Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Another brick in the wall at St. Brigid's

This past summer, workers removed the entire northern wall at St. Brigid's here on Avenue B and Eighth Street... From what we can tell walking by the under-extensive-renovation church of late...




...workers are in the process of putting in a new wall on the Eighth Street side of the church...


Previous EV Grieve St. Brigid's coverage here.

Year-end updates: The new Lower Eastside Girls Club

As I reported earlier, 2010 is winding down, or something... I'm just checking in on the progress of a few high-profile developments that we discussed this year... Today, here's a few (pre-blizzard) shots of the new Lower Eastside Girls Club building going up on Avenue D between Seventh Street and Eighth Street...





Here's the official news release with more details on what the HQ will house.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Passion and progress at the new home of the Lower Eastside Girls Club

Justin Bieber looks to be half off at Duane Reade


Sadly, the Bieber doll remains at full price — $16.99.

Noted

Spotted on Seventh Street over the weekend...


Monday, December 27, 2010

What the East Village was like today


Avenue A earlier this afternoon.

The last stalled M14 moved off Avenue A







Around 3 pm or so...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Avenue A now an M14 graveyard

Also today....

Snow scenes from the FDR and Avenue D

EV Grieve roving Blizzard reporter Bobby Williams noted the condition of the FDR (at Sixth Street) this evening around 5:15ish...


...while a police car seems to be abandoned on Avenue D....

More photos from today of the big blizzard that hit NYC yesterday





Things that will be open tomorrow, Noted edition

Walking along St. Mark's Place and Astor Place today...

From EV Grieve reader J...





...and a little snow to keep you company on the subway platform...

How bad is it out there now?

Even the snowmen (or snowpeople) are drinking... along Second Avenue...



Via @GirlyDeJoie