And the crowd goes wild ...
Updated:
Here's the scene on East 10th Street and Avenue D just after 5... via @johnblack
Friday, November 2, 2012
Zombie alert tonight
"Shaun of the Dead" plays tonight at 7 in front of the St. Marks Church-in-the Bowery. East 10th Street and Second Avenue. Per the invite: "Bring radio, chair, blanket and hot beverages."
BBQ tonight at Matilda
BBQ Friday 2night! At Matilda 11th St at Ave C. Come support the East Village w/food & bev! 6-11pm! PLEASE RETWEET @boweryboogie @evgrieve
— Daily Food & Wine (@DailyFoodnWine) November 2, 2012
Noted on Avenue C
People are siphoning gas out of abandoned cars on Avenue C
— Zach Mack (@zmack) November 2, 2012
More scenes from outside Key Food yesterday
Where the dumpster was set up for employees to pitch produce and other items... I've heard varying accounts of the scene here. (I didn't see this.) A few news accounts painted this as an apocalyptic scene.
Here's the view from London at the Daily Mail:
Here are photos from Edward Arrocha, who noted via Facebook:
And C-Squat residents later cooked up the food for any hungry neighbors...
Here's the view from London at the Daily Mail:
Shocking images captured groups of residents sifting through garbage outside a Key Food supermarket at Avenue A and East 4th Street in the East Village yesterday.
Families, elderly people and young residents were seen climbing into the dumpster hunting for whatever they could find to eat.
Here are photos from Edward Arrocha, who noted via Facebook:
Outside of Key Food, a trip. Kudos to C-squat for liberating the food... but shame on the horders who took so much more then their fare share in spite of hungry neighboors... share, repost, let the world see New York...
And C-Squat residents later cooked up the food for any hungry neighbors...
Food trucks at Astor Place, Tompkins Square Park until 4 today
Via the New York City Food Truck Association... Food trucks will be out today in the city ... including:
Astor Place
- Rickshaw Truck
- Toum
- Wafels & Dinges
Tompkins Square Park
- Sweetery Truck
- Mexico Blvd.
Astor Place
- Rickshaw Truck
- Toum
- Wafels & Dinges
Tompkins Square Park
- Sweetery Truck
- Mexico Blvd.
Landlord serves eviction notice during Hurricane Sandy blackout
OK. But then.
Per the reader:
I was in our apartment Wednesday afternoon when someone knocked. Our hallway is pitch black, so I wouldn't open the door. A guy on the other side had "paperwork" for me to "sign." It was a 30-day notice of termination of tenancy!
They also had a bunch of guys collected outside the previous morning with a dumpster to demolish and gut another apartment in the buiding. There is no light in the halls. It was impossible and completely unsafe ... and they didn't work, thankfully for them.
Dr. Dave Ores providing free food, medical care again today on East Second St.
for LES residents: free sandwiches & coffee at 1pm, FREE MEDICAL CARE from 1-6pm. @drdaveores's office: 189 e 2nd at ave b. (cc @evgrieve)
— lia bulaong (@lia) November 2, 2012
He provided this yesterday too.
Also, Dr. Ores could use some help today making sandwiches if anyone is interested...
EVG on Twitter
Posting and updating at the EV Grieve Twitter account today too...
One of the 777 drivers on Ave. C told me he waited 7 hours in line for gas last night.
— evgrieve (@evgrieve) November 2, 2012
Energy bikes at ABC No Rio today
From the EV Grieve inbox...
From C-Squat this week...
Time's Up! will continue to provide free bike-powered assistance on Friday, Day 4 of power outage, from noon - 6pm on the Lower East Side
WHAT: Time's Up! will be setting up their energy bikes to continue offering downtown residents, left without power now for 4 days, a place to charge their cell phones and laptops. Food will also be offered by ABC No Rio Community Center.
WHEN: Friday, November 2, 2012, from noon - 6:00pm.
WHERE: In front of ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington Street, between Clinton & Suffolk in the Lower East side.
