[Updated] There is an M14 stuck on Avenue A at this moment

[@caitlynlevan]

At this point, we're not sure exactly what happened here on Avenue A near East 11th Street. Other than that the bus is stuck, and the MTA is on the scene to help make it unstuck. No word on injuries.

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[Julie Cirigno Reale via Facebook]

[Via EVG reader eureka]

Updated 11:59

... and the MTA has removed the bus... and now, showing the damaged Cemusa shelter, via Shawn Chittle..

Updated 1:33
EVG regular Greg Masters sent some shots too from this morning...

And now, photos of snow for people who like photos of snow

If you tuned into The Weather Channel (or any media outlet) the last 72 hours, then you probably knew that we were going to buried alive by the worst blizzard ever, oh save us Jim Cantore! some snow was expected in the area.

It did snow. Maybe what, 6 or 8 inches? Here are some random photos of that from this morning.

And now, a 6-second clip of a snow blower for people who like 6-second clips of a snow blower

St Marks's Church-in-the-Bowery post fake blizzard. #EastVillage vine.co/v/bvaHh7BL27r

— evgrieve (@evgrieve) February 9, 2013

Light Beer Snowman spotted in Tompkins Square Park

Trying to slim down after the holidays...

Photos via Jose Garcia...

...and via EVG reader Steven...

A Second Avenue snowball ambush

Oh, we have more information on this... turns out the our friend Paul Kostabi was walking on Second Avenue ... where he was ambushed by a gang of snowball-toting hoodlums... and nice moves in that snow!

via @nranra

[Updated] Snow night

East Ninth Street last night By @melissa0sue

East Fourth Street via James Maher ...

East Third Street via Sam Hutchins ...

East Ninth Street via Terry Howell...

East Third Street via Jeff Morin (find a lot more from Jeff last night right here)

East Second Street via jdx ...

...and, um, taking the snow penis thing to the extreme in Tompkins Square Park...

Via Andrew Adam Newman on Ave C.

And this is what is left of the Snow Penis Monument this morning...

Ice Capades

Second Avenue this evening... via @emmiefly

Snow day, sort of

Photos by Bobby Williams

Snow mobile

Scene from East 12th Street via EVG reader Allison...

Speaking of white stuff...

Echo & the Bunnymen with "My White Devil" circa 1983.

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.

'Snowballing on the Lower East Side' (1900)

And then they all drew snow dicks on the locomobile steam automobiles.

Via the NYPL Digital Gallery.

Image Title: Snowballing on the Lower East Side.
Creator: Hambidge, Jay, 1867-1924 — Artist
Published Date: 1900
Original Source: From Century magazine.

How can I really be expected to post today when the Storm of Feb. 8™ is on the way?

[From December 2010]

And shouldn't we all be out buying bread and stuff? Or is it too late?

Sad saga of Nino's Pizza 2.0 comes to an end

Yesterday morning, we noted that the new Nino's Pizza on St. Mark's Place and Avenue A had been closed (again) of late... this after extensive renovations...

And just like that ... Later yesterday, workers cleaned out the space...

...and a For Rent sign went up.

I miss the old Nino's. I liked their pizza and corny year-round Christmas decorations and fountain drinks. And it was one of my favorite spots for sitting and staring out the window, watching the East Village go by...

We didn't spot the listing online just yet...

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Also. After a really, really long time, workers finally removed the sidewalk bridge here...

Photos by Bobby Williams.

Silent Pro 7-Eleven collective launches shock-and-awe counter-offensive

[Photo by Bobby Williams]

Oh, wait.

Bwahahaha. Nice!

In the words of the immortal Torrance Shipman: "Oh, I'll bring it. Don't worry."

Updated:
To be clear, I had nothing to do with this. Just someone's idea of a gag.

The Hetal Convenience Store is now... 1 Eleven

[December]

The Hetal Convenience Store on First Avenue just south of East Seventh Street closed back in December... workers remodeled the storefront... and it recently reopened... then a new awning arrived the other day...

1 Eleven?! Kinda sounds like the name of some other convenience store, of course. The name is a play off its address, 111 First Ave.

7A reopens this morning

7A closed the last week of January to upgrade some electrical equipment and put in a new sprinkler system... the cafe on Avenue A and Seventh Street was supposed to reopen Feb. 1... but all the work took longer than expected to complete... signs now point to a reopening this morning at 10...

And we'll see if management kept its promise of not painting fingers on the back walls again...

Previously.

Punk Rock Karaoke benefit tonight for ABC No Rio Zine Library

From the EV Grieve inbox...

We are super excited for our next (and possibly most punk ever) event. This time around, we will be raising money for the ABC No Rio Zine Library. For any of you who have gone to the HC/Punk matinee shows over the years and wished you were singing, now is your chance to live the dream!

Friday, Feb 8th
8pm-midnight
Sliding Scale: $5 — $20

Beverages will be sold. Along with zines!
Support your local zine library!

Trust us, this is going to be a blast.

Punk Rock Karaoke is a DIY, fund-raising event that benefits a different community group each time.

Featuring songs from:
Against Me!, Bikini Kill, Black Flag, Bratmobile, Buzzcocks, Choking Victim, The Clash, Circle Jerks, Crass, Dead Kennedys, Descendents, Devo, Flogging Molly, Fugazi, Gogol Bordello, Gorilla Biscuits, Jawbreaker, Joy Division, Minor Threat, The Misfits, NOFX, Operation Ivy, Pixies, The Pogues, Ramones, Rancid, Screeching Weasel, Sex Pistols, Sleater-Kinney, The Smiths, The Specials, Stiff Little Fingers, Wire, X, X-Ray Spex + More!!!

You can find the Facebook event page with more details here. ABC No Rio is at 156 Rivington St.

Winter Friday flashback: The Hells Angels unveil new line of defense for their bench

On Fridays this winter, and probably spring and summer ... we'll post one of the 16,000-plus EVG, uh, posts from yesteryear, like this one from Feb. 7, 2011...

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Back in June 2009 we pointed out the sign on the bench outside the Hells Angels headquarters on Third Street ...



This was an effort to thwart clueless hotel guests from the Sanctuary Guest Suites next door for plopping down here ... However, this reporter still saw European thrillseekers taking a seat here...

So now! It's a little more difficult...

Previously on EV Grieve:
The Hells Angels kindly request that hotel guests please refrain from sitting on their bench

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Postscript:

The City made the Hells Angels remove the bar a few weeks later.

Preparing for the Direct Action Fashion Show at MoRUS on Avenue C

As mentioned earlier today... the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) is hosting a Direct Action Fashion Show Saturday at 7... and tonight, a run through...



The show aims to "Celebrate how activists use costumes, puppets, and props to draw awareness to various environmental, social, and political issues and create positive, sustainable change."

Find more info here.