At the 24th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade yesterday… photo by Derek Berg.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
A basement fire and a lot of firefighters last night on St. Mark's Place
Last night just after 7, the FDNY showed up full force on St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue …
MAN ALL HANDS 115 ST MARKS PL, COMMERCIAL FIRE IN BASEMENT, UNDER CONTROL
— FDNY (@FDNY) October 25, 2014
Greg Nardello, who runs Augers Well at 115 St. Mark's Place, believes that the fire was in the basement next door at No. 117.
[Photo by Greg Nardello]
The FDNY quickly contained the basement fire. Smoke from the blaze momentarily filled Box Kite Coffee at No. 115 with smoke.
"My basement was also completely covered in smoke. Not too much to report except for some minor damages from the fire crews to a few businesses on the block," Nardello told us.
Box Kite was open per usual today. No word on the cause of the basement fire.
A little early Halloween punk rock today in Tompkins Square Park
A fine lineup of punk and other rock/roll in Tompkins Square Park this afternoon starting at 1:30… stick around for headliner Dawn of Humans. Perhaps they will leave their chains at home today. (Really really NSFW if you want to see.)
Halloween at La Plaza Cultural: Shed of Horrors, Tombstone Making, etc.
[Photo by Bobby Williams]
La Plaza Cultural on Avenue C and East Ninth Street has been transformed into … Halloweenland (not the official title)… here are the activities this week, starting today...
Sunday noon - 4 pm: Pumpkin Carving, Tombstone Making, Face Painting
Thursday 5 pm - 7 pm: Spooky Storytime & Pumpkin Lighting
Friday 4 pm - 9 pm: East Village Insane Asylum with Haunted Garden, Magician, Fortune Telling, Shed of Horrors, Bat Cave & Treats! (Rain date Saturday, 11/1, 5 pm - 7 pm)
See you in the Bat Cave!
'Harvest' time today at the Children's Workshop School
The school is at 610 E. 12th St. between Avenue B and Avenue C… Festival times: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Today's hawk
It wasn't all about dogs in costumes today in Tompkins Square Park...
Photos by Bobby Williams
Staring at the sun
An update from local astronomy buff Felton Davis...
We have located the "monster sunspot," and stared it down all afternoon!
A huge cluster of spots almost ten times the diameter of the Earth appeared a few days ago, and fortunately the skies cleared in time for a long session on Saturday afternoon. Many of my fans said they were disappointed that Thursday's eclipse was rained out, but this was something new for us all. Thanks to Ranjit and Chelsea for taking spectacular cellphone photos.
Citi Bike sale apparently a done deal
[Photo by Derek Berg]
According to various published reports, REQX Ventures has purchased Citi Bike from Alta Bicycle Share.
The sale will likely see the price of annual memberships rise from $95 to about $145, though that number has yet to be confirmed.
Per Capital New York, REQX Ventures is run by people affiliated with Related Companies — developer of the Time Warner Center and Hudson Yards — and its subsidiary Equinox.
Gracefully is no longer open 24 hours on Avenue A
You'll need to check the clock next time that you have an urge for a, say, Smokey The Bear or Uncle Alex sandwich at 4:30 a.m…. the market at 28 Avenue A between East Second Street and East Third Street has changed their hours.
As of last night, the new hours are:
Monday-Saturday 6 am - 11 pm
Sunday 7 am - 11 pm
We don't know why the store stopped its 24/7 times … lack of overnight business? A cost-cutting move?
[Thanks to EVG reader Katie Mac for the tip]
It is nice out
Thankfully there is social media for these kinds of observations…
[East 10th Street looking toward 2nd Avenue]
Zoltar continues his difficult transition on the left side of Gem Spa's front door
It has been less than a week since Zoltar got the boot from his two-plus-year spot on the right outside Gem Spa on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place.
While we're waiting for the auditing financials for his take this week to compare it to previous weeks … we can say, anecdotally, that he just doesn't look happy here.
And why? To have more room to see a few more bags and hats for raves?
And Key Master sucks.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Noted
The hand is starting to bloom on the northwest corner of Houston and Avenue A … via EVG reader Victoria...
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