If you're wondering what it relates to, behold, at the corner of Second Avenue and East 9th Street:
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| Pink. |
Springtime in the East Village — oh yeah!
#eastvillage #9thstreet #pink #secondavenue
Friday, May 5, 2017
More Pink Than Punk
Isn't that a great title? I borrowed it!
If you're wondering what it relates to, behold, at the corner of Second Avenue and East 9th Street:
Springtime in the East Village — oh yeah!
#eastvillage #9thstreet #pink #secondavenue
If you're wondering what it relates to, behold, at the corner of Second Avenue and East 9th Street:
Springtime in the East Village — oh yeah!
#eastvillage #9thstreet #pink #secondavenue
Bikes On The Sidewalk, By George
Just the other day, East Villagers were celebrating the arrival of the newly-beloved East Village Bikes, on Avenue C — complete with dog mascot!
It didn't take long for them to fill up the sidewalk with their inventory:
Check it out — a Big Wheel!
#eastvillage #avenuec #bigwheel #eastvillagebikes #orangecones
It didn't take long for them to fill up the sidewalk with their inventory:
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| Inventory. |
Check it out — a Big Wheel!
#eastvillage #avenuec #bigwheel #eastvillagebikes #orangecones
Bee Here Now
I was walking down East 4th Street about nineteen days ago, when I saw one of my favorite insects on the sidewalk:
A bumble bee!
I'm not sure why he was crawling on the sidewalk at what is still the beginning of bee season.
#eastvillage #4thstreet #bumblebees #sidewalks
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| Bumble bee. |
A bumble bee!
I'm not sure why he was crawling on the sidewalk at what is still the beginning of bee season.
#eastvillage #4thstreet #bumblebees #sidewalks
Avoiding Tetanus
If you've been thinking about avoiding tetanus, then you will want to steer clear of this torn-apart metal shelf, discarded beside a trash can at the corner of Second Avenue and East 7th Street:
By the looks of it, this metal shelf is almost as old as the East Village itself!
#eastvillage #7thstreet #metalshelves #secondavenue #tetanus #trashcans
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| Torn-apart metal shelf. |
By the looks of it, this metal shelf is almost as old as the East Village itself!
#eastvillage #7thstreet #metalshelves #secondavenue #tetanus #trashcans
East Village Yesterday
Writing a blog about the East Village today sometimes means that you have to write about the East Village — not just yesterday, but — decades ago.
Decades!
Such is the case with last night's gallery opening at the beloved Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, on Avenue C.
The show was titled: "Taking It To The Streets! The Art + Design of Posters and Flyers on the Lower East Side in the 80s + 90s".
I got there just in time to be the first — and for a while, the only — person in the room!
At least I was able to get pictures of the posters:
…stencil paintings on the floor:
…signs on the back wall:
…and a cardboard tank, which I think is part of the permanent exhibit:
I stayed for about twenty minutes, thinking more people would show up, but no one did, so I went outside and sat on the bench and read the show's Playbill.
Fortunately I ate at home before attending, because there was no food — not even beer!
How do you reminisce about the bad old days without beer?!
#eastvillage #artgalleries #avenuec #flyers #morus #museumofreclaimedurbanspace #posters #signs
Decades!
Such is the case with last night's gallery opening at the beloved Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, on Avenue C.
The show was titled: "Taking It To The Streets! The Art + Design of Posters and Flyers on the Lower East Side in the 80s + 90s".
I got there just in time to be the first — and for a while, the only — person in the room!
At least I was able to get pictures of the posters:
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| Posters on the wall. |
…stencil paintings on the floor:
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| Stencils painted on the floor. |
…signs on the back wall:
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| Signs on the back wall. |
…and a cardboard tank, which I think is part of the permanent exhibit:
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| Part of the permanent exhibit. |
I stayed for about twenty minutes, thinking more people would show up, but no one did, so I went outside and sat on the bench and read the show's Playbill.
Fortunately I ate at home before attending, because there was no food — not even beer!
How do you reminisce about the bad old days without beer?!
#eastvillage #artgalleries #avenuec #flyers #morus #museumofreclaimedurbanspace #posters #signs
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Posters and Flyers
Hot on the heels of last night's gala at the beloved ILevel is tonight's soirée at the beloved Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS), on Avenue C, called "Taking It To The Streets! [exclamation point theirs!] The Art + Design of Posters and Flyers on the Lower East Side in the 80s + 90s".
That's a long title!
Here is information about tonight's event, once again in the form of a screen shot taken from their web site:
I doubt the food will be anywhere near as good as ILevel's!
Other than that, I don't know what to expect — posters and fliers from when your grandparents were kids?
I'll keep you posted!
#eastvillage #avenuec #museumofreclaimedurbanspace #artgalleries #morus
That's a long title!
Here is information about tonight's event, once again in the form of a screen shot taken from their web site:
I doubt the food will be anywhere near as good as ILevel's!
Other than that, I don't know what to expect — posters and fliers from when your grandparents were kids?
I'll keep you posted!
#eastvillage #avenuec #museumofreclaimedurbanspace #artgalleries #morus
A Photographic Journey — Follow-Up
Last night's gala at ILevel, on East 7th Street, was everything it was cracked up to be — let's get straight to the pictures!
Once we got inside, we were greeted right away by the first food table:
Of course, no exhibition opening would be complete without a bar, and a place for people to chillax!
Just past the chillaxers was… the second food table!
Verily, I had found my home.
Behold:
There were meatballs, spinach, pita bread with hummus, those chickpea things that go into falafels, an egg roll that wasn't really an egg roll…
At the second food table they were also serving risotto, and the server gave it to you on a separate plate, because she didn't want it to touch any food you already had on your plate — that's how good it was!
