NYC Emergency Management has issued a hazardous travel advisory for Tuesday

4PM Update: The blizzard watch continues, and we have upgraded to winter storm warnings, starting Monday night. 12-18" of snow expected pic.twitter.com/9nPSfRjCjF

— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) March 12, 2017

Via the EVG inbox this evening...

The New York City Emergency Management Department today issued a hazardous travel advisory for Tuesday, March, 14. The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Watch in effect from late Monday night through late Tuesday night. A nor’easter is forecast to bring heavy snow along with strong and potentially damaging winds that will create hazardous travel conditions on Tuesday.

“We’re preparing for a significant storm on Tuesday, and New Yorkers should also prepare for snow and dangerous road conditions,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “Besides the snow, it will be cold. We urge you to avoid unnecessary travel and help keep roads clear for Sanitation crews and first responders.”

“Heavy snow will make travel difficult on Tuesday. New Yorkers should avoid driving and use mass transit when possible,” said NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Esposito. “We are working closely with our agency partners to coordinate the City’s preparations for the storm.”

A low pressure system develops off of the Carolina coastline Monday before making its way up the East Coast late Monday night. According to the latest forecast, light snow is expected to begin late Monday night, and will intensify overnight into early Tuesday morning. The heaviest snowfall is expected Tuesday morning through the afternoon, with rates as much as 2 to 4 inches per hour possible. Strong winds are expected to accompany the heavy snowfall, with wind speeds 20 – 30 mph, and gusts 35 – 50 mph, creating hazardous travel conditions. The snowfall is expected to taper off Tuesday evening. A total accumulation of 12 to 18 inches is anticipated, but locally higher amounts are possible. New Yorkers should avoid driving and use mass transit where possible on Tuesday.

And in case you are playing NYC weather trivia...

It is not uncommon for significant snow to fall in March in #NYC. Here are the top 5 snowfalls March 1 or later since 1869. pic.twitter.com/dCDU9NiUOA

— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) March 12, 2017

Blast from the past

The roadway work on Ninth Street at Avenue A uncovered some Belgian blocks from decades past... thanks to Kate Puls for the photo!

Week in Grieview

[Photo in Tompkins Square Park this past week by Derek Berg]

Stories posted on EVG this past week included...

Checking in on the 'completion project' at the Anthology Film Archives (Tuesday)

Report: Former NYU student paralyzed in fall from 2nd Avenue building awarded $29 million in suit (Friday)

At the International Women’s Strike march in Washington Square Park (Thursday)

Out and About with Merle Ratner (Wednesday)

MTA bus driver arrested after collision with pedestrian on Avenue D (Tuesday)

Extell's 14th Street developments are all grown up now (Thursday)

The Stone is moving to the New School (Wednesday)

Ciala bringing 'Georgian and European cuisine' to 2nd Avenue (Thursday)

Chef Sujan Sarkar bringing 'upscale modern Indian cuisine' to the Bowery (Monday)

120 E. 10th St. returns to the market (Tuesday)

New vendors for the Bowery Market this spring (Monday)

Sister Jane opens (Thursday)

Edwin and Neal's Fish Bar gives way to Tableside on 6th Street (Monday)

Haile Bistro expected to reopen next week on Avenue B (Thursday)

Report: Mount Sinai's Gilman Hall fetches $87 million for use as student housing (Wednesday)

This looks to be the new residential building coming to 71 4th Ave. (Wednesday)

Jimmy McMillan announces his candidacy for City Council District 2 (Tuesday)

2nd Avenue development makes 1st appearance above the plywood (Monday)

Hole watch 2017: Long-empty lot on 6th and C now waiting for 5-story building (Tuesday)

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Pitts (and company) performing this evening at ABC Beer Co.

[Photo of Pitts by Steven]

Pitts, a longtime East Village resident and poet/spoken word performance artist, is performing at ABC Beer Co. tonight at 7...



ABC Beer Co. is at 96 Avenue C between Sixth Street and Seventh Street.

March madness

Sunday morning (3/12) forecast update - Blizzard Watches have been expanded westward into metro New Jersey for Monday night into Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/0Euv8y1wwA

— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) March 12, 2017

Saturday's parting shot

Photo by Bobby Williams...

And don't forget to move your clocks forward an hour tonight...

Report: Video captures beating on Orchard Street early Friday morning

Video of horrifying attack on #LowerEastSide. If you recognize these guys, call @NYPD7Pct. #abc7ny pic.twitter.com/5tUrfrpiTr

— Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) March 11, 2017

Here's what unfolded via the Post:

The 24-year-old victim was being chased north on Orchard Street by two men who caught up to him between Stanton and Rivington just before 3 a.m. Friday, according to police.

His attackers repeatedly punched and kicked the man before escaping in a black car, cops said.

And from the Daily News:

The brutal beatdown happened so fast that security guards at nearby bars weren't able to break it up in time, said a man who witnessed the aftermath.

"Nobody could help this person. It was over that quickly," said Chad David, 51.

The video shows several people walking by the attack.

Per CBS 2:

The witness and others screamed at the assailants when the violence began.

“And they wouldn’t stop — just going on and on and on, like, and that’s when I was yelling: ‘Stop! Stop! He’s down! Just leave it! Go!’” the witness said.

No one dared to intervene physically.

PIX 11 says the victim is in serious condition.

Media accounts do not provide descriptions of the suspects. Police say they do not know what motivated the attack.

Anyone with information that could help in the investigation is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). You may also submit tips online.

Updated 3/12

CBS 2 spoke with the victim's mother...

Held to the ground and beaten, surveillance video outside 156 Orchard St. shows the 24-year-old victim, William Franco, trying to cover his head while two men kick, stomp, and punch him into the pavement.

His mother lives about a block away from where the attack happened. CBS2’s Jessica Borg spoke exclusively with her Saturday, getting her reaction to the beating.

“Like any mom would be — worried, that’s it,” she said.

Police sources tell CBS2 Franco and the two men had gotten into an altercation at a nearby bar right before that attack. The police sources say Franco claims he never met the attackers before Friday morning.

“He probably don’t know them,” his mother said.

Updated 3/13

DNAinfo reports that the fight started at Pianos. The victim had reportedly been asked to leave the bar.

Per DANinfo:

The spat started inside the bar and music venue at 158 Ludlow St., where the 24-year-old victim and his attackers got into a fight early Friday morning and the victim was booted from the bar, police said.

The victim then waited outside the bar for the suspects to exit, at which point the brawl started up again, the NYPD said.

Friday's parting shot

Third Street near Avenue C today... thanks to @AllBlackCatsAre for the photo...

Someone left (or dragged) a piano to Tompkins Square Park today

At the entrance on Avenue B at Ninth Street... come, sing a song...



Photos by Lola Sáenz

Updated

Scuba Diva came across this scene earlier in the day...

Hanging in the 'Balance'

Depeche Mode have a new record coming out... and a tour, which includes dates at Madison Square Garden this September, to support the release. (Tix went on sale today.) The video here is from 1983 — "Get the Balance Right."