How was your lunar eclipse?

Bobby Williams caught some of the lunar eclipse late last night/early this morning from his East Village perch.

The first two photos are from 1:30 a.m. …



… and the last shot was at 2:30 a.m.



As we cut-n-paste from CNN:

In a total lunar eclipse, the full moon turns a coppery red as it passes into Earth's shadow. During the process, the moon's bright glow dims, taking on a red hue because of shimmers of sunlight and sunsets seeping through the Earth's atmosphere.

Apparently clouds obscured the blood moon part of it on the East Coast … otherwise, this would have been the projection…


[Desiree Martin/AFP/Getty Images]

Joey Ramone died on this date in 2001

Born: May 19, 1951
Died: April 15, 2001

Previously on EV Grieve:
Mickey Leigh on his brother Joey Ramone's 'New York City' video

The changing of the bulb above the Eat Me sign

Outside Crif Dogs on St. Mark's Place late this afternoon…

Finding Happiness in Tompkins Square Park

Spotted earlier today by EVG contributor Derek Berg ... difficult to make out in the photo ... but the case is marked "Happiness."



Unfortunately, given the condition of the tape (and the fact the we haven't had a working VCR in years), we'll never know if this was the Todd Solondz film ... or maybe something homemade.

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition

[Palm Sunday outside St. George's by Fallopia Tuba]

Debaters debate the pros and cons of gentrification (The New York Times)

One ugly hotel heading to 50 Bowery (BoweryBoogie)

A visit to Parmys Persian Fusion on First Avenue (The New York Times)

Not wasting any time boarding up Rizzoli's 57th Street Bookstore (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

More about the Wash House, the laundro-grilled cheese combo place on East 1st Street (Zagat via NY1)

A spring scene in Tompkins Square Park (Gog in NYC)

Alex is unhappy about Shakespeare & Co. closing (Flaming Pablum)

The proposed highway to run through Washington Square Park — in the 1950s (Ephemeral New York)

The Hester Street Fair returns in two weeks (The Lo-Down)

You can buy nachos in a helmet at Yankee Stadium for $20 (Gothamist)

... and via @slicksean ... A photo of the installation against gun violence in the cemetery of St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery yesterday...

Report: July 4 fireworks returning to the East River

[The spirit of America!]

You will apparently no longer have to rekindle that friendship every July with those people you really don't like who live on the west side and have a rooftop view of the Hudson ...

According to The Observer, Mayor de Blasio is expected today to announce that the July 4 fireworks will return to the East River where God wanted them to be.

In his former job as public advocate, Mr. de Blasio, a Brooklynite who campaigned as a champion of the outer boroughs, called on Macy’s, the event’s sponsor, to move the show back from the Hudson River so it could be seen by residents in Queens and Brooklyn. The display was moved to the Hudson, between Manhattan and New Jersey, in 2009.

And now a look back at the July 4 fireworks from an EVG friend's roof in the East Village in 2009 ... feel free to ohh! and ahh!

This year's Howl! Festival has been postponed

[Photo from 2013 by ~Joan]

Word went out last night that the annual Howl! Festival has been postponed… here's the message from the Howl! website …



And that's all we have about it at the moment…

Updated 4/14:

Bob Holman had this to say about the situation last evening on his Tumblr …

Steve Cannon will continue as Poet laureate and will rule at the next HOWL, whenever that is. It’s Tompkins Sq Park bureaucracy, IMHO — HOWL has never been supported like the Treasure that it is.

Another flyer campaign to 'stop the rooftop noise' at 84 E. 10th St.

These signs are up along East 10th Street between Fourth Avenue and Third Avenue … (we also spotted some on Third Avenue…) …





Here's a look at the recently remodeled 84 E. 10th St. …



And the helpful arrow points out where the roof likely is…



Seriously, though … there have been complaints about rooftop noise here dating back to June 2010 … before the building got the makeover…

According to a listing that we spotted for No. 84 in March 2013, there is only one residential unit here … (the 2-bedroom space was asking $7,500). The amenities included "a huge private roof deck."

Yoo's Convenience Store — home of New York's 'best coffee' — going out of business on 2nd Avenue

The time for Yoo's is coming to an end at 50 Second Ave. …



The owner (is it Mr. Yoo?) said that the landlord is doubling his rent. "How can they do this?" he said while shaking his head. "But what are you going to do."

We'll miss the handwritten notes here boasting having the best coffee in the city…

Exchange Alley has not been open lately

The New Orleans-themed Exchange Alley has not been open for the past week or so here at 424 E. Ninth St. between Avenue A and First Avenue.

