Then! Yesterday! Several readers spotted the cart on the move — with a chaperone!
And!
Avenue B and 12th Street via @armrooster ... who reports the fellow "was walking very slowly and singing very loudly."
Monday, September 12, 2011
Yarn-covered cart continues magical mystery East Village tour
The yarn-covered grocery cart — an Agata Olek original – continues to make the rounds. This weekend, the cart appeared on First Avenue at 11th Street.
Then! Yesterday! Several readers spotted the cart on the move — with a chaperone!
At 14th Street and First Avenue heading south. Photo by EV Grieve reader Joe...
And!
Avenue B and 12th Street via @armrooster ... who reports the fellow "was walking very slowly and singing very loudly."
Then! Yesterday! Several readers spotted the cart on the move — with a chaperone!
And!
Avenue B and 12th Street via @armrooster ... who reports the fellow "was walking very slowly and singing very loudly."
Why people are calling for a boycott of The University of the Streets
There's a story making the rounds about a fight at The University of the Streets, the 40-year-old-plus arts-community space on Seventh Street. As Brooklyn Vegan first reported on Friday, musician Tom Blancarte sent out the following message:
"Breaking news to all musicians in NYC who might be playing at University of the Streets in the East Village:
I just played there with Talibam!, Tim Dahl and Moppa Elliot, and when we were finished, the owner and her son told us that we owed them 50 dollars. When we told them we didn't owe them anything, her son punched my friend Kevin in the face with keys in his hand! He came close to losing his left eye! Please boycott this place, they are bad, bad people."
The photo is of Kevin Shea of Talibam! via his Facebook page. The University of the Streets folks haven't addressed the issue. So we haven't heard their side of the story. Meanwhile, people are filling up their Facebook page with ugly comments.
Are people in the East Village laughing at the homeless?
On Saturday morning, we reported that a passerby found a woman's body outside St. Brigid's on Avenue B ... the police ID'd her as a woman in her 50s named Liz ...
The Post had this item in the NYPD Daily Blotter yesterday:
A homeless East Village woman was discovered dead yesterday morning, and police are investigating whether she died from a drug overdose.
The woman, believed to be 50, died on Avenue B near Tompkins Square Park and was found at about 8:50 a.m. by a passerby. There was no sign of trauma.
"She asked me why people ‘are laughing at me,'" said Chanel Clark, 35, who said she spoke to the distraught woman Thursday.
"She said, 'It's so rude the way people laugh at the homeless. It's so cruel.'"
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Breaking: After 30 years, Life Cafe closes in the East Village
We've heard these rumblings for weeks... now it's official: Life Cafe on Avenue B and 10th Street is closing after 30 years. Perhaps for good.
Per the Life website:
Dear friends,
On this auspicious day of 9/11/11, after 30 years in business, I am closing Life Cafe East Village this evening “until further notice.” I’m doing this due to issues around building repairs the landlords were supposedly going to complete one year ago. Until the landlords complete the repairs, I will remain closed. We anticipate a rebirth of Life Cafe sometime in the near future. Thank you for your loyal patronage over the years.
You are welcome to stop by as my guest today and raise a glass with me to Life!
Because Life is worth Loving.
Kathy Life
Michael Sean Edwards took these photos
Today in the New York City Marble Cemetery
On Second Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Photos via EV Grieve reader Spike.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
More on the woman's body found this morning along Avenue B
This morning, we reported that a woman's body was found outside St. Brigid's on Avenue B ... Colin Moynihan at the Times has a follow-up piece on the discovery ... the police ID'd her as a woman in her 50s... Tompkins Square Park regulars said the woman's name was Liz ... Meanwhile, an EV Grieve reader noted: "I just walked past there again and one of her friends was bawling, 'Why did you do this, Liz?!' Poor guy. He was devastated."
We often see people sleeping in this alcove between the under-renovation St. Brigid's rectory and the school. Dave on 7th took the above photo on Aug. 28 as the remnants of Hurricane Irene hit the city...
Earlier today in Tompkins Square Park
Today in Tompkins Square Park ... during "Bamboozled, The Real Reality Show" courtesy of the Theatre for the New City.
Bobby Williams.
Flood watch in effect
On 10th Street and First Avenue... Hurricane Irene two weeks later. Go sanitation. Via Steven Hirsch.
Get 'Bamboozled' today in Tompkins Square Park
Today at 2 in Tompkins Square Park: "Bamboozled, The Real Reality Show" via Theatre for the New City.
Today at the BMW Guggenheim Lab: Natividad Zirate
As BoweryBoogie noted back in May, the city tossed the tools belonging to Natividad Zirate, the homeless bicycle mechanic who worked near the BMW Guggenheim Lab. This happened as workers were preparing the lot for the BMW Guggenheim Lab. (We discussed that and other matters about the Lab here.)
In any event, a reader noted one of the programs today during the First Street Green day at the Lab:
This program is 2-4.
Meanwhile, EV Grieve reader Steve Carter noted the arrival of balloons at the Lab this morning. Someone celebrating a birthday?
