Taqueria banner adds touch of class to Extra Place

BoweryBoogie first reported on Dec. 1 that Brooklyn-based Oaxaca Tacos opened in a storefront toward the back of Extra Place... I'm not sure how you let people walking by the alley know that you're back there... but I suppose this is one way...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Extra Place now officially a Dead End

Meanwhile, Extra Place continues to maintain its proud heritage

Perhaps he just saw Extra Place for the first time in 15 years or so?

Looking at Extra Place

The other morning outside Mars Bar

Kiehl's knows plywood

Our very own Kiehl's is expanding, opening a store on Lexington and 64th Street. You can read more about it at Racked.

Meanwhile, I recently walked into the flagship Kiehl's on Third Avenue and 13th Street... and I thought I had entered, say, Barneys.

Pollo Cafecito space on the market

Back in the fall of 2009, Avenue C's Cuban eatery Cafecito opened Pollo Cafecito, a take out/rotisserie chicken joint... I noticed that the space was closed this past summer for renovations or something... Now that I see the space is on the market ...



... Cafecito is still going strong, as far as I can tell...

Noted

Papa John's on First Avenue will be open on Christmas Day.

Lights, camera...

Holiday cheer

EV Grieve Holiday Tree correspondent Bobby Williams shared photos from today's tree lighting in Tompkins Square Park...







Look for more photos and a video at LES NYC Window.

Why New York seems more suburban, exhibit No. 1,278

... last night at Madison Square Garden...



Via kasekaiserina.

The line in the clouds

This morning on Avenue D.

At the Tompkins Square Everywhere/Save Charas Projection

Last night, John Penley and filmmaker Vlad Teichberg hosted an event at the former P.S. 64/Charas space on East Ninth Street ... Teichberg projected work on the Charas wall ... Vlad and John provided the content along with Faith La and Ason Indigo... Shawn Chittle passed along these photos...










...the evening included a post-party at Kate's Joint...



You can find a video of the whole affair here.

Happy holidays, featuring Giuseppi Logan

You probably know all about Giuseppi Logan, though if not... here's more on him via WFMU. WFMU also posted this incredible video of Giuseppi and his son from Tompkins Square Park circa 1966 ...

Unsilence is golden

Many thanks to Bobby Williams for sending along some photos from Tompkins Square Park from Phil Kline's "Unsilent Night" this evening....

Fire on Second Avenue

...near Sixth Street...



Photo via @isaidgoshdamn. Anyone have any information on what happened here?

Monk Thrift Shop is closing — but, it remains open for now

On Monday we noted that the Monk Thrift Shop on Avenue C at 11th Street had closed. Well, as a walk by today revealed, the store is closing, but they remain open... with 50 percent off sales...



And what of the Madonna/Jesus pairing... ?