Photo by Stacie Joy
It was a good weekend for live music... including (above) with Federico of Pinc Louds and singer-songwriter K. Porcelain playing a benefit for La Plaza Cultural's solar pavilion on Saturday evening...
Sunday, August 13, 2023
Luna turns 4
And since then, Stacie has stopped by to help her family celebrate Luna's birthday.
This year was no different, as she photographed parents Juana and Edward Rivera and Luna's siblings Edward Jr., Rex and Isabella Jane on this occasion last weekend ...
... along with many other friends and family members.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Happy birthday, Luna!
Week in Grieview
• Why the lights were off 3 nights in a row in Tompkins Square Park (Tuesday) ... Early this morning in Tompkins Square Dark (Friday)
• These are longtime food writer Robert Sietsema's 10 favorite East Village meals (Wednesday)
• Pink Olive is closing its East Village outpost (Wednesday)
• A fundraiser for La Plaza Cultural, and a new era for Pinc Louds (Thursday)
• The Whiskey Ward set to close next month on Essex Street (Thursday)
• The Tompkins Square Library branch now has a late August reopening date (Wednesday)
• Get a little of the old Essex Card Shop at the new Essex Card Shop (Friday)
• At the O'Flaherty's Café, come for the art, stay for the chicken fingers (Thursday) ... At the opening night of the O'Flaherty's Café (Saturday)
• Last week for Huertas (Monday)
• Olde Brooklyn Bagel Shoppe coming to this prime East Village corner space (Monday)
• Please do not urinate on the former Grassroots Tavern on St. Mark's Place (Tuesday)
• The Wren is temporarily closed for renovations on the Bowery (Tuesday)
• Cooper Union's Foundation Building (almost) returns to full view (Tuesday)
• Openings: Memphis Seoul on 1st Avenue (Friday)
• Today in photos of a dead rat, bottle of tequila and pizza box on St. Mark's Place (Saturday)
• First sign of El Primo Red Tacos on Avenue A (Friday)
• Motel No Tell announces itself on Avenue A (Monday)
• Raíz Modern Mexican is closed for now on 1st Avenue (Monday)
.... and the 50th-anniversary of hip-hop took place on Friday... this mural by William Power and phetus88 has been up in First Street Green Art Park in recent months... 
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EVG Etc.: Checking in with the red-tailed hawks of Tompkins Square Park; revisiting 'Frances Ha'
Some headlines from other sources in recent days...
• A tribute to Brice Marden, the decades-spanning abstract artist who ran Rivington Arms on the LES (Artnet News)
• Ex-con who allegedly made menacing threats to women along Second Avenue and Fifth Street back on the corridor after a short jail stint (The Post)
• NYPD investigating an assault on 13th Street and Broadway from June as a hate crime (Gothamist)
• Cat Marnell makes a statement about the Marc Jacobs ads with Kim Kardashian, as seen in the photo above on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place (The Sun)
• This 12th Street co-op for sale has a plant wall (6sgft)
• Red-tailed hawk highlights from Tompkins Square Park (Laura Goggin Photography)
• Remember the John Spacely "Gringo" mural on St. Mark's Place (Flaming Pablum)
• Some love for P&T Knitwear on Orchard (USA Today)
• There are several upcoming screenings of the 2013 comedy "Francis Ha," co-written by and starring Greta Gerwig — and directed by Noah Baumbach... with scenes filmed in the East Village and Lower East Side (Metrograph and part of a series titled The Color of Black and White)
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Saturday's parting shot
Photo by Daniel Efram
The awesome JessX were among the bands playing in Tompkins Square Park this afternoon.
There are more bands tomorrow afternoon via Show Brain, including Uncle Skunk, Pop Music Fever Dream, Tits Dick Ass, Shred Flintstone and headliner Dead Tooth.
At the opening night of the O'Flaherty's Café
Photos by Stacie Joy
The latest installation is now open at O'Flaherty's, the gallery-performance space at 44 Avenue A and Third Street.
On Thursday night, a steady stream of curious gallery-goers stopped by to check out the work of seven artists... not to mention the accompanying café offering tasty vittles like mac & cheese and chicken fingers...