In any event, a reader noted one of the programs today during the First Street Green day at the Lab:
Fix Your Bike with Natividad Zirate
Join First Street Green and the BMW Guggenheim Lab as we celebrate and learn from neighborhood bicycle hero and repairman Natividad Zirate. Zirate, well known in the neighborhood as the “go-to” guy for bicycle problems, will lead a how-to workshop on bicycle repair and mechanics.
This program is 2-4.
Meanwhile, EV Grieve reader Steve Carter noted the arrival of balloons at the Lab this morning. Someone celebrating a birthday?
Woman found dead outside St. Brigid's on Avenue B
Avenue B is currently closed between Seventh Street and Eighth Street ...
[Photo by Ted Roden]
... as police investigate the death of a woman under the sidewalk shed at St. Brigid's...
An officer told Dave on 7th that the victim is a homeless woman. No foul play is suspected. Another reader was told that the death is being treated as an overdose.
This is the same space where Grace Farrell died back in February.
... as police investigate the death of a woman under the sidewalk shed at St. Brigid's...
An officer told Dave on 7th that the victim is a homeless woman. No foul play is suspected. Another reader was told that the death is being treated as an overdose.
This is the same space where Grace Farrell died back in February.
Jello wrestling ... for a good cause today
From the EV Grieve inbox ... from our friend Our Lady of Perpetual PMS...
Double Down will host live wrestling matches, Saturday evening, in the ring of jello ...
Wrestlers: Show up early to sign up and sign a waiver to wrestle. Then you're free to fight it out with your roommate over which of you drank the last PBR or dirty-dish bombed the sink for a week.
(Athletic) Supporters: Come out & cheer for your favorite delinquent-turned-wrestler for the day! Bet on the wrestlers, win great prizes from our sponsors & enjoy the drink specials & the madness. Don't forget to bring signage supporting your favorites!
Guest emcees are Our Lady of Perpetual PMS & Referee Mike SOS
from GLOB — Gorgeous Ladies of Bloodwrestling
This is a mixed event. We reserve the right to remove or dismember any assholes or douchebags disrupting the spirit of good-natured fun for a great cause.
Annual Jello Wrestling to Beat Breast Cancer Benefit
Saturday, 9/10
Double Down Saloon
14 Avenue A
Event begins @ 4pm, goes till 9 pm
Suggested donation of $10 benefits Breast Cancer Research.
Today in Where is the yarn-covered cart today
Several readers noted that the yarn-covered grocery cart — an Agata Olek original – has gone missing from its home of recent weeks on Second Avenue at Fourth Street ...
[Bobby Williams]
But! @armrooster found it last night on First Avenue and 11th Street ...
And ... EV Grieve Peter Radley spotted another cart ... this one on East Fourth Street ...
But! @armrooster found it last night on First Avenue and 11th Street ...
And ... EV Grieve Peter Radley spotted another cart ... this one on East Fourth Street ...
A shy Emily is lost!
These flyers went up around the neighborhood yesterday ...
Photos via EV Grieve reader Creature.
Photos via EV Grieve reader Creature.
[EVG flashback] Bars to drink in Sunday evening where you won't have to watch the Jets
Seeing as its the start of the NFL season (with college football season kicking off last weekend) ... we thought we would rerun this post from Jan. 21, 2011... And this isn't anti-sports...just, you know, it seems as if more and more bars around here cater to various teams, as Esquared noted in the comments here yesterday ... Anyway, the list is slightly out of date... Feel free to make any amendments in the comments...
Not at all comprehensive... just a few bars without TVs... not that there's anything wrong with TV. Or the Jets. We love the Jets! Go Jeter!
• Bar on A (we understand that the TV has been retired)
• Burp Castle
• Coal Yard
• The International Bar
• KGB Bar
• Mars Bar
• Max Fish
• Scratcher
• Swift Hibernian Lounge
Also! If you're on the fence (kind of want to see some of the game, but not really), then consider the Grassroots... they have the lone TV leftover from 1991 at the south end of the bar... the Jets uniforms will likely look orange, though... the color on the GR set has been wonky the past five or so years...
Feel free to name other TV-free bars in the comments... (and Hookah bars don't count...)
And, of course, there are many fine (and unfine) bars where you can watch the Jets beat the Pirates.
Not at all comprehensive... just a few bars without TVs... not that there's anything wrong with TV. Or the Jets. We love the Jets! Go Jeter!
• Bar on A (we understand that the TV has been retired)
• Burp Castle
• Coal Yard
• The International Bar
• KGB Bar
• Mars Bar
• Max Fish
• Scratcher
• Swift Hibernian Lounge
Also! If you're on the fence (kind of want to see some of the game, but not really), then consider the Grassroots... they have the lone TV leftover from 1991 at the south end of the bar... the Jets uniforms will likely look orange, though... the color on the GR set has been wonky the past five or so years...
Feel free to name other TV-free bars in the comments... (and Hookah bars don't count...)
And, of course, there are many fine (and unfine) bars where you can watch the Jets beat the Pirates.
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