White Like Vanilla Gelato

Do you remember this building on the corner of Avenue A and East 9th Street, and our campaign to have the trim painted cerise?

Of course you do!

And do you remember this past April, when work began on a new store! Well…

This building came one step closer to completion last week, with the removal of the construction fence and the revelation of…  newly-painted street level walls:

White building.

There's now a gelato store called the beloved Gelarto. Here is a close-up of the front:

Close-up of front.

Cool lighting, and they kept the Invader mosaic!

Now all that's left is this ugly-ass mess, on the 9th Street side:

9th Street side.

It might be too late for a new campaign to have it painted cerise, but something has to happen here!

#eastvillage #gelarto #gelato #avenuea #9thstreet #renovations #paint #invader #mosaics

Something New — Coming Soon

It seems like only two years ago that the beloved Cafe Pick Me Up moved out of this space at the corner of Avenue A and East 9th Street.

Since that time, no other business establishment has occupied this space, until now!

Passing by two Sundays ago, I saw this construction plywood on the East 9th Street side:

East 9th Street side.

Oh no! They covered the ATM!

Here is the same location, from the Avenue A side:

Avenue A side.

Oh, look at that — it looks like someone stole pieces off the Invader mosaic!

Here is a close-up:

Close-up.

What people do with the pieces they steal off mosaics? Do they sell them on Ebay?

#eastvillage #9thstreet #avenuea #cafepickmeup #invader #mosaics #constructionfences

Invader Alert

Emerging from Tompkins Square Park on my Citibike this past Saturday, approaching the East 9th Street intersection, what should I see but the newest installment by the mosaic artist Invader!

The newest installment.

Here is a close-up:

Close-up.

Another addition to the Mosaic Trail!

#eastvillage #9thstreet #artists #avenuea #invader #mosaictrail #mosaics

Mosaic Trail Expands Eastward

I was walking across East 7th Street this past Friday morning, when I saw what could only be described as the newest addition to the Mosaic Trail:

Newest addition to the Mosaic Trail.

It's difficult to know at this time whether this is by Mosaic Man Jim Power, a recent work by the famous Invader, or a new mosaic artist, but one thing is certain: It's a welcome addition to the beloved Mosaic Trail!

East Villagers love mosaics!

#eastvillage #7thstreet #artists #invader #jimpower #mosaicman #mosaictrail #mosaics

Invader 2

As I wrote in Invader 1, Invader is a world-famous artist, who works exclusively in the medium of small ceramic tiles. Recently, he's been working in New York City, including (naturally!) in the East Village!

On Second Avenue at St. Mark's Place, at the beloved, local, recently-closed branch of Chase bank, Invader installed a mosaic of Spiderman, climbing the wall:

Spiderman climbing the wall.

It looks like a whole new mosaic trail is opening up… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #artists #chasebank #invader #mosaics #secondavenue #spiderman #stmarksplace

Invader 1

Invader is a world-famous artist, who works exclusively in the medium of small ceramic tiles. Recently, he's been working in New York City, including (naturally!) in the East Village!

East Villagers love street artists — even more, they love liberating the work of street artists!

At the corner of First Avenue and East 4th Street, above the beloved Guayoyo, is a mosaic of Woody Allen, half liberated:

Woody Allen, half liberated.

Here is a close-up:

Close-up.

It's hard to know why the liberator stopped where he did, or why he didn't liberate the edge pieces at the top. It's also hard to know if he labelled the pieces, so he could reassemble the mosaic at home.

East Villagers are hopeful that Invader will return to fix the mosaic. This time, he should put up a sign that says:

Please Do Not Steal My Mosaic. Thank You!

You can't mince words with East Villagers Today!

#eastvillage #4thstreet #artists #firstavenue #guayoyo #invader #mosaics