Per the invite: "Warm up in the cold 🥶 with some FREE #Zumba Saturday All levels welcome (masks & distancing required)."
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Zumba on the open streets of Avenue B this afternoon
The Loisaida Open Streets Community Coalition is hosting a post-holiday zumba event on Avenue B at Ninth Street today from 1-3.
An early morning view along Avenue A
A view along Avenue A between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street this morning... after yesterday's reported high of 60, temperatures dropped to the 20s overnight with wind chills in the teens... causing the Avenue A reflective pool to freeze over ...
Friday, December 25, 2020
East Village season's greetings
In recent weeks EVG contributor Stacie Joy has been taking photos of holiday scenes around the neighborhood ... here's a roundup of an East Village Christmas season...
Hello again
One last Christmas song for the season... and one we aren't tired of — the recently released "Hello Santa Claus" by the local band Pom Pom Squad.
High winds takes down the B&H Dairy awning on 2nd Avenue
The high winds overnight damaged several outdoor dining spaces ... and it took down the awning at B&H Dairy on Second Avenue between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place... (Derek Berg took the top photo; and BW took the shot below...)
B&H's small outdoor space was also damaged by the awning.
It has been a struggle this year for the 82-year-old lunch counter — absence of indoor dining aside... there have been two break-ins ... and the vandalized front window... not to mention the trash mound.
B&H is currently crowdfunding to stay in business.
Christmas miracles: Joseph C. Sauer Park is back open on 12th Street
Updated: Readers report the gates were locked as early as 1 p.m.
Work appeared to have been completed several days ago, but the space remained locked, prompting questions from community members eager to have access to the Park during the pandemic.
Local Assembly Member Harvey Epstein shared the reopening news yesterday ...
Good News: The Sauer Park project on East 12th Street between Avenues A & B has been completed, and the park will be reopened tomorrow – a Christmas present to the community!
— Harvey Epstein å“ˆç¶ D. 艾普斯汀(ç”·) (@HarveyforNY) December 24, 2020
The $4 million renovation — part of Mayor de Blasio’s Community Parks Initiative — originally had a completion date of October 2020, though that was later changed to this month, per the Park's website. The links below provide more history of the project.
Updated:
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Thursday's parting shots
HBD to Dr. Anthony Fauci on this Christmas Eve day ... and as seen at Two Boots Pizza on Avenue A and Third Street...
Thanks to EVG regular Greg Masters for the photos!
'Whoa Christmas' for the holidays
Independent music and theater venues have been among the hardest hit businesses during the pandemic.
To support one local spot, EV musician Matt Hanley recently rented the Kraine Theater on Fourth Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery to film ballet scenes for a music video.
"The money is important, but there's also a need to keep its staff doing something ... that's why instead of a cash donation, I rented the Kraine Theater for a couple of hours," he said. "All in all, the effort employed a dancer, a local videographer, an editor and sent a chunk of change to the Kraine / Frigid NYC."
And the end result of this is the music video for "Whoa Christmas," written by Hanley and performed by the Bedroom Guys... described by them as "a waltz in the spirit of 'The Nutcracker' and the Replacements."
Grant Shaffer's NY See
Here's the latest NY See panel, East Village-based illustrator Grant Shaffer's observational sketch diary of things that he sees and hears around the neighborhood and NYC...
Sweet Generation is leaving the East Village
After nearly six years at 130 First Ave. between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place, Sweet Generation is closing up its bakery ahead of a move to a larger location in Brooklyn.
Per their Instagram this morning:
Come by and say goodbye to our tiny little adorable shop ❤️ We are so sad to go, and also so excited for our next big step opening our beautiful new space in Brooklyn (right off the Jefferson L stop).
The shop will be open today until 3 p.m. They'll be open for curbside pickup only on Saturday, Sunday and Monday ... taking orders by phone: (646) 964-5777. Closed for good starting on Tuesday. And there are sales are elect items.
Sweet Generation partners with several nonprofit organizations and local high schools to create an internship program that teaches baking, food safety, customer service, work readiness, and entrepreneurship to teens and young adults from low-income communities.
Image via Instagram
Medan Pasar now serving Malaysian cuisine on 7th Street
Medan Pasar debuted this week at 102 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue...
They are currently open for takeout or delivery starting at 11:30 a.m. Find their menu here. Or call them at (646) 756-4006.
The Instagram account @eastvillagefoodfinds highlighted their Nasi Lemak with Beef Rendang (pictured below): "Full of flavor, some nice kick and a stick-to-your ribs meal overall — perfect for keeping you warm in these cold months."
Reminders: Overthrow Hospitality to give away free meals today
ICYM our post from Monday... Ravi DeRossi's Overthrow Hospitality is serving free, plant-based three-course meals to anyone in the neighborhood who would like one today from 2-6 p.m today at Amor Y Amargo, 443 E. Sixth St. at Avenue A.
"It really just comes down to us wishing for everyone in our community to have a hot meal for the holidays," DeRossi said in a statement. "It's not much, but we hope it will bring a little bit of joy to everyone who will partake. I'm excited to spend this day with my team, cooking and serving those who would like a free meal on Christmas Eve."
The notice states that social distancing will be practiced, and masks will be available for those who need them.
Overthrow Hospitality said it has served more than 40,000 free meals to those in need since the beginning of the pandemic.
DeRossi's restaurant group includes the vegan-based Ladybird, Amor Y Amargo, Avant Garden and Saramsam.
While they are serving free Christmas Eve meals today, DeRossi's restaurants are currently closed until early 2021.
Signage reveal for Greenwich Marketplace on 4th Avenue
Signage went up yesterday on the northwest corner of Fourth Avenue and 12th Street for Greenwich Marketplace. (Thanks for the photo, Doug!)
And we, uh, haven't learned anything else about the new business since our previous post on Nov. 25.
But this does look more promising than the previous coming-soon banner, which showed a large sandwich (large not in a good way), smoothies and cheesecake with (guessing) drizzled strawberry confit.
The previous tenant, the PokéSpot, officially closed this past summer after four years. Before that, we had a Subway (sandwich shop) here.
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
You may now drive — or jump up and down on — 1st Avenue at 7th Street again
Workers have repaired the broken water main from early Monday morning on First Avenue at Seventh Street.
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