Monday, May 26, 2025
ICYMI: In Tompkins Square Park, Amelia and her new mate welcome first brood together
Mark Hado shared these photos this past week...
Given how quickly the hawklets grow on that steady diet of pigeons and rats, they are likely 2x this size by now.
As Goggla has documented, all three of the hawklets appear to be doing well.
This is the first family for the new male this year (going as M2, per Goggla). This marks Amelia's eighth season raising chicks in Tompkins.
Visit Goggla's site for a primer on M2 (link) ... and the latest on the kids.
We'll be on fledge watch in the next few weeks.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Monday's opening shots
Photos by Stacie Joy
An observance of Memorial Day, and likely the Fourth of July, at Key Food on Avenue A...
We do not know what might remain of the Key Holiday Decorating Budget for the remainder of the year.
Also, we still need to post the updates on the new self-checkout scanners and "cakes for all occasions" signage, whose place is being kept warm by the Heritage American flag bunting.
Where you can get a copy of the Ray's Candy Store photo book
Photo on May 17 by Stacie Joy
Photographer Whitney Browne worked part-time at Ray's at 113 Avenue A from 2012-2017 and documented the late-night scene there.
A percentage of each sale will go to Ray. (During the book launch on May 17, sales generated $1,000 for Ray.)
Anyway, several readers have asked where they buy a copy (we were vague with "select bookstores"):
• Bluestockings, 116 Suffolk St.
• Mast, 72 Avenue A
• The Strand, 828 Broadway
• Village Works, 12 St. Mark's Place
They are also available on Browne's website.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Week in Grieview
• Park access shifts again: What's open and closed in East River Park starting Memorial Day as construction moves to the north (Thursday)
• Me-Wow! FDNY rescues Nico the Cat from East Village tree (Tuesday)
• Skim City: ATM at Avenue B Duane Reade hiding a high-tech heist (Friday)
• Housing lottery winding down for units at the all-new 280 E. Houston St., aka The Houston (Wednesday)
• A few moments from the annual Dance Parade and DanceFest (Sunday)
• A quick look at the May CB3 SLA agenda (Monday)
• Restaurant space at 88 2nd Ave. hits the market after 4 years of turnover (Thursday)
• First look at the 'Caught Stealing' trailer, filmed partly in the East Village last fall (Wednesday)
• The Juicy Lucy kiosk reopens on 1st and 1st for the season (Thursday)
• The Brant Foundation has a free exhibition featuring the work of Glenn Ligon (Tuesday )
• A new campaign stop on Avenue A (Thursday)
• A Sweetgreen for the Lower East Side (Thursday)
• Kijitora in soft-open mode on 14th Street (Sunday)
• Signs of life at Taverna East Village (Wednesday)
• The last jiggle: Viral dessert shop Ănjelly closes on St. Mark's Place (Wednesday)
• Power move: Citi Bike's new charging station lands on 1st Avenue and 14th Street (Wednesday)
• Global chain Sanku Maots'ai opening its first U.S. outpost on 1st Avenue (Monday)
• Signage alert: YoYo Chicken on 14th Street (Monday)
... and several people have noted the arrival of hand-painted signage this past week for Maya, opening this summer at 115 Avenue A near Seventh Street. As we previously mentioned, the well-regarded taqueria has two outposts in Brooklyn (photo by Stacie Joy)...
At the hardcore matinee in Tompkins Square Park yesterday
Photos by Stacie Joy
From yesterday in Tompkins Square Park, Drew Stone's lively NYHC show with Sonic Bomb, End of Hope, Butterbrain, NonResidents and Rebelmatic.
I caught the set by NonResidents...
... and off the stage...
Kijitora in soft-open mode on 14th Street
As we mentioned, Kijitora is a cat-themed coffee shop with two Brooklyn locations.
Aside from a coffee service, the cafe offers a slate of Japanese-inspired drinks, pastries and food.
You can find their menu here.
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Noted
Photo by Stacie Joy
A flyer on Avenue A for new East Villagers — noting "gentrification guilt" — and encouragement to attend the 38th annual Loisaida Festival tomorrow (Sunday!) along Avenue C.
The notice, which isn't part of any official Loisaida Festival signage, states: "We'll be there surveying our locals for knowledge to aid our anti-gentrification efforts... and serving lemonade."
'Assholes breaking windows'
The Lower East Side Festival of the Arts continues this weekend at Theater for the New City
Per the EVG inbox:
Theater for the New City has scheduled over 200 performing arts organizations, independent artists, poets, puppeteers and filmmakers for its 30th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts.Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.Indoor performances will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight daily, utilizing two of TNC's four theaters. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, vendors and food sellers, including booths from nearby restaurants, will set up in the closed-off block of 10th Street between First and Second Avenues.
Find more info at this link.
TNC is also presenting a group art exhibit (through July 13) titled "We Will Not Be Silent — Speak up For Democracy." Find the gallery guide here.
Friday, May 23, 2025
All or 'Nothing'
Sunflower Bean is back with the trio's fourth full-length release, Mortal Primetime.
The video here is for the single "Nothing Romantic."
The band is now touring in support of the new record. (Last night was the official release show out at Warsaw.)
P.S.
As we've mentioned, bassist-vocalist Julia Cumming was born and raised in the neighborhood.
Skim City: ATM at Avenue B Duane Reade hiding a high-tech heist
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
First of all, yes — that was the Secret Service at the Duane Reade/Walgreens on Avenue B and Second Street this morning.
The Secret Service was part of a multi-agency investigation after a skimming device was discovered in the store's Citi ATM ... part of an ongoing federal investigation into fraud known as Operation Flagship.
The device — a slim, nearly invisible metal bar with a pinhole camera — was attached to the right-hand side of the ATM and designed to steal card information and PIN codes, which are then sold on the dark web.
Law enforcement officials on the scene showed me the skimmer but requested that it not be photographed or touched as the device is part of an active investigation.
The agencies involved in the operation included the U.S. Secret Service, the USSS Police and Criminal Investigation Division, and the NYPD Task Force. While the Secret Service is known primarily for presidential protection, it also investigates complex financial crimes, including fraud.
Despite the presence of multiple law enforcement agencies, operations inside Walgreens appeared to continue as usual, with staff largely unfazed.
Also, no one ran out of the store with a 12-pack of Budweiser while this investigation took place.
Sunday marks the 38th edition of the Loisaida Festival
Per organizers:
On Loisaida Avenue, culture isn't just celebrated — it's lived. The festival becomes a reunion for neighbors, friends, and families who gather to dance, laugh, and remember what it means to belong. It's a Puerto Rican celebration that wraps the whole community in music, memory, and that undeniable feeling of home.
The year's festival also honors Marlis Momber, the longtime Lower East Side documentarian and activist who passed away on April 1 after a battle with cancer.
The event, which unfolds along Avenue C-Loisaida Avenue between Fifth Street and 12th Street, includes more than 50 artisans and 10 food vendors.
There's also a slate of bands and musicians on the main stage and elsewhere on the festival grounds. Visit this link for details.
Festival poster created by Ana Teresa Rodríguez and María Domínguez.
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