Caution — Stack of Wood

I was walking past El Jardin del Paraiso, on East 4th Street, when I saw this large pile of tree branches, with caution tape around it:

Tree branches with caution tape.

It would appear that someone thinks this pile of tree branches is dangerous!

It's Safety First… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #4thstreet #eljardindelparaiso

The Barbers

Don Juan is a barber who has operated out of this space on East 4th Street for at least ten years:

Don Juan, the barber.

You may notice the bicycle sculpture from an earlier post!

Recently, Perfection opened around the corner from Don Juan, on Avenue C, between the drug building and the bodega:

Perfection.

Perfection used to be located a block away, near East 3rd Street, but moved out when the building they were in was condemned by the Department of Buildings.

Can two barbers share a corner, without driving each other crazy?!

#eastvillage #4thstreet #avenuec donjuanbarbershop #perfection

Sidewalk Situps

I was walking across East 2nd Street a couple of weeks ago, when I saw this:

East Villager doing sit-ups.

When I first saw him, he was doing push-ups! He was still too far away for me to take a picture, though.

East Villagers love to exercise!

#eastvillage #2ndstreet

Double Header

I have 21 posts in my Drafts folder! Yikes! I have to start posting these.

Back in early March, I was walking up Second Avenue, when I saw this fence-piece chained to this signpost:

Fence-piece chained to signpost.

Directly behind where I stood when taking this picture was this open door:

Open door.

It was a double-header!

I miss the snow… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #chains #mamakshop #opendoors #secondavenue #snow

Stage Restaurant

I took this picture of Stage Restaurant, on Second Avenue, back in early January:

Stage Restaurant.

Stage suffers from poor feng shui, being so small and under a fire escape. These days, they suffer from being shut down by the Department of Buildings! It seems someone was tampering with the gas lines, the very situation that led to the explosion and fire across the street from them!

East Villagers love gas lines being worked on by licensed, professional plumbers only!

#eastvillage #secondavenue #stagerestaurant

Tink's Outdoor Seating

I don't have anything to say about these pictures I took on East 7th Street ten days ago:

Tinks.

I just liked them.

Here's a close-up:

Close-up.

OK, now I have something to say: Who would sit there?

No one, I guess — no one is!

#eastvillage #tinks 7thstreet #outdoorseating

Inside a Consolidated Edison Truck

I was walking across East 6th Street on my way home from work tonight, when I passed by this Consolidated Edison truck, where it looks like someone forgot to close the door:

Consolidated Edison truck door open.

Some kind of machinery or another inside, it looks like.

Yup.

#eastvillage #conedison 6thstreet trucks

Three Signs

I was walking across East 6th Street this evening after work, when I saw this collection of signs:

Collection of signs.

The bicycle sign looks like what you'd see in the country!

There are two others, both of them somewhat curious. The first:

Get off my lawn!

Do people loiter in this… courtyard area? Do they enter the gate, and just stand around, or sit on the garbage cans and drink an ice-cold soda pop? Maybe they do! East Villagers are very neighborly people!

The second sign is curious also:

Dear John.

What you may not know is that this sign is always hanging here — I've seen it many times when passing. Does John really need reminding, every day, to sweep the sidewalk and the yard? If he forgets to sweep the sidewalk and the yard, he's just as likely to forget to read the sign, or even show up to work!

East Villagers do love their signs though!

#eastvillage #6thstreet #signs

Meseritz Synagogue Implodes Slightly

Three weeks ago, I wrote about a fashionable art party that was about to take place on East 6th Street.

While I was over there taking pictures of the venue, I took this picture, of the decrepit Meseritz Synagogue:

Decrepit Meseritz Synagogue.

As with many pictures I take, I held on to it, knowing that it wouldn't be long before I found a use for it, and now I have: to introduce this picture of the same synagogue, with a boarded-up window collapsed:

Imploded board.

Here's a close-up:

Close-up of imploded board.

I wonder if there was a low-pressure condition inside? There are a lot of microclimates… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #6thstreet, #meseritzsynagogue

Moishe's Stained Glass

East Villagers are very excited about the renovations taking place at Moishe's Bake Shop on Second Avenue!

I passed by tonight, after work, and saw they've made a lot of progress:

A lot of progress.

An amazing discover was made while stripping away the decayed building materials. On the far right side, there is a stained glass window.

Here is a close-up:

Close-up of stained glass window.

It's like an archeological site… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #secondavenue #moishesbakeshop #stainedglass