Updated: Baoguette Cafe looks rather closed

Over on St. Mark's Place, Michael "Bao" Huynh's Baoguette Cafe near Second Avenue looks rather permanently closed...

However, there is a sign...

Which doesn't exactly explain why the inside looks as if the place was ransacked...

The DOH temporarily closed the Cafe back on the spring... Meanwhile, BaoBQ closed on First Avenue a few weeks ago.

Bao is opening a new restaurant on Greenwich Avenue and says that he is moving back to Vietnam at some point in the future... via Eater ... and Gael Greene.

Updated 9-4 12:15 — Eater gets confirmation that Huynh has closed this location.

Last mass for Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church today

Several residents passed along word that today will mark the last mass for Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church on East 12th Street ... the church will be making way for some sort of yet-specified new development. In May 2007, The New York Times reported that the Roman Catholic church would close as part of a realignment by the Archdiocese of New York. However, the church remained open for mass on Sundays... there is one Spanish-language mass now at 11:30 a.m.

I'm unaware of any ceremonies to mark the closure. In May 2007, parishioners carried a statue of Mary from the church to lead a procession around the block, as The Villager noted.

This is also the last weekend for the flea market in the church's lot.

Previously.

State of Grace

Here on the St. Mark's Place at Avenue A ... outside the Sushi Lounge... Bobby Williams kept tabs on a new ad in the works...

Yes please...

Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!

In case you couldn't make yesterday's street fair on Fourth Avenue, you're in luck — there's another one today on Broadway between East 14th Street and Waverly Place... same stuff, of course...

... featuring more squeeze Lemonade pushcart races...

And, despite the humidity, you may be interested in trying on one of these...

You can also admire the brand-new signage at this new local business...

Last look at the corner of Avenue A and East 11th Street

As noted earlier today... this is the last weekend for the Mary Help of Christians flea market on Avenue A at East 11th Street ... Some sort of housing is expected to take over this space.

Here are a few photos via Bobby Williams...

Luke, I am your mover

East Seventh Street at Avenue A.

The Mary Help of Christians flea market closes for good this weekend

As you can see from the sign, this is the last weekend for the Mary Help of Christians flea market on Avenue A at East 11th Street... not a surprise — residents and vendors have been talking about this date for months.

We've been following the saga of the Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church and its inevitable, unfortunate, closure to make way for a new development these past five years.

Multiple neighbors/parishioners have said that the church, school and adjacent property have been sold to a developer to make way for some type of housing.

The flea market will be moving over to the Immaculate Conception Church on East 14th Street and First Avenue in October, first noted by The Villager.

I actually missed this article last week, in which Lincoln Anderson talked with Catholic Archdiocese of New York spokesperson Joseph Zwilling.

“There’s no secret that it’s on the market.” Zwilling said he believed what’s being offered is the entire site, including the parking lot, but wasn’t absolutely sure if that’s the case.

I'll have more on all this later.

Previously.

Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!

Oh, thank fucking god goodness we have one more of these before the summer officially ends! On Fourth Avenue from East 14th Street down to New York Harbor Astor Place.

Street fair highlights include Squeeze Lemonade pushcart races...

... and a pig holding his entrails sausage.

Bonus towing coverage...

...the owner even zipped up before the NYPD rep had the car up...

...got towed anyway...

Updated: Ah! In the comments, Pinhead says there's one tomorrow too on Broadway between Waverly and 14th...

A Kiss mix tape

As we've pointed out, renovations continue at the former Nice Guy Eddie's space on Avenue A at East Houston ... where (maybe!) a gastropub called Boulton & Watt is opening...

Anyway, must be a pain to reassemble Chico's Kiss plywood mural every day...

Before!

Now!

Though we do like the mix-and-match challenge...

Second Avenue, 9:01 a.m., Sept. 1

A summer scene

Photo by Shawn Chittle

Moon shot(s)

Last night via Bobby Williams.