Time stands still at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery

A few seasonal photos from this weekend of St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery on Second Avenue and 10th Street...



As you may have noticed, the steeple is currently without its clock ... workers removed it for repairs back on June 29...

A closing party at Zucker Bakery

Zucker Bakery closed last Sunday after seven years in business on Ninth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue. This afternoon, owner Zohar Zohar opened the doors for a farewell party for friends and neighbors.

Thanks to Lola Sáenz for the photo.

Target opens 2 weeks from today on 14th and A

[Photo from last night]

This small-format Target opens on July 21 in the corner space of Extell Development's EVGB — the "East Village's Greatest Building."

Previously on EV Grieve:
The for-real Target signage has arrived at EVGB

East Village location of Emmy Squared debuts today on 1st Avenue

Emmy Squared is opening today (not sure what time just yet — and only for dinner) at 83 First Ave. at Fifth Street, per the door signage. (Thanks to EVG reader Puddy for the photo below...)



The popular Williamsburg-based pizzeria specializes in Detroit-style square pies and burgers. (You can find the menu here.)

The corner space was previously home, for 26 years, to Three of Cups.

Emmy Squared was originally thought to be taking over the GG's storefront on Fifth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. That space, however, has remained dormant since GG's closed on Dec. 23.

A rep for Emmy Squared owners Matthew and Emily Hyland told Eater in March that they are considering the GG's location for a new restaurant concept. The Hylands also operate Emily over on Downing Street.

Previously on Ev Grieve:
Emmy Squared makes it very official on 1st Avenue

After nearly 26 years, Three of Cups is closing on 1st Avenue; Emmy Squared arriving next?

'Breathe' freely

French singer-songwriter Melody Prochet — working as Melody's Echo Chamber — saw the release of her long-awaited second record last month ... the above video is for one of the tracks from Bon Voyage, titled "Breathe In, Breathe Out."

EVG Etc.: B&H Dairy at 80; 'Smithereens' at the Quad

[At First Street Green Art Park]

A feature on B&H Dairy as it turns 80 this year (The Times of Israel)

Tenants claim NYCHA ignored complaints about tenant with 33 malnourished dogs in his Campos Plaza apartment (The Post)

Praise for Mama Fina’s House of Filipino Sisig on Avenue A (The New York Times ... previously)

Catch a screening of "Smithereens," starring Richard Hell, tomorrow at 5:15 p.m. at the Quad Cinema (Official site) From the EVG archives: My interview with "Smithereens" director Susan Seidelman here.

The history of Seventh Street and Second Avenue (Off the Grid)

A talk with the manager at Union Square's Flat Fix, where Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who recently won the Democratic primary in New York's 14th congressional district, worked as a bartender (Town & Village)

ICYMI: The fall of New York and the urban crisis of affluence (Harper's Magazine)

Diversions: Steve Albini's Grub Street Diet (Grub Street)

... and a few of the acts playing the back room at Pangea, 178 Second Ave. between 11th Street and 12th Street ... via the EVG inbox...

In July regulars Little Annie & Paul Wallfisch (Sun July 15 and Thurs July 19) give another dose of their exquisitely raw post-punk cabaret, and the 2018 Bistro Award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and storyteller Rachelle Garniez (Tues July 17) to make the month pulse with new ideas. One of the most exciting performers we present — the jazz vocalist Tammy McCann — comes in from Chicago for another night (Thurs July 26), doing Gershwin like you’ve never heard before.

...and of possible interest coming up on July 15 ... Os Mutantes, Lee Ranaldo, Yonatan Gat, A Place To Bury Strangers and Martin Rev, among many others, play the En Orbita Festival at Le Poisson Rouge on Bleecker Street. This link has full details.

Reiminders tonight: Films on the Green in Tompkins Square Park

Films on the Green, a free French film festival in NYC parks, is screening the first of two culinary-themed movies in Tompkins Square tonight at 8:30 (or so).

Tonight's screening is "Le Boucher." IMBD describes the 1970 thriller this way: "An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town." (FWIW, this is on Roger Ebert's Great Movies list.)

Before the film, they'll be music via WNYC and (free) cookies from La Mère Poulard.

And playing next Friday, July 13 — "Romantics Anonymous" (or if you want, "Les émotifs anonymes"). Per IMDB: "Romantics Anonymous is a 2010 French-Belgian romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and starring Benoît Poelvoorde and Isabelle Carré."

Sneak Ez officially debuts on 9th Street

[Photo by Steven]

Sneak Ez, the streetwear and accessories boutique, recently opened in its new location at 440 E. Ninth St. between Avenue A and First Avenue ... the shop via LES native Kyle L was previously at 23 Avenue B.

The grand opening happened on June 15 ... the Sneak Ez signage arrived on Tuesday.

This is the first full-time tenant for the storefront since Pork Pie Hatters moved on in February 2016.

Movie Under the Stars tomorrow night: 'Hotel Transylvania'

[Photo by Steven]

The city's Movies Under the Stars program is underway... and tomorrow (Saturday!) night, you can watch a free screening of the 2012 family-friendly comedy "Hotel Transylvania" (yes, Transylvania is misspelled on the flyers) in Tompkins Square Park.

The city will screen some more family fare nearby this summer... first with "Moana" on July 18 on the Hamilton Fish ball courts on Pitt Street near East Houston...



...and "The Jungle Book" on July 20 at the Dry Dock basketball courts on 10th Street and Avenue D...



Per the Parks Department:

You should arrive before 7:30 p.m. to get your spot. Feel free to bring a blanket to sit on; there will be a limited supply of chairs available. Bottled waters are OK, but no glass. Reservations are not taken, so space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. All are welcome!

Construtction watch: 363 Lafayette St.

Here's an in-progress look at 363 Lafayette St., the 10-floor, mixed-used building that's nearing a full reveal at Great Jones...



Ironstate Development is behind this project. Their work in the neighborhood includes The Jefferson, the condoplex at the site of the former Mystery Lot. Another familiar name in these parts, Morris Adjmi, is the architect of record. (He designed the building proposed for the Second Avenue explosion site.)

...and here are renderings via SK Development...





The 363 website lists that seven of the 10 floors have been leased.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Former Jones Diner lot on Lafayette primed for new development

[Image: Spencer Platt/Getty Images]

The serene, reflective pond of Avenue A is officially dried up — for now

The reflective pool on Avenue A near Ninth Street that has delighted both M14 riders and Instagrammers alike with its serene and peaceful charm ...



... has become a victim of this relentless heatwave...



This is all that remains of the perpetual puddle...



These photos also help dispel the rumors that the pond was fed through underground spring.

In any event, this promises to only be temporary, as tomorrow's forecast of rain should refill the basin...

Grant Shaffer's NY See

[Click on image for more detail]

Here's this week's NY See, East Village-based illustrator Grant Shaffer's comic series — an observational sketch diary of things that he sees and hears around the neighborhood.