Pork craze getting out of hand

In front of the St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery.

The side of the former Rhong Tiam space is a nice spot to give away furniture

On Fifth Street near Second Avenue. And the TV is "free to a good home."

East Village eatery etc.: Ramen wars on Fifth Street; soft serve for Roastown Coffee

Dunno how new this is... but someone did recently ask me about gluten-free pizza...this is at Pie on Fourth Avenue near 12th Street....



Song 7.2 on Second Avenue at Seventh Street now features dumplings on a stick...



And, as this photo via Blue Glass show, all of Song 7.2's "back to school" specials feature alcohol....



Kubo has opened on East Fifth Street in the former Le Gamin/Village Bistro East space.... right next to Minca Ramen Factory...the ramen war is on!





And! Roastown Coffee, opening soon on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place, WILL have soft-serve cream as a tipster initially reported... we watched them bring in the machines Saturday morning....

A post of random photos from this weekend and maybe a few days before

Rock you like a Billy Hurricane's

Shot here on Avenue B near Second Street courtesy of Goggla this weekend.

Memories: Keith Richards bought his first gun in the East Village

Keith Richards is on the cover of the October issue of Another Man magazine.... In the interview, he discusses his state during the height of his heroin addiction... in which he figured he needed a gun for protection...

"The first one I bought was a Luger I picked up in the East Village in New York City.

"After that I went into rifles for a bit just because they go further.

"I've carried a piece or two now and again — most of that was to do with the heroin business and being involved in, like, scoring. Especially in America, it bodes you well to be armed.

"A .38 Smith and Wesson Airweight revolver — that is the fucking gun. No safety on it."

And we're off!

So! The Select Bus Service starts on the M15 today...we checked in here on First Avenue near Third Street to see what was what and what not....



MTA officials were onhand to make sure things were going smoothly... at this time, there were more MTA people than actual passengers... one rider asked if he had to give the ticket to the driver. Nope, you just get on... Things went off here without a hitch...






We'll see how things go Tuesday in the first full rush hour (since, like, a lot of people don't have to work on Columbus Day tomorrow...)

Out of tune — and time

Photo from last night on Sixth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue courtesy of EV Grieve reader Jesse.

MTA preps for M15 SelectService

The M15 Select Bus Service starts tomorrow... and MTA crews are working on Second Avenue making final preparations....like changing the schedules and what not...



Still waiting for the over/under on how smoothly this will work...

90 minutes before opening time at Zum Schneider

So much for my advice that you need to get there early for Octoberfest....




There was a healthy line forming here on Avenue C at Seventh Street a few hours before... ZS opens at 1. And tomorrow is the last day for Octoberfest.

What's on at the picture show?

Here at the Village East Cinema on Second Avenue and 12th Street...



I'm just glad that "I Spit on Your Grave" wasn't placed next to "Nuremberg."

A kiss before dying

On the Bowery.