Disaster Tourism

People are, no doubt, familiar with the fire on Second Avenue that burned down four buildings back in late March. It was a terrible fire, and pointed out the danger so many people face in the East Village, as the tenement buildings age.

Things have returned to normal for those who were not displaced, and that means tour busses are starting to include the site on their routes. These pictures are from yesterday evening:

Tour bus at fire site.

People lined up outside the beloved B&H Restaurant for some dairy food:

Cheese blintzes, anyone?

Meanwhile, others lined up outside the beloved Enz's for the chance to buy some rockabilly clothing:

Move it on over, Stray Cats!

Others took in the plywood poster fence, now behind a chainlink poster fence:

Plywood poster fence behind chainlink poster fence.

Cashing in… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #bhdairy #enz #fire #secondavenue

If You See Something, Say Something

East Villagers who ride on the subway have probably seen the signs there that encourage riders to call the police when they see an unattended bag.

I was walking up Second Avenue this past Sunday, when I saw this unattended bag of trash in front of a store called Enz's:

Unattended bag of trash.

And since I saw it, I have to say something:  That's a pretty snazzy trash bag, there! (That's also a pretty scary mannequin in the window!)

Even the trash has flair… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #enzs #secondavenue