Make yourself at home on a First Avenue Refuge Island

First Avenue and 12th Street the other evening. This photo is courtesy of @marakaufman, who notes, "I'm excited the refuge islands are getting a home-y touch." Ha! Agreed!

All you need is cash on East Sixth Street

At $269,000, this two-room studio on East Sixth Street is one of the least-expensive homes on the market. (And the seller reduced the price by 10 percent last week...)





Here's the listing ... do those last three words give you pause?

East Village charmer! This lovely two-room studio has been recently renovated and boasts a modern kitchenette with a Gaggenau range, and cheerful custom bath with yellow and white penny tile. Classic prewar details include original pressed-tin ceilings, exposed brick and exposed beams. The layout of this studio is very functional, with sliding doors separating the sleeping quaters from the front of the apartment. Great light and open city views make this well-worth the walk up to the fifth floor! CASH BUYERS ONLY

East Village eatery odds-and-ends: Porsena progress on Seventh; new cafe for Avenue C?

Just noting the progress of Porchetta chef Sara Jenkins' new eatery on Seventh Street... will be called Porsena.



Looks as if a new coffee shop/pressed-sandwich-kinda-cafe is opening on Avenue C at the former Rico hookah joint next to C-squat.





East Village Feed brings word of a new tea shop opening on 10th Street near First Avenue... at the site of the former Vinyl Market... this brings the number of places for tea in the East Village to 3,459.

In memory of Michael Shenker

Yesterday in Tompkins Square Park. Photos courtesy of Bobby Williams.

Previously.

The barber of the Vill

Second Avenue near 11th Street.

The urban pumpkin patch

I've noticed that a lot of people have been taking this photo on St. Mark's Place...and I can see why...

Seventh Street restaurants team up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

On Tuesday, a handful of eateries on Seventh Street will be donating 10 percent of their sales to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The participating restaurants are: Xoom, Luke's Lobster, Butter Lane and Caracas.

Mars Attacks!

New work by Avi Spivak, who was featured in The Wall Street Journal's Mars Bar feature yesterday.

Reminders: Memorial for Michael Shenker today in Tompkins Square Park

Previously.

A chivalrous cyclist

From Craigslist:

Bicyclist Saves Girl w. Luggage - w4m - 24 (East Village)

A thank you to the nice man in a gray hoodie and red scarf who used his bicycle to block me from the angry homeless man outside my building as I struggled to get my luggage through the door.

Let the weary traveler buy you a drink?