Sidewalk shed returns to 147 First Ave.

Workers arrived this morning at First Avenue and Ninth Street to erect a new sidewalk shed for the mystery building...

Workers removed the other sidewalk shed here last Wednesday... The upper levels will soon be home to luxury apartments.

Previously.

Avenue A, 9:31 p.m., March 12

Photo by EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams today on 14th Street.

East Village winners in the 'Best of New York'

East Village Man has compiled the East Village-related items from New York Magazine's "Best of New York" issue. There weren't actually many mentions ... here are a few...

RESTAURANTS

Best Bacon and Eggs - Peels (325 Bowery at 2nd St.)

“Plants Matter” section for best veggies:

Carrots - Dirt Candy (430 E. 9th st. at Ave A)

Escarole - Porsena (21 E. 7th st. near Cooper Square)

Check out the rest at EVM.

Yesterday on Avenue C

One less outdoor dining option on the Bowery today

Outside Gemma on the Bowery this morning.

Lost

Flyers spotted around Tompkins Square Park this morning.

Today!

Toss those umbrellas aside! Sources at the Weather Channel tell EV Grieve that it will be partly sunny — or, given your outlook, partly cloudy — today. However, there is an 80 percent chance of running into drunken UConn fans on the street and in the bars.

[Photo by EV Grieve Discarded Umbrella Correspondent Bobby Williams]

Last night!

Perhaps it was the combination of several powerful forces converging... spring break, pleasant weather, Big East Tourney, pre-St. Patrick's Day greenletting ... Or maybe it was just another Friday night... One reader noted that there were several street fights on Avenue B at Fourth Street. Eventually, the police just camped out there....

Something 'Blue'

The Rattlers, featuring David Merrill, Mickey Leigh and Matty Quick, circa 1981.

Noted

From the EV Grieve inbox:

A buddy of mine and I just started a delivery service in Manhattan we’re calling Thanks, Bro. Basically, it’s a gift delivery service that lets guys say thank you like a man — without the emasculation of sending fruit, flowers, and candy, but rather by way of beer and beef jerky instead. Featuring a range of beer and gourmet jerky options, we’re a mom and pop-type operation with a price point around fifty bucks. The branding and ordering process is very guy-oriented – basically you show up to thanks-bro.com, pick your six-pack, your jerky, your delivery container (we intend to expand this to replica NFL helmets and other dude-ish options of that nature), give us you and the bro you want to thank’s info, pick your thank you note type and message, and click submit. We email back with a paypal invoice and to clear up any questions about the order, and done and done. We show up at the apt of your bud and say “thanks, bro” for you.

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition

RIP Chloe Dzubilo (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)

A man's life, tossed in a dumpster (The Gog Log)

CB3 nixes food vendors for new Cooper Square (DNAinfo)

At the Donut Pub (Marty After Dark)

The Eldridge is closing (Eater)

An NYU superblocks preview (The Villager)



[Photo by Bobby Wiliams]