Noted

twitter currently feeling like the delancey street mcdonalds

— Desus Nice (@desusnice) November 10, 2022

If you haven't been following Elon Musk's chaotic takeover of Twitter, this Associated Press article provides some background. 

H/T taylorlorenz3.0

EVG on Twitter

2 examples of East Village bars trying to make it work: Horseshoe Bar/7B on 7th & B and Big Lee’s Hard Swallow at 140 1st Ave. offering a to-go option (with snacks). pic.twitter.com/V7IasWCQvo

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) March 18, 2020

In the weeks ahead I'll also be posting more to Twitter... in case you are on Twitter...

Spot check at the Associated on Ave. C & 8th St. this a.m. A big order of fresh produce was in. A little spotty on a few items (like a few brands of oatmeal). Bread was picked over as was the paper towels & TP. Overall, plenty of items on the shelves though. pic.twitter.com/zU7gDxyZ20

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) March 18, 2020

Friday's parting tweet

@evgrieve there’s also a naked guy on Houston between 1st as 2nd ave rolling in the street and punching cars. It’s been an eventful day

— bacondevil (@bacondevil) May 10, 2019

Today in tweets from Tompkins Square Park

@evgrieve it's FREE! pic.twitter.com/Xk7wFt3eSg

— EdenBrower (@edenbrower) October 10, 2016

@NYPDTWEETTOWER recognized for serving and protecting the Twittersphere

Back in July, the arrival of the NYPD Patrol Tower in the middle of Tompkins Square Park prompted the launch of the (fake) @NYPDTWEETTOWER account... documenting the daily travails of Officer Tubbs and his tweeting partner as they kept watch over the land...

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM POSTING PHOTOS OF THE TWEET TOWER ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE HASHTAG #ASSHATS.

— NYPD TWEET TOWER (@NYPDTWEETTOWER) July 25, 2015

Now, in its annual Best of NYC issue, The Village Voice has named @NYPDTWEETTOWER the best local Twitter account.

For about a week, @nypdtweettower gifted its few hundred followers with gems like "TO WHOEVER CALLED 311 TO REPORT A 'PIECE OF SH*T TRANSFORMER' IN TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK: NOT FUNNY" and "APOLOGIES TO THE OLSEN TWINS. WE HAVE A HARD TIME TELLING BOHO FROM CRUSTY." When the police department folded up the tower and hauled it away a week later, @nypdtweettower piped down — for the most part, anyway. Mission accomplished.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Why yes — the Tompkins Square Park patrol tower now has a (fake) Twitter account

Why yes — the Tompkins Square Park patrol tower now has a (fake) Twitter account

In our post about the newly installed NYPD Patrol Tower in the middle of Tompkins Square Park, someone began leaving comments as NYPD TEXT TOWER.

An example of the all-cap comments:

WE DONT SEE HOMELESS IN PARK BUT WE SEE LOTS OF U ON TINDER.

And!

APPOLOGIES TO JAMES FRANCO. PLZ CONTINUE ENJOYING YOUR BAGGED LUNCH.

Now that commenter has taken his or her commenting to Twitter, with the official (unofficial) NYPD TWEET TOWER account.

BE SURE TO WRITE THE @NYPOST AND LET THEM KNOW #TOMPKINSSQUAREPARK IS VAGRANT FREE SO WE CAN GO HOME. BORED UP HERE. #EASTVILLAGE

— NYPD TWEET TOWER (@NYPDTWEETTOWER) July 22, 2015

Tweets and free irons that leak

For starters, thank you to Thrillist for including @evgrieve in the listicle "42 NYC Twitter Accounts You Need to Follow NOW."

Per Thrillist: "No East Village neighborhood news is too small to report for the EV Grieve."

Hmmmk.

Meanwhile, might be late on this … Crazy Eddie spotted this yesterday on Avenue A near East 13th Street… dunno if someone has already claimed it…

Noted

bros kicking dropped wings at the bodega employees & calling them terrorists. guess this is east village now pic.twitter.com/P2IeQf9TT3

— C A M P B E L L (@MountWuteverest) October 19, 2014

Avenue B between East Seventh Street and East Sixth Street

Noted

Long story, but earlier today, we jokingly told EVG regular Pinhead via Twitter that we were going as a cupcake for Halloween.



