Monday, December 16, 2013

The Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins combo is back, better than ever, or exactly the same

After a fews weeks of renovations, the Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins in the Shoppes at Red Square on East Houston between Avenue A and Avenue B is back in action...

Saturday!



Sunday!

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Parting thoughts from the weekend...



East 11th Street yesterday… photo by Goggla

Hawk fight, then dinner


[Photo by Bobby Williams]

Tompkins Square Park today…


[Photo by Goggla]

Week in Grieview



A walk through the East Village in June 1986 (Friday)

City shutters Jerry's Newsstand on Astor Place (MondayMondayThursday)

Il Bagatto has closed (Monday)

Happy first anniversary MoRUS! (Thursday)

Break a tree, steal a bike (Monday)

Out and About with Santo Mollica (Wednesday)

Let's go "Online Mating" with HiLa tHe KiLLa (Wednesday)

The former 7-Eleven is for rent on St. Mark's Place (Friday)

Hells Angels fighting for clubhouse rights (Wednesday)

THE NEW PHONE BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!!! (Wednesday)

How rats get fat (Tuesday)

Johnny Thunders estate battle (Monday)

Aerial views of the 100 Avenue A takedown (Thursday)

Tompkins Square tree lighting (Sunday)

Vandalizing 51 Astor Place (Tuesday)

Track your neighborhood crime (Wednesday)

Someone broke the window at McDonald's on First Avenue (Friday)

New home for East Village Shoe Repair? (Monday)

The Pub Crawl Santa Suit (Wednesday)

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