Photo from July by Stacie Joy
A quick update, as people asked us about it: His new LP, "I Can't Stop Trying," is out today. And you can catch him live at the Mercury Lounge on Nov. 6.
Revisit Stacie Joy's Q&A with Jim at this link.
Friday, October 21, 2022
Album release day for East Village singer-songwriter Jim Andralis
Reminders: The Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Festival is tomorrow!
As previously noted: The 2022 version of the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade has a new name — and a familiar location.
The Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Festival takes place TOMORROW (Oct. 22) starting at 1 p.m. in Tompkins Square Park. Dan Schachner, a former NFL referee who now serves as host of the Puppy Bowl, is the host.
Alex Carpenter and Maegan Hayward of the East Village Vintage Collective interviewed organizer Joseph Borduin in this podcast for Jason Charles.net. Listen here.
The Dog Parade/Festival, which outgrew Tompkins Square Park, took place in East River Park in 2018, 2019 and 2021. (That venue is no longer available.) The 2020 pandemic version was mostly virtual, with a small in-person/dog event at Lucky on Avenue B.
Visit a Marble cemetery in the East Village this weekend
Photos by Steven
Both historic Marble cemeteries in the East Village are hosting open days this weekend. (Despite the similarities in name, there isn't any formal connection between the two cemeteries.)
• The New York Marble Cemetery (below), 43 1/2 Second Avenue between Second Street and Third Street, is open tomorrow and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Find its history here. This space has been welcoming visitors on several weekends dating to April.
Steven also took in an aerial view of the New York City Marble Cemetery on Second Street...
Thursday, October 20, 2022
The Pyramid is closing once again
Photo from July 2021 by Stacie Joy
Updated 11/28
On Nov. 22, Nick Bodor (the Library, Cake Shop, etc.) shared with us his plans for Baker Falls at 101 Avenue A. The old Pyramid will also feature a collaboration with the Knitting Factory.
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The second iteration of the Pyramid Club comes to an end on Oct. 31.
We've heard rumors from multiple sources about a pending closure this month here at 101 Avenue A between Sixth Street and Seventh Street.
Pyramid management made it official with a late-night Instagram post:
After many glorious years of being part of the East Village community, we will be closing our doors at the end of the month after our final party.Thank you so very much to all of our new and longtime patrons and the promoters and DJs who have hosted events at The Pyramid Club. And a heartfelt thank you to The Pyramid Club team that has kept everything running smoothly and kept everyone safe. We are appreciative and grateful to all of you, your support means the world to us. We have loved serving the community and providing a space for all to be free and expressive through the arts, fashion, music and dance. The wonderful memories and friendships we have made will be cherished forever. Spread the love and keep on dancing...
A quick recap of what has happened here. The iconic East Village venue shuttered its doors in the spring of 2021 after 41 years in business, as we first reported. The club had been closed since March 7, 2020, at the onset of the pandemic.
However, the club made a comeback at the end of July 2021, opening on weekend nights in subsequent months.
As we understood it, the daughter of the longtime club owners, who are also the building's landlord, was running the show with a few familiar faces who previously worked at the venue.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Love Not Money is a new record store in Chinatown
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
Love Not Money is a new record store and collectibles shop at 42 Eldridge St. between Hester and Canal in Chinatown.
You may recognize owner Joshua Gabriel, who previously ran City Fun on First Avenue between Second Street and Third Street...
While at City Fun, Gabriel started selling some used vinyl... and continued doing so as a pop-up business after moving on from the East Village shop.
Love Not Money debuted last weekend.
"I don't have much of a mission statement, to be honest, though my life has been music and art since I was 4 or 5," he said. "It's always been a dream of mine to open my own shop and immerse myself in both ... and I was given the opportunity to do just that. It's incredible and sometimes doesn't feel real."
The shop takes its name from the second Everything But the Girl record.
