The man who has been living next to the trash at Starbucks

A reader notes that a man has been living in a snow pile next to the Starbucks on Second Avenue at Ninth Street the last few days... Apparently the employees of Starbucks and the pet store next door are used to him by now... He also refuses any kind of assistance from police or Social Services... Per the reader: "He's right in front of a bus stop too. All bundled up and packed in w/ the snow, garbage and pigeons."

Billy's survived the blizzard...

...but will it survive the Suburbanization of The Bowery?

A rather ominous message from Billy's Antiques ...

Meanwhile, American Gothic Billy's Style ... Spider and Sugar Bear...

[Photo by Billy Leroy]

Unruly patron tosses trash can through the HiFi front windows

A tipster passes along word that an unruly patron tossed a trash can from Avenue A and 11th Street into the front door and window at EV Grieve favorite the HiFi...

Per the tipster, the patron — known to those in the bar — became verbally abusive Sunday evening and was told to leave. He walked to the corner and returned with the trash can. Which ended up in the window. Given the blizzard, the police couldn't immediately respond to the scene. The bar did file a report later, though.

16 Handles closed until New Year's Day

Looks as if some renovations are going inside the Second Avenue FroYo mainstay....

Their Facebook page says they're be back open late Saturday afternoon...

Last night in buying Select Bus tickets

Second Avenue near 14th Street.

Posts that I never got around to posting in 2010: Cooper Square Hotel Guests

Written but never posted on July 18...

I walked by the Cooper Square Hotel the other morning ... and the two people in the attached photo walked out the front doors...

A bellhop type held the door open for them and bid the couple farewell...then he looked at his co-worker and they both started snickering... Maybe the laughter had nothing to do with the couple. Or, more likely, the Cooper Square Hotel continues to act like a high school bully....

Rejected posts from 2010: Food truck craze getting out of hand

Posts that I never got around to posting in 2010: What would happen if you wore the Ludlow Suit on Ludlow Street?

Trend pieces that we never covered this fall: Abandoned cupcakes

Earlier this evening on Stuyvesant Street and 10th Street

Imperial Tavern and Superdive pretty much having the same New Year's Eve party

The new Imperial Tavern on Ludlow Street...



Superdive...

Le Souk: New Year's Eve party still on

Previously.

Superdive on the January CB3/SLA docket

The Lo-Down notes that the CB3/SLA agenda is out now... (Set your calendar: Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m.)

A few highlights ... including confirmation that Superdive is coming back from the dead...

Renewal with Complaint History
• La Vie (La Cave LLC), 64 East 1th St

Applications within Resolution Areas
• Coyi Cafe (Constance L Enterprise Inc), 42 Ave B (wb)

• Cien Fuegos (Cien Fuegos LLC), 95 Ave A

Alterations/Transfers/Upgrades
• Superdive (Rapture Cafe & Books LLC), 200 Ave A (alt/op/legalize work done, move bar)

New Liquor License Applications
• Ashton Thai Place Inc, 244 E 13th St (wb)

Today in post-blizzard walks

The M15 Select Bus Service has never been more convenient!



Now the fun begins! Identifying the various stains in the snow!



This NYU dorm on Third Avenue and NYU uses the A&L Cesspool Service.



An igloo of sorts in front of the Bowery Hotel...



The Street Life Ministries provides a most valuable service for this and other neighborhoods... Their musical selection today was questionable, though: "Let it Snow."