Week in Grieview

We learned about tough economic times at the St. Mark's Bookshop (Friday)

Photos from the rent rally march (Monday)

The campaign vs. 'the doorshitter' (Thursday)

We looked at a suspicious cooler (Tuesday)

We looked at the new mural at Houston and the Bowery (Thursday)

5 East Village developments to watch this summer (Tuesday)

PS 122 is closing for renovations (Thursday)

The ICTTS has a new name (Tuesday)

We found out what's coming to the former Miracle Grill space (Wednesday)

Open Road Park closed (Thursday)

The comedy of saving a parking space (Thursday)

Reminders today: Puke Island 2011 in Tompkins Square Park

Per the flyer, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

BFF Bikes

As part of the Bicycle Film Festival 2011 this weekend... the BFF Street Festival Today took to East Second Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue earlier today ... where Bobby Williams paid a visit...

Tompkins Square Park, 9:15 p.m., June 25

"Contempt" via Dave on 7th.

Earlier today on Avenue A

Photo by Shawn Chittle.

Tomorrow in Tompkins Square Park: Puke Island 2011

Per The Shadow website:

Sunday, June 26: ICONICIDE PRESENTS: PUKE ISLAND 2011

As many of you know, the first Punk Island was complete and utter chaos, and 100% free expression. A badly organized bolt from the blue. Without going into detail, it's gotten way TOO organized for a lot of people.

COME ON DOWN to Tompkins Square Park on Sunday, June 26, from 2 pm - 6 pm (one week after Punk Island), and bask in what it used to be.

The schedule at this point is subject to change, and a couple bands need to be confirmed, but right now it looks like:

2PM - The Autistics
2:40 - The Straight Edge Huffers (featuring Johnny Waste)
3:20 - Sexual Suicide
4PM - Agitator
4:40 - Up Your Bucket (members of KILSLUG)
5:20 - Olde York

'Add this to the long list of vanishing New York institutions: Jeffrey’s Meat Market'

In case you missed this report from The Wall Street Journal late yesterday afternoon:

Add this to the long list of vanishing New York institutions: Jeffrey’s Meat Market.

When Jeffrey’s, believed by many to be Essex Street Market’s longest-tenured seller, vacated a couple of months ago, the owner and city officials hoped for its return.

But this week Jeffrey Ruhalter – the business’s charismatic fourth-generation owner – confirmed that he’s not coming back to the city-owned market on the Lower East Side.

“I’m leaving the Essex market,” said Ruhalter, 55 years old. “Right now, honestly I’m still numb from it. I started working there when I was six years old. We moved into Essex Street Market the day it opened and we’ve been there ever since. It’s hard to accept.”

The Lo-Down has more here.

This news prompted BoweryBoogie to ask a bold-faced question:

Seriously, what the fuck is happening to our neighborhood?

Let's try this again: 'Contempt' tonight in Tompkins Square Park

As Esquared alerted us ... someone official postponed last night's free screening of "Contempt" due to the threat of storms and what have you.

So!

The screening is on for tonight...

7:15 PM: Music by DJ Super Jaimie
8:30 PM: Film "Contempt"

Le Mépris | Contempt
By Jean-Luc Godard | 1963
With Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Fritz Lang, Jack Palance
In French with English Subtitles
Rated PG | 103 min

Parisian screenwriter Paul Javal (Piccoli) and his wife Camilla (Bardot) join director Fritz Lang and American film producer Jeremy Prokosch (Palance) on the set of new film version of The Odyssey in Italy. Camille is not happy about this long journey away from home and among strangers...

[Image via Nonetheless]

East Fifth Street, 8:47 a.m., June 25

Avenue A and 11th Street, near midnight, June 24

[Photo by Shawn Chittle]

3 scenes from Tompkins Square Park today

Photos by Bobby Williams

Last Friday for the Mars Bar?

That seems to be the consensus, anyway, with an alleged June 30 closing date looming. But no one knows for sure.

Meanwhile, Goggla shares her feelings on all this here.