Today, on 3rd Avenue, a street festival

Indeed. From 14th Street to Sixth Street.

At this hour, belts were the only thing available for purchase...



Other vendors were still setting up the tents and putting together the mannequins...



... and firing up the deep fryers...



The Cooper Square Committee is today's street festival (avenue festival?) host.

And as far as street festivals go, this is one of the better ones...

Friday's parting shot

First Avenue...

So 'Happy' together

Jungle recently released two tracks from their sophomore release, due out on June 22. The video here is for "Happy Man."

The London-based collective play at Brooklyn Steel on June 18. (That show is sold out.)

Mast Books now open in its new corner space on Avenue A

Several readers have noted that Mast is making its corner debut today on Avenue A and Fifth Street...



They moved here from a few storefronts to the south.

Last night, Mast hosted a conversation between Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Ryan Martin in the new space.

EVG Etc.: Lower East Side Film Festival underway; new Essex Street Market concerns

[Photo in Tompkins Square Park by Derek Berg]

City Council Member Carlina Rivera reportedly doesn't want 24/7 bus lanes on 14th Street during the L train shutdown (Streetsblog)

The Lower East Side Film Festival continues through Wednesday (Official site)

Details on Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day Parade (Curbed)

Report outlines concerns that longtime residents have about the new Essex Street Market (The Lo-Down)

The first comprehensive NYC retrospective of the work of filmmaker Betzy Bromberg (Anthology Film Archives)

Patti Astor revives Fun Gallery in Hermosa Beach, Calif. (The Beach Reporter)

Service on the new Lower East Side ferry route, including at Stuyvesant Cove, is on schedule to begin at the end of the summer (Town & Village)

When kids listen to Swans (uh, the band) (Dangerous Minds)

More IHOP-IHOb theories (The Post ... previously)

A quest to correct a mistake about the London Calling album cover, shot at the Palladium on East 14th Street (Flaming Pablum)

Caffe Vivaldi is closing after 32 years in the West Village (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

RIP Anthony Bourdain

People are waking up to the news that chef, author and TV personality Anthony Bourdain was found dead in a Paris hotel room. His employer, CNN, reports that Bourdain took his own life. He was 61.

CNN released this statement:

"His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time."

Season 11 of the Emmy-winning "Parts Unknown" debuted on the network last month. Earlier this spring, Bourdain was in the neighborhood filming scenes for an episode to air this fall. Among his stops: Ray's Candy Store, John's of 12th Street, Veselka and Max Fish, among many others. He documented his travels through the East Village and LES on his Instagram account...

Egg creams with NY Hard Core pioneer. @harleyfflanagan at Ray’s Candy Store #AvenueA #CroMags #Stimulators

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The amazing @kembrapfahler_ #thevoluptuoushorrorofkarenblack #NYC

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LEGEND Danny Fields , who signed The MC5 , The Stooges, The Ramones And is the living witness to everything that ever happened. Thank you! Watch the Doc “Danny Says” #Veselka

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The man who changed the world: @fab5freddy #NYC

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In February 2009, Bourdain's previous show, "No Reservations," aired an episode titled "Disappearing Manhattan." In the last segment, he stopped by Sophie's on Fifth Street to meet with writer Nick Tosches... here is a grainy clip showing 90 seconds or so of the three-minute scene...



As Bourdain said, "Sophie's in the East Village remains a good place to stop time."

Howl! Happening's Basquiat exhibit extended through July 29

Howl! Happening's current exhibit, "Zeitgeist: The Art Scene of Teenage Basquiat," was originally set to close after Sunday.

However, Howl! has announced that the group exhibition focusing on the artists and scene around Basquiat's teen-age, pre-fame years, has been extended through July 29. (Find more details here.)

"Zeitgeist" complements the recent theatrical release of Sara Driver’s documentary "Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat." That film's run continues at the IFC Center over on Sixth Avenue.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Teenage fan club: Basquiat exhibit opens tonight at Howl! Happening

Tarallucci e Vino East Village remains closed for renovations

Tarallucci e Vino remains behind plywood on First Avenue and 10th Street ... the cafe closed in mid-February for renovations. Per the sign on the door at the time: "After 16 great years ... it's time to spruce things up a bit."

This Tarallucci e Vino, the first in NYC (there are now five locations total), was to be back in action by the end of March.

The cafe's website now states they will reopen in the spring. (Well, there's still officially about two weeks left of that season.)

Anyway, some regulars are apparently getting restless for the return. Several weeks ago, regulars L and J wrote a message on the construction door: "You were supposed to reopen at the end of March. It's May 10th. What gives?"



UPDATED: The cafe reopened on June 12.

That's all for Lucky's Famous Burgers on East Houston

Lucky's Famous Burgers has closed after eight years at 147 E. Houston St. near Eldridge...



As BoweryBoogie, who first reported on this closure yesterday, noted, Lucky's had been on Deathwatch for the past few years. The retail space first hit the market in March 2014. A different broker has the listing now, with a $14,580 monthly ask.

The corner space next door sits empty as well...



... and Lucky's former neighbor on the block, the Sunshine Cinema, will soon be demolished for a boutique office building.

Lucky's still has two locations left in NYC — on 23rd Street and 52nd Street. Before landing on East Houston, they had a small shop on Avenue A next to the former Benny's Burritos. (Circa 2005?)

Summer benefit Saturday at El Sol Brillante Community Garden on 12th Street

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Via the EVG inbox...

El Sol Brillante Community Garden on 12th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B is hosting their Summer Benefit this Saturday, June 9, from noon to moon. There will be live music, food (BBQ!), refreshments, tie-dye for kids (and adults!).

Admission is free and everyone is welcome. All proceeds from food/refreshments/tie-dye go directly to the garden for fence repair and general maintenance.