Week in Grieview

[Current view of the NE corner of 3rd Ave and St. Mark's]

Posts this past week included...

The Associated on 14th Street in Stuy Town is said to close by year's end (Monday)

At the Gem Spa Cash Mob (Monday)

A visit to ANNA on 5th Street (Thursday)

RIP Gigi Watson (Tuesday)

2nd Avenue gas explosion trial enters 2nd week (Monday)

Reports: 89-year-old woman attacked in her home, robbed of money for husband's tombstone (Friday)

The East Village Vintage Collective celebrates 4 years on 12th Street (Friday)

What's left of the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue and St. Mark's Place (Tuesday)

Report: Cops blame cyclist for being assaulted on his bike (Friday)

Grant Shaffer's NY See (Thursday)

Community gardeners to rally at City Hall (Wednesday)

Remembering Ric Ocasek (Monday)

Workers officially reach the top at 11 Avenue C, where a 10-floor building sits on the neighborhood's last gas station (Monday)

First pumpkins of the season at Westside Market on Third Avenue...



"Mom-and-Pop Storefronts," now on display at the Theater For The New City Gallery through Oct. 27 (Thursday)

The Dip is coming to St. Mark's Place (Friday)

Orientation underway at the Boys' Club for the 2019-2020 school year (Monday)

The all-new 149 Avenue B emerges (Monday)

Trash PSA on Avenue A (Saturday)

4 opportunities to talk with the 9th Precinct about crime-safety concerns (Sunday)

Construction watch: 75 1st Ave. (Tuesday)

Construction watch: Houston House (Thursday)

Some sprkl for Gem Spa (Wednesday)

Police searching for suspect who robbed the Dunkin' Donuts on 14th Street near Avenue B (Tuesday)

Kolkata Chai Cafe aims to bring authentic South Asian vibes to 3rd Street (Wednesday)

Unpacking what there is at the Moxy East Village, now open on 11th Street (Tuesday)

157 2nd Ave.is for rent (Monday)

... summer officially ends ... photo in Tompkins Square Park Friday by Vinny & O...



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Friday night at the Bambi One-Hour Cleaners on 2nd Street

EVG reader David shared these photos from Friday night... he encountered a well-dressed crowd in line for the Bambi One-Hour Cleaners here on Second Street between Avenue A and Avenue B...



The signage is part of a new installation at the Karma gallery by Alex Da Corte titled "Marigolds."



Friday was the opening reception... and the show ends on Nov. 3. Karma opened here in November 2016. There are also several unconfirmed reader reports that Karma is also taking over the former Sugar Sketch space on the block...

Last day for the Feast

The 93rd Annual Feast of San Gennaro ends today (after 11 days) on Mulberry Street. A good time to visit is about now — four hours before it officially opens for the day at 11:30 a.m.

You can visit the official Feast site for a list of today's activities.

Saturday's parting shot

A scene from the march and rally this afternoon to save East River Park... EVG contributor Stacie Joy was on hand... we'll have more photos and details later...

Last weekend for the LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival

The 8th annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival concludes tomorrow in the neighbor's 50-plus gardens, which are hosting a variety of performances, concerts, workshops and other related events. Today's highlights include a Secret Garden Treasure Hunt that spans 10 gardens.

Check the LUNGS website here for the garden-by-garden schedule after the rally for East River Park.

Trash PSA on Avenue A

EVG reader Annabelle shares this from the southwest corner of Avenue A and Ninth Street... apparently the mayor's solar-powered Big Belly trash can is out of service (Day 21 per the sign).

Despite the obvious problem with the Big Belly, people continue to stack trash on top on the pile of trash...



Staff from Doc Holliday's is behind at least some of the signage...



Updated 9/22

Someone cleaned up the trash... but the Big Belly is still broken...

Today is the march and rally to Save East River Park

Reminder: Today (Saturday!) is the march and rally tomorrow to protest the city's plan to bury East River Park with eight feet of landfill starting this March as part of protecting the east side against future storms and rising seas.

The march begins at noon in Tompkins Square Park. Demonstrators will march through the neighborhood across the Sixth Street footbridge to East River Park. At 1:30 they’ll rally at the Labyrinth (north of the Williamsburg Bridge) followed by a parade down the promenade to a burial site beneath a tree with a 10.5 foot circumference.

Community group East River Park Action is behind the march and rally.



According to Patch, local City Councilmember Carlina Rivera, who has been called out in posters for the march, has advocated "for staged construction to avoid a full park closure but has not outright opposed the plan." She holds a key vote when the plan comes before City Council this fall.

Friday's parting video clip

Several East Village school children make their way along St. Mark's Place to join thousands of other protesters as part of the Global Climate Strike today.

New York City Public Schools granted its 1.1 million students permission to skip school to join the march, which began at Foley Square and then proceeded to Battery Park.

Video by Vinny & O.

Slowdiiv

Brooklyn's DIIV are back on Oct. 4 with their first album since 2016.

The video here is for the single titled "Blankenship."

Reports: 89-year-old woman attacked in her home, robbed of money for husband's tombstone

🚨#WANTED🚨 Let's all be on the lookout for him! He's wanted for #ROBBERY! In the morning of 9/14/19 he assaulted and stole money from an 89 yo female victim. He's about 5'8", 160 lbs. If you recognize them or have any info, ☎️ our 🕵🏻‍♂️ at 212-477-7809 or DM @NYPDTips. pic.twitter.com/CrfaywHrJi

— NYPD 9th Precinct (@NYPD9Pct) September 19, 2019

In case you missed this widely reported story yesterday: An 89-year-old woman who lived in the Jacob Riis Houses on Tenth Street and Avenue D was attacked and robbed.

According to published reports, the suspect followed Maximina Osorio home from a nearly grocery store on Saturday morning. According to police, the man then forced his way inside her home, where he punched and shoved her to the ground. He blindfolded Osorio and demanded the money that she been saving for her late husband’s tombstone.

Per NY1:

Osorio says the man knew exactly what he was after: $5,000 she spent two years saving to buy a headstone for her late husband's grave. Police say the frightened woman told the thief the money was in her bedroom, in a drawer.

Osorio and her husband, Salvatore, were married for 50 years.

She says she had mentioned to people she was finally ready to buy the headstone and that may have been why the thief targeted her.

Police are now looking for this man who weighs about 160 pounds, 5'8" tall, with a full beard.

He was last seen wearing blue jeans, hoodie, t-shirt, white sneakers, and a Philadelphia Flyers baseball cap.

With the money gone, Osorio says she has no choice but to start saving all over again.

Police say the man had an accomplice, but are focused on the suspect pictured below...