"It's so twee, so anti-establishment...inherently naive with a somewhat antagonistic purity of intent," Gabriel said. "It was an easy choice."
You can find new and used vinyl here ... as well as other music-related collectibles, such as T-shirts and pins ...
Love Not Money is also on the lookout for records... Gabriel said that he is always buying collections, large and small, and enjoys all kinds of music. (He started listing disco, punk, Latin, Afrobeat, new wave, reggae, hip-hop, pop, jazz, metal, R&B/soul, rock & roll, techno, folk, avant-garde...)
He said he will also happily look at music ephemera such as posters, music/graphic t-shirts, cassettes, old magazines/books/fanzines/band flyers, and stereo equipment.
"I'm very intent on everything I sell to be clean, functional, and in upstanding condition, and I pay well for quality," he said.
About the LES Arts & Culture Open House this weekend
From 2-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday afternoons, more than 20 organizations will host open houses and offer free programs welcoming people inside cultural spaces and "fostering more connections between neighborhood arts and culture groups and residents."
You can find a list of participating East Village and LES organizations here.
As the FABnyc organizers said: "Arts and culture groups were hit hard by mandatory COVID closures, which lasted nearly two years, and they are not fully back yet. The Open House is one element in FAB's efforts to sustain the vibrant and diverse culture of the LES."
Resurrection: Halloween Adventure is open on 4th Avenue
Photos by Steven
Yesterday's post about the pop-up Halloween shop on Avenue A prompted queries about two longtime businesses... Yes, Halloween Adventure is now open for the Halloween season on Fourth Avenue between 11th Street and 12th Street. Gothic Renaissance has remained open next door beyond just this fall.
There was some speculation that last fall would be the last here for both shops.
As you may recall, back in January 2021, Halloween Adventure's owners announced it was closing due to a pandemic-related drop in business during 2020. After an effort to sell many gift cards, the shop was able to return for another Adventure last fall.
However, as The Real Deal reported in September 2021, the retail condo at 808 Broadway and 104-110 Fourth Ave. was for sale with a $15.95 million ask. The block-through property combines two adjacent buildings: 808 Broadway (completed in 1888) and 104-110 Fourth Ave. (circa 1981).
Per TRD:
After staving off closure for one more year, this season will be Halloween Adventure's last at its longtime East Village location.
However, they returned from the dead once again. It's not known what their plans are beyond this season. We didn't spot a listing online for the retail condo here.
Meanwhile, it's now business as Halloween usual...
The company that operates these two stores has been around since 1981, starting in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Halloween Adventure first arrived in the East Village with a pop-up in 1991 and continued to do this in various locations until 1996, when they found this current space.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Legends of the fall: Lucy
Photos by Gabby Fiorentino
From a recent night at Lucy's (aka Blanche's Lucy's Tavern), 135 Avenue A between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street ... with longtime proprietor Ludwika "Lucy" Mickevicius...
Reader report: A single-car crash on Clinton takes down a light pole
EVG reader Miriam Abrahams came across the scene shortly after the driver of the Volvo — for unknown reasons — veered into the bike lane and crashed into a light pole, which sent it to the sidewalk...
There was an initial report on the Citizen app that a person was "trapped underneath a pole after an auto-collision." There weren't any follow-up alerts.
It also appeared that the car slammed into a pile of trash bags before striking the pole.
A search of the car's license plate revealed a variety of recent traffic offenses...
As of 09:46:57 AM EDT on October 19, 2022:
— How's My Driving NY (@HowsMyDrivingNY) October 19, 2022
Violations by year for #NY_KPT3966:
2 | 2021
9 | 2022
As of 09:46:57 AM EDT on October 19, 2022:
— How's My Driving NY (@HowsMyDrivingNY) October 19, 2022
Known fines for #NY_KPT3966:
$1,410.33 | Fined
$1.37 | Reduced
$1,408.96 | Paid
$0.00 | Outstanding
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