Makeshift Memorial

I was walking through Tompkins Square Park recently, when I saw this makeshift hanging on a fence behind some benches:

Behind some benches.

Here is a close-up:

Close-up.

It looks some kind of Italian renaissance painter, or something!

#eastvillage #benches #fences #flowers #memorials #tompkinssquarepark #italianrenaissance

9th Street Block Party 2017

It hardly seems like a year has passed since the last 9th Street Block Party, and yet, here we are again!

Let's get to it then, eh?

This woman was selling hats, and baked goods that might have been Starbucks remainders:

Suspicious baked goods.

Antiques are always popular at the 9th Street Block Party:

Antiques.

These things are called "CDs". This is how your parents listened to music! They put them into a "CD player" and… music played! It's more technical than that, but it's not important.

These are still in their original cellophane packaging, so they're collector's items!

Collector's items.

These things are even older — this is how your grandparents listened to music! They're called "records". They would put them onto a "phonograph", cranked a handle on the side, the record would spin, they'd put a needle onto it and… music played!

Again, it's more technical than that…

Records.

Why would anyone want to sell this t-shirt?!

T-shirt for sale.

Once again, the bird man was hawking his photos:

Hawking photos.

You know, if his name was Stephen, the caption would read: Stephen Hawking photos. That would be confusing!

Signs tell people which clothes are which:

Signs.

I think I saw someone moving items from one side to the other!

You might not know it, but those glittery gold things are lamps.

All that glitters is not a lamp.

So many shoes!

"Which shoes do I choose?"

Gluten-free-free tote bag for sale:

Gluten love.

It's hard to tell where the flowers end and the people begin, at the beloved BeetleBug:

Flowery maiden.

As always, there was a band:

"If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?"

A good time was had by all!

#eastvillage #9thstreet #9thstreetblockparty #beetlebug #cds #enchantments #flowers #lamps #musicians #records #tshirts

Some Sort Of Shriney Thing

Wherever you go in the East Village, you're bound to run into some sort of shriney thing or another.

Here is an example I saw on May 31, on the corner of First Avenue and East 9th Street:

Shriney thing.

There's no telling what it's for, but soon it'll be a shrine to dead flowers!

#eastvillage #9thstreet #firstavenue #shrines #flowers

Ahead of the Curve

Once again, the East Village is ahead of the curve!

I saw these flower buds popping up among the wood chips around a tree back in December:

Flower buds, back in December.

When the buds start popping, you know Spring can't be far behind… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #flowers #spring

Caged Flowers

I'm not sure why someone would put their flowers behind wire, but here they are, right on St. Mark's Place:


Maybe it's to stop those pesky bees from alighting on them!

In any case, now you can experience both the flowers and St. Mark's Place, through the modern wonders of video!

#eastvillage #flowers #stmarksplace

Head on a Rail

I was walking down St. Mark's Place yesterday, when I saw this head on a rail:

Head on a rail.

Here's a close-up:

Close-up.

It's not just a head, it's a baby-with-a-wry-smile-and-a-milk-maid-scarf head! When's the last time you saw one of those?!

It's almost enough to distract you from the flower boxes and collapsing cellar doors surrounding it!

#eastvillage #cellardoors #sculptures #stmarksplace #flowers

Tiny Flowers

East Villagers love tiny flowers, like these on East 9th Street:

Tiny flowers.

Here's another view:

Another view.

This was from last week:

From last week.

They're so cute!

Cute little flowers… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #9thstreet #flowers