A scene from Tompkins Square Park today via Bobby Williams…
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Someone stole this bike today
From the EVG inbox…
Today, Sunday, July 13, my bike — a GT Aggressor, red/white/black — was stolen from in front of my building at 225 E. 6th St. (between 2nd and 3rd Ave) around 3 p.m. Any help or information is appreciated. Please contact Lisandro at 646-325-4348.
Free chair of the day
EVG contributor Derek Berg spotted this on East Fifth Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery this evening… strangely enough, we were just listing to No Bugs Just Broken's first record earlier today …
Week in Grieview
[Supermoon over the East Village photo by Allen Ackerman]
After 76 years, Bowlmor Lanes has closed (Monday)
How Kushner is treating residents at 170-174 E. Second St. (Thursday)
Snack Dragon closing this month (Friday)
Starbucks-owned Teavana coming to the former Silver Spurs space on Broadway (Tuesday)
Stage Restaurant returns from holiday (Wednesday)
Car fire! (Wednesday)
There's not much left of 324 E. Fourth St. (Tuesday)
NYU adding building to former Plantworks garden center space (Wednesday)
IHOP on East 14th Street now has a sidewalk cafe (Thursday)
It's always nice to hear from Kita the Wonder Dog of East 10th Street (Friday)
Rodeo Bar is closing (Thursday)
GNC opening at 79 Third Ave. (Monday)
Goat Town has closed (Monday)
Mimi Cheng's Dumplings now open on Second Avenue (Wednesday)
The Second Avenue BP station is gone (Tuesday)
The first batch of books arrive at the new St. Mark's Bookshop (Thursday, and the former location has been gutted)
Sushi proposed for former Cafe Rakka space on Avenue B (Tuesday)
A look at those new condos on East Seventh Street (Thursday)
Sketchy pink box update (Tuesday)
A summer moment (Sunday)
Avenue C in July 2010 after Germany beat Argentina
Seeing how the Germany-Argentina World Cup final is today at 4 … thought I'd revisit this post from July 3, 2010, showing the scene on Avenue C and East Seventh Street after Germany defeated Argentina 4-0 in a quarter-final match…
As I wrote then, "Some fans watching the match at Zum Schnieder, Alphabet City Lounge, Kafana, Arcane and the Porch all converged.
A fire truck arrived... and the firefighters good-naturedly joined in the celebration, honking the truck horn and waving a German flag. And posing for photos. When a few fans jumped on top of the truck, the firefighters quickly made them get down... The entire celebration all seemed pretty harmless and went on for about 15 minutes…"
As for TODAY… these two gentleman arrived at 8 a.m. to be first in line for Zum Schneider ….
Previously on EV Grieve:
Avenue C is for...crazy German fans
More photos from yesterday's German-themed Avenue C street fair
Kids in the Park, red-tailed hawk edition
Goggla shared a few photos from early last evening in Tompkins Square Park … where Christo and Dora's offspring were zipping around … to the delight (mostly!) of passersby …
Head over to Gog in NYC for more on the hawks.
The Manhattanhenge divide
Lining up to catch the last Manhattanhenge of the year at East 14th Street and First Avenue …
Wasn't quite like Friday night for sunset photo opps, though.
Photos here by EVG reader Joe.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Reader report on a possible danger along the East River River running path
From EVG reader JJ:
JJ removed the spikes and reported the find to the NYPD.
This morning on the East River running path there were some suspiciously laid out tire spikes right in the middle of the sidewalk near 18th Street and Avenue C — right before you turn onto the Promenade.
I obviously can't say they were placed there, but they definitely weren't there last night and they were laid out in such a way by the curb that you wouldn't see them unless you were looking down.
Not excited if this is a new type of new high school prank...
JJ removed the spikes and reported the find to the NYPD.
Your Manhattanhenge sunset (and entourage!)
Manhattanhenge — "when the setting sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid" — returned last evening.
And here are some photos. First batch from Union Square via James and Karla Murray.
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On 34th Street via EVG reader Stephen Popkin…
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And a view of 23rd Street from Williamsburg … photo by @AcademyRecords …
And if you missed it, then you can catch a half-sun at the horizon tonight around 8:25.
And now, equal time for the Supermoon
Here's a look at 3 a.m. from Avenue A and East Third Street via EVG reader Peter Shapiro …
And Bobby Williams took this photo at 2:27 a.m. ….
… and I'm not sure exactly when Stephen Popkin took this one…
Cutting and pasting this from ABC News:
The full moon this weekend will be extra large due to it proximity to the Earth, according to NASA. It’s the second supermoon of the year, though the largest one will occur in August.
The moon will peak around Saturday and will appear bigger and brighter than a normal full moon as it hits its closest point to Earth.
Someone stole this bike last night
EVG reader Ted Roden passes along word that his "ridiculous bike (for hauling my kids) got stolen" last night from around East Sixth Street and Avenue C. Some time between 7 and 10 p.m.
As he says, hard to miss. So in case you happen to spot it … let us know…
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
In case that you haven't planned your day yet. Got your street fair right here on Fourth Avenue today … from East 14th Street down to who knows where.
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!
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
RIP Tommy Ramone
[Via Brooklyn Vegan]
The details via Variety:
Drummer and producer Tommy Ramone, the last surviving original member of the influential New York punk quartet the Ramones, died Friday at his home in the Ridgewood area of Queens, New York. He was 62 and had been in hospice care following treatment for bile duct cancer.
Born Erdelyi Tamas in Budapest, Hungary, and known professionally as Tom or T. Erdelyi, Ramone played on the first three epoch-making Ramones albums, “Ramones” (1976), “Leave Home” (1977) and “Rocket to Russia” (1977). He also co-produced the latter two albums with Tony Bongiovi and Ed Stasium, respectively. He appeared on and co-produced the 1979 live Ramones opus “It’s Alive.”
After leaving the Ramones to concentrate on studio work, he co-produced the band’s 1984 album “Too Tough to Die” with Stasium. He was replaced in the lineup by Marc Bell (Marky Ramone), a former member of Dust and Richard Hell’s Voidoids.
Other media reports put his age at 65.
Management for the Ramones confirmed the news.
We are saddened to announce the passing of Ramones founding drummer Tommy (Erdelyi) Ramone. #RIPTommyRamone pic.twitter.com/kDBNMpn4Tp
— Ramones (@RamonesOfficial) July 12, 2014And here is an interview with Tommy from 2012…
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