East Village Bikes, by George

Here's another one for the "Don't blink or you'll miss it" file!

I was walking down Avenue C — oh, back on April 12 — when I saw that the beloved Recycle-A-Bicycle was gone!

Recycle-A-Bicycle — gone.

I checked out the sign in the window (with the groovy leopard-skin tape!):

Groovy leopard-skin tape.

They weren't kidding when they said it was coming soon. I passed by there again this past Sunday, and the new, beloved East Village Bikes was open, and they have a dog!

Official dog of East Village Bikes.

There's a sign in window that says they accept donations:

Sign in window.

You could give them some money, I suppose, but me: I'm going to give them dog treats!

#eastvillage #avenuec #bikesbygeorge #dogs #eastvillagebikes #recycleabicycle #signs

Shopping Carts, By George!

If you've walked around the East Village lately, as I have, you will probably have noticed an increase in the number of shopping carts chained up to things!

Here are some from just the past few weeks:

On East 4th Street between Avenues C and D.

Outside the former, beloved Bikes By George,
on East 4th Street between Avenues A and B.

On East 6th Street between Avenues C and D.

On East 9th Street between Avenues B and C.

The signs of homelessness are on the rise… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #9thstreet #avenuea #avenueb #avenuec #avenued #bikesbygeorge #homelessness #shoppingcarts

Bikes by George

For a long time, a rumor has circulated that Bikes By George, on East 4th Street, bought and sold stolen bicycles.

Bikes by George.

Today, I passed by, and saw these signs in the window:

Thieves beware!

That works for me!

#eastvillage #4thstreet #bikesbygeorge #bicycles