And now, photos of a squirrel trying to steal a bike on East Sixth Street

Caught the bastard red, um, handed last evening...

Noted

This morning on Avenue A at 10th Street... Who do you suppose did this? The rats? The bridesmaid party last night? The usual weekend idiots (a pretty broad group)?

A brake in the action

A reader notes this Alfa Romeo on Stanton Street with a curious sign on its windshield...

"Be careful. Brakes Failing."

The reader asks good questions: Why would someone put this sign on their car? Do they expect someone to steal it, and they just want to warn them about the failing brakes? Or maybe someone put the sign on the car as a joke? Or...

What happens when there are 'Wet Paint' signs at the Second Avenue F stop

Many thanks to BaHa for these photos...

One of those nights....

Photo by Bobby Williams.

Wire service

Wire circa 1987.

Planning meeting to occupy Wall Street in Tompkins Square Park tomorrow

The planning to occupy Wall Street continues tomorrow at 5 p.m. with a meeting in Tompkins Square Park...

More details here.

A look at the new-look Sidewalk, now with 'boozy $10 milkshakes'

[Photo yesterday by Bobby Williams]

As we first reported, Sidewalk closed its doors on Avenue A and Sixth Street for renovations on March 1. The bar and music venue is open now; and the whole place will be ready Monday.

Gothamist got a look inside the renovated space, and notes that the new management is focusing on more quality food and drinks, including "boozy $10 milkshakes."

Per Jamie Feldmar at Gothamist:

The newly renovated space is making food a top priority, with all day-and-night breakfast platters like crème brûlée French toast with bacon, plus dinners like Israeli-style chicken schnitzel and the aforementioned line of spiked milkshakes, with options like the Monkey Business (bourbon, banana, peanut butter, chocolate, ice cream) and Grasshopper (whipped cream vodka, crème de minthe, coffee liquor, ice cream).

Previously.

Breaking: The summer is going by too quickly

Or around the time that I toss the (unread) Summer Fun issues of various local publications that I was saving. And I have yet to go to Coney Island ... didn't make it to Belmont Park ... Let's focus now on fall movies! Fall fashions! Football! Best fall getaways. 10 books that you need to read this fall. Then in October, I'll have another post on how quickly fall has passed.

Anyway, in general, kind of a lousy summer? Yes? (No?)

Speaking of the summer going by too quickly...

...an offer for this appeared in my inbox this week...

The Department of Health is ready for the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop

The Big Gay Ice Cream Shop is one of notable yet-to-open East Village food shops/restaurants — including Tompkins Square Bagels and The Cardinal — to have a blank page on the DOH website. Apparently the DOH is just waiting to stop by! Make sure you have those food allergy information posters conspicuously posted!

How about a few of these for Tompkins Square Park?

[Photo by Heather Hoffman]

A reader passed along this photo taken in Stuyvesant Square Park. It likely wouldn't stop the likes of the notorious Pigeon Lady, but, perhaps, the sign would give other people pause.

Meanwhile, The Villager weighs in with an editorial on the TSP Ratstravaganza in this week's edition. You can read that here.