Today in photos of a dead rat, bottle of tequila and pizza box on St. Mark's Place
August in NYC. ❤️
Saturday's opening shot
By Stacie Joy
The Sock Man — aka Marty Rosen, pictured here — officially kicked off the shop's 40th anniversary yesterday at 99 St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue.
Some giveaways and stuff are going on at the store this month. (Details are on The Sock Man Instagram account.)
The shop has been at this storefront since November 2016... a rent increase forced him to close his longtime outpost at 27 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.
The Sock Man opens daily at noon, with an 8 p.m. close during the week and 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday (and 9 p.m. on Sunday).
Friday, August 11, 2023
Friday's parting shot
Photo by Stacie Joy
As you may have read/seen, today is the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
In the photo, local artist Danny Cortes shows off his tribute at the CLLCTV at Third Street and Avenue B
And 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx was considered the birthplace of hip-hop. Per Gothamist today:
On Aug. 11, 1973, Cindy Campbell and her brother DJ Kool Herc threw a back-to-school party in the recreation room of this multistory apartment building. Herc figured out how to find the most danceable parts of songs and extend them by playing the same record on two turntables and repeating the sample. Over 300 people showed up to the party, and the building soon became known as where hip-hop was born.
Stop, look and listen
Annie Hart, a member of the under-appreciated Brooklyn-based Au Revoir Simone, just released her fourth solo album, The Weight of a Wave.
The above video, in which Hart does a Yvonne Rainer-inspired dance, is for the Instagram-era single "Stop Staring at You."
And you can see her live on Aug. 18 at TV Eye in Brooklyn.
Get a little of the old Essex Card Shop at the new Essex Card Shop
Top photo by Stacie Joy
Essex Card Shop, 47 Avenue A between Third Street and Fourth Street, recently unveiled some new merch in the form of an Essex Card Shop t-shirt ... in which owner Muhammad Aslam was happy to model for us.
The t-shirt ($24.99) features an illustration by Joel Holland showing the shop's signage when it was one block to the south at 39 Avenue A. (A local news site declared this "one of the neighborhood's greatest business signs.")
It's a quality t-shirt and an easy way to support the shop, which reopened last September after a devastating fire.
Early this morning in Tompkins Square Dark
Meanwhile, some parkgoers noted that the lights were on during the day.
Here's what happened. According to Parks employees, the timer on the lights was set incorrectly. They were supposed to come on at 7 p.m.; instead, they switched on at 7 a.m. and off at 7 p.m.
We were told on Monday that workers adjusted them to being on 24/7, but hope to have them switched to the correct timer cycle. Apparently not!
Openings: Memphis Seoul on 1st Avenue
Photo by Steven
Memphis Seoul debuted on Wednesday here at 123 First Ave. between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place.
The quick-serve establishment describes it as "Southern cookin' with a Korean kick!" ... offering the comfort food of the South with the spices and sauces familiar to Korean food. So expect items like ramen mac n' cheese, bulgogi meatloaf and Korean cornbread. Find the menu here.
Founder Bart Hubbuch opened the first Memphis Seoul in Crown Heights.
Per Grub Street: "Originally from Dallas, Hubbuch was a career sportswriter who’d spent 27 in the business before getting fired from the New York Post for a tweet about Donald Trump winning the 2016 presidential election."
Grub Street also states that "Hubbuch had always been a home cook... and had long been interested in running his own business."
Current hours:
Monday-Thursday: 5-9 p.m., with a 10 p.m. close on Friday... and on Saturday-Sunday: noon-9 p.m.
First sign of El Primo Red Tacos on Avenue A
Photos by Steven
Taco signage went up yesterday at 151 Avenue A between Ninth Street and 10th Street ... where the first NYC outpost of Miami-based pop-up hit El Primo Red Tacos is expected to open early next month. (Sept. 7, per Google.)
As the name suggests, El Primo specializes in "red tacos," which Eater Miami describes as "birria tacos dipped in a soup-like liquid that gives them a red glow."
