Accident on 9th Street and Avenue A this afternoon

Does anyone know what happened here...?

The EMTs wouldn't say at the scene...

Photos by Bobby Williams.

If you are looking to buy some candles...

...then let me recommend Santos Variety on Avenue C between East Sixth Street and East Fifth Street...

They have an excellent selection of Jesus spiritual candles between $2 and $9 depending on the size...

Even if you weren't buying to prepare for Sandy, it's a great little shop to appreciate... Oh, and it's a cash-only store. No credit cards.

If you don't like hurricanes, then move to...

As you may have heard, there's a storm on the way, and it looks to be a doozy. Per the Weather Channel:

Hurricane Sandy, moving north from the Caribbean, remained a Category 1 hurricane early Saturday, and was expected to make landfall Monday night near the Delaware coast.

"Do not focus on the intensity of the storm, it is a minimal category 1 hurricane right now, but certainly nothing like any category1 that we have seen," said Hurricane Specialist Carl Parker on The Weather Channel. "It is a very large storm, a hybrid storm, the area of strong winds is going to be absolutely enormous by the time it come into the northeast, and that’s why it is going to be a high-impact system."

Sandy is expected to interact with a pair of winter weather systems as it moves inland, becoming a monster storm bringing nearly a foot of rain, high winds and up to 2 feet of snow. Experts said the storm would be wider and stronger than last year's Irene, which caused more than $15 billion in damage, and could rival the worst East Coast storm on record.

Sounds bad, which is why I'm leaving now for Aspen. You can reach me courtesy of Don Johnson. Good luck! Let me know how it goes!

But seriously, we'll be around to pass along any pertinent storm information...

It has begun...

The pre-Sandy line at Trader Joe's this morning on East 14th Street... via @mattlehrer ...

Meanwhile, plenty of water this morning at Whole Foods Bowery via ‏@superterrific ...

Bomb Pop closing party tonight at Bullet Space

Between Avenue C and Avenue D... Costumes are encouraged for the party too.

There will be bloodwrestling tonight...

Via our friend Our Lady of Perpetual PMS and The Gorgeous Ladies of Bloodwrestling...

A few highlights:

7 pm: freaks & fiends mix & mingle for the last hour of the fantastic, cheap happy hour! Grab your poolside seat in the splatter zone!

8 pm: Showtime! Live bloodwrestling with ridiculous characters and vendettas, set to punk rock!

9 pm: Costume contest! Get creative or get bled on.

*Live half-time entertainment by JESSICA DELFINO, the Lower East Side's Queen of The Obscene & original dirty folk rock queen.

And per the invite:

NO COVER, NO ASSHOLES or DOUCHEBAGS!
This is a mixed event. Anyone interfering with the true spirit of fun and sports satire of our underground-themed events will be removed, possibly dismembered.

[Updated] Stray cat on East Seventh Street needs a home

A message from an EVG reader on East Seventh Street...

I have the sweetest cat hanging around my garden for a few days. Do you know anyone who would be interested in him? A young male... let's you rub his tummy and a real darling.

Serious inquiries only to the EV Grieve email

Updated 10-28

Per Dave on 7th: "The neighbor who was going to take the cat in for the storm took him to a vet ... and the vet found a chip with owner info on it." And the kitty and owner have been reunited...

Today in the El Sol Brillante Jr. Garden

Come to the light and dark side

Love And Rockets with "Yin And Yang The Flowerpot Man" circa 1986

Arcane back open tonight

An EVG reader notes that the French-Caribbean eatery at 111 Avenue C near East Seventh Street has reopened for tonight. On Wednesday morning, the body of co-owner Christine Ebel was discovered in a construction lot on East Seventh Street adjacent to the restaurant. Read more here.