NEW YORK, NY (November 2, 2012) -- On Friday, November 2nd, Time's Up! will be setting up their energy bikes to continue offering downtown residents a free place to charge their cell phones and laptops, in front of ABC No Rio Community Center from noon - 6pm. Volunteers pedal the Time's Up! Energy Bikes to produce electricity that directly powers the charging stations. The energy bikes have been assisting New Yorkers without power since the first full day of the blackout.
The Time's Up! Energy Bike, that was previously used to power Zuccotti Park for Occupy Wall Street, was on display at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) in the East Village.
"The tidal surge flooded the basement of the MoRUS museum, but we were able to use the energy bike that was on display to power the water pump and drain out the basement," said Keegan Stephan, one of the designers of the Time's Up! Energy Bike.
"Time's Up! wanted to do our part to help our neighbors in need with the resources we have available, bicycles and eager cyclists ready to pedal all day to juice up cell phones so people without power can stay connected. Two energy bikes were set up outside on Avenue C for East Village residents affected by the storm. Today, Nov 2nd, we will head over to pedal on the Lower East Side," said Time's Up! volunteer Barbara Ross.
From C-Squat this week...
NEVER MIND Report: Con Ed says power back on to all of Manhattan by the end of today
Per Bloomberg News this a.m.:
UGH!
Bloomberg has a follow-up story saying:
Manhattan, slowed by power outages, flooded subways and closed markets since Sandy struck Oct. 29, should have electricity fully restored by the end of today, Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED) spokesman Robert McGee said.
UGH!
Bloomberg has a follow-up story saying:
Mike Clendenin, a spokesman for the New York-based utility, corrected another company spokesman who told Bloomberg Radio this morning that all of Manhattan would be restored today.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Heading back home
I tried to do the Grieve today from the neighborhood, but it wasn't working... spotty Internet access... it was just taking too long to get anything posted. So instead of roaming around, I zipped up to Lightsville for a good portion of the morning and afternoon to be more productive. Will likely do the same tomorrow. I'd much rather stay put... Meanwhile, if you have any Sandy-related stories to share, please send them to the EV Grieve email.
Be well tonight.
How you can help the Bowery Mission
Via the Bowery Mission website...
Current Needs
• Financial donations — We are serving three times as many as normal, and we will need to restock food and resources once we have power.
• Gasoline for our generators that are providing emergency power -- Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street), 45-51 Avenue D (between 4th and 5th Streets), or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Blankets at The Bowery Mission Transitional Center — Please deliver to 45-51 Avenue D (between 4th and 5th Streets) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Sweatshirts at The Bowery Mission ‚ Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Large and XL coats and hoodies — Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Men's jeans sizes 34-50 — Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Men's boots sizes 8-13 — Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Pantry items such as sugar, oatmeal, coffee, rice, potatoes — Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
Volunteer Opportunities:
Help provide food for 200 people at a time (make and/or get and drop off at the Mission - 227 Bowery)
Make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and drop them off
Trays of cooked food, ready to be served
Large amounts of Gatorade and Iced Tea - Currently only serving water
Current Needs
• Financial donations — We are serving three times as many as normal, and we will need to restock food and resources once we have power.
• Gasoline for our generators that are providing emergency power -- Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street), 45-51 Avenue D (between 4th and 5th Streets), or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Blankets at The Bowery Mission Transitional Center — Please deliver to 45-51 Avenue D (between 4th and 5th Streets) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Sweatshirts at The Bowery Mission ‚ Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Large and XL coats and hoodies — Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Men's jeans sizes 34-50 — Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Men's boots sizes 8-13 — Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
• Pantry items such as sugar, oatmeal, coffee, rice, potatoes — Please deliver to 227 Bowery (at Prince Street) or our Administrative Headquarters at 132 Madison Ave. (Madison & 31 St).
Volunteer Opportunities:
Help provide food for 200 people at a time (make and/or get and drop off at the Mission - 227 Bowery)
Make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and drop them off
Trays of cooked food, ready to be served
Large amounts of Gatorade and Iced Tea - Currently only serving water
Community
@zmack on @abcbeerco cleanup — 'we got hit very badly. But the sense of community is incredible and we're not giving up!'
