First look at PermaBase, opening soon on Third Avenue

Ha. Just kidding about the PermaBase. Old construction joke.

It's actually going to be a Japanese restaurant called Kotobuki here on Third Avenue near 10th Street... and we're sure their food won't taste like cement board...

Strangely enough, during my last reading here, I envisioned this happening

The "for rent" sign went up Friday on East Third Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue...

Breaking: First frozen leaky hydrant of the season

11th Street and Third Avenue ... via Matt LES_Miserable ...

'CHARAS Comes Home For The Holidays' ends with arrests

Today, members of the community as well as Occupy Wall Street came together to mark the 10th anniversary of the eviction of CHARAS (aka El Bohio Community Center) on Ninth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C. (A flyer for the event is here.)

People met at noon... and, led by the Hungry March Band, paraded through Tompkins Square Park for a "holiday party and community potluck" — dubbed "Charas Comes Home For The Holidays" — on Ninth Street. Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping "Earthalujah" choir were among the performers.

Bobby Williams was along for first leg of the parade...

According to The Observer, the NYPD arrested several people on Ninth Street ... As The Observer's Henry Krempels wrote:

As the banging progressively grew louder the New York Police Department became aware of the disruption, dispatching five cars which pulled up only minutes after the drumming began. From then on, they attempted to get the situation under control, resulting in at least three arrests and numerous confrontations. Police at the scene declined to comment on what those arrested were charged with, and as The Observer was leaving one of the arrestees was let out of the car, but remained in handcuffs.

The crowd, who were ushered to the other side of the street, stood on the sidewalk chanting “Viva Charas!” and “Tear it Down!” while officers cleaned up the mess.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Will old PS 64 get a theater for nonprofit groups?

Rebranded P.S. 64 up for grabs: Please welcome University House at Tompkins Square Park to the neighborhood

'Public Assembly' for the former P.S. 64 on Friday

Celebrating the arrival of Jesus one week early in the East Village

Tim Tebow humor spotted at Standings on Seventh Street. Posted by Here Comes the Pun.

H/t Neighborhoodr.

Week in Grieview

RIP Anthony Amato (Thursday)

The Sunburnt Cow reopens after drug bust (Friday)

More details on the Schwimmer Estate (Tuesday)

Ben Shaoul gets The Landmarks Preservation Commission moving (Thursday)

Astor Place cube pranked (Wednesday)

Tompkins Square Bagels (soft) opens (Friday)

The 6th Street Kitchen space is for rent (Wednesday)

The Bean opens its Second Avenue location (Monday)

EV Grieve reader David Cross is moving to Brooklyn (Wednesday)

First sign of Michael White's new pizza place on Second Avenue (Thursday)

Hospital Productions closes shop (Tuesday)

99-cent pizza coming to Avenue C (Thursday)

Tonight at Unsilent Night

Ending the parade in Tompkins Square Park... by Bobby Williams...

The holiday line for pastrami

Outside Katz's this afternoon. By Dave on 7th.

Against all 'Oddities'

The third-season premiere of "Oddities" is on the Science Channel tonight at 9. In the Post today, TV critic Linda Stasi gives the show three out of four stars. Excerpt:

The series takes place in New York’s East Village shop, Obsurca Antiques & Oddities, at 280 East 10th Street, one of the few true peculiar shops left in this city, where strange and disgusting have been smothered by expensive and chic.

BoweryBoogie notes that the "Best of Oddities" premieres on New Year's Eve.

Unsilent Night tonight — and now with an app

[Unsilent Night last year by Bobby Williams]

Time for the annual Unsilent Night, the boombox caroling walk... Composer Phil Kline's holiday tradition got its start in 1992... meeting place is 7 at the Arch at Washington Square Park... and the group makes its way over to Tompkins Square Park.

The official website is here. The Times has a piece on the new Unsilent Night app here. Still, long live the boombox.

Tomorrow in Tompkins Square Park: CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center celebration

Stars at noon... with a march over to the former CHARAS/PS 64 space on Ninth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C...

You can read more about this here in The Villager this week.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Will old PS 64 get a theater for nonprofit groups?

Rebranded P.S. 64 up for grabs: Please welcome University House at Tompkins Square Park to the neighborhood

'Public Assembly' for the former P.S. 64 on Friday

More about that potbellied pig walking around Tompkins Square Park

Photos by Bobby Williams, who was told this was all some part of some music video. Previously.