Well, darn — we missed this today in Tompkins Square Park... "
Bobby Williams and his personal trainer were onhand for these photos.
NO 7-ELEVEN COMES TO TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK
Saturday, April 6, 1 pm (7th St. between A&B)
FEATURING
• The NO 7-Eleven Players
• The Community Wheel of Fortune w/prizes!
• The 7-Eleven Dance Competition (for YouTube)
• Reverend Billy and the Church of Life After Shopping
AND
Two new plays especially written for this very special event!
"NO 7-ELEVEN!!"
A tawdry tragedy by Sugar Di Abetes
AND
"NO 7-ELEVEN!!!!"
A dour comedy by Dewey, Cheatem & Howe
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COME ONE COME ALL!!
-nO tOmAToEs-
Friday at 9 a.m. on the steps of City Hall, City Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Chair of the Committee on Public Housing, and Council Members Margaret Chin and Melissa Mark-Viverito will be joined by other elected officials, Tenant Association Presidents, community organizations, advocates and concerned residents as they hold a press conference to demand that the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) improve the Infill Development process to empower residents.
The Council Members will then proceed to Council Chambers in City Hall to conduct an oversight hearing of NYCHA’s Infill Development/land lease proposal and to consider a resolution that calls on NYCHA to “engage its residents in planning for and to include certain requirements in any ground leases for NYCHA land.”
In addition to the provisions in the resolution, the Council members will call on NYCHA to hold themselves to a “gold standard” of resident and community engagement, including, without limitation:
• Additional time between Infill meetings at affected developments so that all affected Tenant Associations and residents can secure independent legal and technical assistance to review plans and make meaningful comments
• Additional time between now and the release of the RFP — including a third meeting where residents and their “technical advisory team” can review a draft RFP and comment upon it before it is released
• NYCHA must ensure that all comments on the Infill plans are addressed and responded to; they must also provide a paper based system (to compliment the online portal) that captures the comments of those who do not have internet access. Lastly, suggestions should be centrally posted and logged for all residents to review
• NYCHA should commit to full Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) review for each Infill site, ensuring that the community has an effective voice in the process and that additional considerations and interconnected issues that major development presents are unilaterally addressed
#lastsupper #goteam twitter.com/MasakNYC/statu…
— Masak (@MasakNYC) March 31, 2013
Masak started out six months ago with a limited menu, and that's how most publications reported on it. Perhaps as a result, the place hasn't gotten much traction and sits half-empty most evenings. But that's not the only problem. The biggest difficulty is the name. When a friend recommended the place, I first thought she said Masa, referring to the wildly expensive sushi parlor at Columbus Circle. Next, I thought she meant Mas, the Greenwich Village wood-oven "farmhouse." Only after she spelled it out, quite literally, did I realize it was a unique place unto itself.
This is what I am proposing ... that out of respect for Taylor's family and attorney, we will cancel our protest at Magnum Real Estate ... but since this is all over the place and people are gonna show up, we will have a meeting about the situation especially about others affected by Shaoul and his sledgehammer. I will be there at 5 pm and wait for anyone who wants to come and we will have the meeting at a location not in front but down the street ... I have no doubt whatsoever that calling for this protest had an effect on any buyout deal for Taylor Mead, but since others are in the same position he is I think it would be wrong not to do anything at all. I also think ... others have a right to meet about what Shaoul has done to them.
Kinofest NYC is proud to announce its program for its fourth festival featuring films from Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries. This year's festival will include 10 screenings, presenting more than 25 short and 4 feature films from independent filmmakers from Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, the UK and the US.
The festival will kick off tomorrow at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St, and will end on Sunday. Film screenings will take place at two East Village cultural institutions: The Ukrainian Museum, 222 E. 6th St., and the Anthology Film Archives at 32 Second Ave.
This year's festival will feature seven short films from the Kyiv-based collective called "Goodbye, Ukraine!" In 2012, this group of filmmakers completed an anthology of 34 short films that examine and explore the reasons why hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have left their country since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. According to a recent report by the BBC, 1.5 million Ukrainians have left their homeland in search of greater economic opportunities that are not available in Ukraine.
Via Cokau Lab, an audiovisual studio based in ... Paris.
3 words about this video: Too much High Line! Damn, that's four! Too much Highline!
And maybe we should do an "East Village in 3 words" video...
h/t @guywasko
Busy Self-Serve frozen yogurt shop in East Village for sale buy owner.
Store is located on St. Marks Place between 2nd and 3rd Avenue. Extremely high foot traffic area 7 days a week.
Great for frozen yogurt business or other fast food concepts.
Store has been in business since 2008. Absentee owner looking to sell.
9 years, 6 months remaining on new lease with new 2013 tax base year.
750 SF plus basement storage space. Plenty of space for outdoor seating as well.
Current monthly rent way below market at $6200.
On Friday, Alphabet City Sanctuary, 638 E. Sixth St., is hosting its next Spotlight Speakeasy event ... a monthly performance series where local artists share their work in an informal yet intimate environment.
Doors at 8:30 pm
Show starts at 9 pm
Suggested donation: $10 (all proceeds go directly to the artists)
Lineup to include:
Nicole Callihan, poet
Sean McMahon, singer-songwriter
Bird Courage, featuring Erik Meier, Samuel R. Saffery and Sean McMahon
and a LIVE PAINTING with artist info to come!
Dear Friends,
only a few days left until closing day!!!
BUT..... we do have a "bid" in on a space in the east village so keep your fingers crossed!!
Someone tossing some nudes this a.m. on E. 6th St. twitter.com/evgrieve/statu…
— evgrieve (@evgrieve) April 2, 2013
SHAOUL AND HIS REAL ESTATE COMPANY HAVE BEEN AN EVIL CORPORATE REAL ESTATE WRECKING AND GENTRIFICATION CREW IN THE EAST VILLAGE. THE WORST OF THE WORST !!!!
"It’s going to kill him,” said Clayton Patterson, a neighborhood activist and longtime friend. “This is elderly abuse. It’s pretty Third World when you think about it."