Haha, blah blah.

The response.

@evgrieve Uh, cupcakes are little 2005, don't you think. I prefer my costumes to be a bit more topical. pic.twitter.com/TblptltpOC

— Pinhead (@evpinhead) October 1, 2014

Noted

Fuck you @CitibikeNYC

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) September 7, 2014

Background here.

Tweet of the day

Spotted in the East Village: a guy riding a @CitibikeNYC on 10th btwn B & C with no hands so he could spark his one-hitter. @evgrieve

— DP (@davidpiz) August 27, 2014

Report: Twitter showing some tweet, tweet love toward 51 Astor Place

Big story this afternoon via Crain's: Twitter is in talks to take a big (more than 140 characters!) chunk of 51 Astor Place.

The company is in talks to take as much as 100,000 square feet at 51 Astor Place, an office building that was begun in 2011 on a bet that the city's tech boom would produce deep-pocketed tenants willing and able to pay the building's high-priced rents despite its off-beat location on the edge of the East Village. That gamble by the building's developer, Edward Minskoff, now appears to be paying off.

Last month, 1stdibs, an online auctioneer that specializes in the sale of high-end vintage goods, a showcase for a large (1,800) group of antique and design and art dealers, agreed to a deal to take the 12-story building's entire third floor.

Worth noting, maybe: Facebook is moving into space across the street at 770 Broadway. Rumble on Astor Place!

Previously on EV Grieve:
3 retail spaces available at 51 Astor Place

51 Astor Place demolition begins July 1; 17 months to build new black-glass tower

East Village — the new Midtown?

Facebook is moving into the neighborhood; Midtown South expands its boundaries, apparently

Noted

Hey @770Broadway! Old called. It wants you back.

— 51 Astor Place (@51deathstar) October 3, 2013

You wish! RT @770Broadway Please stop tweeting me.

— 51 Astor Place (@51deathstar) October 3, 2013

No subtweeting here in Midtown South!

Evening tweet

Nicest night we've had in weeks. (Heat & humidity wise) pic.twitter.com/aIaypkPCKd

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) July 24, 2013

Afternoon tweets

Inflatable screen going up for Rushmore tonight in Tompkins Square Park, as this blurry pic shows pic.twitter.com/jh5j4p3jVn

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) June 20, 2013

And, importantly.

Better than a tree @evgrieve pic.twitter.com/Exn8rKVRg2

— Eden Brower (@edenbrower) June 20, 2013

Morning tweets

Someone tossing some nudes this a.m. on E. 6th St. twitter.com/evgrieve/statu…

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) April 2, 2013

Evening tweets noted

Passersby making a BIG deal that Katie Holmes is walking on Avenue B.

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) March 31, 2013

Morning tweets

Pre-Easter rush @ East Village Meat Market. Counted 17 people working! No wait. twitter.com/evgrieve/statu…

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) March 30, 2013

Morning sky on East 10th Street. twitter.com/evgrieve/statu…

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) March 30, 2013

Follow along at Twitter here. Don't cost nothing. Just your soul.

Study: Tweets show there are 'pockets of unhappiness in the East Village'

Per the Post:

Researchers from the University of Vermont mapped out the city’s happiest areas using a complex formula that can pinpoint tweet locations and rate their relative “happiness” and “sadness” based on certain key words.

Key words like "sun" and "yoga" (yay! happy!) and sad words such as "hate" and "hell." (How about "another fucking rent hike"?)

(Also. Tricky: A word like "Woooooo!" could be seen as happy or sad, depending on who is on the receiving end of the Woooooo!, if researchers had actually measured Woooooo!)

The data found that the largest concentration of happy tweets came from the Times Square region. (Tourists: duh)

Elsewhere?

While most of Manhattan south of Central Park had people tweeting happily, there were pockets of unhappiness in the East Village, Chelsea and the area around City Hall. There were also a large number of sad tweets coming from the area around the United Nations.

No word if researchers measured emoticons.

FYI

Despite rumors to the contrary, you will not be able to sled on 41 Cooper Square this weekend.

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) February 8, 2013

Important Storm of Feb. 8™ announcements will also be made on the EVG Twitter account tonight and tomorrow and the day after maybe.