Former San Loco space for rent on Avenue A

San Loco closed for good on Feb. 16 after 15 years at 151 Avenue A, as we first reported here. The for rent signs are up now…



We didn't spot the listing online. The sign says "retail," though given that San Loco had a full liquor license, you'd have to expect another bar-restaurant in this space.

As for San Loco, the locations on Second Avenue and Stanton Street remain open … as well as the outpost in Williamsburg.

Vivi Bubble Tea coming to East 14th Street

Chinatown-based Vivi Bubble Tea is expanding… with a new shop coming this spring to 226 E. 14th St. (previously a small dress shop) between Second Avenue and Third Avenue… a poster announcing this mentions Gramercy…



Which is confusing. Because everyone knows that this area is either East Union Square … or the Northwest East Village …

Also, the check cashing place next door closed … and that space is for rent too…

As the crow eats

East 9th Street today via Bobby Williams…

Week in Grieview

[Snow Your Rights, per anon commenter. Photo by Derek Berg]

RIP Marty Thau, manager of the New York Dolls (Monday)

Walter De Maria's home/studio hits the market for $25 million (Thursday)

Ben Shaoul's parents are suing him for $50 million (Monday)

ConEd's new signs to warn pedestrians about stray voltage (Friday)

Out and About with HiFi's Mike Stuto (Wednesday)

A big reveal at 154 Second Ave. (Tuesday)

Burkina has a new lease on First Avenue (Monday)

The Winter Antifolk Festival celebrates 20 years at Sidewalk (Wednesday)

A lawsuit at the Pride and Joy BBQ site (Tuesday)

McSorley's celebrates the big 1-6-0 (Monday)

About that 'no pizza' petition (Thursday)

Alphabets is closing and moving on Avenue A (Thursday)

Cafe Cambodge opens on Avenue C at former Arcane space (Tuesday)

Video: Watch 324 E. Fourth St. get Hanksified (Wednesday)

Can your landlord drill your lock off to make repairs inside your apartment? (Thursday)

So long holiday tree lights in Tompkins Square Park… (Monday)

So long Peter Stuyvesant Post Office (Friday)

[Updated] A makeshift memorial on 2nd Avenue for those who died during the uprising in Ukraine

Members of the local Ukrainian community created a memorial outside 136 Second Ave., which houses the Ukrainian American Youth Association in this building between St. Mark's Place and East Ninth Street…



Al Jazeera America reported from the scene here:

They expressed sadness and anger over the violence that left at least 77 people dead in the bloodiest week since anti-government protesters took to the streets of the capital Kiev in late November, furious with President Viktor Yanukovich for rebuffing a deal with the European Union to strengthen old ties with Russia.

No one who spoke to Al Jazeera expressed support for Yanukovich, who was dismissed by parliament on Saturday. Many said he should face stiff punishment for the deaths of demonstrators.

Updated 2:15

A reader shared these photos from the site today… where U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney and other leaders held a press conference…





All the media outlets seemed to be on the scene… we'll link to one of them once the recaps are online… (Here is the report from WCBS.)



Updated 2:25

This photo from EVG reader Dan Efram shows how the memorial is growing…

Exclusive 2nd look inside the all-new USPS retail outlet on East 14th Street

The mostly eagerly anticipated USPS retail outlet opening ever The new USPS retail outlet opens tomorrow at 333 E. 14th St. at the former Duane Reade (and Gristedes) location. We don't know exactly what services will be offered here, aside from self-service stamp sales and P.O. boxes. (We'd have better luck getting info from the Kremlin.)

This location will serve, in part, as a replacement to the now-closed Peter Stuyvesant Post Office branch at 432 E. 14th St.

Anyway! Walked by the place this morning… The iconic Duane Reade has-moved-around-the-corner sign is still up. But workers removed the paper that covered the windows…





.. and here is a shot from last night via EVG regular Pinch, who first alerted us to the photo opp…



Guess we'll find out tomorrow what other services the retail outlet will offer… such as large package pickup.

Previously on EV Grieve:
UPDATED: Did you hear the rumor about the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office branch closing?

Report: Closure of the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office is pretty much a done deal

Today in rants: the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office

Meanwhile, at everyone's favorite local post office branch...

Reader mailbag: What has happened to the Cooper Station Post Office?

The Peter Stuyvesant Post Office closes for good TODAY

A look at your new post office on East 14th Street

The most amazing photo of a rainbow that you will see today, most likely

We posted a photo of a (the?) rainbow from late Friday afternoon…

…EVG reader Cliffdweller sent along this photo taken from the East Village that afternoon… showing a (the?) rainbow ending, seemingly, at the Chrysler Building…



And the photo has not been altered/Photoshopped/Instagrammed, etc.



Per Cliffdweller: "The photo didn't do it justice — it was quite a sight. But yes, the picture is definitely real — as real as rainbows ever are…"

The E Smoke Shop is cooking now!

[Feb. 15]

The rest of the signage for the all-new E Smoke Shop on the corner of Third Avenue and St. Mark's Place went up yesterday… The transformation of the former New Corner Magazine (or King's Magazine) is, apparently, complete…



Wait till you see it at night!

Previously on EV Grieve:
New Corner Magazine closed for renovations; new operator to take over

What happened to DJ Lenny M?

[Updated] A new look for the magazine shop on Third Avenue and St. Mark's Place

E Smoke Shop now anchoring St. Mark's Place and 3rd Avenue

Today

First Avenue and East Ninth Street … via EVG regular jdx

The Peter Stuyvesant Post Office branch is going… going…

The Peter Stuyvesant Post Office winded down its stay at 432 E. 14th St. yesterday… today the branch is just open until 1 for people with P.O. Boxes… as we first reported yesterday, this location of the U.S.P.S has closed for good… with retail services taking place down the block at 333 E. 14th St. starting Monday.

One thing is for sure: No one really knows what's going on here…

Here's the scene yesterday around 5 (four hours after they ended business for the day) … where some customers had no idea that the branch was closing so soon…


[Photo by Bobby Williams]

And we still don't have any better idea if large parcel services will operate out of the F.D.R. Station at East 54th Street and Third Avenue.

Aside from the Cooper Station on Fourth Avenue … another option is the Tompkins Square Station on East Third Street between Avenue B and Avenue C…



Here is that location's info … via the U.S.P.S. website…

Retail Hours
Monday-Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm Saturday-Sunday Closed

Bulk Mail Acceptance Hours
Monday-Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm Saturday-Sunday Closed

Pickup Services Hours
Monday-Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm Saturday-Sunday Closed

Lobby Hours
Monday-Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm Saturday-Sunday Closed

PO Box Access Hours
Monday-Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm Saturday-Sunday Closed

PO Box Delivery Time
Monday-Friday 12:00pm Saturday-Sunday Closed

Last Collection Hours
Monday-Friday 5:00pm Saturday-Sunday Closed

High on a rainbow

Missed this today! Rainbow photo late this afternoon via @speakman …

Raising the plow

How about some Railroad Jerk with "These Streets" from 1992...