RUMORS: Five Guys looking at Avenue A

171 Avenue A has been vacant for several years now... The space almost became home to a fishmonger and a bagel shop this year...



Anyway, the place seems to have been spruced up a little of late...



And one persistent rumor: This space may become home to a Five Guys Burgers, the Virginia-based chain with a handful of locations in Manhattan.



Never had one myself, but people I know love these guys....

At Friday's bike lane protest

Well, after all that ... Due to work commitments, I couldn't make it to the bike lane protest on Friday afternoon.

However, I'm thankful for the readers who sent along quick reports and photos...





Per one reader: "it was very dull.there were more hyperlocal reporters than protesters and most people were pro-bike lane. the reporters shown here are from the NYU LEV."




Another reader noted, "There were lots of people with bikes, and many with signs like the one in the photo. It seems to have been taken over by pro-bike lane people."

In an e-mail to me, Leslie Sicklick, who planned the protest, said that she will likely hold another one in the future, though at a different time and place.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Protest planned for reconfigured Avenues (153 comments)

Papa John's is such a tease

Still no official word yet on Opening Day here on First Avenue between 12th Street and 13th Street.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Papa John's shows off its big, green awning; plus, reader reaction!

Make yourself at home on a First Avenue Refuge Island

First Avenue and 12th Street the other evening. This photo is courtesy of @marakaufman, who notes, "I'm excited the refuge islands are getting a home-y touch." Ha! Agreed!

All you need is cash on East Sixth Street

At $269,000, this two-room studio on East Sixth Street is one of the least-expensive homes on the market. (And the seller reduced the price by 10 percent last week...)





Here's the listing ... do those last three words give you pause?

East Village charmer! This lovely two-room studio has been recently renovated and boasts a modern kitchenette with a Gaggenau range, and cheerful custom bath with yellow and white penny tile. Classic prewar details include original pressed-tin ceilings, exposed brick and exposed beams. The layout of this studio is very functional, with sliding doors separating the sleeping quaters from the front of the apartment. Great light and open city views make this well-worth the walk up to the fifth floor! CASH BUYERS ONLY

East Village eatery odds-and-ends: Porsena progress on Seventh; new cafe for Avenue C?

Just noting the progress of Porchetta chef Sara Jenkins' new eatery on Seventh Street... will be called Porsena.



Looks as if a new coffee shop/pressed-sandwich-kinda-cafe is opening on Avenue C at the former Rico hookah joint next to C-squat.





East Village Feed brings word of a new tea shop opening on 10th Street near First Avenue... at the site of the former Vinyl Market... this brings the number of places for tea in the East Village to 3,459.

In memory of Michael Shenker

Yesterday in Tompkins Square Park. Photos courtesy of Bobby Williams.

Previously.

The barber of the Vill

Second Avenue near 11th Street.

The urban pumpkin patch

I've noticed that a lot of people have been taking this photo on St. Mark's Place...and I can see why...

Seventh Street restaurants team up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

On Tuesday, a handful of eateries on Seventh Street will be donating 10 percent of their sales to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The participating restaurants are: Xoom, Luke's Lobster, Butter Lane and Caracas.

Mars Attacks!

New work by Avi Spivak, who was featured in The Wall Street Journal's Mars Bar feature yesterday.

Reminders: Memorial for Michael Shenker today in Tompkins Square Park

Previously.

A chivalrous cyclist

From Craigslist:

Bicyclist Saves Girl w. Luggage - w4m - 24 (East Village)

A thank you to the nice man in a gray hoodie and red scarf who used his bicycle to block me from the angry homeless man outside my building as I struggled to get my luggage through the door.

Let the weary traveler buy you a drink?

Dupin' and Hoopin'

Knicks legend Walt "Clyde" Frazier in his NYC home circa 1971... via Curbed National via @si_vault,

Bright bike

St. Mark's Place near Avenue A.

Noted

Sanctuary fades

With a belated RIP to Michael Been.

...still counting

Tomorrow is the last day to view "...still counting" at the Michael Mut Gallery at 97 Avenue C near Seventh Street.

Per the website:

"…still counting…" is Mr. Mut's continued expression of hope for peace and transformation of humanity. Since the devastating incidents of 9/11, the ongoing reports of death in Iraq and Afghanistan, the constant presence of killing in the media and entertainment, Mut has taken his deep feelings of sadness and crafted this unique and haunting artistic expression.

Outside the Mystery Lot today

Who's going to the bike lane protest?

The bike lane/etc protest is at 5 today at 14th Street and First Avenue.... Looks like EV Grieve will be stuck at work... so if anyone happens to be there and wants to file a brief report... we'd very much appreciate that....grieve98@gmail.com