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Someone taped a handful of the above flyers to various trees and light poles along St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and First Avenue … we blocked out the photos of the woman accused of being a home wrecker …

In any event, someone has ripped down the flyers, which look homemade legit and not some kind of wacky marketing campaign…

Find this, get $2,000

Spotted this morning along Avenue A…

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Signage tomfoolery on East Seventh Street via Derek Berg

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East 10th Street and Avenue A this morning. Hurry, this offer won't last...

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EVG contributor Derek Berg spotted this sign on Fourth Avenue near East Ninth Street this afternoon ... not sure if this is legit ... or some kind of wacky viral marketing campaign or what not... In any event, did you catch the part about the "roach poison in Hennessey"?

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A familiar sign this time of year on East Sixth Street... Noted this one in previous years on previous posts.

Everyone loves really bad baked brisket!

Spotted last evening outside Louis 649 on East Ninth Street. One way to push the brisket. Photo by Andrew Adam Newman on Ave C.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Everyone loves a really bad meatball sandwich!

The NSA needs your support!

At least according to these flyers on St. Mark's Place. After pledging support, will people need to see "After Earth"?

[Photo by Chloe Sweeney McGlade via Facebook]

East Village flyer tells Church of Scientology members that they must see 'After Earth' — 3 times

[Photo by Chloe Sweeney McGlade via Facebook]

Spotted this morning on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. A stern request for members of the Church of Scientology — they must see "After Earth," possibly to be known as The Worst Movie Ever Made, a minimum of three times. Per the small print: "Failure to do so will result in severe consequences." (Per various reports, "After Earth" is full of Scientology-laced themes and messages.)

It's all an effort to cheer up "After Earth" star Will Smith, who isn't used to such box-office disappointments. The flyer says that you can even send Will a positive video message.

But remember, regardless of the gag with the flyer, DANGER IS REAL.


[Avenue A on May 25]

Bad dog

Paul Kostabi spotted this on East Fifth Street and Second Avenue... someone channeling Keith Haring...

Tonight in walk-in specials

EV resident Rachel Borg spotted this on East 10th Street and Fourth Avenue this evening...

Bummer

"Sorry I hit your bummer"? Anyway, nice of the worker to leave a note with a phone number and his license plate... Would have been too easy to simply drive away, leaving behind a dented bumper. Spotted on East 11th Street between Avenue B and Avenue C today by Andrew Adam Newman on Ave C.

Attention East 5th Street neighbors: 'We will never be a bar!'

On East Fifth Street, Risotteria Melotti is taking over the short-lived Ballaro Bakery near the 9th Precinct, as we first reported. And they are on this month's CB3/SLA docket for a beer-wine license.

Ahead of that, this sign appeared on its front window earlier last week... (Unfortunately, we never saw it before the Block Association meeting Thursday night...)


[Photo courtesy of Goggla]

The sign reads, in part:

"We, their managers and chef, applied for wine/beer only license because we would like to be able to serve a glass of wine with our risottos.

We will never be a bar! No people screaming outside! We live in the East Village and we would never expose our neighbors to such things!"

Ah, the old "we would like to be able to serve a glass of wine with our risottos" line, eh?

Ha, just kidding!

This is the first American outpost for the Melotti family, who live in Isola della Scala, in the south of Verona, and who has always produced, processed and sold their rice in Italy. (As we cut-n-paste from their website.) They opened a restaurant near Verona in 2002. (Read their story here.) You can find a menu and see photos of the food here.

So ... Are such notes/signs necessary today in a neighborhood where the thought of a new place serving alcohol sometimes brings about unmitigated hysteria?

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Spotted on the McDonald's this morning on Third Avenue. Lovin' it?

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Spotted outside Alumni Hall, Third Avenue and East Ninth Street...

Please return their cat

Dave on 7th spotted this sign this morning on Avenue A and East 12th Street.

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Spotted outside 100 Avenue A yesterday by Bobby Williams.

Management is really earning its money now

A front door somewhere along East 11th Street.

An EV Grieve Election 2012 update

Noted on Second Avenue.

In case you are looking to buy a pug French bulldog

You're in luck! Spotted these flyers around Third Avenue and St. Mark's Place this weekend...