out a lot of trash bags on St. Mark's Place Saturday evening

You are treated to this on Sunday morning here in the Bubble Tea District between Second Avenue and Third Avenue...



Looks like the remains of someone's apartment. Contents include two basketballs and one bag of thawed frozen waffles.

Report: 4-building portfolio on St. Mark's Place in closing for $44 million

Investor Elliot Sohayegh is in contract to buy four adjacent rental buildings on St. Mark’s Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue for $44 million, The Real Deal reports.

The walk-up buildings are: 28 St. Mark's Place, 30 St. Mark's Place, 32 St. Mark's Place and 34 St. Mark's Place. The retail tenants in these buildings include Kung Fu Tea (No. 28), the incoming Mamoun's Falafel (No. 30), 2 Bros Pizza (No. 32) and Khyber Pass (No. 34).

Some details, per TRD:

Asking rents for retail on the block are about $250 per square foot. Meanwhile, a market-rate apartment at one of the buildings rents for $3,200 per month on average, according to StreetEasy. About 40 percent of the apartments are market-rate units; the rest are rent-stabilized.

The deal is expected to close in the next couple months, sources said.

The seller is an investor affiliated with the entity St. Marks Assets Inc., which has owned the buildings since the late 1970s, property records show.

The buyer-to-be is planning renovations, sources said

Also on this south side of the block, 34 1/2 St. Mark's Place remains on the market... as does 4 St. Mark's Place, where tenant Trash & Vaudeville is closing Monday ahead of a move to 96 E. Seventh St.

Chest of Pleasure has closed on St. Mark's Place

The shop on the upper level at 31 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue has (seemingly) quietly closed.

Chest of Pleasure, which sold things like the (waterproof) Neon Luv Touch Mini Mite and edible massage oils, opened last August.

There isn't any mention of a closure on their Instagram account, where the last post shows the proprietors having beers in honor of their grand opening.

And a last look inside the shop...

Next stop?

St. mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue this afternoon...

[Updated] Honoring a kale blazer on St. Mark's Place

[Photo from November by Steven]

The Love Wall is no more on the side of Foot Gear Plus on St. Mark's Place at First Avenue... and going up today!



Woo, kale! Probably an ad for Naked's Kale Blazer flavor...



Photos by EVG Kale Correspondent Steven...

Updated 1/30

Progress report via Lola Sáenz ...



Updated 2/1

And because you wanted to see the final product...


[Photo by EVG Kale Correspondent Steven]

Coming soon signage arrives at Mamoun's new St. Mark's Place home

Just noting the signage is up at 30 St. Mark's Place, where Mamoun's Falafel will be relocating in the months ahead.

As we first reported on Dec. 30, the 45-year-old falafel joint is moving from its longtime home at No. 22 here between Second Avenue and Third Avenue for double the space.

Red & Gold Boil closed at No. 30 in early October.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Mamoun's Falafel is moving on St. Mark's Place

More about the Mamoun's Falafel move on St. Mark's Place

The Sock Man is closing on St. Mark's Place

[Image via Twitter]

Word is spreading that The Sock Man is closing on St. Mark's Place.

A tipster tells us that the last day here is Jan. 18. Friday, Jan. 15 is now the last day.

The shop has been peddling socks, tights, lingerie and other accessories on the block between Second Avenue and Third Avenue since 1983.

We'll share more details as they becomes available.

Updated 1/8
Jeremiah Moss has more on the closing at Vanishing New York.

Per a JVNY reader: Owner Marty Rosen is "being forced off St. Mark's Place forever due to Real Estate tyrannical fascism. It breaks my heart to help him pack up the store. He plans to look for a new space and to continue his online business, but this is so disturbing."

Mamoun's Falafel is moving on St. Mark's Place

[Photo by Steven]

Workers have been gutting the former Red & Gold Boil at 30 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

And a familiar name will be taking over the space: Mamoun's Falafel.



EVG correspondent Steven got confirmation yesterday that Mamoun's will be relocating here from its current location a few storefronts away at No. 22 this coming spring.

Red & Gold Boil closed after 13 months in business in early October. The previous tenant, Japadog, had a better run with 25 months in operation.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Breaking: Japadog is closing for good after tonight on St. Mark's Place

Reader report: Crab Shack in the works for former Japadog space on St. Mark's Place

Here is your Red & Gold Crab Shack! signage on St. Mark's Place

The Marshal seizes the former Red & Gold Boil on St. Mark's Place