Marketers at McDonald's Germany think of us as cappuccino cupcakes

I spotted this doozy at Eater National. As they report, "McDonald’s Germany has just introduced cupcakes inspired by four different neighborhoods in New York City. Each ad features a Manhattanite from each 'hood explaining why the cupcake is characteristic of where they live."

And Eater used Google translator to translate the ads... here's the East Village representative: "Here come from the most famous artists in New York. And here in dozens of tourists looking for new art galleries. I now play Andy Warhol once and tell everything what I like to art. This cappuccino cup cake = for example: all great art."


McDonald's in Germany is here.

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning edition

Thanks to EV Grieve reader Steve for the above photo taken yesterday at 10th Street and First Avenue....

Construction next door damages Action for Progress day care center on Houston (BoweryBoogie)

Remembering Bleecker and Christopher (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)

Avenue A sidewalk shed gaining in popularity (Neither More Nor Less)

How to find a cab (The New York Times)

Ron Kuby to defend Billy's Antiques (DNAinfo)

LES in a pickle over disappearing tradition (AFP)

From @dpentecost on Twitter: Seen on T-shirt, Prune customer 1st St: "Selling Out is the new Keeping it Real"

And Steve also captured some new, always-popular crosswalk hijinks, here at Avenue C and Fourth Street....

Rev. Billy arrested at Astor Place

Two weeks ago, there were multiple reports of the coal mountain mud left at the Chase branch at 10th Street and Second Avenue ... Rev. Billy & the Church of Life After Shopping, complete with the makings for another coal mountain, were holding protests last evening at the Chase branches at St. Mark's Place and Second Avenue and on Astor Place... according to readers R and M, Rev. Billy was arrested at Astor Place, as their photos show...





So, in the last few days, the 9th Precinct has arrested Rev. Billy and the chef of Pulino's... hmmm....

Previously on EV Grieve:
More on that coal mountain mud pile at Chase

Used book store opening on Avenue A

Shockers! An EV Grieve operative reports that a used book store is opening at the former Etherea Records space on Avenue A between Fifth Street and Fourth Street... A crew was working on the space this past weekend... opening date expected around May 1...



Wow. A used book store and a fishmonger opening soon on Avenue A...? I'll be passing out in the corner now for a few minutes.

Making the rats feel at home in the Mystery Lot

Courtesy of the The Antagonist Movement. In the beloved Mystery Lot.

Bombing the Domino Sugar Refinery

The Graffiti Friend of EV Grieve (GFOEVG) passed along a link from north of the Williamsburg Bridge... As The Street Spot noted this past Friday, the Domino Sugar Refinery was bombed last week in epic fashion...




Thanks to Luna Park for letting us repost these... She has more shots on her Flickr page.

Pot/pregnant wife etiquette sign already spoofed

On Friday, we posted this apartment etiquette sign from The Luxury Spot...



It was quickly spoofed at Barstool New York...

Etiquette sign season continues

Spotted on Third Street between the Bowery and Second Avenue...



Apparently a few folks from the Renewal on Bowery shelter across the street are congregating here...

A note for the irresponsible dog owners

On East Fourth Street near Avenue B.

Meatball bubble gum and other scenes from Easter

Oh, and free samples of frosting from Butter Lane Cupcakes on Seventh Street....

Why Pulino's chef Nate Appleman was arrested

According to Page Six today:

Nate Appleman, chef at Keith McNally's new Bowery hotspot Pulino's, got arrested Wednesday afternoon in the East Village. Appleman, who is covered in tattoos but stands barely 5-foot-8, was heading home from the pizza restaurant between shifts when cops spotted a chain running from his belt into a pocket. "It's a pocket knife that's two inches long that I used to cut boxes at work," Appleman told us. "I've collected knives since I was a kid. My mother gives me a knife every year on my birthday. This knife is the one she got me this year." After three police cars surrounded him, Appleman was taken to the 9th Precinct and charged with weapons possession. He was released two hours later and is due in court on April 27.

[Photo via BoweryBoogie]

Baseball tonight: Yankees-Red Sox rivalry brewing on Second Avenue?

As baseball fans gear up for the season opener tonight between the Yankees and Red Sox... Finnerty's on Second Avenue near 14th Street put up a large Yankees logo Friday...



...which is next door to the EV home of the Red Sox, Professor Thom's...



We asked Chris at Professor Thom's if they would let this stand...

"I saw that Friday when they were painting it. Rather big, huh? We won't be going that far -- our rep is very public already. But, look for a line down the sidewalk dividing the two fan bases."

You'll need to get your ham burrito elsewhere today

Chipotle on Union Square is closed... and they're very sorry about this.

Seen at the fish market: Spare the monkfish! Have an Easter Bunny instead!

13th Street.

Seventh Street, 9:52 a.m., April 4

Hunts that involve Easter eggs

And if you plan it right, you can go to all three...

Pillow talk

From the EV Grieve inbox...maybe more of a warning...

New York City's 5th annual, and the world's 3rd annual Pillow Fight Day!

Pillows fly and teddies soar as you converge for a giant urban pillow fight! Swing and whack as you evade pillow-wielding assailants. Bring a soft pillow and wait for the signal. Pillow fight!

Rules: Please follow these guidelines to ensure a safe and fun pillow fight for everybody!

+ Soft, feather-free pillows only!
+ Swing lightly, many people will be swinging at once.
+ Do not swing at people without pillows or with cameras.
+ Remove glasses beforehand!
+ Deposit pillows in donation boxes or take them with you.
+ Pajamas welcome.

Cleanup: Please eliminate your use of feathers. As the pillow fight grows in size, so does the mess. By participating, you are pledging to clean up twice the mess you made :)

This year, pillows will be collected and donated to a midtown no-kill animal shelter to make bedding for rescued dogs and cats.

According to Facebook, "This event has 16,844 confirmed guests." I hope this is worldwide and not just NYC...

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Street fair!

On Cooper Square today... oh, how I missed the naked mannequins and charbroiled sizzlin' chicken...






And Cooper Square Hotel guests get this street fair as an added bonus for staying here this weekend...



If you're away, then don't fret... the same vendors will be here 458 more times by summer's end...

Missing

Lost kitty found