Report: Man dies after gun accidentally discharges in waistband inside Campos Plaza

A 36-year-old man died last night after the gun he was carrying accidentally discharged in his waistband while in the lobby of Campos Plaza on 12th Street and Avenue C, according to published reports. (PIX11 and the Post.)

The man was reportedly adjusting his pants inside the apartment building at 635 E. 12th St. when the gun fired, striking him in his upper left thigh around 7:30 p.m. He died later at Bellevue.

Screengrab outside Campos Plaza via the Citizen app

The playgrounds are back open in Tompkins Square Park

The ballfield/TF and playgrounds in Tompkins Square Park are back open. Workers unlocked them on Friday morning, then locked them up again later in the day. Signage then arrived stating the areas would be closed until today for painting and cleaning.





Meanwhile, the playgrounds are open... and signage points out that the city is not sterilizing the equipment...


[Photo by Steven]

Also, the basketball courts are open, though the rims are still MIA. The dog run remains closed.

[Updated] Police barricades continue sad existence on Avenue B Open Streets

Readers continue to note the sad state of the Open Street concept on Avenue B between Sixth Street and 14th Street. Since the last post on Friday, the police barricades meant to block off the Avenue to through traffic from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. aren't faring so well.

The barricade was smashed and discarded on Ninth and B. The one at Eighth Street is hanging on...



The one at Seventh Street was clipped by a fire truck this weekend...





And someone dragged one of the pieces about 50 yards to the east on Seventh Street...



And at Sixth Street...



The city announced the Open Street plan in late May to help residents safely get some fresh air while social distancing.

Updated 1 p.m.

Via the 9th Precinct...

Thanks for the calls and messages regarding the barriers on Avenue B needing to be replaced to ensure safety while the open space is being utilized. The replacement should be up today. Thanks for your patience!#EastVillage #NYC pic.twitter.com/08NKtxE3QK

— NYPD 9th Precinct (@NYPD9Pct) June 21, 2020

Scooter LaForge's Love Power on the Bowery

East Village-based artist Scooter LaForge, working with Hitomi Nakamura and James Rubio, created this Love Power mural on the Bowery between Great Jones and Fourth Street earlier this week.

This was part of a larger effort organized by Bowery artist Sono Kuwayama. (Read about it here.) She received permission from store owners to paint on the plywood of the boarded-up businesses along this stretch of the Bowery. She then reached out to some local artists to have them create murals ...







And what will happen to the plywood when the businesses reopen?

Per Reuters: "When the boards eventually come down, Kuwayama’s plan is to store the art in a gallery, and later sell it, donating the proceeds to local homeless shelters."

As a P.S.

While we're on the Bowery and Fourth Street... Phebe's reopened yesterday for to-go food... they are open from 4-9 p.m. during the week and 2-9 p.m. today...

On 2nd thought

After reopening the playgrounds and the ballfield/TF in Tompkins Square Park yesterday... workers locked them up again later in the day... there was some mixed messaging, as workers said they'd be back open Monday... with signage pointing to a reopening tomorrow (Sunday!) after a cleaning...

Making their mark on St. Mark's Place

A look at the new murals that went up Thursday on the north side of St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue...


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Friday's parting shot

A moment on Eighth Street via Dave on 7th Street...

Unsilent night

Christmas 1982 with Bad Brains at CBGB. The video is for "Big Takeover."

At the Juneteenth protest on Astor Place

Peaceful protestors gathered early this Juneteenth afternoon at the Alamo on Astor Place for what was billed as a "Defund the NYPD March" ... with a final destination of City Hall Park. (This was one of more than a dozen protests today just in Manhattan.)

EVG contributor Stacie Joy shared these photos ...

[Updated] The playgrounds and ballparks are back open in Tompkins Square Park

Updated 6/20: Now closed until 6/21!

After two-plus months, the playgrounds in Tompkins Square Park are back open today ... ditto for the ballfields/TF in the northwest corner... (thanks to Steven for the photos!)



The basketball courts are also open, but the city isn't returning the rims just yet...



P.S.

The dog run is still closed...