Enchantments Butts

The beloved Enchantments, on East 9th Street, is the East Village's premier witchcraft supply store:

Witchcraft supply store.

You might think that witches and their fellow travellers are healthy people, keeping their bodies pure for the goddess, but look at this:

Bucket of cigarette butts.

A bucket of cigarette butts!

Maybe the devil makes them do it?!

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The Ash Bucket

Almost all East Villagers will recognize what this is chained to a tree outside the beloved Kikoo All You Can Eat Sushi & Sashimi restaurant on First Avenue:

Chained to a tree.

For those born in the East Village, who probably don't know, it's an ash bucket — it's where you put the ashes (and hot coals) from the fireplace before taking them outside!

Here is a closer view:

Closer view.

Here is a close-up of the lock, and the label telling you what it is that's supposed to go here:

Lock and label.

You'd have to be on the ground before you even saw that Cigarettes label!

Here is an aerial view:

Aerial view.

Plastic cups with straws are almost like cigarettes, which are almost like ashes and hot coals… in the East Village Today!

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Cigarette Butts

East Villagers love to smoke cigarettes, and they love to throw the butts on the sidewalk when they finish!

There were so many cigarette butts on the Second Avenue this past Sunday, that I almost didn't see this bird, eating a cupcake:

Bird eating a cupcake.

Fortunately for the birds, there are many cupcake stores in the East Village — they probably even have their favorites!

Hopefully, they won't take up smoking!

#eastvillage #cupcakes #secondavenue #birds #cigarettebutts #litter