Sunflowers beam

Annual appreciation to the community gardeners (and Tile Bar regulars) who keep this pedestrian safety island garden looking so good here on First Avenue at Seventh Street...

Sunday's opening shot

Keeping with the sunflower theme this weekend... First Avenue at Seventh Street...

A striped awning for the Tile Bar

A new awning arrived at the Tile Bar (and sister site The Magician on Rivington) back on Thursday... a bit of a jolt for the low-key space that didn't have any visible signage previously on the northwest corner of First Avenue and Seventh Street...

I posted these pics in the EVG Instagram Stories and received more comments than any other in recent memory. A few regulars said — paraphrasing — that they don't care for the new look... two other commenters said that they didn't actually know this place was called Tile Bar...

Tile Bar returns

From the EVG tipline: Tile Bar is back open now at 115 First Ave. at Seventh Street... as you can see, there are several outdoor tables ... as well as a few seats available inside the open door...