East Village-based duo The Acute just released a new video (world premiere!) for their track "Light Change" from last year's EP, Alien Theatre.
Read our Q&A with the band here.
Friday, June 23, 2023
About 'Hey, Queer!,' the Dyke March after party at the Bowery Electric
A host of bands (including the Queers of Noise Supergroup doing your favorite covers) and DJs are on the bill.
The event is from 7:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. Find ticket info at this link. The Bowery Electric is at 327 Bowery between Second Street and Third Street.
This year, the 31st-annual NYC Dyke March steps off from Bryant Park at 5 p.m. tomorrow. Details here.
The Zine Fair has been rescheduled to July 8
Given the chance of rain tomorrow (June 24), the Zine Fair is moving from St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue to Performance Space 122 at 150 First Ave. and Ninth Street.
Per the organizers:
While we are disappointed that the Fair won't take place at its home on St Mark's Place, we cannot imagine a better alternative than Performance Space, a fellow arts nonprofit in the heart of the East Village. We are so grateful for their support and generosity in hosting the EVZF this year.
Printed Matter and 8-Ball Community will provide more specifics about what to expect on July 8 in the days ahead.
At MoRUS, a new exhibit explores the network of community fridges in NYC
Photos by Stacie Joy
"Fridge Street: Bridging Sites of Mutual Aid," a new exhibit at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS), explores the community fridges that emerged in New York City amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Here's more about the work, curated by (from left) Yiya Wang, Xiran Luo and Xiaoya Yuan...
"Fridge Street" dives into the network of community fridges across New York City as they work toward food security, community building and sustainable practices.With primary and secondary data gathered from volunteering, field trips, questionnaires, interviews, and literature over the past six months, "Fridge Street" archives the network of community fridges across New York City.
Through visual representations, individual narratives, and interactive displays, the exhibit showcases the resilience and resourcefulness of communities, providing visitors with an understanding of mutual aid within this grassroots movement.Ultimately, "Fridge Street" hopes to call attention to food insecurity as a systemic problem and inspire action that helps build more just and inclusive food systems.
Here are a few photos from the opening last Saturday...
MoRUS is at 155 Avenue C between Ninth Street and 10th Street.
Coming to streets this summer: Dragon Fest, a Chinese food and culture festival
Per organizers: "Its mission is to bring people and cultures together through food, music, and art. Dragon Fest provides a welcoming space for all to celebrate, share and connect."
The festival will take place on four dates this summer, starting tomorrow (Saturday) on Washington Square North between Fifth Avenue and University Place. Later in August, Dragon Fest will be on Broadway between 12th Street and 13th Street, and Fourth Avenue between 12th Street and 13th Street.
Participating vendors include the MáLà Project, Nom Wah and Lady Wong.
Visit the Dragon Fest site for more details.
A Smoke House for Avenue A
Photos by Stacie Joy
Updated: The shop opened on June 24
A weed-smoke shop called Smoke House is in the works for the smallish retail space on Avenue A between Third Street and Fourth Street... previously part of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater's East Village outpost, UCBeast.
The new shop is nestled between Two Boots and O'Flaherty's, the newish gallery-performance space.
This arrival comes as New York State has ramped up cracking down on unlicensed cannabis shops in NYC.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
More unlicensed cannabis shops busted in the East Village
Top photo by Derek Berg
On the past two Wednesdays, a contingent of law enforcement officers has busted several unlicensed cannabis shops in the East Village.
You may have noticed the "Illegal Cannabis Seized" posters affixed to the storefronts...
Last week's visits included a shop on Second Avenue near Fourth Street (photos by Stacie Joy) ... and First Avenue near Ninth Street. These businesses remain closed, though others that were fined in the past have reopened.
Yesterday's action targeted the dispensary on the SE corner of First Avenue and 11th Street (photos below by William Klayer) ...
More crackdown tactics are on the way.
As Gothamist reported on June 13: "More than half of the City Council's members are sponsoring a bill that will lead to serious penalties for people who knowingly lease space to unlicensed sellers of marijuana, tobacco and other controlled substances."
And fines for selling marijuana without a license could eventually hike up to $20,000 daily.
