Trailer-outdoor gallery moving ahead of 1st Street road work

Workers will be moving the trailer that has sat on First Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue these past seven years ...



The trailer will depart this week for water-main work on this block. It's not known just how long it will be gone.

Since January 2012, the trailer has served as an outdoor gallery via the Centre-fuge Public Art Project.

Centre-fuge was up to Cycle 23. (The art has not changed here since last August.)

The Department of Transportation uses the trailer as an office for the long-delayed East Houston Reconstruction project that will — let's face it — never be finished, at least at the intersection of Houston and the Bowery.

It's never too early to think about Halloween this July

The former Ricky's space on Third Avenue between 13th Street and 14th Street will serve as a pop-up Spirit Halloween store. As you can see, the signage is up!

And the place is already fully stocked. Here's an early look at the costumes ... Pennywise!



... and Jeff the Killer and the Grim Reaper to help sooth your jangled nerves...

The Moxy East Village tops out on 11th Street

Workers have reached the top at the 13-story Moxy East Village ... raising the American flag on the western side of the incoming hotel here on 11th Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue...





Work has progressed at a pretty good clip here... workers were still deep in the foundation phase at the end of 2017.

The 285-key hotel for Marriott's Moxy brand has a late 2019 opening date.

Previously on EV Grieve:
A few more details about the incoming Moxy East Village on 11th Street

Sunday's parting shot

Derek Berg took this photo of one of the red-tail fledglings in Tompkins Square Park today...

Limb down in Tompkins Square Park

EVG reader the Philosophical Zombie shared these photos from Tompkins Square Park... where a limb broke off near the entrance on Seventh Street and Avenue B this afternoon...



Luckily no one was injured...

Meanwhile on Avenue C...

@RatedRuwan spotted a cyclist in a Trump mask on Avenue C at Eighth Street...c

Week in Grieview

[Tompkins Square Park the other morning]

Stories posted on EVG this past week included...

A trip to the recently expanded Lancelotti Housewares on Avenue A (Wednesday)

RIP Jim Moffett, owner of the Great Jones Cafe (Tuesday)

The city appoints 14 members to its first Nightlife Advisory Board (Monday)

East Village Thai will be staying in the family (Friday)

Downtown film classics return with 'The Spaghetti Chronicles at Pangea' (Sunday)

ICYMI: Ray in the Sunday Times (Tuesday)

9th Precinct welcomes new CO with long NYPD pedigree (Thursday)

Asbestos abatement notices arrive on the northwest corner of St. Mark's Place & 3rd Avenue (Monday)

Last call for Dorian Gray Tap & Grill on 4th Street (Sunday)

Hawklet watch on 8th Street (Sunday)

Thai Direct setting up shop on Avenue A (Tuesday)

The Molecule Project closing next month on 10th Street (Thursday)

At the Nuyorican Poets Café block party (Saturday)

This week's NY See (Thursday)

Report: Neglected puppies found in 13th Street apartment are finding new homes (Saturday)

A mosaic for McSorley's (Monday)

Healthy Green Gourmet now open on 3rd Avenue (Saturday)

Signage for VVNs Teas arrives on 1st Avenue (Tuesday)

GNC closes location in NYU's Third Avenue North retail space (Monday)

Target debuts on 14th Street (Wednesday)

Zen Yai Pho Shop leaving 6th Street for larger space; new concept TK (Monday)

City removing the Trump-related 'Business As Usual' sculpture from 10th and B (Friday) City sets record for filling pothole; removes Donald Trump mosaic on 2nd Street (Friday)

'A Fresh New Look' coming to the 14th Street McDonald's (Monday)

Report: A new owner for the retail condo space at 13 1st Ave. (Friday)

Signage arrives for The Dumpling Shop on 2nd Avenue (Wednesday)

93 1st Ave. celebrates 24th year of waiting for minor alteration (Thursday)

... and a reader shares this Urban Etiquette Note from a building on Avenue B...



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At the Nuyorican Poets Café block party

The Nuyorican Poets Café held its sixth annual block party this afternoon on Third Street between Avenue B and Avenue C... featuring poetry and music ... food and dancing ... face-painting and sumo wrestling, among other activities... EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by and shared these photos...

Healthy Green Gourmet now open on 3rd Avenue

The deli opened this past week on the northwest corner of Third Avenue and 10th Street... one reader said it was like a much smaller version of Westside Market one-plus block to the north or the same version of Heavenly Market and Deli on the northeast corner of Third Avenue and 11th Street.

This storefront was previously the Red & White Spa, which closed at the end of 2017.

Report: Neglected puppies found in 13th Street apartment are finding new homes

[Image via ASPCA]

Earlier this month, 33 malnourished Shih Tzu-Terrier mixed puppies were reportedly found in a resident's Campos Plaza apartment on 13th Street.

The Post reports today that at least half of the puppies have been adopted, and the rest are in good care.

“ASPCA Animal Hospital and Adoption Center staff have worked diligently over the last two weeks to provide each dog with the medical attention and socialization they needed,” said Howard Lawrence, vice president of ASPCA’s Human Law Enforcement, in a statement to The Post. “We’re pleased that nearly half of the dogs have already been placed in loving homes.”

The resident, named as 57-year-old Ivan Paredes, was charged with torturing, injuring and/or not feeding an animal and neglect of an impounded animal, according to the Post.

Tenants have claimed that NYCHA officials ignored their complaints about the mistreated puppies for months.