And by Sunday, just one rubber remained...
Monday, June 13, 2011
The mystery of the giant rubbers on East Third Street
Our friend Goggla sent us this shot the other day... from Third Street at the Bowery... Some sort of giant condom display? An Anthony Weiner political statement?
And by Sunday, just one rubber remained...
And by Sunday, just one rubber remained...
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Today in Tompkins Square Park
Perhaps it's better if we don't know what's happening... all photos by Bobby Williams.
And now, Joshua Jackson (probably!) on a payphone on Avenue A
As the flyer shows, crews for a film called "Lay the Favorite" are currently shooting some scenes on Avenue A and East Fifth and East Sixth Streets...
The movie features Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joshua Jackson.
EV Grieve reader Faces caught a scene earlier on Avenue A... possibly Joshua Jackson on the payphone...
We walked by this morning and snapped a quick, random photo at Fifth Street of the trucks. And we didn't notice that someone was, uh, asleep on the sidewalk ... An extra? Vince Vaughn?
And no reported sightings of Bruce Willis... who would be making his triumphant return to the East Village after filming "Die Hard III: Dying Harder than the Last Time We Died Hard" in 1994 (for its 1995 release) ...
The movie features Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Joshua Jackson.
EV Grieve reader Faces caught a scene earlier on Avenue A... possibly Joshua Jackson on the payphone...
We walked by this morning and snapped a quick, random photo at Fifth Street of the trucks. And we didn't notice that someone was, uh, asleep on the sidewalk ... An extra? Vince Vaughn?
And no reported sightings of Bruce Willis... who would be making his triumphant return to the East Village after filming "Die Hard III: Dying Harder than the Last Time We Died Hard" in 1994 (for its 1995 release) ...
And the hits keep on coming! IHOP opening on East 14th Street
Between Second Avenue and Third Avenue...
And now, let's play It Could Be Worse.
Two years ago, we pointed out the "for lease" signs here at 235 E. 14th St. Renowned nightlife broker "Mr. Nightclub" had the listings, spurring fears of a gargantuan nightclub here.
Thanks to @THIEVERYCORP72 for the tip.
And now, let's play It Could Be Worse.
Two years ago, we pointed out the "for lease" signs here at 235 E. 14th St. Renowned nightlife broker "Mr. Nightclub" had the listings, spurring fears of a gargantuan nightclub here.
Thanks to @THIEVERYCORP72 for the tip.
The Mars Bar will be torn down in August
That's the word in an article posted today at Crain's New York, which provides all sorts of details on what will be happening to the two buildings at 9 and 11 Second Avenue.
Here are some excerpts from the article by Jeremy Smerd:
Ten dollars buys two cold Budweisers at the Mars Bar. For those who live above the graffiti-scarred East Village dive, it's the price of a new, luxury apartment.
An octogenarian playwright, a drag queen and a kvetcher provoked nightly by the bar's cacophony are among the nine tenants in two adjoining buildings at the corner of Second Avenue and East First Street who will receive this sweet deal.
At the end of the month, they will vacate their 1920s building, which will be demolished in August. When they return in about two years, each will pay $10 (tax free) to buy an apartment in a 12-story luxury high-rise.
John Vaccaro, 81, is the only resident here who was willing to be interviewed. He has lived in the East Village since the late 1950s; in the space above the Mars Bar since 1977.
"Look at this stuff all around us, all these high-rises. Everywhere you look. Behind us. West of us, It bothers me that New York has changed so much. It's not the New York I came to."
And one more passage:
Neighborhood blogs have covered the story with the requisite antipathy for yuppie scum. Locals have mostly lamented that the Mars Bar will come down with the building, but the protests of earlier years have given way to resignation. At a February City Planning Commission hearing, no one spoke in opposition.
"The bar's closing. Oh, well," said a Mars Bar bartender named Amy. "You move on. I dislike this neighborhood now."
Mr. Vaccaro, like his building, is old and frail. "I'd rather be young and directing shows," he said while sifting through memorabilia he is giving away. He pays $294 a month but has spent thousands renovating his space.
His kitchen, though, sits on a platform because the floor is unstable. Illuminated by track lighting, it could be the set of one of his plays, with Mr. Vaccaro playing the character who doesn't recognize the neighborhood he calls home.
And when will the Mars Bar close? The article doesn't say, but one date has been repeated in the gossip: June 30.
Read the whole article here.
