Stormy Sunday

Photos by Bobby Williams.

[Updated] At the 24th Annual Tompkins Square Park Riot Reunion show

EVG regular peter radley sent along a few photos from earlier this afternoon ... during the 24th Annual Tompkins Square Park Riot Reunion shows...

Here's Fly Orr with Zero Content...

... and Ruckus Interruptus...

Political activist and criminal defense attorney Stanley L. Cohen was one of the guest speakers during the day...

[Bobby Williams]

[Updated Monday]
And the following photos are by Paul DeRienzo...

Cohen with The Shadow's Chris Flash

Frank Morales with Warcry Priya...

...Laura, Deb and Mary — "The women behind the reunion," per Paul...

...LES Jewels, the NYPD share a moment...

...and dancing...

Breaking: Christmas in August; O Come, All Ye Faithful

EVG reader Rob just sent this along from First Avenue near East Third Street... no newspaper for authentication purposes... (So the judges will deduct a few points off for that...) Still.

UGH: Another large tree branch falls in Tompkins Square Park

Walking to watch the Tompkins Square Park Riot Reunion Shows this afternoon, we noticed that the Meadow was empty... it is hot, but...

Turns out that it's closed. The reason: A large branch fell, as these photos by Bobby Williams show... UGH.

A Park worker told Bobby that the limb came down around 2 a.m. ... (apparently it was a little windy last night?)

Last time a branch fell in the Park, workers had to take down the whole tree. We can't lose another one. By my probably inaccurate count, we've lost eight trees in the Park since Hurricane Irene last summer.

And now, 5 photos of garbage from this weekend

Splatter effect on East Second Street

Spotted on East Second Street between Avenue B and Avenue C... does anyone know who the artist is...?

More of the stars-and-stripes collection ...

Avenue A, 8:47 a.m., Aug. 5

[Updated] We do not know what this is on St. Mark's Place

Spotted by @thestarkonline on St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Avenue A ... Uh... Good lord...

And in the light of day...

A Facebook friend thinks it's a piece of sausage.

Today in photos of Cadillacs

By Bobby Williams.

Curve your enthusiasm

"Rat poison. Curve your dog." East Fourth Street near Avenue C.

Photo via EVG reader Steven.

Scaffolding and blue paint at St. Brigid's

Workers are putting up scaffolding this morning at St. Brigid's here on Avenue B at Eighth Street... presumably to start work on the small spires for the north tower...

Meanwhile, glad we got a photo of this on the plywood the other day...

[Robert Miner]

Because a worker slapped on another coat of blue paint today...

Summer loving had me a blast, Summer loving happened so fast

Tell me more, tell me more
Like does he have a car?

Oh, forgot... Summer Streets... Fourth Avenue/Lafayette... and more...

Per the Department of T website:

Join us for the fifth annual Summer Streets! On August 4, 11 and 18 from 7 am to 1 pm, nearly seven miles of New York City's streets will be opened up for everyone to play, run, walk and bike. From the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, along Park Avenue and connecting streets you can rock climb at Spring Street, receive a free bike helmet at 51st Street, soar through the air on a zip line at Foley Square or just stroll along and experience the city's streets in a new way—all for free.

The sign say it goes until 2; the website 1... we'll call it even at 1:30...

This weekend: Tompkins Square Park Riot Reunion shows

The 24th Annual Tompkins Square Park Riot Reunion continues this weekend with free concerts... here are the band lineups...

Saturday:
The Accelerators 2:00 - 2:20
The Purple Hearts 2:30 - 2:50
David Peel 3:00 - 3:30
Alienz 3:40-4:00
Wombat in Combat 4:10 - 4:40
Swaggerin Growlers 4:50 - 5:20
Hammerbrain 5:30 on

Sunday:
Empty Vessels 2:00 - 2:15
Zero Content 2:25 - 2:45
Ruckus Interruptus 2:55 - 3:25
Regressives 3:35 - 4:05
Triangle Fire 4:15 - 4:40
Coffin Daggers 4:50 - 5:20
Yuppicide 5:30 on

Per the invite: "These shows celebrate the vitality of the counter cultural scene that has survived on the Lower East Side, despite the rampant gentrification, soaring rents and lost venues that have contributed to the cultural genocide sweeping New York City."

Brought to you by The SHADOW, Wombat in Combat and......Those Fucking Anarchists...