— evgrieve (@evgrieve) November 1, 2012
Keep hearing the same variation of this... the sense of community... the community spirit after Sandy hit the area...
Find more EVG on Twitter
Meant to say much earlier that I'm tweeting and retweeting stuff @EVgrieve ...
@evgrieve There's a charging station at the corner deli of East 7th and 1st Ave.
— POP BOP & SNAP (@popbopandsnap) November 1, 2012
The Bowery Mission needs help
URGENT NEED: We greatly need gasoline to power our generators. We're running very low. Please bring to 227 Bowery if you can!
— The Bowery Mission (@BoweryMission) November 1, 2012
The scene at Associated this afternoon
The Associated supermart on Ave C is emptying itself into a dumpster. Many folks from the hood arriving w handcarts. flic.kr/p/dpKYUd
— finitor (@finitor) November 1, 2012
As @Finitor noted in a follow-up tweet: "Situation I observed is more about people making calm sensible use of unspoiled discards, NOT desperation."
As noted earlier, the store here at East Eighth Street was hit hard by the storm surge Monday night. There are unconfirmed reports of looting here too.
A Con Ed call
An end in sight?? Received call from ConEd that service should be restored by 11pm Saturday for 5th St b/w A & B. @evgrieve @nheastvillage
— Angela Smith (@angela_g_smith) November 1, 2012
Anyone else receiving the robo calls?
Father's Heart needs volunteers to help deliver food to the elderly who weren't able to leave
From the EV Grieve inbox...
RSVP here.
Friday, November 02, 2012, 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Group: Father's Heart, Hurricane Sandy Relief
Location: The Father's Heart, 545 East 11th Street
Attendance Limit: 25
Volunteers needed to help The Father's Heart distribute food to the elderly who were not able to evacuate on Aves C & D.
RSVP here.
C-Squat and MoRUS helping power the neighborhood
Courtesy of Times's Up!, C-Squat and the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Spaces (MoRUS). Read more about it about at New York Natives here.
The folks at C-Squat also broke out the BBQ... Last night via @Finitor... ...
[Updated] Claim: People are dumpster diving for food in the East Village
people are dumpster diving in the East Village looking for food. that's how bad it is post #sandy
— Courtney Dunlop (@BeautyEditorNYC) November 1, 2012
Updated:
Here's a tweet via Jonathan Vigliotti, a correspondent for News 4 New York...
Desperate families in East Village dumpster dive for discarded groceries. @nbcnewyork @nbcnews twitter.com/JonVig4NY/stat…
— Jonathan Vigliotti (@JonVig4NY) November 1, 2012
A reader who witnessed this thought it wasn't necessarily out of desperation ... just people taking advantage of free groceries, with the rummaging happening to find the items that hadn't expired...
Updated 5:59:
[Updated] East Village restaurants that are serving now
Fork in the Road has a list of East Village restaurants open right now.
Find the article here.
Quickly:
• Paradiso on Avenue B
• Ray's on Avenue A
• Macaron Parlour on St. Mark's
• Oyama on 1st Avenue
What else? Please let me know in the comments.
Updated:
Luke's Lobster on East Seventh Street
JoeDoe on East First Street for drinks at 6 p.m.
Spina on Avenue B at East 11th Street
Professor Thom's on Second Avenue
Shervins Cafe on East Seventh Street near Avenue A opens at 6
Bar 82 on St. Mark's Place near St. Mark's
Zerza on East Sixth Street
Find the article here.
Quickly:
• Paradiso on Avenue B
• Ray's on Avenue A
• Macaron Parlour on St. Mark's
• Oyama on 1st Avenue
What else? Please let me know in the comments.
Updated:
Luke's Lobster on East Seventh Street
JoeDoe on East First Street for drinks at 6 p.m.
