Hawa Smoothies opening on East 14th Street

Signs are up now on a previously vacant storefront at 422 E. 14th St. between First Avenue and Avenue A for Hawa Smoothies ...



There was also a Hawa location on East Broadway, though that is now closed ... the shop is reportedly named for owner Michael Wang's native Hawaii...

Sun, Moon

Above via EVG reader David...

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...and from last night via Bobby Williams...

Today in photos of bouncy castles

Earlier today out back of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer ... on the East Fourth Street side ... wish I would have known about their festival earlier... good time.

Week in Grieview

[Waiting for the M9 on Avenue C]

Alleged drunken driver causes mayhem on Second Avenue, injures 4 (Wednesday, 62 comments)

Campaign launched to raise money for gravely injured East Village Farm and Grocery worker (Friday)

Demolition continues at Mary Help of Christians (Saturday)

Permits filed to demolish 100 Avenue A (Tuesday)

51 Astor Places opens its public plaza (Friday)

Out and About with Yadi Maria (Wednesday)

LaVie has finally closed; neighbors rejoice (Friday)

Tour the East Village with Iggy Pop in 1993 (Monday)

The Halal Guys are coming to the East Village (Tuesday)

David Lynch doesn't want you to litter (Monday)

Minnie, 10-month-old blind dog, is missing (Wednesday)

Jillery is moving to 7th and B (Friday)

Mars Bar replacement now leasing at Jupiter 21 (Tuesday)

Kembra Pfahler and The Girls of Karen Black perform at Participant Inc. (Monday)

Davey's Ice Cream opening soon on First Avenue (Wednesday)

New chain-link fence outside La Estate de Schwimmer (Friday)

Noted

Seemed inevitable that someone would do something like this... Shawn Chittle spotted this on Avenue A today...

Reminders: Motor City Bar will be burning today (and tonight)

Here's a reminder about Motor City Bar's closing-night party that we first mentioned back on April 30...



From the EV Grieve inbox...

The once vibrantly creative and bohemian Lower East Side is a thing of the past, with the final nail in the coffin coming next month, when Motor City Bar closes its doors for the last time. The bar is open over the next few weeks, so make sure you stop by for a few cocktails in the meantime.

On Sunday, June 23rd, come and celebrate 17 years of sex, drugs and rock n roll with some of the best people you'd ever care to meet. Come and give a long kiss goodbye to the amazing owners, bartenders, dancers, DJs, Detroit memorabilia, and those infamous bathrooms!

A big thank you to all those who have lived, loved, laughed, cried, danced, yelled, fallen down, met future partners, found jobs, been inspired, or just generally had a great time in this wonderful establishment these past two decades. To say it will be sorely missed would be an understatement. RIP.

Note: The bar will remain open until midnight on the 30th of June, when the keys are finally handed over.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Reader report: Motor City Bar is closing on Ludlow Street

Motor City Bar to remain open through June

Suspicion

Spotted on East Seventh Street and Avenue C this morning... a chunk of rock suspiciously lying in the middle of the street near what appears to be the remains of a car window...

Art Around the Park

Spotted this morning in Tompkins Square Park.

Flea market at St. Nicholas today

From 11 to 4. Entrance on East 10th Street at Avenue A...



... and please return the L and T ...

The New York Punk & Underground Record Fair is today at the Beauty Bar

Crap. Meant to post this earlier in the week. Anyway. Today!

What: NYC Punk & Underground Record Fair
Where: Beauty Bar 231 E. 14th St.
Show Hours – 11 am-6pm
Admission – $3

Verizon's freshly painted brown wall nearly lasts the weekend

We almost thought that Verizon had given up on painting over the graffiti along East 13th Street at Second Avenue ... been nearly a year ... but workers did just paint over all the tags... and this arrived during the weekend...



Previously on EV Grieve:
First tag reappears on the Verizon building

Brownout: Verizon building graffiti painted over

Verizon is going to blow the budget on brown paint

Reminders: There is a 'No 7-Eleven' rally this afternoon

[On the plywood on 11th and A]

As posted Thursday...

Today in Tompkins Square Park

You may have seen the flyers around for the Tompkins Square Greenmarket's Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest... today at 1. Prizes include for the messiest, cleanest and fastest eaters...

Ask and...

East 11th Street today. Photo by Shawn Chittle.