Sunday, December 15, 2013

SantaCon 2013 Fight Night



Some Santa-brawling action on Third Avenue and East 16th Street.

Here's another angle via Gothamist

A break in the Santa action yesterday, starring a Yeti



East 10th Street and First Avenue… photo via EVG reader Marina.

It was a dark and snowy night...





The excellent photos by Grant Shaffer

East Village residents share their positive experiences with SantaCon 2013





























Heh. Ok. This ol' gag. Like, you know, there weren't any positive experiences...

But if you do have something positive to say about SantaCon 2013, then please do so in the comments. (And "it wasn't that bad" and "it could have been worse" don't count...)

Saturday, December 14, 2013

The quiet beauty of today — without the assholes

















Photos by Bobby Williams

Noted

Earlier today on St. Mark's Place



"I walked two feet out of my apt on St. Marks and already a guy with a group of Santa pals says what cute tails to the dogs then looks at me and says "I gotta get a tail by the end of the night." Then without any response from me he says "huh huh. She knows what I'm talking about" ... One guy yells out "not very good Santa costumes" to my dogs. Already!" — Chloe Sweeney McGlade via Facebook

Noted

Squashing those rumors that the 13th Step isn't participating in SantaCon





Unless they are in line early for Alder?



Photos via EVG reader Steven Sonnenblick

It was all fun and games until...

Your SantaCon map, for better or worse



Thanks to EVG commenter extraordinaire Giovanni for passing along the official handy-dandy SantaCon map. This is from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at which time they'll all be coming by my apartment for tea and homemade scones.

First we take Manhattan...



Just getting started…

Photo by @GeorgyGirlNYC

And with sincere apologies to Leonard Cohen.

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Moments later… via EVG reader Steven Sonnenblick…



Turning to a higher power for answers today

[Updated] We're saved from SantaCon! Jesus is here!



Tompkins Square Park via EVG reader David…



Wait a minute. We've been duped. Jesus doesn't wear red suede Pumas…

Updated 1:52

Oh well.

The NYPD apparently got the SantaCon memo



The scene on Avenue A and Tompkins Square Park ahead of the official 10 a.m. gathering time for the start of SantaCon...


[Via EVG reader David]


[Via EVG reader mdmn]


[Via EVG reader mdmn]

Yep, it is officially snowing

FUNKtional Art Fair kicks off today


From the EVG inbox...

Looking for a relaxed and joyful holiday shopping experience? Visit the East Village's very first FUNKtional Art Fair, a holiday fair of functional art for the funky at heart.

When: Saturdays & Sundays, 12pm-9pm
December 14, 15, 21, & 22
Where: La Plaza Cultural Community Garden at the southwest corner of 9th St. & Avenue C.
What: A fair that features an amazing selection of seasonal gifts; Christmas wreaths & trees, holiday decorations, clothing, costumes, jewelry, housewares, leather goods, paper goods, custom millinery & children's items.

A portion of the money raised will go to La Plaza Cultural Community Garden

Find more info about the vendors here.

Because it is supposed to snow today...

Who knows?! Several inches? Possible!

Anyway, it's an excuse to trot out this video again that East Village resident Stephen Nangeroni created after Nemo (the Storm of Feb. 8™) … a feel-good look at people (and hawks and dogs) enjoying Tompkins Square Park (while it is still here!) and the East River Park.

Friday, December 13, 2013

SantaCon makes it official: The fucking thing starts in Tompkins Square Park



There were some people who thought the whole "SantaCon starts in Tompkins Square Park" was a bad dream. Not so! The official SantaCon website makes it official tonight… 10 a.m. in Tompkins Square Park.

Meanwhile, tomorrow, the 9th Precinct's annual children's Christmas event is tomorrow on East Fifth Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (times cut off in the photo)… So…. Do with that information what you will...



Meanwhile Part 2, as BoweryBoogie points out tonight, the Lower East Side allegedly got nixed from the Official SantaCon Bar Crawl Route, according to the LES Dwellers…

'Boogie' fever, yes



The Kills sweat to Captain Beefheart's "Dropout Boogie" circa 2005.