Young hawk flies the nest

One of Amelia and Christo’s two red-tailed hawk chicks in Tompkins Square Park fledged the nest yesterday afternoon (2:02 p.m., per a hawk watcher on the scene)... Steven caught up with the fledgling at St Brigid's on Eighth Street and Avenue B late in the afternoon...







The fledging ended up flying across Eighth Street and perching on a fire escape... where Steven spotted her/him this morning.

Head over to Goggla's site for a complete narrative and many more photos.

'What About Me' at the 6 and B Garden tonight

There's a free screening tonight of Rachel Amodeo's 1993 film "What About Me" in the 6th and B Garden... starts at 8:30 p.m.

The film, shot in the neighborhood in the late 1980s and early 1990s, stars Amodeo, Richard Edson, Nick Zedd, Rockets Redglare, Judy Carne, Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders, Dee Dee Ramone and Gregory Corso, among others.

In a review of the film from 2017, The New Yorker's Richard Brody calls "What About Me" "a hidden masterwork."

Friday's parting shot(s)

Shawn Chittle shared these photos from an early-morning walk today through a very empty Tompkins Square Park ...

Noted

Paul Kostabi checks in with these photos of this Urban Etiquette Car Sign from over on Fifth Street between Second Avenue and Cooper Square...

According to the multiple notes on the car... the note leaver alleges that the driver of the car hit his motorcycle. Accusations ensue.



Per the note:

"Based on the condition of your car and the way you parked, you are a bad driver on top of being an inconsiderate selfish asshole. I have filed a police report and you will be hearing from my insurance company!

Have a nice day!"

Up close and 'Personal'

Here's Escape-ism (starring Ian Svenonius) with the new track "Nothing Personal" ... from a record coming out this September on Merge.

This block of St. Mark's Place lost 2 trees this week

[Photo Wednesday by Steven]

On Wednesday, crews cut down the Callery pear tree from outside 26 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. The day before, a large branch fell from the tree, narrowly missing several nearby pedestrians and vehicles.

This wasn't the only tree lost on this block this week ... on Sunday morning, we saw that this young tree had been uprooted from outside 3-5 St. Mark's Place...





Not sure what happened... in any event, someone removed this tree on Wednesday...

Reiminders tonight: Films on the Green in Tompkins Square Park

The Films on the Green series returns to Tompkins Square Park tonight for a free screening of "Romantics Anonymous" (aka Les Emotifs Anonymes").

The 2010 French-Belgian rom-com directed by Jean-Pierre Améris, starring Benoît Poelvoorde and Isabelle Carré, follows two sweethearts "wracked by social anxiety."



Showtime is 8:30ish.

And here are a few photos from last Friday's screening of "Le Boucher" in the Park...





Photos by N. Charles via Facebook

Hello humans of Tompkins Square Park

Amelia and Christo's two offspring are getting more active by the hour ... leaving their nest in Tompkins Square Park to test their wings (branching) ... Goggla shared the top photo, showing just how large the hawk chicks are getting (this is what happens when you eat rats every day...)

Goggla figures it could be fledge time for the two at any moment. Head over to Goggla's for more photos of the hawklets as well as a narrative on the latest hawk developments.

Meanwhile, Steven shared these photos of the parents enjoying a nest break atop St. Nicholas on 10th Street and Avenue A late Wednesday afternoon... that's Amelia taking flight...

Celebrate Open Garden Day NYC (by going to a community garden tomorrow)

[6th Street & Avenue B Garden]

GreenThumb is celebrating its 40th year tomorrow with an Open Garden Day NYC from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in community gardens in the five boroughs.

Per the EVG inbox...

On July 14, dozens of community gardens will be opening their doors to the public on the same day. Enjoy a day of free activities and share in our gardens. Activities will include arts and music, greening and composting, food and environmental justice events, garden workdays, and much more.

The open gardens represent some of the more than 550 community gardens overseen by GreenThumb, the largest community gardening program in the country. Gardens range from small community spaces meant for relaxation to large plazas and urban farms. More than 20,000 community gardeners volunteer their time to manage these vital open spaces.

Here are the local gardens taking part (find the full list here):

• 11th Street Community Garden
422 E. 11th St.

Things to do:
Listen to live music.

• 6th Street & Avenue B Garden
78-92 Avenue B

Things to do:
Scavenger hunt tour, Weeding ID and library, Sugar Shock Math, and bead crafts for kids.

• Campos Community Garden
640-644 E. 12th St.

Things to do:
Visit the garden for food, herbal teas, fragrant natural body products, cooking demonstrations, and much more made with garden fresh ingredients.

• Creative Little Garden
530 E. Sixth St.

Things to do:
Tour the garden and enjoy a Bastille Day-themed celebration with music performed by French musician and a garden member, Mathieu Eveillard.

• Dias Y Flores
520-522 E. 13th St.

Things to do:
Tour the garden.

• Hope Garden
193 E. Second St.

Things to do:
Listen to live music.

• Le Petit Versailles Garden
247 E. Second St.

Things to do:
Check out exhibitions and video screenings.

• Orchard Alley
350-54 E. Fourth St.

Things to do:
Attend a free yoga class.

• Sage's Garden
281 E. Fourth St.

Things to do:
View the art exhibits.

NYC's first Fithouse is no longer open on the Bowery

The city's first Fithouse location, which debuted to a lot of press in March at 276 Bowery just south of Houston, has closed.

Gymgoers are instructed to head over to the new outpost in NoHo (712 Broadway near Washington Place).

The boutique fitness brand, which offers high-intensity interval training, pilates, yoga and barre classes under one roof for $99 a month, has plans to open NYC 12 locations.

According to the Post in February: "As part of its fast-paced expansion, FitHouse will use so-called shotgun leases — extremely flexible arrangements that allow the landlord or the studio to cancel with a 60- or 90-day notice."

Sounds as if Fithouse took the shotgun approach on the Bowery, though the official word from the new Noho branch is that this was just a pop-up location.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Exercise studio plans to open 15 NYC locations; 276 Bowery is 1st

Thursday's parting shot

14 Street near Second Avenue this evening via Alice Owen...

The Manhattanhenge Project

[Almost Manhattanhenge-y on 9th Street the other night]

Time again for Manhattanhenge, in which the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid, prompting people to stand in the middle of 14th Street (send photos!).

Per the American Museum of Natural History: Tonight at 8:20 (cloud coverage permitting!) you'll be able to see the full sun on Manhattan’s grid; tomorrow evening at 8:21, the half sun will be on display.