And more from Eater:
El Primo "focuses only on birria, a slow beef shoulder cooked in a “red” stew made with tomatoes and seasonings. The chefs then fill tacos with the beef, which also stains the tortilla giving them that red color, and then serves it with a side of broth made with the birria cooking liquid to dip the tacos in."
Reps for owner Frank Neri appeared before CB3 for a liquor license last August... there were concerns about full liquor here and the use of the backyard space. We're not sure where everyone eventually landed on this.
This north storefront at 151 Avenue A has been vacant since Mamani Pizza, a 99-cent slice joint, closed in June 2017. (Because someone will mention it: San Loco was in the south storefront at No. 151 until February 2014.)
Updated:
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Thursday's parting shot
Photo by Stacie Joy
The team at Ludlow Garage this afternoon right before the rain... located on Attorney between Houston and Stanton (since 1981) ...
A fundraiser for La Plaza Cultural, and a new era for Pinc Louds
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
The event includes a solo set by the lead singer of Pinc Louds and singer-songwriter K. Porcelain. Attendees can donate to the pavilion. (Read more about the project here.)
Meanwhile, in a Instagram post last weekend, the driving force behind Pinc Louds made a heartfelt announcement starting with "the wig is off..."
Over seven years ago, I created a look and voice that allowed me to be more extroverted, vulnerable and honest while performing. It helped me be brave enough to go into the subway stations and wail my soul at millions of strangers every day.I am so grateful that this side of me was able to blossom through this "persona," this extension of myself… It led me to so many magical adventures and to meet so many beautiful humans… But I was wearing an armor. I wasn't letting people in completely. I would see some of these same people on the street when I wasn't performing, and since they wouldn't recognize me, I would pretend not to know them either.One of these humans — a very beautiful bright light in Tompkins Square Park — died earlier this year, and I decided I don't want to keep wearing this armor anymore. In the beginning, it freed me, but recently it's just been crushing me.At shows, I've always urged the audience to be more human, to make true connections, "talk to your neighbors…" But you can’t make true connections when you're hiding behind a mask. It's easy to be honest and vulnerable when no one knows who you really are. I'm going to try and give it a shot, this time without the armor. Hopefully, I can. Hopefully, you'll accept that.I’m excited about this next chapter. It's going to be scary. And weird. And intense and fun. But above all, it's going to be true.My name is Federico… but you can still call me Claudi. Claudi was never a "character." She has always been a side of me. And this side of me is and will remain the essence of Pinc Louds.
And here is Federico in East River Park on Saturday, photographed by EVG's Stacie Joy...
And you may have seen Federico in recent weeks as he has returned to busking, such as in Tompkins Square Park on July 31 (photo below by Derek Berg)...
While the band formed in 2015, Pinc Louds came to prominence during the pandemic summer of 2020, when its brand of quirky cheerfulness gave COVID-weary residents a much-needed dose of joyfulness with socially-distant live shows that could feature a hopscotch contest or a movement meditation trash outing by Dance to the People depending on the afternoon.
You never knew exactly what you might get with an impromptu show, but it was always a lot of fun. We know that spirit will continue on with the work Federico and Pinc Louds create.
The Whiskey Ward set to close next month on Essex Street
As for a reason for the closure, Sandee said simply in an Instagram message that "it's time."
The no-frills neighborhood bar with a pool table, free peanuts, and an extensive menu of whiskeys has been a solid, low-key hangout through the years at 121 Essex between Rivington and Delancey. They will be missed.
At the O'Flaherty's Café, come for the art, stay for the chicken fingers
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
There's something new cooking at O'Flaherty's, the gallery-performance space at 44 Avenue A and Third Street.
The opening is tonight from 7-10...
And hereafter... Gallery Hours:
Wednesday-Sunday 2-7 p.m.
Cafe Hours:
Thursday-Saturday 5-10 p.m.
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
A pre-dawn collab with the Moon and the Seven Sisters
Felton Davis of the Second Avenue Star Watchers shared this dispatch early this morning...
Waning crescent Moon and very close by, the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus, high over East Third Street at 4 a.m. on Wednesday.All Seven Sisters could clearly be seen, especially if you blocked the glare from the Moon, but only three of them showed up in the photos.
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