Spina on Avenue B at East 11th Street
Professor Thom's on Second Avenue
Shervins Cafe on East Seventh Street near Avenue A opens at 6
Bar 82 on St. Mark's Place near St. Mark's
Zerza on East Sixth Street
Free medical care until 6 p.m. on East 2nd Street
Via Dr. Dave Ores:
I’m open today if I can help anyone. Until 6 pm. 189 E 2nd Street between Avenue A and Avenue B.
LES food and distribution sites
Via EveryBlock:
Food and water distribution sites will open throughout lower Manhattan at 3 p.m., Mayor Bloomberg announced today.
Sites below 14th Street include:
10th Street between Avenues C and D
Catherine Street between Monroe and Cherry Streets (Smith Houses)
Pitt and Houston Streets
Grand and Clinton Streets — water only
Bowery and Division Street (Confucius Plaza)
In addition, the National Guard, NYC Service and the Salvation Army will go door-to-door in residential high-rises in order to check on seniors and those with disabilities who have been affected by the blackout.
Resident shares photos of wiped-out apartment; looks forward to return
EVG reader Mark Smith shares these photos of his basement apartment that got wiped out in the storm surge on Monday night ...
His employer put him up in temporary quarters. But he is looking forward to returning to the neighborhood as soon as he can ... he asked if anyone had leads on an apartment. Here's his email.
His employer put him up in temporary quarters. But he is looking forward to returning to the neighborhood as soon as he can ... he asked if anyone had leads on an apartment. Here's his email.
Last night
Somewhere along East Ninth Street near Avenue C. The remnants of a flood-damaged apartment.
A quick look at Avenue C and D this morning
Around 8:15 a.m. or so... As you would expect, a lot of activity at the Con Ed substation (it doesn't look so busy in this photo, just trust me...)
...a common sight... hydrants are open... I saw a few residents of the Lillian Wald houses fill up buckets and take them back inside the buildings...
The remnants of a big tree that fell on East Seventh Street near Avenue C....
It is difficult to tell how much damage there are to the businesses and buildings on the parts of Avenue C and D that were flooded (I believe the water stopped around East Fifth Street at Avenue C) ... Most places look fine on the outside, where the gates are down. I know there are many flooded basements. Yesterday, there were all sorts of gas-powered pumps in action.
The Associated on Avenue C at East Eight Street was hit particularly hard. There appeared to be an inch of water on the floor this morning. A worker was carrying out bags of mucky products.
I'm still playing catch-up with all this. Please let me know if you have any updates or anything Sandy related.
...a common sight... hydrants are open... I saw a few residents of the Lillian Wald houses fill up buckets and take them back inside the buildings...
The remnants of a big tree that fell on East Seventh Street near Avenue C....
It is difficult to tell how much damage there are to the businesses and buildings on the parts of Avenue C and D that were flooded (I believe the water stopped around East Fifth Street at Avenue C) ... Most places look fine on the outside, where the gates are down. I know there are many flooded basements. Yesterday, there were all sorts of gas-powered pumps in action.
The Associated on Avenue C at East Eight Street was hit particularly hard. There appeared to be an inch of water on the floor this morning. A worker was carrying out bags of mucky products.
I'm still playing catch-up with all this. Please let me know if you have any updates or anything Sandy related.
Tuesday night on St. Mark's Place during the blackout
St. Mark's Place on Tuesday. Via Gothamist, who has more photos of the East Village in the blackout here.
Signs of cell phone life on Avenue C
The front of Esperanto on Avenue C and East Ninth Street is a spot for cellular service... At last look, there were 25 people making calls, texting, etc. (And there are rumors that the cell phone reception area will be applying for a beer-wine license...)
... and a few steps away. Didn't see anyone around at this hour.
This happening at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) on Avenue C? Does anyone know?
... and a few steps away. Didn't see anyone around at this hour.
This happening at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) on Avenue C? Does anyone know?
Watch Con Ed blow up, and in slo-mo replay
You may have been one of the 6 million plus people who already viewed this video...
Per the description:
The initial explosion at the Con Ed Plant, E14th and FDR in New York City.
Per the description:
The initial explosion at the Con Ed Plant, E14th and FDR in New York City.
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