Day 1 of the Tompkins Square Park riot reunion shows

Photos by Stacie Joy

Day 1 of the free shows commemorating the 37th anniversary of the Tompkins Square Park police riot of Aug. 6, 1988,  got off to an epic start yesterday with an — shall we say? — energetic crowd.

Let's take a look ... in the crowd and from the stage...

The set from Dollhouse was a highlight of the afternoon ...

Day 2 starts this afternoon with music expected at 2 p.m.

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a photo of Zee and Kyle at C&B Cafe on 7th Street by Stacie Joy)

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• Mass e-bike seizure sparks tensions and debate on 11th Street (Thursday, July 31)

• Community Board 3 joins call for urgent safety measures at Manhattan Bridge-Canal Street intersection (Monday, July 28) 

• Lucinda Williams opens a honky-tonk bar on Avenue A (Tuesday, July 29) 

• Say cheese: S'MAC celebrates 19 years in business (Tuesday, July 29) 

• Homecomings: La Salle Academy prepares to return to original East Village campus (Monday, July 28) 

• Remembering Jason Goodrow (Monday, July 28) 

• This weekend: the 37th annual Tompkins Square Park riot reunion (Friday, Aug. 1)

• True East Village crime reports (Friday, Aug. 1) 

• Details about the 9th annual East Village Queer Film Festival next month at the wild project (Wednesday, July 30) 

• About the East Village Kirchen pop-ups (Friday, Aug. 1) 

• About the large film shoot now in the East Village (Thursday, July 31) 

• These are the movies screening in Tompkins Square Park this summer (Wednesday, July 30) 

• Signage alert: Spirals bringing the cinnamon rolls to 1st Avenue (Tuesday, July 29) 

• Scenes of a Summer Celebration on 12th Street (Tuesday, July 29) 

• A look at Monday afternoon's rooftop fire on 2nd Street (Wednesday, July 30) 

• Please don't pick the flowers (Wednesday, July 30) 

• About the mini East Village food tour with 2 members of Everton FC (Sunday, July 27) 

• Krave It has not been open lately on 2nd Avenue (Monday, July 28) 

• 6 posts from July (Thursday, July 31) 

...and a reader asked why there was a large truck marked Breast Milk ice cream parked outside 250 E. Houston St. this past week...

As far as we know, this is for the Frida-OddFellows breast milk ice cream collaboration ... with ice cream giveaways this coming week at the OddFellows Dumbo location. (Also, August is National Breastfeeding Month.) Still not sure why the truck is here. Maybe the driver stopped off for breakfast at the Remedy Diner?

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Sunday's opening shot

From Fourth Street and Second Avenue yesterday... part of a discarded mannequin with the inscription "Young Hearts Run Free." (Thanks to @playtrixx for the photo!) 

Meanwhile, per AccuWeather today: "Mostly sunny; a nice day for outdoor activities."

And speaking of outdoors, day 2 of the concerts in Tompkins Square Park marking the 37th anniversary of the Aug. 6, 1988, police riot continues this afternoon. Details here. 

We're posting some photos from Day 1 yesterday soon.

Exploring NYC’s public pools: A dive into design, history and rquity

Tompkins Square mini pool photo from June by Stacie Joy 

Exhibit photos by Jacob Ford 

The Tompkins Square Park mini pool is represented in a new show at Citygroup on Forsythe Street.

Here's more about the show by Karolina Czeczek and Anna Morgowicz that opened on Thursday night: 

The Public Pools research explores the history, architectural form, and social and cultural significance of swimming pools in New York City. By studying the history, design and policies around public pools, the project seeks to spark a broader conversation about public space and urban water infrastructure.

Citygroup is an architecture collective located at 104 Forsythe St. between Broome and Grand. 

Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 2-6 p.m.

 

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Theater for the New City starts its annual outdoor tour today on 10th Street

Theater for the New City's Street Theater Company launches its annual NYC outdoor tour today (Aug. 2!)

The show kicks off this afternoon at 2 on 10th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue ... adjacent to Theater for the New City's home at 155 First Ave. 

About the production: "Home Sweet Home, or A Life In New York" is "a rip-roaring original musical which tells a story of a young orphan, born in America but longing to understand his roots, as deportations shake the lives of his immigrant friends." 

