EV Grieve

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Sunday's parting shot

Outside Sophie's today on Fifth Street between A and B...

Rebelmatic in Tompkins Square Park

Photos by Stacie Joy

The New York Hardcore Chronicles presented a slate of bands in Tompkins Square Park yesterday afternoon ... featuring Scott Helland (Guitarmy of One), Winterwolf, Butterbrain, Rebelmatic and Leeway.

EVG contributor Stacie Joy was there and caught the set by crowd-favorites Rebelmatic ...

... who were joined onstage by Winterwolf's Tony $ixx...

Near-miss in Tompkins Square Park as branch falls

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Tompkins Square Park, a large branch from a majestic American Elm came crashing down to the ground inside the Avenue A-St. Mark's Place entrance...

Witnesses said it came very close to hitting a man in a wheelchair (thanks to Janie Heath for the clip)...

This is the second branch to fall in the Park in recent weeks... on May 16, a young parkgoer escaped injuries after being hit by a limb that fell in the dog run — also on a calm, sunny day.

Updated:

CS on B shared this panoramic shot...

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a photo outside Webster Hall on 11th Street by Sean Piccoli... RIP Tina Turner)...

• Report of a fatal stabbing on 10th Street between Avenue B and Avenue C (Sunday)

• Inside the new home of The Joyce, which aims to be a hub for the performing arts in the East Village (Tuesday)

• The Wild Son will not be reopening (Monday)

• A grassroots movement to access the main lawn in Tompkins Square Park (Tuesday)

• On 10th Street, infused bake shop Sweetooth closed for now after raid (Monday)

• I saw Andy Warhol at the Brant Foundation (Thursday)

• Waga is closing on St. Mark's Place (Wednesday)

• Sadly, Mister M — aka papier-mâché man — meets the end (Saturday)

• Soft openings: Spicy Moon on the Bowery (Thursday)

• A Make-A-Wish moment on Avenue A (Friday)

• Power aid: Transformer work wraps up at the Con Ed substation (Monday)

• Is this the skinniest smoke shop in NYC? (Wednesday)

• Report of a fire in an abandoned curbside dining structure on St. Mark's Place (Monday)

• "An Empire in Decline" at Village Works (Thursday)

• On 10th and A, Deer Gallery debuts with some "Crispy Critters" (Thursday)

• Just another *******Pizza place (Wednesday)

• To Eat Sushi on 10th Street (Thursday)

• This East Village outpost of Blank Street coffee will be a barista training lab (Tuesday)

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[Updated] Bee careful around 7th Street and 1st Avenue!

Word coming in from Seventh Street at First Avenue: a nearby rooftop beehive apparently broke ... and there's a bit of a swarm here now on this NE corner... thanks to Drew for the clip!

Updated: Mackenna Caughron shared this clip...

Updated 5/29:

Thanks to Mariana Matarazzo for sharing the clip of the extraction ...

[Updated] Report of a fatal stabbing on 10th Street between Avenue B and Avenue C

Updated 5/29

Police say the suspect, 28-year-old Quan Alford, is facing manslaughter and weapon possession charges, the Daily News reports.

Victim Michael Gilligbauer worked at Bike Fix NYC on Sixth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue and was on his way to his girlfriend's place when the fight on 10th Street broke out, per the News.

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A knife fight last night near 381 E. 10th St. between Avenue B and Avenue C left one man dead and another man in custody, according to published reports.

The two men reportedly didn't know each other, with the fight starting a little after 10 p.m. following "an accidental bump," per the Daily News.

News outlets listed the victim as Michael Gillegbower, 31, who lived nearby in the Jacob Riis Houses. The unnamed 28-year-old suspect suffered a stab wound to his back.

Charges are pending against the suspect, police officials said.

• Sources: amNewYork ... The Village Sun ... The Daily News ... CBS 2 ... ABC 7 ... New York Post...

Screengrab via FreedomNews TV

Sunday's opening shots

As a reminder... the 36th edition of the Loisaida Festival takes place today from noon to 5 p.m. on Avenue C from Fifth Street to 14th Street... workers/volunteers are busy setting up right now.

Find the day's schedule here.

There's also a parade that kicks off at 11:20 a.m. ...

We can also confirm the presence of turkey drumsticks this year...

Saturday, May 27, 2023

Saturday's parting shot

Photo by Derek Berg

A moment on 10th Street today during the 28th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts at Theater for the New City ... day 3 is tomorrow (Sunday!)...

Sadly, Mister M — aka papier-mâché man — meets the end

Mister M — ask papier-mâché man — had a good run in the neighborhood, departing his longtime residence on 11th Street under slightly mysterious circumstances for a short road trip this past week.

Sadly, as the top photo shows, Mister M's time in papier-mâché form has apparently come to an end in the construction pits of First Avenue and Seventh Street. (Thank you Georgia McGovern for sharing the photo.)

He was a creation of the late East Village-based multimedia artist Hanne Lauridsen, aka Hanne H7L.

About the annual Loisaida Festival, taking place tomorrow

The 36th edition of the Loisaida Festival takes place tomorrow (Sunday!) from noon to 5 p.m. on Avenue C, from Fifth Street to 14th Street.

Per the invite:

Enjoy the unity and resolve of the Lower East Side in featuring our diverse immigrant communities marking in its history, Latino culture, music, cuisine, and art of our ever-growing communities.

Find the day's schedule of live bands and performances here.

And check out the highlight reel from last year's festival...