From a June 8 press release from NY State:
"New York is proud to have undertaken the most equitable legal cannabis roll-out in the nation and the State will not stand idle as unlicensed operators break the law and sell untested products to underage New Yorkers," Gov. Hochul said. "These enforcement actions are critical steps to protect and help those individuals who were promised a shot to start a legal business and be successful. Additionally, these unlicensed operators undermine the State's efforts to generate substantial funds for a social equity fund that will go into the communities that have been hardest hit by over-prosecution of the cannabis laws in the past."
This afternoon, Gov. Hochul announced that inspectors from the Cannabis Management and Department of Taxation and Finance issued violations to 21 stores in Manhattan and seized nearly $11 million worth of "illicit products" this month.
Hochul said that "some of the unregulated product was found to be marketed to kids and contain toxic chemicals, E. coli, and other contaminants," the Post reported.
"I want to be aggressive; I want to get this done," she said. "I want to send a message loud and clear across this state that if you're operating illegally, you will be caught, and you will be stopped. We're going to work together and enforce the law quickly and aggressively and shut these bad actors down."
Previously on EV Grieve:
The arrival of the smart composting bins in the East Village
Photos: Salim, Stacie Joy and Garth Johnston
Over the past week, the Sanitation Department has been placing the orange, solar-powered compost drop-off bins (aka Smart Bins) on sidewalks around the East Village and Lower East Side.
This is part of the city's ongoing effort to expand organic waste collection. Residents can access the curbside bins 24/7 through one of two smartphone apps. (The apps include a map with all the bin locations.)
So why the hassle of a QR code? Curbed explains:
This extra step is an effort to prevent contamination — or when non-compostable materials wind up with organics in the containers. (The issue of mixed materials became such a problem for the street recycling program that DSNY removed many of those bins entirely.) When it comes to the Smart Bin, the agency believes that the app offers just the right amount of friction."We want the bins to be simple enough so that people passing it on the street look at it and immediately know what it is," says sanitation commissioner Jessica Tisch. The city also, crucially, wants this piece of its composting program to succeed, and that means keeping busted umbrellas and the errant tall boy out of the bins.
The bins are meant to complement the existing drop-off composting sites, such as at the Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket, the Down to Earth Garden on 12th Street, and La Plaza Cultural on Avenue C and Ninth Street. (There's a citywide map here.)
Smart Bins have been spotted on Avenue B at 12th Street, First Avenue at Fourth Street, and Second Street at Second Avenue. (There are more! But you get the idea.)
The bins will likely look familiar — they are made by the same company that designed those Big Belly Solar trash cans.
The Smart Bins first debuted in 2021 in Lower Manhattan and Astoria. This City Limits piece has more background.
Composting will reportedly be mandatory by October 2024, thanks to the recent passage of the Zero Waste Act.
Thank you to everyone who sent in photos of the bins!
About The Pastry Box, now open on 12th Street
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
The Pastry Box had its soft opening on Monday at 515 E. 12th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.
Brooklyn native Tiara Bennett is the chef-owner...
"I spent my entire life in the kitchen in some way or another," she told us. "My love of combining food with art, adventure, culture, love, and family was why I decided to attend the International Culinary Center [formerly known as the French Culinary Institute]."
After graduation, she worked in several kitchens (Tao Group, Union Square Hospitality, and Cafe Boulud and Restaurant Daniel with the Dinex Group).
However, her affinity for "classic pastry" won out.
"I then decided to combine the complex flavor profiles I learned with my love for the basics, and The Pastry Box was formed."
And on June 19, 2020, with her best friend in tow, Bennett started selling baked goods outside her Brooklyn apartment.
Bennett realized her dream of running her own brick-and-mortar shop earlier this year when she signed the lease for this space...
"The mission with The Pastry Box is to offer high-quality pastry and dessert products without the need to go to a fine dining restaurant," Bennett said. "Our motto is 'classic favorites, premium flavors.' We want to start programs educating the youth in our community on proper kitchen etiquette and simple baking techniques."
Thursday-Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday
Salter House bringing the sustainable housewares and clothing to 2nd Street
Photos by Stacie Joy
Salter House, a shop offering sustainable housewares and clothing, is opening an outpost at 34 E. Second St. just west of Second Avenue.
The previous tenant here, Anyway Cafe, closed this past February after 28 years of serving a lot of vodka.
Sandeep Salter and her husband, Carson, opened the first Salter House (which includes a tea shop) in 2018 in Brooklyn Heights.
No word on an opening date.
H/T Garth
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