Another group of people happy the 30 consecutive days of rain are over: skywriters

Saw this from Astor Place on Sunday afternoon.







No idea what the hell it says, but...

Who hung Poo?

Well, so this isn't actually Winnie the Pooh. But that headline would not have worked otherwise! And what the hell is wrong with you people!? A helpless stuffed bear! On Second Avenue near Fourth Street.

Previously on EV Grieve:
They went and killed Teddy

The ramenators are getting brown with it

And the last patches of Love Saves the Day have been painted over...

Previously.

Report: Fireball in the sky above the East Village

From an EV Grieve reader last night:

Two people just saw a fireball in the sky moving from west to east above the EV. Was sighted from the rooftop on 3rd street and ave B. Both people said it looked like a burning ball of fire, but did not go out as expected as it climbed from 50' to several hundred in seconds.
Thought it was a Chinese lantern at first, but if that was the case it should have blown out. Couldn't be a flare because it was a flame and not dropping sparks.

Anyone see this? Do you have any ideas or explanation as to what this may have been? (And no Lady GaGa jokes, please.)

Gotta go to Joe's

Joe Jr's shuttered over the weekend. However, you can still enjoy Joe Junior on Third Avenue at 16th Street. I believe both Joe's were once owned by the same family, though the places operated independently.

From FroYo to dry cleaning

As Hunter-Gatherer noted this past January, öko frozen yogurt at 137 First Avenue near Ninth Street "closed for renovations" after just six months at the location...



"Closed for renovations" after six months, of course, is simply code for "we're out of business." Sure enough, the location never reopened.

Now, coming to this site: A dry cleaners.



By my count, this makes the fourth dry cleaners to open in the East Village this year.

P.S.
There are still two öko frozen yogurt shops in New York: Park Slope and Forest Hills.

[öko photo via Hunter-Gatherer]

Bubble tea joint coming to East 10th Street

Just west of Avenue A on East 10th Street. ThirsTea. The sign says they will serve "bubble tea, drinks and snacks." I can't even remember what was in here before. A kid's shop? A Brazilian jeans shop?

Au revoir, Bounce Deuce

As Eater reported last week, Bounce Deuce looked suspiciously closed.



And over the weekend, rather vague confirmation signs went up....



Just closed for the summer...?

Previously on EV Grieve:
RIP for Bounce Deuce, known for "eye candy staff" and plastic tubes of beer?

Getting a better look at the Two Boots renovation

On Friday, I got a better look at the renovation of the former Two Boots/Pioneer Theater space...




Previously on EV Grieve:
Work on Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre begins at former Two Boots space (And maybe we can get another comments thread going on cargo shorts...)

The ramenators prove to be useful

To help showcase a sidewalk sale yesterday...



Previously.

Joe Jr's has closed

I thought that Joe Jr's was closing today. As you likely read (via Serious Eats, Eater, Grub Street, David Kamp or the Times), the iconic diner on Sixth Avenue at 12th Street was calling it a day. So I wanted to stop by one last time for a meal. Not to write about -- Jeremiah and Brooks both have eloquent posts on the topic.

Anyway, was too late. Joe's has already closed. (And the Joe Jr's on the corner of the sign is missing...)





There's a sign on the front window for people to leave messages...thanking Joe's for the memories, etc.






Meanwhile, the interior has already been pulled apart.




And the bat!



Back out front, a man remarked to his girlfriend: "All the great old places we like have been destroyed."

Spirit of America

In front of Stand on East 12th Street near University Place.