SantaCon 2016

What can you say? East Villagers love SantaCon — it goes without saying!

It's the second-most popular event on the East Village social calendar — second only to Halloween because, you know… those dogs are so cute!

So with no further ado, here are some pictures of SantaCon 2016:

The beloved V Bar, on St. Mark's Place and First Avenue:

There are no bad Santas.

On the corner of Second Avenue and East 9th Street:

Who is he interviewing?

A bunny!

Along Second Avenue:

Staying in the Santa lane.

On East 9th Street:

Rockin' the snowman suit.

Santa must work out at Gold's Gym!

Back on Second Avenue, outside the beloved The 13th Step:

Woe, the fallen bicycle.

Mugging for the camera:

Someone lost their Santa hat!

Santas ascending.

A splendid day was had by all!

#eastvillage #9thstreet #firstavenue #secondavenue #stmarksplace #the13thstep #vbar

A New Cool

When we last visited Cool at this location (First Avenue and St. Mark's Place), he had decorated the temporary Walk/Don't Walk signholder base outside the beloved V Bar with Christmas trees!

Time has passed, the temporary Walk/Don't Walk signholder base was removed, and a new Cool has appeared a short distance away, in front of the beloved Sweet Generation:

A new COOL.

This post has been brought to you by Orange Cones, the official warning sign of open cellar doors… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #cellardoors #cool #firstavenue #graffiti #orangecones #stmarksplace #vbar

Cooool Christmas Trees

East Villagers love graffiti! They especially love the graffitier who goes by the name of "Cool", responsible for such cool works as COOOOOOOOOOOL scaffolding, and C…O…O…L obelisks!

This past Christmas season, East Villagers were treated to these Cooool decorations outside the beloved V Bar, on First Avenue at St. Mark's Place:

Cool Christmas tree, facing East.

Cool Christmas tree, facing West.

What's even better is that these will stay all year!

#eastvillage #cool #firstavenue #graffiti #stmarksplace #vbar

The Windy Day

It was really windy here in the East Village a couple of weeks ago, when I took this picture!

(How windy was it?!)

It was so windy, the chalkboard sign in front of the beloved V Bar on First Avenue and St. Mark's Place… fell down:

Sign fell down.

Now that's windy!

#eastvillage #vbar #stmarksplace #firstavenue #signs