East 10th Street yesterday

During the street fair portion of the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, which continues today...

[Blue Glass]

[Bobby Williams]

Another protest outside the Continental tonight

EV Grieve reader AWKWORD notes that protestors — organized by the Answer Coalition — have returned to the Continental on Third Avenue this evening to protest what they consider to be discriminatory acts by the bar’s bouncers....

You can read more about this ongoing story here. Bob Arihood has more at Neither More Nor Less here.

Table tennis tagging

A little more than two months since the city installed a new permanent ping-pong table in Tompkins Square Park, someone has tagged it...

We're not always whistle-blower types. But, in this case, we will admit we know who's responsible...

Marshal seizes Hirai Mong on St. Mark's Place

Here at 12 St. Mark's Place, a restaurant space that has seemingly been about 10 different things in the last 10 years... Hirai Mong opened last March in the former Gama space.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Former Gama space becoming a fusion restaurant and bar

Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream now open on Seventh Street

Thanks to the multiple tipsters who pointed out that the Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream shoppe is now open on Seventh Street just east of Second Avenue... And, apparently, they are happy to be here.

Previously.

A marriage proposal by mural on Second Street (and she said yes)

Multiple readers/tipsters sent along word yesterday about a marriage proposal on the mural on East Second Street at Avenue A... as this photo from RyanAvenueA shows...

And later, Ryan (different one!) notes that the Caitlin of the mural said yes. Hey, he's not even on his knee!

The Late Adopter has a nice shot of the mural too here.

Your chance to ride the Lady Gaga train

I read somewhere (not sure where exactly) that Lady Gaga ads were now adorning subway cars... Thanks to EV Grieve reader Tony for these shots of the S train in Times Square...

A new mural by Chico at 10th and C

EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams caught up with Bobby Williams Chico yesterday afternoon working on a new mural on 10th Street just east of Avenue C...

Teddy Bear down

In Tompkins Square Park today.

[Bobby Williams]

Dream on

Suicide circa 1979 or so.

Free this weekend: Bike Noise 4; David Peel; a lot more!

So, that's it for me. I'm headed out for a weekend of golfing, sailing and socializing at my place in Sagaponack. See you back on Tuesday!

Haho. That's a good one. But seriously. See you here.

For more information, visit:

Theater for the New City here.

And the good people at The Shadow here. And thanks to Wombat in Combat.

Obscura Antiques owners share weird wares with Conan O'Brien

Mike Zohn and Evan Michelson, owners of Obscura Antiques and Oddities on East 10th Street, appeared on "Conan" last night... As you probably know, they have their own show, "Oddities," on the Science Channel.

Late-night marketing at Snack Dragon

Image at Snack Dragon on East Third Street via @saywhatagain

EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition

Rape trial fallout: What proof does a woman have to have? (The New York Times)

Neighborhood reaction to the verdict (DNAinfo)

The Scribbler returns (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

A scene from Tompkins Square Park the other night (Nadie Se Conoce)

Moving discounts at Discovery Wines (East Village Eats)

A rundown of some LES-related Memorial Day Weekend happenings (The Lo Down)

East River String Band covering Cee-Lo Green (Slum Goddess)

From the Mars Bar with love (The Gog Log)

Alex is back with another NYC band photo quiz (Flaming Pablum)

A Howard Johnson for Allen Street? (BoweryBoogie)