Ian Jones Memorials

Back in September, I posted a story about a memorial at the Avenue A and East 9th Street entrance to Tompkins Square Park, dedicated to someone who went by the name Lower East Side Jewels.

That same day, further down the 9th Street corridor through the park, was this memorial photograph:

Memorial photograph.

I'm surprised to see these photographs still being placed around the park. Some of you may remember these earlier memorials, from this past August:

Inside Tompkins Square Park.

On East 7th Street.

From dangerous sociopaths to promising young models, East Villagers love their memorials!

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L.E.S. Jewels R.I.P.

I was walking by Tompkins Square Park this past Saturday, when I saw this, at the entrance of Avenue A and East 9th Street:

L.E.S. Jewels R.I.P.

Lower East Side Jewels was notorious for drinking, taking drugs, and fighting. When he died, one person commented on another blog:

Surprised to hear about LES Jewels. Never said a word to him but liked how he never said a word to me either.

From there to here, from here to there, memorials are everywhere… in the East Village Today!

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