Via EVG regular peter radley...
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Reminder: MoRUS hosting 'Direct Action Fashion Show' tonight
Just a reminder...
The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) presents: DIRECT ACTION FASHION SHOW
Celebrate how activists use costumes, puppets, and props to draw awareness to various environmental, social, and political issues and create positive, sustainable change.
At the same time that parts of our city will be taken over by Fashion Week’s bold images intended to grease the wheels of extreme consumption, we plan to explore the ways in which spectacle can be used for the greater good, rather than corporate gain.
Prior to the event, the Rude Mechanical Orchestra will lead a march to pay tribute to the community gardens, as a reminder that this vital community resource still needs our support. Earth Celebrations, Time's Up!, People's Puppets of OWS, The MoS Collective and other organizations will be in attendance, and Arrow Chrome will DJ. Special appearance by Gene Pool, the "Can Man." Expect food, drinks and sparkles galore.
Details:
MoRUS (Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space) History Museum
155 Avenue C, between 9th and 10th Streets, Manhattan
7 pm; $5-10 sugg., no one turned away
And here's a quick video of preparations the other night...
Find more info at the MoRUS website... and at the Facebook event page.
[Updated] There is an M14 stuck on Avenue A at this moment
At this point, we're not sure exactly what happened here on Avenue A near East 11th Street. Other than that the bus is stuck, and the MTA is on the scene to help make it unstuck. No word on injuries.
Updated 11:59
... and the MTA has removed the bus... and now, showing the damaged Cemusa shelter, via Shawn Chittle..
Updated 1:33
EVG regular Greg Masters sent some shots too from this morning...
And now, photos of snow for people who like photos of snow
If you tuned into The Weather Channel (or any media outlet) the last 72 hours, then you probably knew that we were going to buried alive by the worst blizzard ever, oh save us Jim Cantore! some snow was expected in the area.
It did snow. Maybe what, 6 or 8 inches? Here are some random photos of that from this morning.
It did snow. Maybe what, 6 or 8 inches? Here are some random photos of that from this morning.
And now, a 6-second clip of a snow blower for people who like 6-second clips of a snow blower
St Marks's Church-in-the-Bowery post fake blizzard. #EastVillage vine.co/v/bvaHh7BL27r
— evgrieve (@evgrieve) February 9, 2013
Light Beer Snowman spotted in Tompkins Square Park
Trying to slim down after the holidays...
Photos via Jose Garcia...
...and via EVG reader Steven...
A Second Avenue snowball ambush
Oh, we have more information on this... turns out the our friend Paul Kostabi was walking on Second Avenue ... where he was ambushed by a gang of snowball-toting hoodlums... and nice moves in that snow!
via @nranra
via @nranra
[Updated] Snow night
East Ninth Street last night By @melissa0sue
East Fourth Street via James Maher ...
East Third Street via Sam Hutchins ...
East Ninth Street via Terry Howell...
East Third Street via Jeff Morin (find a lot more from Jeff last night right here)
East Second Street via jdx ...
...and, um, taking the snow penis thing to the extreme in Tompkins Square Park...
Via Andrew Adam Newman on Ave C.
And this is what is left of the Snow Penis Monument this morning...
Friday, February 8, 2013
FYI
Despite rumors to the contrary, you will not be able to sled on 41 Cooper Square this weekend.
— evgrieve (@evgrieve) February 8, 2013
Important Storm of Feb. 8™ announcements will also be made on the EVG Twitter account tonight and tomorrow and the day after maybe.
'Snowballing on the Lower East Side' (1900)
And then they all drew snow dicks on the locomobile steam automobiles.
Via the NYPL Digital Gallery.
Image Title: Snowballing on the Lower East Side.
Creator: Hambidge, Jay, 1867-1924 — Artist
Published Date: 1900
Original Source: From Century magazine.
How can I really be expected to post today when the Storm of Feb. 8™ is on the way?
[From December 2010]And shouldn't we all be out buying bread and stuff? Or is it too late?
Sad saga of Nino's Pizza 2.0 comes to an end
Yesterday morning, we noted that the new Nino's Pizza on St. Mark's Place and Avenue A had been closed (again) of late... this after extensive renovations...
And just like that ... Later yesterday, workers cleaned out the space...
...and a For Rent sign went up.
I miss the old Nino's. I liked their pizza and corny year-round Christmas decorations and fountain drinks. And it was one of my favorite spots for sitting and staring out the window, watching the East Village go by...
We didn't spot the listing online just yet...
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Also. After a really, really long time, workers finally removed the sidewalk bridge here...
Photos by Bobby Williams.
And just like that ... Later yesterday, workers cleaned out the space...
...and a For Rent sign went up.
I miss the old Nino's. I liked their pizza and corny year-round Christmas decorations and fountain drinks. And it was one of my favorite spots for sitting and staring out the window, watching the East Village go by...
We didn't spot the listing online just yet...
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Also. After a really, really long time, workers finally removed the sidewalk bridge here...
Photos by Bobby Williams.
Silent Pro 7-Eleven collective launches shock-and-awe counter-offensive
Oh, wait.
Bwahahaha. Nice!
Updated:
To be clear, I had nothing to do with this. Just someone's idea of a gag.
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