Friday, November 9, 2012
Mystery Lot progress report
EVG reader Katja sends along an update here at the former Mystery Lot. Any further east on 14th Street, and this might by a lake now.
Previously on EV Grieve:
City approves new building for Mystery Lot
The Mystery Lot likely facing a luxurious end
The last days of the Mystery Lot
EV Grieve Etc.: Introducing Metropolitan City Market; new Houston-Bowery mural
Catching up on a few items from the last week or two...
One. The wind from Hurricane Sandy ripped off the cover to the new Met Foods sign on Second Avenue... the store had been renovated in anticipation of this new branding of sorts... it's now Metropolitan City Market...
Two. And over at the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall last week, twin brothers HOW and NOSM began creating a storm-themed mural for the corner ...
The mural is dedicated to Tony Goldman, the curator of the wall, who died in September at age 68.
Find more on the mural at BoweryBoogie and Animal NY.
Per Marina Galperina:
One. The wind from Hurricane Sandy ripped off the cover to the new Met Foods sign on Second Avenue... the store had been renovated in anticipation of this new branding of sorts... it's now Metropolitan City Market...
Two. And over at the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall last week, twin brothers HOW and NOSM began creating a storm-themed mural for the corner ...
The mural is dedicated to Tony Goldman, the curator of the wall, who died in September at age 68.
Find more on the mural at BoweryBoogie and Animal NY.
Per Marina Galperina:
See what you want in the bloody mouths of toothy fish, in the stacks of slaughtered tree trunks or in the factory-like humanoid forms spilling diamonds and money from their orifices. The center design is clear — a triangle if black sky around a dead grey street light above a triangle of water with floating debris.
Beer Gas rationing starts today
[Outside Spanky & Darla's on First Avenue last night.]
As you probably know by now...
Any questions?
As you probably know by now...
Beginning at 6 a.m., those with license plates ending in an odd number will be able to buy gas on odd numbered days.
Those with license plates ending in an even number will be able to buy gas on even numbered days.
Any questions?
Thursday, November 8, 2012
And the children say he could laugh
Report: Power still out at 26-story Haven Plaza on Avenue C
[This morning at Haven Plaza by Dave on 7th]
Haven Plaza on East 12th Street at Avenue C is one of the many area buildings that is still without electricity or heat in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
As the Post reported today:
Meanwhile, on the Lower East Side, the power is still out at Knickerbocker Village. The Lo-Down reported this morning that partial power has been restored at four of the 12 buildings in the affordable housing complex on Monroe Street.
And there's no end to the crisis here. There is still up to 25 feet of water in the mechanical and boiler rooms on the west side of Knickerbocker, The Lo-Down noted.
Haven Plaza on East 12th Street at Avenue C is one of the many area buildings that is still without electricity or heat in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
As the Post reported today:
Water pressure in the building goes up only a few floors, elevators are disabled and residents are forced to trudge up and down the stairs for necessities.
“My daughter goes up and down 14 floors, five times a day, to bring me food and water,” said Iris Bido, 71.
Meanwhile, on the Lower East Side, the power is still out at Knickerbocker Village. The Lo-Down reported this morning that partial power has been restored at four of the 12 buildings in the affordable housing complex on Monroe Street.
And there's no end to the crisis here. There is still up to 25 feet of water in the mechanical and boiler rooms on the west side of Knickerbocker, The Lo-Down noted.
When Avenue C became part of the East River
On Monday, I posted a photo of the floodwaters on East 14th Street and Avenue C. In subsequent emails, several readers-residents said that they didn't realize the extent of the flooding...
Several Avenue C residents shared photos from the storm surge on Oct. 29. However, nothing probably quite captures the scene as this video does, shot around 8:15 p.m. on East 11th Street looking toward Avenue C.
Here's another video via YouTube that Daniel Scott uploaded ... showing the scene at East Eighth Street...
Several Avenue C residents shared photos from the storm surge on Oct. 29. However, nothing probably quite captures the scene as this video does, shot around 8:15 p.m. on East 11th Street looking toward Avenue C.
Here's another video via YouTube that Daniel Scott uploaded ... showing the scene at East Eighth Street...
Sayonara Sandy at Ciao for Now tomorrow night
From the EV Grieve inbox... Ciao For Now on East 12th Street was one of the many East Village restaurants to suffer significant damage during Hurricane Sandy... they will be holding an event Friday to help them recover and to thank their neighbors...
Cafecito reopens tonight on Avenue C
Cafecito on Avenue C near East 12th Street reopens tonight... first time that the Cuban eatery has been able to open since the surge from Hurricane Sandy flooded their establishment on Oct. 29.
[File photo]
[File photo]
A quick post-blackout observation
Just a post-Sandy blackout observation... BoweryBoogie noted this too the other day: an uptick in graffiti that occurred during the blackout ... a few examples...
BoweryBoogie heard (unconfirmed) that the NYPD arrested four graffiti artists for tagging walls during the blackout.
BoweryBoogie heard (unconfirmed) that the NYPD arrested four graffiti artists for tagging walls during the blackout.
There was enough snow on the ground to make this...
On East Fourth Street via EVG regular Steven Matthews... tomorrow, we'll have photos of the creations the children make from volcanic ash...
Noted
And this was this scene yesterday morning on Avenue B along Tompkins Square Park ... hope that it survived the nor-easter...
Photos by Robert Miner.
Photos by Robert Miner.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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