Photo Shoot on East 7th Street

As I passed by the intersection of Avenue A and East 7th Street yesterday (Black Friday), I spied this group of photographer/models setting up for a photo shoot:

Setting up.

Artists of all types love the East Village for its edgy backdrop!

#eastvillage #avenuea #7thstreet #photographers #artists #models

Key Food Christmas Tree Rack Update

The other day, I wrote that a Christmas tree rack was assembled outside Key Food, on Avenue A and East 4th Street.

It didn't take long for them to fill it with Christmas trees:

At the same time, another Christmas tree rack was assembled and filled at the Bueno East Market, a block away, on East 3rd Street:

There's a lot of graffiti on Bueno East Mart.

Let the price war begin!

#3rd street #4thstreet #avenuea #buenoeastmart #christmastrees #keyfood

Phebe's

This is a faux-dive bar on The Bowery and East 4th Street, called Phebe's (pronounced Feeb's):

Is that the Doritos truck reflection in the window?

They closed a while ago for renovations. When they open again, they will no longer be a faux-dive, but will join the trendy new restaurants of the trendy new Bowery. They'll keep their mural as it is though, in homage to their faux-dive past.

East Villagers love to pay homage to the past!

#eastvillage #phebes #bowery #4thstreet

New Building?

I hadn't noticed this building, on East 4th Street, before yesterday (Black Friday):

New buildings are popping up all over the place, in the East Village!

#eastvillage #4thstreet

Coco

These pictures are still from yesterday, Black Friday. I took too many!

This is outside Coco, a fresh tea and juice place on St. Mark's Place, nestled in among tattoo and body mutilation shops:

I like that Totoro dust sprite.

On the sidewalk leading to Coco from Third Avenue, there's this:

John 3:16?

John 3:16 refers to a passage in the Bible, that reads:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

It's very popular among Christians, who make up the majority of East Village residents.

I always think of this guy when I see "John 3:16":

Rollen Stewart.

I wonder if he bought that wig on St. Mark's Place?!

#eastvillage #coco #stmarksplace #blackfriday

Sahara Deli

I've mentioned before that East Villagers like to take drugs. Here is a picture of a window at Sahara Deli/Grocery on Avenue A:

Sahara Deli window display.

Where else but in the East Village does a deli sell drug paraphernalia?!

#eastvillage #saharadeli #avenuea #drugparaphernalia

Avenue A Rises from the Dead

There's been some work going on at the former Odessa Cafe building, on Avenue A:

Close-up, inside.

It's about time! This derelict stretch of Avenue A had been growing for a while — now it's finally turning around.

I wonder what new delights will delight us here?!

#eastvillage #odessacafe #avenuea #constructionsites

Pastelheart

There is an artist — Pastelheart? — who paints the same mural, more or less, on the riot gates of restaurants around the East Village.

Here is one example, at D-Lish Pita, on Avenue A:

Here is another, at Meskel Ethiopian Restaurant, on East 3rd Street:

Don't the owners of these restaurants want to distinguish themselves from one another?

Maybe this is the future of all restaurants… in the East Village!

#eastvillage #artists #murals #restaurants #dlishpita #meskelethiopianrestaurant #avenuea #3rdstreet

More Cool Cars

Black Friday is the day people drive their cool cars around the East Village. Instead of giving each car its own page, since there are so many of them today, I'll put them all on one page:

Front-right fender has been replaced.

Fairlane 500, not to be confused with Galaxie 500.

GTS Dart

A penguin was driving a car across the desert…

It's cool because it's true.

Cool car and motorcycle.

There you have it! When I can get pictures of the fronts/backs of the cars, I will. Most times, something is parked too closely.

#eastvillage #coolcars

Black Friday in the East Village

Today (well, yesterday at this point) was Black Friday, the day that East Villagers go out looking for bargains on the things that are sold here.

I went out to take some pictures of this event:

Black Friday on St. Mark's Place.

Black Friday deals at a drug paraphernalia store.

Lining up for Black Friday deals on hats and sunglasses.

Black Friday on East 9th Street.

Black Friday on Avenue A.

Black Friday on Avenue B.

As you can see, it was another calm Black Friday in the East Village.

I hope you enjoyed this Black Friday trip around the East Village, and remember: buy local!

#eastvillage #blackfriday #stmarksplace #9thstreet #avenuea #avenueb #drugparaphernalia