More residents showing Rock Band the door

First Avenue near 12th Street. So 2008!

Photo by Bride of 7th.

Watch the TV commercial shot in Tompkins Square Park that MTV won't air

Back in November, we posted some photos of Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton shooting a Zoo York commercial in Tompkins Square Park... like this one, had we actually taken it...

Anyway, apparently there's this big fake controversy about the ad. According to various reports (like in the Daily News), MTV and Adult Swim have refused to air the commercial.

Something about "bleeped profanity" and, perhaps, some "erect nipple."

Anyway, see for yourself in this — ohhhhh! AHHHHHHHHH! — uncensored version!



Via Hollywood Life.

EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition

[Photo by Bobby Williams. Spotted on Cooper Square.]

During trial, NYPD testify how they captured mistaken-identity murder suspect in the East Village (Gothamist)

CB3 resumes Delancey Street safety plan discussions (The Lo-Down)

New East Village design studio launches exhibit titled "East Village, I Heart You" (Cool Hunting)

Ghost signs of NYC (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

New show for Olek on Orchard Street (BoweryBoogie)

Protest scheduled at Cabrini this afternoon

Several people have told us that there is a protest scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation on East Fifth Street and Avenue B. The facility is expected to close this summer to make way for a development that new owner Ben Shaoul is planning for the space.

Cabrini officials told family members of residents last week that they would have to make other arrangements for their loved ones once the home closes.

Per a commenter yesterday:

My mom is at Cabrini... She has been there for three years.

This is a loving and caring Facility.

The seniors at Cabrini need your help...

Come help us keep the doors of this caring facility open..

We need you to come out and be hearts with us...

We are meting tomorrow March 14th at 2and 6PM..

Please come join us .. We need your help....

Please help our loving seniors

One tipster said that City Councilwoman Rosie Mendez will be present this afternoon.

Previously.

Bleecker Bob's is for rent

Dave on 7th sent along the above photo from yesterday morning, before Bleecker Bob's opened for the day... as you can see, there's a for rent sign above the store. Not sure how long it has been there ...

Anyway, as the Times reported back in late January, Bleecker Bob's is closing here on West Third Street at the end of April. Cause: Rent hike. (And despite initial reports, a Starbucks isn't moving into the space.)

Anyway, as for the listing at Point NYC ... it doesn't mention the exact address, but this looks like it. And you can sort of make out the store in the photo...

Check out the price: $17,000 per month.

That's a lot of vinyl.

Earlier estimates (via The Villager) had the rent going to an unaffordable $10,000 a month.

But $17,000? That's, well, insane.

However, the folks at Bleecker Bob's have said that they would relocate. But will they have enough time to so do? Per a message on the store's Facebook page yesterday:

still looking at storefronts. unfortunately, some landlords don't care about our 30 years in one location.

We asked Ski, an assistant manager at Bleecker Bob's, for an update.

"Nothing definite yet. Still looking for new spots, but still enjoying our sales in the West Village."

Perhaps a move to the East Village is still possible.

Previously on EV Grieve:
[UPDATED] Let's help Bleecker Bob's find space in the East Village

Neighbors continue show of support for Arun Bhatia

Spotted outside the formerly historic 35 Cooper Square. Still no word yet on what developer Arun Bhatia has planned for this parcel at East Sixth Street.

To the seat with the clearest view

Spotted at the demolition perimeter of what used to be the Mars Bar and the sidewalk at Second Avenue Between Houston and East First Street... Via EV Grieve contributor jdx.

First tags for Retna's new mural on Houston and the Bowery

Nearly 10 days after Retna finished up work at the Houston/Bowery mural wall, the inevitable first tags have arrived...

3 scenes from today

In no particular order.

Trimming trees on East 11th Street between Avenue B and Avenue C...

Responding to a false alarm (faulty alarm) at the Standard East Village...

Putting down new dirt in Tompkins Square Park...

Photos by Bobby Williams.

Facade at 540 E. Sixth St. is crumbling onto the sidewalk

Per a resident here on Sixth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B: "Part of it fell last night. Police and Fire Department came. Still seems very unsafe."

Last update is that the landlord was on the way.

At the DOB website, the NYPD "REQUESTED STRUCTURAL STABILITY CHECK DUE TO FALLING DEBRIS."

Lyndonville Properties is listed as the owner at the DOB. The building dates to 1920.

The End is Here for Billy's Antiques and Props: The trilogy

Billy's Antiques and Props as we know it is gone... In case you missed the closing ceremonies this past weekend... through the magic of Vimeo, a closing in three parts...

Part 1. Preparation of the party

Part 2. The Party

Part 3. The Burial

Directed by Jenner Furst

Can't wait for the director's cut!

Noted

From Page Six today... under "Sightings"...

DANIEL Radcliffe, preparing to play Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, having his hair permed and dyed darker by Louis Licari at his Fifth Avenue salon.