Some scenes from the summer of 2013.
JUNE
We watched the annual
Drag March
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Photo by editrrix]
We bid farewell to
the Blarney Cove
We saw a random bouncy castle out back of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer on East Fourth Street
We came together to help
a gravely injured employee of East Village Farm and Grocery
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Photo via @Xeus]
We got to hang out with
Iggy Pop in 1993.
We
mourned Arturo Vega
We rooted for Ray
getting an A
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Shawn Chittle]
We learned that Midtown South
has new boundaries.
We met
Treeman
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EVG reader Jeremy]
We watched Katz's
turn 125
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Photo by Stephen Popkin]
We talked a lot about
Citi Bikes, one way or another
We took in
Art Around the Park during the Howl! Festival
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Bobby Williams]
JULY
We found new uses for Citi Bikes
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Photo by Julius Klein]
We lined up to say bye to
Max Fish
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[Photo by
@toddsines]
We saw the end of
Tu Casa's mural
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EVG reader Ann]
We went on vacation
for the first time
We watched
Katie Holmes on Avenue B
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EVG reader Vinny]
We took care
of a baby bird
We found ways to cool off.
AUGUST
We watched
Mary Help of Christians disappear
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[
Dan Efram]
We saw people write things on where David Schwimmer will live
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EVG reader Marc]
We had our last meal at Odessa Cafe and Bar
We almost fell into this...
We watched the Joe Strummer mural get blasted into oblivion
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Bobby Williams]
We looked for
13 Portals
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[
Jim Flynn]
We learned
about Nestor
We watched
a man steal a bike
We welcomed an actual
normal new restaurant
We marveled
at Rite Aid
We learned that the 9th Precinct illegally recruited a player for its basketball team
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Slum Goddess]
We took this photo
We went to the Tompkins Square Park
riot 25th anniversary shows...
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Bobby Williams]
We enjoyed many amazing sunsets...
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Bobby Williams]