Week in Grieview: Cleaning up after Irene, preparing for 7-Eleven on the Bowery

[Bobby Williams]

The Bean's East Village expansion plans (Monday)

Your new home for emo, Penn State football (Tuesday)

Your CB3/SLA agenda for September (Tuesday)

Illegally yours on East 12th Street (Wednesday)

About 'Greetings From Tim Buckley' (Wednesday)

More about Veselka Bowery's opening (Thursday)

It was the summer of ... ? (Friday)

7-Eleven opening on the Bowery (Monday)

NYU dorm move-in day (Monday)

Losing a tree in Crusty Meadow (Wednesday)

Saifee Hardware's Irene return policy (Wednesday)

Tompkins Square Park WiFi ready

Back in June, Mayor Bloomy announced that free WiFi was coming to various city parks, as DNAinfo reported.

And yesterday, Bobby Williams noted that workers were in Tompkins Square Park doing whatever it is you do to install the WiFi equipment...

So the equipment is there, though we don't know if the service is available just yet. Anyone give it a try?

Ave. A Mini Market will reopen

Ave. A Mini Market abruptly closed last weekend... Now! A sign appears (so to speak) on the door ...

The Bowery Hotel offering new options for the budget-minded

On the Bowery this morning.

Looking at La Plaza Cultural

Well, we've posted photos of the willow tree that came down last weekend during the storm here on Ninth Street and Avenue C in La Plaza Cultural ... on Friday, workers removed the tree.

Here's a look at the the gardens now from Ninth Street ...

Two of the four willow trees have been lost here in recent years. Workers removed one back in October 2008, as you may recall.

Last night on Sixth Street and Avenue A

Photo by Atron.

A Big Gay Ice Cream opening with drag queens and roller derby girls

Today at noon, a Trader Joe's-like line formed for the good humor grand opening of the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop on Seventh Street... and Dave on 7th was there...

And a little video action...

Earlier today in Tompkins Square Park

Several readers noted a Mennonite choir in the Park... likely not affiliated with the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop opening... Seriously, though, always nice to hear their hymns in Tompkins Square Park...

[EV Grieve reader Theresa]

[Dave on 7th]

Summer is still sizzlin' — street fair! Street fair!

Just in case you missed these same vendors every weekend this summer.... you're in luck! Fourth Avenue today, from 14th Street to Astor Place...

From the EV Grieve lost and found: weave on 14th Street

From EV Grieve reader Atron ... found in front of the McDonald's near First Avenue... please bring 2 photo IDs to claim it.

The power of the dark side: Did you take a Darth Vader bag last night from Manitoba's?

Via Craigslist:

Darth Vader bag taken from Manitoba's bar - w4m (Lower East Side)

Date: 2011-09-03, 6:32AM EDT

I'm a bartender at Manitoba's. A friends bag was taken while she was sitting at the bar on Friday night on September 2nd. Whether it was taken by accident or not is not really important. There was no money or profitable property so there is nothing to gain. However there was an important notebook, keys and an important form. I'm offering a reward of $50 no questions asked if you drop the bag by the bar for Xandra. Thank you

Uncool. And, alert all commands. Calculate every possible destination along their last known trajectory.

I recommend returning the bag.

[via]

Yesterday in transporting vintage vehicles on Seventh Street

Yesterday afternoon, workers were transporting some vintage vehicles here on Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue... it was quite a production, with part of the street blocked off ... Unfortunately, we don't have any information about this... Bobby Williams asked the workers about the vehicles, but they wouldn't discuss the matter...

The greatest plea-warning that you will read this or any other weekend, probably

In case that you haven't seen these along Avenue A this evening... we watched them go up around 5 ...

Cavern of forgotten dreams

The minimalistic funk of New York's Liquid Liquid with "Cavern" from 1983.

And later.

Workers take out the downed willow tree in La Plaza Cultural

Ugh. Workers are removing the Irene-damaged willow tree from La Cultural Plaza on Avenue C at Ninth Street this afternoon...

Photos by EV Grieve reader Jill Woodward.

Read more about the history of the tree here.

Why people are talking about Trash and Vaudeville these days in Italy, Denver

Thanks to Neighborhoodr, we learned that Italian Maxim features the venerable Trash and Vaudeville in its current issue...

Also, the Denver Post featured the store recently as well... find that clip here.

Agata Olek's yarn cart on Second Avenue gets new addition; plus, more photos!

Agata Olek's yarn-covered grocery cart on Second Avenue at Fourth Street has received an addition.... A BEAU face ...

Meanwhile, when the cart was parked on Avenue A and Seventh Street, people eventually filled it up with trash...

Same thing happened on Second Avenue...

Meanwhile! Bonus photo! Here's Vashtie taking the cart for a spin...

[First three pics by Bobby Williams]

What was this the summer of?

Well, we're not really into labeling things (too much!) ... as you may recall, somebody dubbed last summer The Summer of Bedbugs hereabouts.

So, what will this summer be remembered for?

The Summer of the Doorshitter?

The Summer of the Discarded Mattress Epidemic?

The Summer of the Walk Man?

Or, of course, The Summer of Giant Chipmunks?

The Summer of Irene?

Oh, or Rats. The Summer of Rats.

We likely know where this one is headed. Vote early and often!

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[Photo last summer by EV Grieve reader Dan N.]

Strummer of Love

Hot Strummer Nights
Strummer in the City
Strummer Loving
The Strummer of 2011

Sorry.

Noted

[Bobby Williams]

Just a hole in Tompkins Square Park. Probably nothing.