Sunday, November 20, 2011

Today in photos of Basset Hounds with cameras attached their backs


This Dogme 95 movement is getting stricter... in Tompkins Square Park today. By Bobby Williams.

City unveils new mattress and TV lanes on First Avenue


Of course, some jerk walking his mattress the wrong way nearly knocked me down.

Photo yesterday by blue glass.

What do you do if your Aston Martin Vantage Volanté breaks down on Houston and The Bowery?

Billy Leroy, the proprietor of Billy's Antiques, passes along this anecdote from last night ... at the crossroad of the world — Bowery and Houston.


So this fellow has a $100,000 Aston Martin DBS 1984 Aston Martin Vantage Volanté that breaks down. As Billy notes, instead of calling a tow truck, the man decides to have a buddy tow him with a few feet of twine ...




As you might expect, it snapped.

So Billy was nice enough to lend the man a chain from his tool room at Billy's Antiques.

Billy notes that the man was kind enough to return the chain.

And the Ghosts of the old Bowery strike again.

DOH temporarily closes Atlas Cafe



A visit by the DOH on Friday has knocked out Atlas Cafe over on Second Avenue... 87 violation points.

Have you found a clear, pretzel-shaped acrylic sculpture?



Also, a record for adjectives in a headline.

Noted


I'll say! Uh. Sorry. On 12th Street.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Squirrel(s) vs. hawk in Tompkins Square Park today





Photos by Bobby Williams

Meanwhile, lunchtime with a rat




Photos by Bobby Williams.

More of the rat lunch today in Tompkins Square Park

Our friend BaHa sends along a few more photos of a rat lunch today in Tompkins Square Park...





About the First Street Green Cultural Park


Now that the BMW Guggenheim Lab has moved on to confront comfort in Berlin, what's happening to the lot? Gothamist got the scoop yesterday from the volunteers at First Street Green:

The lot-turned-park will host dance, sculpture, painting, readings, music, performance, film, and annual competitions to build temporary canopies to house all of those things.

There's a kick-off party on Dec. 10 ... as Gothamist noted, First Street Green will unveil a "wishing wall" ... where you can suggest ideas for the space. (And preferably ones that don't involve liquor licenses ...)

Bobby Williams took the photos here yesterday... workers are putting in a new gate and what not.


Ave. A Deli & Food is now open


And now, 893 posts about Graceland later ... Here at Second Street, the corner deli opened on Thursday night... bringing closure to the drama that included Graceland closing, Frank's fast-food eatery not getting CB3 approval and 7-Eleven threat theatrics...

We'll have complete live team coverage — Assignment: Ave. A Deli & Food — all weekend, though I wouldn't count on it.

And now, a photo of the floor that I accidentally took...

Breaking: Workers removing more scaffolding at St. Brigid's


We've been getting a good look this week (here ... and here) ... at the renovated St. Brigid's on Avenue B at Eighth Street... this morning, a reader alerted us that workers were back at the scene removing the rest of the scaffolding on the historic church's north wall...