Sunday, September 19, 2010
InGardens Concert Series this afternoon
First up....
First Street Garden (between First and Second Avenue)
1:30 pm: William Parker's Segments of Light for 15 Bassists
3 pm : Rob Brown, Gerald Cleaver + William Parker
4 pm : Josh Roseman Group - Josh Roseman (trombone), Peter Apfelbaum (bass organ/sax), Jonathan Goldberger (guitar), David Treut (drums)
The whole schedule is here.
Pedestrian struck by Cadillac on Third Avenue
Vautrin, a photographer whose work we have published here before, sent along these photos. As Vautrin notes, last night at 9:09, a Cadillac sedan turning from 8th Street/Astor Place onto Third Avenue struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk. Police arrived in due course. Ambulance from Beth Israel arrived very promptly. From the photo, the pedestrian appears to have suffered a lower right leg/ankle/foot injury. And the smile on the face of the ambulance attendant in the last photo may be taken as a relatively favorable sign.
Labels:
accidents,
Astor Place,
East Village,
Third Avenue
Day 2 of the Mary Help of Christians flea market
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Sticker art prompting pro-con Islamic center debate
You've probably seen this stickers on the northern stretch of Avenue A and on 14th Street... it's an attempt to promote some pro-con discussion about the mosque/community center that apparently has been in the news lately....
So... how's it going so far....?
Hmmm....
So... how's it going so far....?
Hmmm....
From the EV Grieve Lost-and-Found
Abandoned wig on Seventh Street and Avenue B. If you can prove that it's yours, then you can come by to pick it up. Just providing a community service.
Mysteries of our time — solved!
I like Colin Moynihan's piece in the Times today about Momo's 8-mile-long tag throughout the city... You've seen it...And probably already knew who was responsible for it.... I didn't realize it was such a mystery. Still, a good recap. Per the article:
Although it has existed for four years, the paint line has escaped most people’s notice. And among those who have paused to register its presence, few have probably spent much time contemplating its origin. It is, after all, just a simple bit of paint: one more arcane marking in an urban landscape filled with street art and random splashings; a small-caliber mystery in a big city rich with secrets.
“The orange drip that flows through the East Village,” Sharon Jane Smith, 57, mused on Sunday as she gazed at the section of the line that meandered past her East Village shop, A Repeat Performance, on First Avenue near East 10th Street. “I have no idea where that orange drip came from."
Best Roof Talk Ever has more on Momo here.
And here is the video Momo made about the project...
The Mary Help of Christians Church Flea Market returns today
EV Grieve reader Shawn Chittle sent along this photo from yesterday afternoon... prep work for The Mary Help of Christians Church Flea Market, which returns today to 11th Street and Avenue A...
If you swing by, then let me know how it is... good stuff? Total crap? Drugs? Porn?
Friday, September 17, 2010
More Howl!
Many of the Howl! Festival's high-profile events took place last weekend in Tompkins Square Park... However, there are plenty of other events left this month... all the way to Sept. 30... Check out the Howl! site... and East Village Howler for more details...
Speaking of last weekend... Here are some Art Around the Park photos from Minnie Romanovich... via her Flickr...
...and Stacie Joy captured some of the performers in the Park ...
Vangeline Theatre (Butoh)
Tigger!
Heather Litteer and the Tickled Pinks
Dirty Martini
Brown Girls Burlesque (Grandma Fun and Dame Chuchifrita)
Joey Arias and Sherry Vine
Tigger!
End of show with the whole group
Speaking of last weekend... Here are some Art Around the Park photos from Minnie Romanovich... via her Flickr...
...and Stacie Joy captured some of the performers in the Park ...
Vangeline Theatre (Butoh)
Tigger!
Heather Litteer and the Tickled Pinks
Dirty Martini
Brown Girls Burlesque (Grandma Fun and Dame Chuchifrita)
Joey Arias and Sherry Vine
Tigger!
End of show with the whole group
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
No (for now) to Grimaldis at 352 Bowery (Eater)
At arm's length at the World Famous Pee Phone© (Nadie Se Conoce)
A slice of Old Town life (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
Remembering the Cheyenne and the Moondance (The Gog Log)
Naked ice cream boy mannequin in Chinatown (With Leftovers)
Smell like Lady Gaga (BoweryBoogie)
I always like Melanie's photos (East Village Corner…Musings By MELANIE)
Slum Goddess channels... Billy Idol? (Slum Goddess)
New fall menu at 6th Street Kitchen (EV Eats)
Why Grand Street will be torn up for five years (The Lo-Down)
Here's a new website to check out — Why Are You on My Train? Telling subways stories (Why Are You on My Train?)
Also, if you need a dog prison... saw this in the trash the other day..."Your dog's home for life"?
A day in the life of First Avenue and 10th Street
Labels:
10th Street,
East Village streetscenes,
First Avenue
Bedlam brings the stars to 'a relatively dingy, run-down neighborhood'
[Photo via the Voice]
Well, Black Book has a
What used to be a dingy, run-down bar in a relatively dingy, run-down neighborhood has transformed into a posh lounge destined to draw crowds to Avenue C. Bedlam, named after the first insane asylum in London, opened its doors this past week, offering a new hang-out spot for those who like to feel old-world in a modern way. Non-crazies Sara Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Anderson Cooper, Solange Knowles, and Alan Cumming made it to the opening fete earlier this week. The new bar and lounge captures the mood of late 19th-century parlor life — think Edith Wharton or Robert Louis Stevenson.
And!
Thankfully Bedlam isn’t a showy, out-of-place jewel box of smartness; the flavor of the neighborhood and the former space is retained with the exposed brick wall and original, red vinyl benches. The back room—slated to host private events—still features 40C’s generous-sized bathroom and skylight (in addition to—surprise!—more animal heads).
And!
Creative cocktails like the Sagamore House — named after Teddy Roosevelt’s country house — will be available for whoever’s feeling fancy, but the average hipster can still order their Bud. The new bar has also plucked some top DJs from well-known establishments like Santos, Heathers, Le Bain at the Standard, and the former Mister Black, so expect — dare I say it — bedlam.
OK! Will take some time to process all this. Meanwhile, you may have some comments.
Previously on EV Grieve:
40 Avenue C getting another renovation
Anderson Cooper's boyfriend opening 19th-century cocktail bar on Avenue C
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