Meg is on the move

Photos by Stacie Joy

Meg, the locally made, independent clothing line, is moving its flagship NYC location... from its longtime home on Ninth Street to 262 Mott St. just below Houston. 

As we're told, the new outpost will be open on Friday. However, this doesn't mean an empty storefront now at 312 E. Ninth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue. This space will become a "Meg Archive" for used Meg clothes to be resold and traded. 

Meanwhile, EVG contributor Stacie Joy reports there are several pieces left at the shop... everything is under $25. Gloves are $2/pair, sweats for S10, dresses, jumpsuits, tops, etc., $25.

Store hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Megan Kinney opened her first shop in the East Village in 1994.

Friday's parting shot

Late-afternoon Midtown view from the EV...

By the Way...

 

Clovis, a local band we like, released this video for "Other Way Out" on Feb. 18. 

And you can catch Clovis live with Computerwife and PlayShoes on Tuesday night at Nublu, 151 Avenue C. Find details here.

Mid-afternoon Walgreens signage removal shots

As seen today on the 13th Street/Fourth Avenue side of the now-closed Walgreens... thanks to Jeanne Krier for the pics...

'The feeling is shock'

Photo of St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church on 7th Street by N&Lon7th 

As The New York Times points out, NYC is home to more than 150,000 Ukrainians, the largest such community in the country... the East Village and Brighton Beach are among the neighborhoods with large populations of Ukrainian-Americans. Here are some local headlines from the past 24 hours following the Russian invasion of Ukraine yesterday...

• Protesters rally for Ukraine on UES, at East Village church; "Please, help our families" (CBS 2)

St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in the East Village, parishioners gathered to pray for peace. 

Andrij Dobriansky is the church cantor and spokesman for the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America. 

 

"The feeling is shock. The feeling is the punch to the stomach," Dobriansky said. "This entire neighborhood was built on the back of refugees, people who know what destruction is, so this is what we've been fearing for the longest time." 

 • "A Time of Worries": New York City's Ukrainians are anxious and afraid (The New York Times) 

• Ukrainians take to the streets in Manhattan (The New York Times) 

• "Stop Putin": Demonstrators at Manhattan rallies voice loud support for Ukraine (NBC 4)

• "They are prepared to fight" — NYC's Ukrainian community watches family and friends brace for invasion (Gothamist) 

 • "It breaks my heart": East Village’s Little Ukraine prays for peace (amNY/The Villager) 

• Ukrainian Americans express anger, sadness as Russia invades (USA Today, includes quote from Veselka owner Tom Birchard) 

• Support Ukrainian-owned businesses by dining at these NYC restaurants (Thrillist) 

Missing in the East Village: the fruit vendor on 1st Avenue; the taco cart on 2nd Street

Reader queries have arrived this week... asking about some now-missing regulars around the neighborhood. 

For starters, the fruit vendor has not been at his usual post on the SE corner of First Avenue and Sixth Street for several days. (Top photo.) 

The vendor had been toughing it out during the winter months, but now everything is gone. (H/T Goggla!)

There was some speculation — over the clickety-clack of typewriters in the EVG newsroom — that perhaps the Citi Bike docking station prompted the departure and, perhaps, relocation. While the dock isn't new, its arrival meant the vendor needed to find parking elsewhere for his van with supplies to keep the stand stocked with fruit and vegetables.

Meanwhile, on the NW corner of Second Street at Avenue A...

... the whereabouts of the Tacos Cholula cart is unknown. One grieving regular puts the absence now at a few weeks. We have our best people looking into this.

Bistro Marylou opening at 41 St. Mark's Place

In recent weeks, we've seen activity inside the restaurant space at 41 St. Mark's Place just east of Second Avenue. (Thanks to John Holmstrom for the top pic from Feb. 17.) 

And yesterday, opening-soon signage for the new establishment went up... a French bistro called Marylou... (thanks to Steven for this shot)...

The sign promises cocktails, small plates, brunch and good vibes. 

We don't know much else about the new venture at the moment. (Bistro Marylou has some teaser posts on Instagram.) 

The previous tenant, Paper Daisy, debuted in March 2019. The cafe-cocktail bar, from the owners behind East Village establishments Boulton & Watt, Drexler's and Mister Paradise, closed at the start of the PAUSE in March 2020 and never reopened. The storied Cafe Orlin closed here in October 2017, wrapping up a 36-year run on St. Mark's Place.

Flower space for rent outside Sunny & Annie's

Photos by Stacie Joy

The flower vendor that arrived at Sunny & Annie's on the NW corner of Avenue B and Sixth Street in November has closed...

... and the space is now available for someone else who may want to sell flowers here...

No word about the rent. You can ask when picking up a P.H.O. Real!

Thursday's parting shot

Photo today by Steven...

So long to this sycamore tree on 9th Street

Photos by Steven 

Workers today cut down this sycamore tree on the north side of Ninth Street between First Avenue and Second. 

It was not immediately clear what prompted this removal...

... a worker pointed out a deteriorating and spongy area of the stump...

EVG reader Terry Howell shared this photo...

He writes: 

This lovely sycamore tree and I coexisted peacefully on this block for over 47 years. I don't remember it ever being small. I have no clue why the city choose to murder it today. They will probably say "it's too old," unsafe, etc., etc., etc. My feeling is that Amazon probably needs its own loading space, another restaurant shed needs to be built, a branch might injure a CAR! or it's just inconveniently in the way. I, being old like the sycamore, hope I live long enough to see its spindly replacement sapling, which the city will plant and then ignore. 

Yesterday, city workers also removed a tree on 10th Street just west of First Avenue...

Updated 12:30

The remains of the sycamore after the workers left...