The Blizzard That Wasn't

East Villagers woke up this morning to the sad news that the National Weather Service had cancelled the Blizzard Warning, replacing it with a Winter Weather Advisory.

What, it's Winter? Thanks for the advisory! There are East Villagers who had to use a vacation day for this!

Well, waste not, want not. Here are some "before" pictures.

The beloved The Shape Of Lies, on East 7th Street, put down plenty of salt on the sidewalk:

Plenty of salt.

East 5th Street, snowless:

Snowless East 5th Street.

Even the fire hydrants were preparing, as witnessed on Avenue A at St. Mark's Place!

Behatted fire hydrant.

This is the second fire hydrant I've seen lately wearing human attire — I see a trend developing!

Snow is snow, so I'll have plenty of snow pictures soon. After all, East Villagers are on vacation today!

#eastvillage #5thstreet, #7thstreet, #avenuea, #blizzard, #firehydrants, #salt, #sidewalks, #stmarksplace, #theshapeoflies

The Freewheelin' East Villagers

Even though Juno was the worst blizzard ever, it was still a snow day, and East Villagers had a great time being off work and walking around through the empty streets.

This couple stopped to take a picture in the intersection of St. Mark's Place and Avenue A:

Freewheelin' East Villagers.

East Villagers love snow days!

#eastvillage #stmarksplace #avenuea #blizzard

Cool Car in the Snow

I was walking across East 7th Street Monday night, waiting for the blizzard to arrive, when I saw this very cool car, covered in snow:

Cool car covered in snow.

Here's a front view:

Front view.

There was no chain attached to the front of this car, oddly enough!

That reminds me: I have to update a post. Be right back!

#eastvillage #7thstreet #cool #cars #blizzard

The Umbrellas of East Village

People think of the East Village as a place where everyone dresses in all‑black all the time, and it's true!

But East Villagers are renegades too — as soon as they establish a trend, they go against it!

This East Villager wore khaki pants and carried a cyan umbrella through Tompkins Square Park during the blizzard:

Cyan umbrella.

You never know what to expect… in the East Village!

#eastvillage #tompkinssquarepark #blizzard

Cool Old Pickup Truck Covered in Snow

Everybody's favorite cool, old, pickup truck was covered in snow during the recent blizzard that wasn't, as you can see from this picture:

Cool old pickup truck covered in snow.

You might notice that not only is it covered in snow, but it's not parked on East 9th Street, where it usually is. The owner must not have been able to move it on time last week, and had to park over here, after driving around for who knows how long?!

I took a picture of it this past Saturday also, in the same place:

Cool old pickup truck covered in "wintry mix".

With alternate-side parking rules suspended, I guess this truck will be here until next Tuesday, when it will have to move again, and probably wind up back on East 9th Street, where it belongs!

#eastvillage #blizzard #cool #cars #pickup #trucks #stmarksplace

Before the Blizzard

As you must know by now, the blizzard that was predicted was quite a disappointment! But before we knew that, East Villagers were filled with anticipation!

I was out just before midnight last night, taking pictures. Here are some of them:

Throwing a football, Tompkins Square Park.

Taking a selfie, Tompkins Square Park.

Riding a bike, Avenue B.

A rat path from trash bags to beneath a car. I saw the rat. Gross!

Mr. Plow! Avenue A.

Shortly before Mr. Plow drove by, a group of young people were walking down the middle of the avenue, shouting "Anarchy!" I heard there's a video of them being destructive. It was just like the old days, except anarchists didn't go out in the snow back then!

Delivering the pizza, East 7th Street.

Inside Tompkins Square Park.

Avenue B.

I hope you enjoyed this little excursion into the East Village before the blizzard. Stay tuned for more!

#eastvillage #7thstreet #avenuea, #avenueb, #blizzard, #snowplows, #tompkinssquarepark #anarchists

Citibike System Shut Down for Hurricane

East Villagers were surprised to learn that Citibikes would not be available during the hurricane… I mean blizzard! Did any of you call Juno a hurricane? I kept calling it that all day!

This was the first time the system was shut down for a blizzard. Here is a picture of a closed Citibike station, on East 6th street and Avenue B:

Closed Citibike station on East 6th Street.

With the subways and busses also shutting down, it would have been very helpful to have the Citibikes available to get around.

East Villagers are anxious for Citibikes to be available again after the hurricane is over!

#eastvillage #avenueb #6thstreet #blizzard #citibike

A Respite from the Blizzard

I know the blizzard hasn't really even begun yet, but some of you might need some respite already.

I took this picture yesterday, in front of Mud Coffee on East 9th Street:

The buds are budding.

By now, they're covered in snow, but this is what they looked like yesterday!

#eastvillage #mudcoffee #9thstreet #blizzard