Find more details here. 

You can also catch "Home Sweet Home" outside St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery on Aug. 16 and in Tompkins Square Park on Sept. 14. 

H/T Steven

Saturday's opening shot

The annual Summer Streets celebration returns on the first three Saturdays of August. 

Starting today (Saturday!), miles of NYC roadways will be closed to vehicles so that people can run, walk, and bike — and not on the sidewalk. 

As in previous years, this car-free zone includes Lafayette, Astor Place and Fourth Avenue from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

You can find more details about Summer Streets at this link, including the sponsors, free samples and free exercise classes on Astor Place.

Friday's parting shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

Along St. Mark's Place this evening...

Dreamin’ slow in a burnin’ world

 

Here's another video from EVG bands-we-like alum Dead Tooth... the single is "Chuckin' and Wingin' it." 

The song is on the Queens-based band's recently released debut record. 

You can find the record on Bandcamp. 

And today is Bandcamp Friday, where the platform waives its revenue share and passes the funds directly to artists and labels.

About the East Village Kitchen, popping up tomorrow on 12th Street

Photo from last Saturday at the Summer Celebration on 12th Street 

In 2021, East Village resident Rachael Perregaux began hosting pasta-making classes out of her apartment — working from an impressively compact 66-square-foot kitchen.

Since then, the private chef, who was featured in The East Village Cookbook, has expanded her culinary offerings to include dinner parties and custom-prepared meals for families and individuals across the neighborhood and elsewhere. 

She now operates the East Village Kitchen, with pop-ups that started six months ago. 

Tomorrow (Saturday!) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., she'll be at the Community Boutique & Café, 515 E. 12th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B... with a variety of sandwiches, pastries and more...

This weekend: the 37th annual Tompkins Square Park riot reunion

The free concerts commemorating the 37th anniversary of the Tompkins Square Police Riot of Aug. 6, 1988, are happening this weekend. 

Bands are scheduled for both afternoons: 

Aug. 2: 

1. L.O.T.I.O.N. 
2. Dollhouse 
3. Cruciform 
4. Pure Terror
5. Decept
6. Hated 

Aug. 3:

• Rebelmatic 
• Ricanstruction 
• Future Strangers 
• Frida Kill 
• Skitzopolis
• Carlos the Chords 

And here are the individual posters for each day...

July Citizen crime watch

A few reports from July that showed up on the Citizen app...

And further away... and likely coming soon to a streaming service ...

Friday's opening shot

Taking stock after the heavy rains late yesterday afternoon, which saw flash flooding in some parts of the five boroughs. (We didn't hear about any storm-related damage here.) 

After the storms have passed, we're in for some (thank you!) cooler, drier (humidity-wise) weather. Those morning clouds will give way to some sunny skies later... and the weekend weather is near summer-perfect: Low 80, sunny, no humidity.

So open the windows wide... unless you live around 4th and B, where workers are jackhammering. 

6 posts from July

A mini month in review... (with a photo of neighborhood UPS workers Campbell and Cisco by Stacie Joy)

• Complaint filed with NY AG over firing of Sixth Street Community Center executive director (July 17) 

 • Most Holy Redeemer to halt regular masses this fall amid uncertainty about its future (July 16) 

• At the last night of Minca (July 16) 

• Farewell to the old East 10th Street pedestrian bridge (July 10) 

• FDNY firefighter brings artistic touch to Engine 28, Ladder 11 on 2nd Street (July 10) 

• City shutters reticketing center for asylum seekers at former St. Brigid School on 7th and B (July 1)

About the large film shoot now in the East Village ('Good Sex' for the SEO)

We've been fielding questions today about the film trucks parked around Tompkins Square Park and up Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue. 

Film notices state the project as "Dodging Productions." (More like "Dodging PAs!") 

Eh, anyway, Stacie J. did a little digging, and the production is the Lena Dunham-directed Netflix rom-com called "Good Sex" with Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Rashida Jones and Meg Ryan.

Flyers state production will be today and tomorrow (not sure about any outdoor shots tonight in this downpour). 

There will be some indoor scenes at the movie-and-TV-scene staple 7B/Vazac's/Horsehoe Bar...