Cops roust crusties from St. Mark's Place; Claim -- one person arrested for sleeping

Early Saturday morning, five police cars responded to the north side of St. Mark's Place near Second Avenue.



There, several young adults were being questioned for unknown reasons.



A young man in the group was handcuffed and placed in a squad car.



The other members of the group left in separate directions carrying backpacks, one had a guitar. I asked one of them what happened: "My friend was sleeping and they arrested him." Why? "I don't know. They said they were going to throw away our bags. And we have all of our stuff in here."

The people standing around watching also started to leave. One woman gave her tourist friend what she thought was inside information on the group: "They are all from rich families and come here to become punk rockers!"

Os Gêmeos taking over for the Haring mural at Houston and Bowery

Animal New York has the scoop on what's taking over the wall at Bowery and Houston that was home to the temporary Keith Haring tribute....According to Animal, expect a new work by Brazilian street artists and identical twins Os Gêmeos. The Graffiti Friend of EV Grieve said that he approves of this selection.

[Image via Bombin' Magazine]

Another group of people happy the 30 consecutive days of rain are over: skywriters

Saw this from Astor Place on Sunday afternoon.







No idea what the hell it says, but...

Who hung Poo?

Well, so this isn't actually Winnie the Pooh. But that headline would not have worked otherwise! And what the hell is wrong with you people!? A helpless stuffed bear! On Second Avenue near Fourth Street.

Previously on EV Grieve:
They went and killed Teddy

The ramenators are getting brown with it

And the last patches of Love Saves the Day have been painted over...

Previously.

Report: Fireball in the sky above the East Village

From an EV Grieve reader last night:

Two people just saw a fireball in the sky moving from west to east above the EV. Was sighted from the rooftop on 3rd street and ave B. Both people said it looked like a burning ball of fire, but did not go out as expected as it climbed from 50' to several hundred in seconds.
Thought it was a Chinese lantern at first, but if that was the case it should have blown out. Couldn't be a flare because it was a flame and not dropping sparks.

Anyone see this? Do you have any ideas or explanation as to what this may have been? (And no Lady GaGa jokes, please.)

Gotta go to Joe's

Joe Jr's shuttered over the weekend. However, you can still enjoy Joe Junior on Third Avenue at 16th Street. I believe both Joe's were once owned by the same family, though the places operated independently.

From FroYo to dry cleaning

As Hunter-Gatherer noted this past January, öko frozen yogurt at 137 First Avenue near Ninth Street "closed for renovations" after just six months at the location...



"Closed for renovations" after six months, of course, is simply code for "we're out of business." Sure enough, the location never reopened.

Now, coming to this site: A dry cleaners.



By my count, this makes the fourth dry cleaners to open in the East Village this year.

P.S.
There are still two öko frozen yogurt shops in New York: Park Slope and Forest Hills.

[öko photo via Hunter-Gatherer]

Bubble tea joint coming to East 10th Street

Just west of Avenue A on East 10th Street. ThirsTea. The sign says they will serve "bubble tea, drinks and snacks." I can't even remember what was in here before. A kid's shop? A Brazilian jeans shop?

Au revoir, Bounce Deuce

As Eater reported last week, Bounce Deuce looked suspiciously closed.



And over the weekend, rather vague confirmation signs went up....



Just closed for the summer...?

Previously on EV Grieve:
RIP for Bounce Deuce, known for "eye candy staff" and plastic tubes of beer?

Getting a better look at the Two Boots renovation

On Friday, I got a better look at the renovation of the former Two Boots/Pioneer Theater space...




Previously on EV Grieve:
Work on Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre begins at former Two Boots space (And maybe we can get another comments thread going on cargo shorts...)

The ramenators prove to be useful

To help showcase a sidewalk sale yesterday...



Previously.

Joe Jr's has closed

I thought that Joe Jr's was closing today. As you likely read (via Serious Eats, Eater, Grub Street, David Kamp or the Times), the iconic diner on Sixth Avenue at 12th Street was calling it a day. So I wanted to stop by one last time for a meal. Not to write about -- Jeremiah and Brooks both have eloquent posts on the topic.

Anyway, was too late. Joe's has already closed. (And the Joe Jr's on the corner of the sign is missing...)





There's a sign on the front window for people to leave messages...thanking Joe's for the memories, etc.






Meanwhile, the interior has already been pulled apart.




And the bat!



Back out front, a man remarked to his girlfriend: "All the great old places we like have been destroyed."

Spirit of America

In front of Stand on East 12th Street near University Place.

A July 4 fireworks spectacular!

Yeah, as we figured, couldn't see anything from our friend's roof.

When EV Grieve tried to take the train out east this weekend

Don't mind all these Penn Station photos. Bored. Was trying to go Belmont Park the other day. First post for the race: 1 p.m. Unfortunately, no one told this to the LIRR, who thought the first post was 3 p.m. So there wasn't a train for the 75 or so people standing around waiting to go to Belmont. Eventually, an LIRR manager type came out to talk to the group and offer an apology, but blamed Belmont officials for the snafu. Another train was promised, though after waiting an additional 45 minutes, we got antsy and left for plan B.

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition

The story of the toddler injured in Wednesday night's cop car crash on Avenue D (Daily News)

Looking at the "Mannahatta/Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City" exhibit (The New York Times)

Plug your ears: The songs of the summer (New York Post)

Much better: Taking a look at NYC glitter rock icons The Magic Tramps (This Ain't the Summer of Love)

Jeremiah's last meal at Joe's (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)

If Chico was still living in the LES, he would have created a Michael Jackson mural here (Scoopy's Notebook, third itm)

Noted

From Page Six today:

It only took Courtney Love eight hours to trash her high-end hotel room at The Inn on Irving Place.

While the rocker was visiting New York on June 17 with her 16-year-old daughter, Frances Bean, sources say Love completely ruined her accommodations.

The hard-partying 44-year-old widow of Kurt Cobain left dirty needles and used feminine hygiene products behind, according to sources, and also flooded the floor.

July 4 with the Ramones

Here's a snippet from "End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones" that looks at the band's July 4, 1976, performance in the UK. According to NME: The Ramones "took over the hippy Roundhouse and reduced it to the hottest, sleaziest garage ever."

Except for the California part

N. Korea accuses U.S. of trying to start war

Oops. I may have my headlines mixed up. Sorry! Anyway, please handle sparklers and all other illegal fireworks carefully this July 4. Also, please do not try this at home.

[Lady Gaga via]

Putting a shine on Ray's

In this week's issue of The Villager, Scoopy has the story of some (current and former?) C-squat residents who spent a weekend helping spiff up Ray's after his recent visits from the health department. At Seventh Street and Avenue A, of course. Speaking of which, when you're out and about this weekend, be sure to stop by...

Photo by Melanie.

Walkman this way

Wow — the Sony Walkman was introduced 30 years ago this week. Which reminds me. I recently busted out my portable AM-FM/cassette Walkman from a long time ago. I needed a radio for something. Anyway, I was inspecting the Walkman on a crowded 4 train. And I discovered a tape was in the Walkman. XTC's "Skylarking"! (Had I used this thing since, say, 1986?) I was fumbling around with the batteries. Then I realize. These two recent-college-grad types are looking at me in mild disbelief and horror, perhaps. Like I'm poor or low-tech and can't have an iPod. When the tape rewinds, I give them a nod and press play.

Posts that I never got around to posting: NYU pub crawls getting out of hand!

Posts that I never got around to posting: People on Ninth Street throw away really big TVs

And this is still tiny compared to the one Slum Goddess found here.