Neighborhood Open Day at the New York City Marble Cemetery

Today on East Second Street ... New York City Marble Cemetery opens its doors to the public ...

Slip-n-slide rentals are available with a $1,000 deposit.

Read more about the cemetery's history here.

Hear no evil

Minor Threat with "I Don't Wanna Hear It" circa 1983.

3 scenes from in and around Tompkins Square Park today

Photos by Bobby Williams.

'Urban Exquis,' a cinematic installation at First Park tonight

[Bobby Williams]

Tonight from 8-9 in First Park, 33 E. First St. near Second Avenue ... via Facebook...

Urban Exquis is inspired both by the cadavre exquis method of poetry, in which a collection of writers blindly contribute isolated words that together compose a poem, and by Gordon Matta-Clark’s 1976 film City Slivers, in which the artist depicts New York City through a collection of masked views that fill only a portion of the film frame. Urban Exquis consists of twenty-four short videos that depict various urban environments.

And a scene from last night's viewing...

[Via Facebook]

Musicians end 7-month University of the Streets boycott

[Matt Lavelle Big Band photo from June 2011 by Dave on 7th]

News release from the EV Grieve inbox... University of the Streets is located at 130 East Seventh St. at Avenue A...

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University of the Streets, the University of the Streets Musicians Committee and the musicians union Local 802 are formally announcing the end of a seven month boycott of University of the Streets, effective immediately.

The announcement follows successful resolution of negotiations between the non-profit jazz venue’s management and members of the University of the Streets Musicians’ Committee, an ad hoc organization representing musicians who had played at University of the Streets and were participating in the boycott, and Local 802, AFM, whose representatives were present in support of the musicians’ committee.

The boycott was called last September, after reports of a musician being injured during an altercation with a UOTS employee circulated widely through social media. The boycott also stemmed from musicians’ concerns over what they considered a “pay to play” policy, in which the venue sometimes required bands to pay out of pocket to cover a guarantee in ticket sales.

In January 2012, the UOTS Musicians Committee contacted Saadia Salahuddeen, director of University of the Streets, with a list of grievances. These were resolved in a meeting on April 12, 2012, attended by members of the UOTS Musicians Committee, representatives of Local 802, Ms. Salahuddeen, and several members of the UOTS board.

As part of the agreement, UOTS will end the ‘pay-to-play’ policy, and will bar the employee involved in the altercation from the venue.

A statement issued by the UOTS Musicians Committee reads:

"We’re extremely pleased that UOTS has addressed the musicians’ concerns, and that both they and we can now get back to presenting and performing creative music in this historic venue. We wish the venue and the musicians who play there every success."

A statement by Local 802 organizer Shane Gasteyer reads:

“These musicians have shown again that collective action really works. Local 802 is happy to be here supporting working musicians in every part of today’s scene.”

Ms. Salahuddeen invites any interested musicians to join an advisory committee of musicians so that UOTS can work more closely with the local jazz and improvisational music community “to ensure more productive and positive relationships with musicians.”

Endorsed by: Marc Ribot, Brandon Ross, Ches Smith, Avram Fefer, Jim Pugliese, and Weasel Walter for the UOTS Musicians Committee, and Saadia Salahuddeen For University of the Streets.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Why people are calling for a boycott of The University of the Streets

And Brooklyn Vegan coverage here.

[Updated] Return of the Summer of Bees!

Earlier today, @k_a_r_p noted "an uncomfortable amount of bees have infiltrated Liquiteria" on Second Avenue at East 11th Street... Well, just a few shown in this photo... but there were some 40 in the place last night... (are they juicing?)

Updated: 5:50 p.m.
@k_a_r_p returned and found a bee-free shop...

Previously.

City has OK'd one-floor addition for Ben Shaoul-owned building on Avenue A and East 12th Street

[Google Maps]

Shortly after posting our item this morning about the impending closure of the Mary Help of Christians property ... a tipster sent us an FYI about more possible changes coming to Avenue A and East 12th Street. (Updated: Sorry, just realized that Jill mentioned this in our July 6 post about Mary Help of Christians.)

According to DOB records, the city has approved a one-story addition to 191 Avenue A (the building with the MRI medical center) and 444 E. 12th St. (the corner space with Poppy's).

The city OK'd the plan for 191 on Jan. 24 ... and last Sept. 26 for 444.

According to the city records, developer Ben Shaoul is listed as the owner of the buildings.