March 2020 street art

Spotted on 11th Street between Avenue B and Avenue C...



Artist unknown (at the moment) ...



Photos by Vinny & O

The Archdiocese of New York cancels church service

The Archdiocese of New York has canceled all masses this weekend and in the near future. Signs are posted outside Catholic churches in the East Village, including at Immaculate Conception on 14th Street (above) and Most Holy Redeemer-Church of the Nativity on Third Street...


[Photo by Stacie Joy]

This also means a closure for St. Brigid-St. Emeric on Avenue B at Eighth Street.

However, the churches will be open for prayer

Per the release we received:

All Public Masses Are Canceled Until Further Notice.

Church will be open for private prayer during usual hours only.

All obligation to attend mass is suspended.

This morning outside Key Food

EVG regular Lola Saénz points out the large delivery this morning at Key Food on Avenue A...for anyone concerned that stores are unable to restock their shelves...

An East Village inventory check

Yesterday (March 13) afternoon, EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by a variety of East Village shops to check on their inventory of food and cleaning supplies as residents prepare for the coronavirus outbreak.

The bigger stores (Target, Trader Joe's) had longer lines and emptier shelves of in-demand items, as you might expect. Some of the smaller shops, especially along First Avenue, still had ample products, such as Clorox wipes and ingredients for making your own hand sanitizer.

The first few photos of at Key Food, 52 Avenue A at Fourth Street...







All photos were of these store shelves as they appeared yesterday afternoon.

• H Brickman & Sons, 55 First Ave. between Third Street and Fourth Street









• Rite Aid, 81 First Ave. at Fifth Street (had very little inventory upon Stacie's visit)





• Saifee Hardware & Garden, 114 First Ave. at Seventh Street (They had a great supply, per Stacie)











• Commodities Health Food, 165 First Ave. between 10th Street and 11th Street





• NYC Pharmacy 206 First Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street





• David Halladay Hill, aka the Fix-it Fairy, at H&W Hardware, 220 First Ave. between 13th Street and 14th Street







• Trader Joe's, 436 E. 14th St. near Avenue A











• Target, 500 E. 14th St. at Avenue A







• CTown Supermarket, 188 Avenue C between 11th Street and 12th Street

Report of a fire yesterday at 138 1st Ave.

Early yesterday morning, the FDNY responded to a report of a fire at 138 First Ave. between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street...

MAN ALL HANDS 138 1 AVE, MULTIPLE DWELLING FIRE ON 1ST FLR, UNDER CONTROL

— FDNYalerts (@FDNYAlerts) March 13, 2020

EVG reader Linda, who shared the top photo taken yesterday afternoon, noted that the FDNY arrived around 5:40 a.m.
"There were no flames and really no apparent smoke. But they spent 45 minutes on the roof via two hook & ladders," she said.

One building source said that it was an electrical fire, starting in the courtyard area in the rear of the building.

As of last night, East Village Wines, the retail tenant, was back open with some temporary lighting and a smokey aroma.


[Photo yesterday by Steven]

No word on the tenants. As you can see, windows on the upper floors have been boarded up...


[Photo today by Steven]

Keep an 'Eye' out

Habibi, the Brooklyn-based garage-rock band, has a new LP out titled Anywhere But Here. The video here is for "Angel Eyes."

Friday morning grocery store spot check

You all probably heard about, or experienced, long lines at neighborhood grocery stores yesterday — from mid-afternoon into the evening as news of the novel coronavirus grew more troubling.

David Caplan at 1010 WINS paid a visit to Key Food on Avenue A...

Here's the scene at Key Food on Avenue A in the East Village #coronavirus #1010WINS pic.twitter.com/qAek6JXc9b

— David Caplan (@DavidCaplanNYC) March 12, 2020

And Whole Foods on the Bowery...

Meanwhile, at Whole Foods on Houston St. #coronavirus #1010WINS pic.twitter.com/IfExd6BK2d

— David Caplan (@DavidCaplanNYC) March 12, 2020

And there was the zombie apocalypse at every Trader Joe's.

I went to Key Food on Avenue A this morning around 7:30 not sure what to expect...



It was pretty quiet. There were roughly 10 other shoppers there at the time: two people stocking up on pantry-type goods with the remainder buying items for the day — a half gallon of milk, a box of frozen waffles, etc.



At this hour, you could tell the supermarket had seen a lot of sales, though there were still plenty of items on the shelves ... except for: toilet paper. They were all out. Ditto for Clorox Wipes and other disinfectants. The paper towel supply was pretty low too. There weren't many Coca-Cola products left (at least in 12-pack-can form). However, there was a Coca-Cola truck out front making a delivery. The meat department was pretty picked over, though a worker was taking inventory to replenish the area. (There were also multiple packages of chicken feet left.)





Meanwhile, EVG contributor Steven did a spot check at Westside Market on Third Avenue at 12th Street... he notes that it was pretty well-stocked ... with workers putting out more groceries...



Some of the rice supply was hit and miss...



And we've received reports that the C-Town on Avenue C at 11th Street has an ample supply of toilet paper. For now.