Today's red-tailed hawk in Tompkins Square Park… photos by Bobby Williams.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
The first nice Sunday of 1987 in the East Village
Spotted this over at the always-interesting Flaming Pablum and wanted to share it here… It's a video from Nelson Sullivan titled "The first nice Sunday of 1987 in the East Village."
We've posted some of Nelson's videos from this era before, like here … and here.
A commenter at Flaming Pablum noted that Sullivan's archive is now at the Fales Library at NYU.
Sullivan died of a heart attack on July 4, 1989.
Brody is missing
An EVG reader passed along this flyer to post … spotted this morning up on East Ninth Street near Avenue A...
Friday, November 15, 2013
The Strand using sprinklers to evict the homeless — now in comic form
As DNAinfo first reported yesterday, the Strand installed an outdoor sprinkler system to drive away homeless people sleeping under their red awning along East 12th Street, according to employees. (Management had said the sprinklers were there to clean off the sidewalk.)
The incident prompted Strand employee Greg Farrell to draw a comic based on his firsthand experience of the situation.
The comic is posted at the blog "Strand Ask Us," a nine-part account of the labor struggle that took place between the workers and management at the bookstore in the spring of 2012. (A book on this is due next year from Microcosm publishing.)
Farrell said that the sprinklers were installed this past summer. "So, in fairness, there was no risk of anybody freezing to death at the time."
Updated 2:17
At Vanishing New York, Jeremiah Moss discusses the sprinkler situation ...:
So many of the corporations in the city do horrible, inhumane things every day, on a much larger, often global scale, than spraying water on the homeless. Boycott the businesses that rely on sweatshop and child labor. Boycott the businesses that commit horrifying daily acts of animal cruelty. Boycott the businesses that deliberately destroy the fabric of our communities--and our environment. Do not boycott the Strand. To attack the Strand and not Apple, Amazon, The Gap, and others like them, is a gross misplacement of anger and energy.
The East Village of Michael Sean Edwards
EVG contributor Michael Sean Edwards shared some recent photographs with us from around the neighborhood… and we're sharing them with you… (click on image to enlarge, yes)
Through the years, we posted some of the 1970s-1980s photography of Michael Sean Edwards (like here ... and here) Find more of Michael's photos here.
Reader mailbag: Where is a good place to get a cup of coffee in the East Village before 6 a.m.?
OK, technically it was a Twitter mailbag… as the question came via a tweet… Anyway!
Can we talk about how hard it is to find a cup of coffee in the East Village before 6 am? Any recommendations for 24-hour spots?
Well, many of the coffee places (whatever you might like — 9th Street Espresso, Mud, The Bean, Think, Everyman, Third Rail, B Cup, Ost, etc., etc.) tend to open at 7 a.m. and beyond.
So. Quickly. Rays's Candy Store, Gem Spa, Sunny & Annie's…
How about it? (Unacceptable answers include 7-Eleven and "Make it at home your self lazyass.") We know that people don't seem to be too opinionated about coffee and coffee shops, right? Don't be too shy!
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We often get reader queries ... asking for help with, say, donating clothes or books ... or finding an East Village-based caterer... If you have a question for the masses, then try the EV Grieve email...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Reader mailbag: Places to eat that have that old East Village vibe (45 comments)
Reader mailbag: What do I do about my new neighbors who smoke pot all the time? (52 comments)
Free Cooper Union presents #TwoWeeksOfLeaks
From the EVG inbox…
Free Cooper Union has received a collection of anonymously leaked confidential documents pertaining to The Cooper Union’s Board of Trustees and the Administration of Jamshed Bharucha. For the next two weeks we will be releasing one document per day to our press contacts.
Bharucha and the college’s trustees have claimed to run a transparent and accountable administration, yet the community has unilaterally been barred from participation in decision-making and access to financial and organizational information. On Nov. 11, the Board prematurely cancelled the election of a student representative because the process adopted by students was too democratic. Transparency without accountability means nothing, and Cooper’s Board has demonstrated that they are accountable to no one.
In addition to documents queued for release in the next two weeks, Free Cooper Union is calling for additional leaks pertaining to the mismanagement perpetrated by Cooper Union’s past and present Board and Administration. Information may be emailed to cooperunionsos@gmail.com or sent to our voicemail at 917-746-5634.
In celebration of open flows of information, on Nov. 24 from 6 to 9 pm, students will be performing a second reading of the Board transcript leaked this summer by The Village Voice at e-flux, 311 East Broadway.
And here is yesterday's selection:
Today’s document is a guide of “Helpful Information for Administrative Assistants” to former president George Campbell. The guide is highly indicative of the oppressive corporate culture and the luxurious wasteland of hierarchy and bureaucracy that have come to characterize Cooper Union’s administration:
“Office Cautions:”
“The blinds in the Reception Area must be drawn to the same level at all times...This is the President’s pet peeve.”
“Unless you like being admonished by the President about using his office as a highway, it’s advised that you refrain from [walking through] while he’s around.”
“When ordering lunch, ask to have all salad ingredients brought separately (GC is allergic to cucumbers, Lawrence and Ronni do not eat onions). That also allows you to construct the salad yourself and make it look nicer.”
“He likes weak coffee, black. Place coffee thermos and mug to the left of his computer.”
“Hotels: Dr. Campbell likes to stay at nice hotels when on College business: Ritz Carleton is his favorite, especially while in LA (he always stays at the Ritz Marina Del Rey when in the LA area — make sure to book the executive level suite, ocean view room).”
“Cars: Dr. Campbell prefers to drive a luxury SUV during the winter and a luxury Cadillac in the summer/spring or in warm climates. If a luxury car isn’t available, order a convertible. He likes to have a car on almost all of his trips as he prefers to drive to different venues.”
CB3 not into Ben Shaoul's zoning variance for 515 E. 5th St.
variance application filed by Shaoul's reps.
Members of the Tenants Association of 515 East 5th Street say that the CB3 vote will clear the path for the case to be heard at the BSA. "It might take a month or two for all the necessary paperwork to change hands, but the decision probably won't be made until the middle of next year," said one Association member.
A recap on the situation here: The BSA had previously ruled that Shaoul needs to remove the 6th and 7th floors. However, his attorneys had requested that the city grant a zoning variance to "permit the constructed enlargement, minus the penthouse, to remain."
Given the seven-plus-year history here, this is likely far from being resolved. The extra floors were added in 2006.
You can read more about the history here at the Post, Curbed, DNAinfo and The Villager.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Never-ending battle wages on over additional floors at 515 E. Fifth St.
CB3 hearing on illegal rooftop additions at 515 E. 5th St. re-scheduled for another month
Never-ending battle over additional floors at 515 E. Fifth St. promises to keep being never-ending
'Beautifully executed meditations on neighborhood life' at Dorian Grey Gallery
From the EVG inbox...
The work of legendary neighborhood artists James Romberger and Rick Prol is on exhibit at the Dorian Grey Gallery on East 9th St. The show has been extended through Nov. 23. The works are beautifully executed meditations on neighborhood life.
Find a preview of the show, as well as background on Romberger and Prol, right here.
[Image: James Romberger, 2nd Street Lot, Pastel on paper, 2004 via Dorian Grey]
Thursday, November 14, 2013
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