Some Filmmakers

East Villagers are accustomed to crusties congregating outside empty storefronts, but sometimes those congregating are filmmakers!

I was walking up Avenue A this past Friday, when I saw these filmmakers congregated outside the formerly-beloved Nino's Pizza:

Congregated filmmakers.

There's nothing like an abandoned storefront to add East Village character to a movie!

#eastvillage #filmmakers #ninospizza #avenuea

Inside The Door of 404

It's been a while since I've written about the Former-East-9th-Street-West-Virginia Building — that's because there's been nothing to say about it!

Recently, I was walking across East 9th Street, when I saw the door open:

Door open.

Here's an HDR-toned close-up:

HDR-toned close-up.

Back in May, it looked like this:

Back in May.

The more things change, the more they're not the same… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #9thstreet #renovations

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

The Party's Just Beginning

Back in early November, I wrote about how East Villagers like to reminisce about the bad old days.

Today, while walking up Avenue B, I passed by another El Especialito paper box graffitied with the same meme, this time updated for the 21st century:

Updated for the 21st century.

In case you can't see the modification, here's a close-up:

Close-up.

East Villagers love smiley faces!

#eastvillage #avenueb #elespecialito #graffiti #memes #missingfoundation #smileyfaces #thepartysover

Shepard Does Dallas

The beloved Dallas BBQ, that is!

I was walking across St. Mark's Place the other day when, at the corner of Second Avenue, I saw this:

Dallas BBQ, on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place.

Here is a close-up of the Shepard Fairey original Drink signs:

Close-up of the Shepard Fairey original Drink signs.

East Villagers love Shepard Fairey!

#eastvillage #dallasbbq #secondavenue #shepardfairey #stmarksplace

The One That Got Away

I was walking across East 9th Street this morning, when I saw this sprung mousetrap in the gutter:

Sprung mousetrap.

Here is a close-up:

Close-up.

You gotta get up pretty early in the morning to catch an East Village mouse!

#eastvillage #9thstreet #mousetraps

Jokes and Spaghetti

East Villagers love jokes — and they love spaghetti! So what could be better than a restaurant where you can have both?!

I saw this sign earlier this morning, on the corner of Avenue A and St. Mark's Place, announcing this wondrous combination:

Jokes and spaghetti sign.

Here is a close-up:

Close-up.

Yes, you can have both jokes and spaghetti at the beloved Sidewalk Cafe, just two blocks away, on East 6th Street, Tuesday nights at 10pm!

And best of all, it's free! You can't beat that with a stick!

#eastvollage avenuea #jokes #sidewalkcafe #signs #spaghetti #stmarksplace

358 Days Till SantaCon 2016

It seems like almost yesterday that SantaCon 2015 was here, and already East Villagers are preparing for SantaCon 2016!

According to Time And Date Dot Com (accurate to within 0.193 seconds!), there are 358 days until SantaCon 2016:

East Villagers love SantaCon!

#eastvillage #santacon

Exile Gym

East Villagers are all exiles from somewhere, some place where their idiosyncrasies just didn't fit in with the syncrasies of the rest of the people of their town.

Understanding this, someone has seen fit to open a gym to exploit that lack of belonging!

Behold, the beloved Exile Gym, on First Avenue:

The gym for professional exiles.

No need to feel isolated any longer, exiled East Villagers — soon you will be crunching those abs just like John Cena!

East Villagers love John Cena!

#eastvillage #exileprofessionalgym #firstavenue #johncena

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