Sales Galore

East Villagers love to shop, and they love to save money!

At the beloved St. Mark's Bookshop, on East 3rd Street, everything is 50% off:

50% off.

(Aside: Take a look at the "A" in "Clearance", above. That is not the same font as the other letters in that word. What's up with that?!)

Oddly enough, even at 50% off, they're not selling many books:

Lots of books still on the shelves.

If books are not your thing, and hats are, you're in luck — there's a great sale at the beloved Pork Pie Hatters, on East 9th Street:

Another great sale.

There's never been a better time to live… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage 3rdstreet #9thstreet #porkpiehatters #signs #stmarksbookshop

Wet Paint

I was walking across East 3rd street the other day, when I saw this Wet Paint sign:

Wet Paint sign.

Here is a close-up:

Close-up.

It was certainly considerate (and East Villagers are nothing if not considerate!) to put up this sign, warning people of the paint hazard, but who would stand on cellar doors and lean against the bottom of a storefront, anyway?!

In case you were wondering what the inside of this formerly-beloved store looks like, it looks like this:

Inside the formerly-beloved store.

White is the new black… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #signs #3rdstreet #inside #paint

New York Village Deli

The beloved New York Village Deli on First Avenue was home to some of the East Village's finest confections, but no longer:

New York Village Deli no longer.

In the end, two things did them in: 1) they had a ridiculously-high minimum on debit/credit card purchases; and 2) they stopped selling bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll at noon!

East Village Today has one piece of advice to the owners of the new deli, if that's what opens here: Don't stop selling bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll at noon!

#eastvillage #firstavenue #newyorkvillagedeli #closed

Fixing East 2nd Street

Residents of East 2nd Street between Second Avenue and The Bowery have yet another reason to cheer: construction work is taking place to mend the deplorable condition of that stretch of street:

Construction on East 2nd Street.

What was their first reason to cheer, you ask? Having a Citibike station on their block!

East Villagers know that having a Citibike station nearby improves the appeal of that location — it's only natural that fixing the street would follow!

#eastvillage #2ndstreet #citibike #constructionsites #secondavenue #thebowery

Children Crossing

East Villagers all love the very groovy Earth School (and associated Tompkins Square Middle School) on Avenue B — it's where East Village kids learn to be so cool!

Here is an example of why it's so beloved:

Children Crossing Ahead.

East Villagers love irony!

#eastvillage #avenueb #earthschool #signs #tompkinssquaremiddleschool

The Many Uses of Plywood

Back in December, I found myself walking across East 9th Street. Passing by the former East 9th Street West Virginia Building^®, I saw this:

Building permits attached to makeshift plywood tree stand.

"How unusual", I thought to myself. "You don't usually see building permits attached to a makeshift plywood tree stand!" (I talk to myself in the second person.)

Today, I passed by there again. The tree stand was gone, and in its place was an elevated plywood sidewalk:

Elevated plywood sidewalk.

"How unusual", I thought to myself. "You don't usually see an elevated plywood sidewalk!"

And the tree stand is gone!

And the building permits are attached to the balconies!

A lot has happened this Winter… you know where.

#eastvillage #9thstreet #constructionsites #renovations #plywood

Abandoned Jacket

It was really warm in the East Village this morning!

(How warm was it?!)

It was so warm, an East Villager took off his pleather jacket and threw it on the ground:

Pleather jacket on the ground.

I don't know why he threw it on the ground — now it's dirty!

#eastvillage #abandonedclothes

Watch Your Step

Regular readers of this blog will no doubt remember the beloved Uliana on East 9th Street, that I wrote about back in 2014.

Things have not improved there, I'm sorry to report. Today, while walking past the salon, I saw this sign:

A sign.

On closer inspection, you can see what it says:

Last two steps are broken!

Here is a close-up of the last two steps:

Close-up of the last two steps.

Weeding out the infirm… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #uliana #9thstreet #signs

Cat Adoptions Collection Box

East Villagers are not proud; if they want money, they will come right out and ask for it!

The beloved St. Mark's Bookstore is one example: here, here, and here!

The beloved Cat Adoptions, on East 9th Street, is another — they even have a collection box by the sidewalk!

Collection box by sidewalk.

It's like the St. Vincent de Paw Society… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #catadoptions #9thstreet #stvincentdepaulsociety

Feeling The Bern at Manitoba's

People usually associate punk-rock music with right-wing politics, and with one notable exception, they're right!

This is why East Villagers were surprised to see signs advertising a fund raiser for Bernie Sanders held at the beloved Manitoba's, on Avenue B:

Fundraiser for Bernie Sanders at Manitoba's.

Manitoba's is owned by Handsome Dick Manitoba, who was in the punk-rock band The Dictators.

I wonder if anyone went? East Villagers are notoriously right-wing in their politics!

#eastvillage #avenueb #manitobas #berniesanders #signs