Images and stories 2017, Part 2

Here's a sampling of the stories and photos from the past year... July through December (find part 1 here) ... thanks to everyone who contributed during 2017!

July

Woo, it's 100 degrees out! Photo by Derek Berg...



The great sinkhole of Tompkins Square Park...



Noted on First Avenue...



The Polish G. I. Delicatessen closes on First Avenue between Sixth Street and Seventh Street...



DOUBLE RAINBOW... photo by James and Karla Murray...



I know what you did last summer ... spotted at Avenue A and Ninth Street entrance to Tompkins Square Park...



When you're late for the BBQ and can't find a cab, July 4 on Seventh and Avenue C ...



At the wake for Cher, the willow of La Plaza... photo by Steven...

August

About Jake, who roamed the East Village these past 11 years...



Solar eclipse... photos by Frank Franca...





The Confederate flag controversy on Avenue D and Eighth Street...



Summer storm ... photo via EJ...



The Village Voice announces that its ending its print edition...



A Starbucks for St. Mark's Place and Avenue A...



Tagging — then cleaning — the cube ... via Derek Berg...



Webster Hall closes...



Someone returns a book to the Tompkins Square branch 38 years after it was due back...



Sea Monster performing in Tompkins Square Park during the David Peel memorial ... photo by Steven...

September

Every recap needs a mannequin photo...



Workers remove Cher from La Plaza... via Steven...



Noted in Tompkins Square Park... photo by Bobby Williams...



Higher ed on Sixth Street ... via Goggla...



Hurricane Maria relief efforts continue at the Second Street firehouse...

October

Cafe Orlin wraps up 36 years on St. Mark's Place...



Jimmy Webb opens I Need More on Orchard Street ... photo by Walter Wlodarczyk...



HiFi ends its 15-year run on Avenue A... via Dan Efram...



RIP Flatbush... photo by Steven...



A crowd descends at the Halloween Dog Parade in Tompkins Square Park... via Steven...



... and at the Dog Parade ... by Stacie Joy...



Remembering Tom Petty at the Black & White Bar on 10th Street...



So many adventures... photo by Derek Berg ...

November

A fall sunrise from St. Mark's Place...



Publisher abruptly shuts down Gothamist and DNAinfo...



Friends and loved ones place flowers on Cooper Square where Elizabeth Lee was reportedly gunned down by a onetime boyfriend who had been stalking her...



The latest iteration of the International Bar closes, merges with its sister saloon, the Coal Yard, one block to the south on First Avenue...



Northeast corner of St. Mark's Place and Third Avenue will yield to a 7-story office building ...

December

The beloved washer-dryer combo of 10th and B...



The Grassroots Tavern will close after 42 years on St. Mark's Place...



Pre-Supermoon via Goggla ...



... and a holiday scene in Tompkins Square Park...

Right here, 'Right Now'

The Creatures with "Right Now" from 1983. 💖 Siouxsie Sioux

Thank you for 35 years of reheating leftovers and other microwaving activities

Someone discarded their microwave on 12th Street and Avenue A last evening... but not before leaving a note of appreciation on the appliance... "Broken. 35 yrs of service. RIP."



Thanks for @PerJennifer for the photos!

Images and stories 2017, Part 1

Here's a sampling of the stories and photos from the past year... January through June... thanks to everyone who contributed during 2017!

January

A snow shot above Avenue A via jdx ...



Ray celebrates No. 84 ... via Stacie Joy...



A presidential piñata on Fourth Avenue ... via Derek Berg...



At the Women's March on NYC ... by Derek Berg

February

A Monday morning ... via Bobby Williams...



M2M closes on 3rd Avenue ...



Valentine's night at Sunny's ... via @EdenBrower



At the rally for the former PS 64 at City Hall ... via Peter Brownscombe ...



No roundup is complete without an abandoned mannequin photo... via Steven...

March

Snowfall on Avenue A ... via Grant Shaffer...



After 40-plus years of serving vegetarian cuisine in the East Village, Angelica Kitchen announces its closure...



The snow car of Fourth Avenue via Derek Berg



Fire jumping at La Plaza ... via Ryan John Lee...

April

Cyclist Kelly Hurley dies after being struck by a box truck making an illegal turn on First Avenue at Ninth Street...



The Tompkins Square Park Art Bar... photo by Daniel...



Good Friday on Third Street ... via Stacie Joy...



A spring scene in Tompkins Square Park... via Bobby Williams...

May

Love and shrooms for Gregg Allman outside the former Fillmore East on Second Avenue ...



At the DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park ... via Stacie Joy...



News arrives that the Sunshine Cinema on East Houston will close in January ...



Feeding time in Tompkins Square Park with Dora and her latest red-tailed hawk offspring... photo by Bobby Williams



Report of an early-morning fire at 328 E. 14th St., home of Artichoke Basille’s Pizza ...



The Sean Spicer lawn ornament in Tompkins Square Park... via Steven...



East Village tenants pay landlord Raphael Toledano a visit at his Upper West Side home...

June

At the 2017 Drag March... via Stacie Joy...



A two-alarm fire on Broadway at Eighth Street as seen from Astor Place... photo by Grant Shaffer...



San Loco closes on Second Avenue...



Ranger Rob brings a new red-tailed hawk to Tompkins Square Park ... via Goggla ...



Lenin returns.... via Steven...



McDonald's on Third Avenue at St. Mark's Place closes after 20 years ... via MP...



A morning scene at Houston and Avenue A... via Aaron...



Summer rain in Tompkins Square Park... via Bobby Williams...