Monday, June 16, 2014
3 storefronts down in the ongoing demolition of East 14th Street
Just noting a milestone of sorts in the ongoing demolition of a good chunk of East 14th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B… Workers have now taken out the former ABC Animal Hospital, Petland and Bargain Express.
Next up: The former Rite Aid, Blarney Cove, et al., to the west.
This is all to make way for two, 7-floor retail-residential buildings.
Previously on EV Grieve:
New 7-floor buildings for East 14th Street include 150 residential units
Labels:
500 E. 14th Street,
524 E. 14th Street.,
demolition
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Joe Strummer and Father's Day
The Joe Strummer mural on the side of Niagara on East Seventh Street and Avenue A looked quite vibrant in the morning light today…
And being Father's Day, I was reminded of this video of Joe Strummer's daughters, Jazz and Lola, talking about being … well, the daughters of Joe Strummer…
And now… if your daddy was a bank robber…
Week in Grieview
[Avenue D]
RIP Hayne Suthon, owner of Lucky Cheng's (Wednesday)
Gabay's Outlet is on the move (Thursday)
Bank branches bank branches EVERYWHERE (Monday)
Those damn hippies on St. Mark's Place in 1968 (Friday)
Ex-cop leaves gun behind after barfing at the Phoenix (Friday)
Ryan's Irish Pub making way for the Copper Still (Thursday)
Launderette has closed on Second Avenue (Wednesday)
Gut renovating 324 E. Fourth St. (Monday)
Bugs closed for now on East 12th Street (Monday)
Hey, Funkiberry opened (Friday)
R&S Strauss prepped for demo on East 14th Street (Tuesday)
Out and About with Anthony Rocco (Wednesday)
Honoring poet Frank O'Hara (Tuesday)
More $1 pizza (Monday)
What's up with those bright lights on the Bowery? (Tuesday)
Love for the Stage Restaurant (Monday)
Purple Rain on Avenue A (Monday)
Video of a fistfight on St. Mark's Place (Sunday)
347 Bowery ready for the wrecking ball (Monday)
4th Avenue water tank gets some STIK figures (Thursday)
Moving day for this piano (Thursday)
… and we really enjoyed J and the 9s yesterday in Tompkins Square Park …
[Photo by Cheryl Pyle via Facebook]
Liberation day for the Tompkins Square Park lawn!
[Memorial Day 2014]
The great grassy knoll in Tompkins Square Park has been sorta officially off-limits this spring and early summer due to the "newly seeded lawn."
Still, that didn't stop some sun-loving anarchists from hopping the fence on weekends!
@evgrieve @ChrisFaile well the gates are still locked but me and about 30 others hopped the fence. Fuck the Man! pic.twitter.com/5rybVWCo3P
— Eden Brower (@edenbrower) May 26, 2014
Anyway! That won't be necessary moving forward … as of yesterday afternoon, the signs are gone… the grass is cut … the cocoa butter (or whatever people use for sun!) is waiting!
An NYC now and then
Here's a photo compilation by Cora Drimus that compares "old and present-day New York City."
The current photos that Cora used here are from April.
Find more details about this project at YouTube.
Unparalleled parking on East 7th Street
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Welcome to New York
Earlier today on Avenue A, Kristen from Norway, spending her second day in NYC, was busking with an electric guitar on Avenue A between East Second Street and East Third Street.
After about, oh, 20 minutes, two police officers, driving in an unmarked vehicle, arrived on the scene. She was singing a song about Saturday, a pleasant alternative-rock (for lack of a better description) sounding number.
The officers waited until the song was over, then told her that she needed to leave.
She protested a little, explaining that she has busked throughout Europe the past 10 years without incident. The officers nodded and said that she was done for the day. She asked if she could play one more song. No. In a firm yet polite tone, they reiterated that she had to pack up and go.
As the officers returned to their car, several passersby explained to Kristen that the amplification was the problem in the estimation of the NYPD.
Did she have an acoustic guitar?
No.
Could she play the electric guitar without the small amp?
No, it will sound weird.
She thought she could just move up to the next block.
Hmm, no — not a good idea. The officers will certainly drive by again … and probably issue a ticket for something.
Her haul this morning: Two single $1 bills, and a handful of coins that looked to amount to $1.50.
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Oh, we happened to be at Third Avenue and St. Mark's Place at the exact time (8:20ish) that a seemingly random person pulled the police barricades across the street to mark the start of a — ding! ding! — STREET FAIR/FESTIVAL … actually, The Cooper Square Committee Street Festival, per the signage.
Anyway!
We were also there in time for an exclusive first look at today's porta-potties … (these will do!)
We also heard swear words from motorists who suddenly made u-turns, nearly driving into fools taking photos of porta-potties…
And for all you complainers out there who think there are street fairs like every 20 minutes around here… there hasn't been one of these since May 17, which is like a month in street fair years.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
This afternoon in Tompkins Square Park
Here are the set times:
2 — Running Thoughts
2:30 — Srotakin IV
3 — J and the 9s
3:30 — SOS NYC
4 — Tragic Anti-Hero
4:30 — Spacebeard
5 — Hail Action
5:30 — The Nuclears
As we understand it, there will be some vendors there too, including Our Lady of Perpetual PMS with her affordable art and punk crafts.
You can head to the Facebook events page for more on each of the bands.
A panoramic view of last night's incoming storm
Friday, June 13, 2014
A little sky before it rained a lot late this afternoon
A place in the 'Sun'
Here is "Sun Glass," something new from Fucked Up … who released "Glass Boys" last week on Matador.
Look for them at Irving Plaza on Sept. 6.
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