Here comes the sun... sort of

We'll take it. Photo by Bobby Williams.

More storm damage

Here on East Ninth Street between Avenue C and Avenue D... photo via Mike House.

A large NYPD presence on East 12th Street

A reader report from late this afternoon on 12th Street between Avenue A and B... a reader heard someone yell "Stop him!"

"I saw people from the street and cops running down 12th Street. Got outside and saw them wrestling with this kid. They finally got him under control and took him back down 12th Street toward B. Tons of people outside, tons of cops. Don’t know what he did ..."

Anyone have more details?

Downed tree takes bike along for the ride

Houston at Elizabeth via @DicksCottons

East River Park Irene damage

Photos from Crazy Eddie.

Hurricane Irene miracles

Sandwich survives... Or maybe it blew in a la the cow in "Twister"? Via a reader on Avenue B at Third Street.

Nail salon awning down on First Avenue

...between 12th and 13th Street and 14th Street... via @ebrahits

B Cup is open

And no line! Avenue B and 13th Street. Let us know what else is open in the comments... Photo via faces.

More storm damage

Second Avenue near Fourth Street.

A shot of another downed tree in Tompkins Square Park

On the Seventh Street side. I believe three came down in total during the storm. Photo by @diyaj

Irene churns up world's largest condom in East River

Now in the Hurricane Irene Lost and Found

A reader spotted this near the Avenue C loop of Stuy Town...

Post Irene, East River looks pretty much the same

As Dave on 7th notes, the garbage tells the story. Water level got to promenade level here along East River Park.

O'Hanlon's sets up 'Emergency Boredom Relief Center'

On 14th Street near First Avenue. Via @CeaseTheDay

Noted

Irene creates historic lines for Mud Coffee

on East Ninth Street ... and it wasn't even open yet notes @marytom

And from John Marshall Mantel...

East River, 11:30 a.m., Aug. 28

Photo by @nsanchis

Quelling looting on Avenue B

Photo by Dave on 7th.

3 downed trees in Tompkins Square Park

That was the early word this morning from the people milling about who seemed to know what they were talking about... Dave on 7th has some photos...

Another downed tree

EV Grieve reader Alex reports the loss of a beautiful tall tree in the yard between Fifth and Sixth Streets between Avenue A and B.

Fortunately, the tree fell toward Avenue A, because otherwise it would probably have taken out some people's windows.

The tree (on the left) in August 2009. Not sure when the tree on the right came down.

The best of East Village Irene preparation art

On Avenue A....

...and at Bar 82 on Second Avenue...

Over on Mercer Street, kids, sun

Photo by John Marshall Mantel.

Hells Angels show what they thought of Hurricane Irene

They didn't even cover their bikes.

Storm flushes out Tompkins Square Park rats

Per EV Grieve reader Jamie: "Past Tompkins...teeming with rats...pretty unbelievable. It looks like the whole ground was moving."

And from @gaminette — "There are dozens of not dead rats in Tompkins Square Park - they came thru #Irene just fine."

Second Avenue around 9:45 a.m.

Third Avenue here.

First Avenue here.

Avenue A here.

Otherwise, things are just ducky!

Booo! Sorry, all the Fruity Pebbles have gone to my head. Seventh Street at Second Avenue.

Third Avenue around 9:50 a.m.

Near Ninth Street.

First Avenue around 9:40 a.m.

Near Ninth Street.

Bad for business?

I mean, shouldn't the psychic have known the extent of Irene ... and known that there wasn't a need for the tape?

'It's the EYE'

We're in the eye of the storm, according to a man who looks like this... who said it in a really creepy way...

Avenue A, 9:10 a.m., Aug. 28

Willow tree down in La Plaza Cultural

Ninth Street and Avenue C...