June 11
Jeremiah Moss spotted this one yesterday on Sixth Street near Second Avenue. Per Jeremiah: "I thought the string of lights and the broken ornaments gave it an extra poignancy. Not to mention the teen tweeter."
Indeed!
There was no immediate comment from Gruber MacDougal, spokesperson for the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring (ICTTS). Horse racing fans spotted him yesterday tearing up tickets for triple boxes of Master of Hounds, Prime Cut and Isn't He Perfect at the Belmont Stakes.
Noted
Forget flowers, chocolate or Twitter: Mike Tyson's facial tattoo is a hot new way to woo someone.
Swinging singles are going out and having their faces painted with a temporary, Tyson-inspired "Hangover" movie tattoo -- in a gaudy effort to look like knockouts to the opposite sex.
The booze-fueled microtrend was on full display Friday night at Coyote Ugly in the East Village, where Putman Davis, 23, was having his face "champ"-stamped.
"It definitely gives you attention," he said. "Definitely a way to get people's eyes."
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Activists in Tompkins Square Park call for the closure of Indian Point
EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams was in Tompkins Square Park this afternoon during a protest about Indian Point...
There were more protests today in Union Square.
There were more protests today in Union Square.
Tomorrow's punk show in Tompkins Square Park has been moved to July 9
Given the 70 percent chance of rain ... Chris Flash at The Shadow sent along word that the show has been rescheduled for July 8. July 9. [Updated: My fault — I posted the wrong date.]
Reminders: Free punk show in Tompkins Square Park tomorrow
Performers will include:
> Chink Floyd
> David Peel
> El Muchacho
> Zero Content
> The Drunkard's Wife
> Jennifer Blowdryer
Avenue A, 1:30 a.m., June 11
Thanks to Steven Hirsch for passing along this photo taken outside Ray's on Avenue A... one way to combat the heavy rain ...
See more of Steven's photos here.
NYC Icy opens in new Avenue A location
Last summer, NYC Icy operated out of a space on Avenue A just south of Seventh Street... they're back this summer, this time at 171 Avenue A, currently using the storefront of Keith Masco's coming-soon 24/7 diner... We'll have more on this later...
Today in photos of people who ran 2.25 miles and ate 3 slices of pizza
Our friend Melanie Neichin at East Village Corner sent along a few shots from earlier today ... from the second annual NYC Pizza Run at Tompkins Square Park...
Dude, where's my car?
Dave on 7th just passed along this wire headline popping up on the Times — Stoner on Pole for British Grand Prix.
As you were.
Even the limos are getting classier on the Bowery
The ol' stretch Rolls in front of Peels yesterday. Photo by Bobby Williams.
Robin laid some eggs
EV Grieve resident ornithologist Bobby Williams has been keeping an eye on this robin's nest in Tompkins Square Park...
Friday, June 10, 2011
Free concert in Tompkins Square Park Sunday afternoon
Just getting word of a free show in Tompkins Square Park Sunday afternoon (2-7) courtesy of The Shadow:
Performers will include:
> Chink Floyd
> David Peel
> El Muchacho
> Zero Content
> The Drunkard's Wife
> Jennifer Blowdryer
Performers will include:
> Chink Floyd
> David Peel
> El Muchacho
> Zero Content
> The Drunkard's Wife
> Jennifer Blowdryer
Storm damage at the Tompkins Square Park dog run
EV Grieve reader Allen Semanco passes along these photos showing last night's storm damage ...
Meanwhile, no word yet on these limbs.
Meanwhile, no word yet on these limbs.
Meanwhile, on 38th Street...
Dave on 7th was on 38th Street earlier... where he figured there must be some logical reason why somebody put this meter in the middle of the sidewalk.
Fab 5 Freddie told me...
EV Grieve reader Pedro happened by Gallery 151 at 350 Bowery Wednesday night where Fab 5 Freddy was debuting his month-long art show titled "New York:New Work."
And Fab 5 Freddy was out front speaking with friends and fans...
BoweryBoogie has more on the show here.
And Fab 5 Freddy was out front speaking with friends and fans...
BoweryBoogie has more on the show here.
Why people will be running and eating pizza and stuff tomorrow in Tompkins Square Park
Oh, tomorrow marks the second annual NYC Pizza Run at Tompkins Square Park. Ninety runners, uh, run 2.25 miles, stopping at three checkpoints to eat slices of pizza.
If you want to take part, you're too late. It's booked.
If you want to take pictures of runners throwing up pizza, then please send them to our friends at EV Heave.
You can find more info here.
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