The pool parties to come here at the 15 stories of condo will no doubt provide a treasure trove of blog posts some time later in the New Year. For that, we are grateful.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Never too early to start thinking about the Bowery-side pool parties
While trudging through the slushy, mucky leftovers from the storm of the century/decade/year/weekend on the Bowery, we spied the terrace with spa-pool atop 52E4, seemingly ready for action. No mere snowstorm will knock over these canopies!
The pool parties to come here at the 15 stories of condo will no doubt provide a treasure trove of blog posts some time later in the New Year. For that, we are grateful.
The pool parties to come here at the 15 stories of condo will no doubt provide a treasure trove of blog posts some time later in the New Year. For that, we are grateful.
On the Mark on 13th Street
A new barber shop is ready to open on the south side of 13th Street near First Avenue...
...complete with an old-school barber pole...
...complete with an old-school barber pole...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Happy Holidays from the Hells Angels
Yeah, they put up some lights every year on their Third Street HQ. For some reason I never took a picture of it, though...and the setting makes for a fine holiday greeting with the snow...
East Hardware closing
The signs at East Hardware at 79 Third Avenue near 11th Street say that the store is moving from its ground floor space in the Third North NYU dorm...
When I asked where they were moving, I received a blank look. Pause. "We're not. We're just leaving this location." Rent hike. I said that I was sorry to hear this. I was met with a shrug of the shoulders. "That's life."
Yes, especially here.
When I asked where they were moving, I received a blank look. Pause. "We're not. We're just leaving this location." Rent hike. I said that I was sorry to hear this. I was met with a shrug of the shoulders. "That's life."
Yes, especially here.
Polishing up the Pee Phone
Yesterday, a man was busy cleaning up the Pee Phone on Avenue A and Seventh Street...He was cleaning the glass, scrubbing off some graffiti...generally just making things cleaner...
...so that we all can see these...
More Pee Phone Photos:
Pee Phone: Still Gross Yet Sexy as Hell! (Slum Goddess)
Strange Happening Atop the Infamous "Pee" Phone at 7th Street and Avenue A Wednesday Night (Neither More Nor Less)
Pee Pee Phone On E7th St.& Ave. A (Melanie)
...so that we all can see these...
More Pee Phone Photos:
Pee Phone: Still Gross Yet Sexy as Hell! (Slum Goddess)
Strange Happening Atop the Infamous "Pee" Phone at 7th Street and Avenue A Wednesday Night (Neither More Nor Less)
Pee Pee Phone On E7th St.& Ave. A (Melanie)
Great Jones Cafe back open today? (Update: No)
The signage on the door (and Web site) indicates that the Great Jones Cafe on Great Jones near the Bowery will reopen today.
A fire knocked the eatery out of commission back in mid-November. As the Web site states, call ahead first.
UPDATE: A reader noted that the Web site now says Dec. 29 for the opening date.
A fire knocked the eatery out of commission back in mid-November. As the Web site states, call ahead first.
UPDATE: A reader noted that the Web site now says Dec. 29 for the opening date.
As the snow continues to melt...
...Pope John Paul II gets a new hat at St. Stanislaus Church on Seventh Street between First Avenue and Avenue A...
Monday, December 21, 2009
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
10th Street and Fourth Avenue ready to fall? (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
The Scouting NY guide to the City (Scouting NY)
All Patti Smith, all the time. Which is good (The New York Times)
Bloody wheelchair battle at EV shelter (Gothamist)
Jude Law defends tossing his fruit at NYU students (New York Post)
Hanging out with Mickey Leigh and Legs McNeil (This Ain't the Summer of Love)
"Monpura," a successful Bangladeshi film, opens tonight at the Theatre 80 on St. Mark's Place.
More neighborhood snow shots at BoweryBoogie and Musings by Melanie and Blah Blog Blah. And some at Coney Island. (Lexiphane)
And at Maxwell's in Hoboken ... From the press release:
A selection of oil paintings by Jon Hammer exploring the charms of a vanishing natural resource. Bars, taverns, and tap rooms, whether they are of historic vintage or more simply valued as a neighborhood hangout, are constantly under threat of extinction. Cookie cutter Irish-pub-in-a-box and sports bars proliferate with the speed and tenacity of fungal spores. This group of paintings seeks a visual fungicide for that trend in some of the best old-fashioned watering holes. Some are New York City legends, others are humbler, and a few, sadly, are already gone. Each work attempts to preserve a bit of the quiet, dusty, organic clutter that brews over time in a good saloon. They function as a two dimensional attitude adjustment hour.
John Penley's photo blog
Longtime East Village activist/photojournalist John Penley has launched a new photo blog, where you can find provocative shots from the neighborhood such as this...
Visit his site here.
For further reading on EV Grieve:
John Penley leaves his photography collection to archenemy NYU; still annoyed by NYU students
Visit his site here.
For further reading on EV Grieve:
John Penley leaves his photography collection to archenemy NYU; still annoyed by NYU students
Take two
This Web site turns two today. I'm grateful to everyone who has been a reader and commenter. I've enjoyed making friends with so many like-minded people who appreciate this very special neighborhood. Thank you for being part of this.
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