Sunday, January 30, 2011
Why the FDNY was on First Avenue this afternoon
In case you were wondering why the FDNY was all over First Avenue this afternoon around 2:30 between 9th Street and 10th Street.... EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams was on the scene... where there was a minor kitchen mishap...
East 10th Street: Now with a little less shade
During the Great Thunder Blizzard of 2011 snowstorm the other night... part of this tree on East 10th Street between Third Avenue and Second Avenue came crashing down ... there were no reported injuries...
[Via SoulSeller]
This morning, the block was, er, blocked off while tree crews took to cleaning up the remains...
This morning, the block was, er, blocked off while tree crews took to cleaning up the remains...
Last day for Phase Shift at La MaMa La Galleria
In case you haven't had a chance to stop by yet... today is the last day for Phase Shift, the collaboration between Jennifer Williams and Wilfredo Ortega responding to the changes in both the Bowery’s physical surroundings and its artist community.
Here is one of the wall collages by Williams...
La MaMa La Galleria is located at 6 East 1st St., between Bowery and 2nd Avenue. Hours: 1-6 p.m.
Here is one of the wall collages by Williams...
La MaMa La Galleria is located at 6 East 1st St., between Bowery and 2nd Avenue. Hours: 1-6 p.m.
[Updated] Kenny Scharf restores his mural
We've been following the saga Of Kenny Scharf's mural on Houston and The Bowery... it has been bombed ... restored ... and bombed again...
The Late Adopter has this shot of Kenny Scharf on the scene last night restoring his mural...
And here are a few others courtesy of The Late Adopter...
The Late Adopter also has video here.
Bucky Turco has more at Animal New York.
The tentacles at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
A reader notes the giant Octopus Snow Sculpture at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery ... this is the work of Joey Schaefer.
Top this, Essex Street Snowman!
DNAinfo has a few more shots of the Octopussy.
Top this, Essex Street Snowman!
DNAinfo has a few more shots of the Octopussy.
Of Walmart and the city's power brokers
At the Daily News today, Adam Lisberg writes about Walmart's new ad campaign that takes aim at City Council, labor unions and other groups that are trying to block the retailer from opening locations in New York City.
"The key message here is that New Yorkers should decide where they shop and work," said Walmart spokesman Steven Restivo. "Some of the louder voices in the debate don't represent the interests of New Yorkers."
Which means that the nation's largest retailer won't be present Thursday for the Council hearing on Walmart's foray into New York.
As Lisberg writes:
"The key message here is that New Yorkers should decide where they shop and work," said Walmart spokesman Steven Restivo. "Some of the louder voices in the debate don't represent the interests of New Yorkers."
Which means that the nation's largest retailer won't be present Thursday for the Council hearing on Walmart's foray into New York.
As Lisberg writes:
To Walmart, the Council and its traditional allies are increasingly irrelevant.
This comes as union membership in New York is declining, as a once-iconoclastic city fills with Targets and McDonalds, and as the Council legislates about dog leashes and movie trailers while Mayor Bloomberg wields the real power.
Earlier this evening on East Fifth Street
The FDNY was out in full force tonight on East Fifth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B... ConEd was on the scene too, a reader reports, checking for gas leaks.... No fire, just a scare...
Photos via windward.leeward at Flickr.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Noted
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And there's also the Facebook account.
And there's also the Facebook account.
The worst slush-filled corners of the East Village
Based on e-mails and reader comments, here are three of the more difficult corners to navigate... certainly there are others...
Southeast corner of the Bowery and Second Street...
Northeast corner of 12th Street and Second Avenue....
And the worst ... the northeast corner of Sixth Street and First Avenue...
Southeast corner of the Bowery and Second Street...
Northeast corner of 12th Street and Second Avenue....
And the worst ... the northeast corner of Sixth Street and First Avenue...
This headline says it all
From the Post today.
Bloomberg doubts Tavern on the Green should reopen, sees restaurants like Shake Shack as future
Bloomberg doubts Tavern on the Green should reopen, sees restaurants like Shake Shack as future
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