Atop Cellar Doors

If you thought sitting atop cellar doors was privilege reserved only for restaurant patrons, think again!

Now you can sit, or even lie, on this abandoned couch on East 2nd Street, atop the cellar doors there:

Atop cellar doors.

There's an old saying that there are two things you should always do when you have a chance: pee, and sit down.

In the East Village, you can always sit.

Come to think of it, you can always pee too!

#eastvillage #2ndstreet #abandonedcouches #cellardoors #pee #sit

Expanding

Back in June, the LinkNYC kiosk on Second Avenue between East 7th Street and St. Marks Place was cramped!

Today, the space has expanded!

Behold:

Expanded living area.

In a squat, you would have to knock down a wall to expand your living area!

#eastvillage #7thstreet #linknyc #secondavenue #crusties #stmarksplace #abandonedcouches

Abandoned Matching Couch and Chair

I was walking across St. Mark's Place yesterday afternoon, when I saw this abandoned couch by the curb, with three shadowy figures standing beside it:

Abandoned couch.

I know what you're thinking now: That couch doesn't match anything — but wait!

Matching chair.

There's no telling why they were abandoned in separate locations, or why the couch was placed parallel to the street and the chair was left willy-nilly.

So next time you're on St. Mark's Place, set a spell! Take your shoes off! Y'll come back now, y'hear?!

#eastvillage #abandoned #chairs #couches #stmarksplace

Abandoned Couches

I was walking across East 9th Street this past Saturday, when I saw this abandoned couch outside the beloved Doc Holiday's:

Abandone couch.

As I was taking this picture, an unkempt East Villager walked by and said "Haven't you ever seen an abandoned couch before?"

"Well, no" I thought to myself, "I haven't."

And this got me to thinking: what an exciting life this fellow must lead — all the abandoned couches he's seen! And not just couches, but ottomans too!

And then it happened.

I was walking across St. Mark's Place, when I saw… well, see for yourself:

Second abandoned couch.

A second abandoned couch!

Good things come to those who wait… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #9thstreet #abandoned #docholidays #stmarksplace #couches

Abandoned Couch

I was walking across East 4th Street yesterday, when I saw this couch, which someone abandoned on the sidewalk outside Orchard Alley community garden:

Abandoned couch.

Last night, Orchard Alley hosted the first film of a festival sponsored by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space. The name of the film-festival is "I (Heart) NRCHY"!

The arrival of this couch couldn't have been timed better — East Village anarchists love found objects! I bet they took it inside the garden and had a front-row seat for the movie!

Down in front!

#eastvillage #filmfestival #abandoned #couches #orchardalley #communitygarden #museumofreclaimedurbanspace #4thstreet