Saturday, August 27, 2011

Free bread frenzy on Avenue A

We don't have every detail here... but apparently a man from a local bakery stopped here on Avenue A near Fourth Street to hand out a few boxes of free bread. Per Dave: "At first they were attacking him insanely. It was like watching the Chicago Board of Trade, except in Mandarin."


"But then he got them in line."


WATER! WE FOUND WATER!



Seriously, is there something wrong with the tap water right now? Dave on 7th notes that Key Food on Avenue A is restocking its water supply... No word on Fruity Pebbles.

Foodies are fucked: Momofuko, DBGB, Peels — CLOSED





Oh, Prune appears to be open for brunch.

BREAKING: Second Avenue Starbucks — CLOSED



Scenes in the East Village of the impending Hurricane Irene











Ridin' the storm out


Seventh Street and Avenue A ... by Dave on 7th. (Actually, this bike has been locked here for awhile, but...)

BREAKING: Momofuku prepped for Hurricane Irene


[Updated] Hurricane, schmurricane: Ray's will be open all day — and night



Ray said he's be there all day and night. Unfortunately, the day shift couldn't make it in. So Ray is on his own.

Melanie has more photos of Ray ... and his makeshift quarters for the storm.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Apparently Irene has already passed through Key Food on Avenue A


Just a few minutes ago ...

The calm before the Irene


Photo by Bobby Williams...

Noted



Via YouTube: "Great East River surge to slam Anderson Cooper while drinking @ Bedlam"

The line that you were waiting to see at Trader Joe's


Well, we heard about the lines at Trader Joe's all day... now EV Grieve reader DC sends along the shot that shows just how stupid long that the line got this evening...

And from EV Grieve reader Joe... a shot of the line waiting for the wine store....


And another angle later from Lauren...




All hands on deck at dawn



Echo & the Bunnymen from 1983. Blindingly obvious in these circumstances. But a lovely track nonetheless.

Everyone is getting on the Hurricane Irene marketing wagon



"possibly hurricane-proof"?

EV Grieve reader faces spotted this on Avenue C at 14th Street.