Finally, to top it off, was the dessert table:
Not to slight any of the dessert makers, but the almond things (top/center of the picture) were my favorite! There were two kinds: one with almond filling and almond slivers on top, and for those who don't like so much almond, another with almond filling and no almond slivers!
If you liked what you ate, there were fliers and business cards of the restaurants that participated, free for the taking!
I arrived at around 5:30, and it looked like there was already a line to get in. Where was the velvet rope, I wondered?
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| No velvet rope. |
Once we got inside, we were greeted right away by the first food table:
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| First food table. |
Of course, no exhibition opening would be complete without a bar, and a place for people to chillax!
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| Bar. |
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| People chillaxin'. |
Just past the chillaxers was… the second food table!
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| Second food table. |
Verily, I had found my home.
Behold:
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| Yum! |
There were meatballs, spinach, pita bread with hummus, those chickpea things that go into falafels, an egg roll that wasn't really an egg roll…
At the second food table they were also serving risotto, and the server gave it to you on a separate plate, because she didn't want it to touch any food you already had on your plate — that's how good it was!
Finally, to top it off, was the dessert table:
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| Dessert table. |
Not to slight any of the dessert makers, but the almond things (top/center of the picture) were my favorite! There were two kinds: one with almond filling and almond slivers on top, and for those who don't like so much almond, another with almond filling and no almond slivers!
If you liked what you ate, there were fliers and business cards of the restaurants that participated, free for the taking!
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| Free for the taking. |
I didn't take pictures of the pictures themselves — it was too crowded! I'll go back before the exhibition closes at the end of the month.
Maybe. :)
#eastvillage #7thstreet #artgalleries #food #ilevel
Maybe. :)
#eastvillage #7thstreet #artgalleries #food #ilevel
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
East Village Bikes, by George
Here's another one for the "Don't blink or you'll miss it" file!
I was walking down Avenue C — oh, back on April 12 — when I saw that the beloved Recycle-A-Bicycle was gone!
I checked out the sign in the window (with the groovy leopard-skin tape!):
They weren't kidding when they said it was coming soon. I passed by there again this past Sunday, and the new, beloved East Village Bikes was open, and they have a dog!
There's a sign in window that says they accept donations:
You could give them some money, I suppose, but me: I'm going to give them dog treats!
#eastvillage #avenuec #bikesbygeorge #dogs #eastvillagebikes #recycleabicycle #signs
I was walking down Avenue C — oh, back on April 12 — when I saw that the beloved Recycle-A-Bicycle was gone!
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| Recycle-A-Bicycle — gone. |
I checked out the sign in the window (with the groovy leopard-skin tape!):
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| Groovy leopard-skin tape. |
They weren't kidding when they said it was coming soon. I passed by there again this past Sunday, and the new, beloved East Village Bikes was open, and they have a dog!
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| Official dog of East Village Bikes. |
There's a sign in window that says they accept donations:
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| Sign in window. |
You could give them some money, I suppose, but me: I'm going to give them dog treats!
#eastvillage #avenuec #bikesbygeorge #dogs #eastvillagebikes #recycleabicycle #signs
A Photographic Journey
If there's one thing East Villagers are known for (and there are many!) it's beloving our local businesses — and taking pictures of them!
So what could be better than hanging these pictures in an art gallery and letting people look at them? (I mean… OK… a blog…)
That's exactly what the beloved ILevel Gallery is doing! (Get it? ILevel? Like eye level, because the pictures are hung at eye level? But also like iPhone, because a lot of pictures are taken with iPhones? Pretty clever, eh?)
And the opening reception is tonight!
Here is the information, in the form of a screen shot taken from their web site:
I know what you're thinking: Will any pictures from East Village Today be in this exhibition?
No.
It's OK though — truth be told, I haven't posted any of their pictures either!
A splendid time is guaranteed* for all!
*Not a guarantee.
#eastvillage #ilevel #manhattansideways #7thstreet #artgalleries #photography
So what could be better than hanging these pictures in an art gallery and letting people look at them? (I mean… OK… a blog…)
That's exactly what the beloved ILevel Gallery is doing! (Get it? ILevel? Like eye level, because the pictures are hung at eye level? But also like iPhone, because a lot of pictures are taken with iPhones? Pretty clever, eh?)
And the opening reception is tonight!
Here is the information, in the form of a screen shot taken from their web site:
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| Screen shot. |
I know what you're thinking: Will any pictures from East Village Today be in this exhibition?
No.
It's OK though — truth be told, I haven't posted any of their pictures either!
A splendid time is guaranteed* for all!
*Not a guarantee.
#eastvillage #ilevel #manhattansideways #7thstreet #artgalleries #photography
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Aquamarine Trash
It seems like only hours ago, I was commenting on the new paint job at the cool, dumpy building on Avenue C!
How did I know the paint job was new, you ask? Well, for one thing, I don't remember it being that color the last time I saw that building!
The real evidence, however, was this topless can of paint, discarded in the trash can on Avenue C and East 4th Street, a half a block away from the building:
But what's this?! Not only is the paint aquamarine, but so are the plastic bag and Arizona Green Tea can!
Good things come in threes!
#eastvillage #avenuec #trash #aquamarine #4thstreet
How did I know the paint job was new, you ask? Well, for one thing, I don't remember it being that color the last time I saw that building!
The real evidence, however, was this topless can of paint, discarded in the trash can on Avenue C and East 4th Street, a half a block away from the building:
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| Topless can of paint. |
But what's this?! Not only is the paint aquamarine, but so are the plastic bag and Arizona Green Tea can!
Good things come in threes!
#eastvillage #avenuec #trash #aquamarine #4thstreet
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