Don't Panic: Free concert tomorrow in Tompkins Square Park

And the band times:

2 p.m. — ALIENZ
3 p.m. — JENNIFER BLOWDRYER
4 p.m. — SEXUAL SUICIDE
5 p.m. — ICONICIDE

Red dawn, though at sunset

Photos by Bobby Williams.

A Blues explosion

The Gun Club live in 1983 with "Preaching the Blues."

The Daily News goes all out in its coverage of a Bowery Hotel bellhop who allegedly sold pot to an undercover cop

Wow. The Daily News had three reporters on this six-sentence story that included photos of the 25 year old being led out of The Bowery Hotel (in his uniform) in handcuffs yesterday and a photo of him after being released on a criminal possession of marijuana charge last night.

Per the Daily News, the accused is a college graduate with no criminal record.

Did someone at the paper have a bad experience at the hotel?

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition

Did the D.O.E. ignore cracks in walls at East Side Community High School? (The Villager)

City Council OKs SPURA plan (BoweryBoogie) ... Bloomy's reaction (The Lo-Down)

A call for statewide gun control measures outside Campos Plaza (The Villager)

Bike lanes mean business for the East Village (Streetsblog)

Marching with Honk! on First Avenue (Animal NY)

"Boss" actor Jeff Hephner's East Village, where he lives with his wife in her childhood home on East Fourth Street (The Daily News)

Hospitality industry will soon be the city’s No. 1 employer (The New York Times)

Campaign to shutter two XXX shops in Chelsea (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

WNYC checks in with local reaction about the new East Village/Lower East Side Historic District, including this soundbite:

"Have you ever come down here to grab a drink and seen all the heroin addicts walking around, and seen how bad a neighborhood it actually really is?" said Richard Dawson, a server at the Sidewalk Café. He doesn’t see much charm in the East Village. The 22-year old shook his head, "there’s a lot of homeless people around here and a big heroin scene still."

And on East Sixth Street near Schwimmer Manor, the new coffee shop opened today ... a family run place called Elsewhere Espresso...

The sign as well as a small menu will arrive next week, per a reader on the block. You can read more about the place at the Local.

San Francisco Giants fans apparently damage East Village tree during Game 5 celebration

The San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds yesterday to advance in the National League playoffs. The Giants became the first NL team to overcome a 2-0 deficit in the division series.

Which brings us to this Urban Etiquette Sign an EVG reader spotted on Second Avenue near 14th Street... near Bay Area-rooting sports bar Finnerty's.

Per the sign:

"This tree destroyed by band wagon S.F. Giants fans celebrating Game 5 at curiously S.F. affiliated bar 'Finnerty's.' Hint: Good marketing, nothing more. Not winning awards for neighbor of the year. Get this tree some Melky Juice stat!"

(Melky Juice? The sign leaver knows his or her baseball...)

And here is the damage the bandwagon fans apparently caused ...

Neighbor here will likely be rooting for the Nationals or Cardinals now.

Soft opening today for Hanjoo on St. Mark's Place

We spotted the coming soon signs for Hanjoo at 12 St. Mark's Place in May. And per the flyers on the door, the well-regarded Korean cold-noodle specialist from Flushing is having its soft opening today. (Unless the signs went up yesterday, and...)

You can read a review on Han Joo here at Serious Eats.

In recent years, the ground-floor address has been Hirai Mong, Gama, San Marcos, Siren and @Cafe ... and, at one time, the second home of St. Mark's Bookshop...

2 new floors in the works for East Second Street building

In August, we compiled a post with 17 current East Village construction projects. Since then, we've learned about a few that were never on our radar, such as the eight-story building on East 11th Street that will provide affordable housing for formerly homeless and mentally disabled East Villager residents.

And on a smaller scale: We learned about renovations coming to 80 E. Second St. just west of First Avenue the other day via the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation website. (It was in a post-East Village rezoning development sites chart. The PDF is here.)

According to the DOB, the city OK'd work here in July for the following: "To enlarge the existing 4 story to a 6 story, 5 family dwelling."

Dan Damir Sehic of C3D Architects PLLC is the architect.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Here are 17 current East Village construction projects, bringing in 534 new residential units

A Daniel Craig moment outside the Theater For The New City Building

The Post noted in April that Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig were continuing their house hunting around town... and that Weisz, who previously lived on East 11th Street with then-husband Darren Aronofsky, looked at 238 E. Fourth St.

Anyway, last evening around 10, our own Mrs. Grieve is in a cab waiting for the light to change on East 10th Street near First Avenue. At that moment, the front door to the Theater For The New City Building opens and Daniel Craig walks out. He heads to the curb, tosses his gum into the street and turns to wait for other people coming out the door — a woman in her late 50s and Rachel Weisz. Then the light turns and the cab moves on...

Maybe they were at a party. Or maybe they are the people who are buying the $4.95 million penthouse here that went into contract in the summer:

This full-floor apartment is truly one-of-a-kind with unobstructed views in every room from all four exposures and over-sized windows! The views include the Empire State bldg., Chrysler Bldg., and new Freedom Tower, among others. It's what New Yorkers dream of owning and wait for years to find! It even has 3 balconies. Sophisticated and chic, the home is in triple mint condition with contemporary finishes & materials - a fully custom renovation featured in Elle Decor (UK Edition). A key-locked elevator opens into a warm and welcoming foyer, but it's the massive living room (34' x 28'9") that really draws you into the space with scenic views that are spectacular both during the day and at night, especially from the balcony.

And who throws gum on the street?

A glimpse into the Mystery Lot

Now that we know exactly what the future holds for the (soon-to-be-former) Mystery Lot (see here) ... we especially appreciate these last looks inside the plywood... here are two glimpses from the East 14th Street side via EVG reader Spencer Elzey...

Ah. All that graffiti, soon to be entombed behind luxury...

Previously on EV Grieve:
City approves new building for Mystery Lot

The Mystery Lot likely facing a luxurious end

The last days of the Mystery Lot