There aren't any signs up to note a temporary closure … and there's nothing on their website or Facebook page to indicate anything is amiss. Calls to the restaurant go unanswered. However, the well-regarded restaurant is no longer listed on Open Table. We reached out to chef Paul Gerard, formerly of the SoHo House kitchen, to see what was happening here.

Exchange Alley, which opened in August 2012, was the latest to give this space a try … where Olivia, Sintir and Zi' Pep all closed in fairly quick succession ...

The restaurant enjoyed some high-profile press ahead of its opening, including a write-up on Vogue.com

There's a really steep fine for jumping on this sidewalk gate outside Bedlam

Spotted these stickers the other day in front of Bedlam at 40 Avenue C…



Not sure who enforces this fine… and gets to keep the money. And how are we expected to pay?

DOUBLE ghost signage discovered at 88 3rd Ave.

Earlier last month, EVG reader Dave from 14th Street noted the above ghost signage that workers uncovered while converting the former Amici Pizza into (heh) a Funkiberry Premium Frozen Yogurt shop.

NOW!

EVG regular ~evilsugar notes that there was ghost signage under the Lawrence & Paul's Pizza & Restaurant ghost signage…



Here's a better shot via Scoboco … showing Luigi's 3rd Ave. Pizza…



Meanwhile, the remains of the the Lawrence & Paul's sign are now in the dumpster on Third Avenue…



Previously on EV Grieve:
Stuff that you can't make up: More FroYo for the East Village

Ghost signage uncovered on Third Avenue and East 12th Street

Luke's Lobster goes more art house

East Seventh Street.

Previously

Tonight's almost full mooooooon

Looking east from East Houston Street via @speakman

Week in Grieview

[Union Square yesterday by Terry Howell]

Shakespeare & Company losses lease on Broadway (Monday … Thursday)

RIP A Gathering of Tribes (Thursday)

The hawk couple of Tompkins Square Park now has three eggs (Wednesday)

Gino DiGirolamo is retiring after 50 years in business (Thursday)

Landmarks Preservation Commission OKs 8-floor hotel adjacent to the Merchant's House Museum (Tuesday)

Clayton Patterson is moving to the Austrian Alps (Monday)

This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef has closed (Wednesday)

Why the East Village smelled like a campfire (Monday)

Check out this rooftop art gallery (Tuesday)

6 St. Mark's Place is for lease (Friday)

Wicked Wolfe BBQ opens on East 14th Street (Thursday)

First exhibit for City Lore (Monday)

Out and About with Jon Gerstad (Wednesday)

Max Fish clears first hurdle in return to LES (Tuesday)

More about the retail-residential complex coming to 50-62 Clinton St. (Thursday)

An updated look at Alphabet Plaza (Wednesday)

Openings: Handsome Dan's and INA (Tuesday)

Hello 311? These street lights along East Houston have been out for a long time (Friday)

King Tut evicted from tomb on East 8th Street

An EVG reader spotted this in the De Colores Community Yard & Cultural Center on East Eighth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C…

Word here is that his tomb is being converted into a 3-bedroom apartment with roof deck. Per the Streeteasy listing, the apartment will feature "high-hat lighting, exposed brick and old world charm."

In bloom

The jackets are coming in nicely this spring!

Photo in Tompkins Square Park yesterday by Michael Sean Edwards

Afternoon delight

Tompkins Square Park today by Bobby Williams

Topless weather

East Seventh Street and First Avenue today via EVG contributor Derek Berg.

High times: New clock appears above East 13th Street and 4th Avenue

So last Saturday we spotted our old friends from Bay Crane doing something or another on the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and East 13th Street… we took the above photo (remember: you always take photos of cranes).

And that was that. Until blogger Andrew Fine pointed out to us the arrival of an old-timey clock …





Per A Fine Blog:

It appears to be part of the re-branding of Pan Am Equities' 4000 unit apartment portfolio by Mirador Properties, which is now in charge of marketing and leasing. Mirador is overseeing the upscaling the properties with Restoration Hardware fixtures, high end appliances, and sleek lobbies. It is being branded as "True North", dedicated to combining "Old New York design" with "modern technology and amenities". Ok, whatever.

Early morning car fire on East 8th Street

The FDNY was quick to respond to this car fire on East Eighth Street between Avenue C and Avenue D… EVG reader Peter H. from 8th Street shared these photos …











No word at the moment what caused the fire…

Liar, liar

Babes in Toyland. "Bruise Violet." 1992.

Noted

Apparently East 10th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A is flowing green at the moment, as this photo by @FashionByHe shows... not sure why at the moment.

Perhaps there was a spill at one of the two Juice Press locations on East 10th Street... the sight of this lends some credence to the theory...