EV Grieve
East Village Week in Review, March 22-29
A week of looking back and looking ahead … from remembrances (the late Agosto Machado, the deadly Second Avenue gas explosion, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire) to what’s next (Two Boots’ uncertain future, DOT plans around Astor Place), plus the usual churn of storefronts, signage, and a bench that didn’t last.
• Remembering longtime East Village artist and activist Agosto Machado (March 25)
• A Tompkins Square Park sendoff for the No Kings march (March 28)
• Inside the New Museum’s reopening on the Bowery (March 23)
• Two Boots’ longtime Avenue A home listed for the first time in 30 years as lease talks continue (March 24)
• Checking in with Phil Hartman on Two Boots’ future on Avenue A — and the East Village (March 26)
• 11 years after the deadly Second Avenue gas explosion (March 26)
• DOT plans bike and pedestrian changes around Astor Place and the East Village (March 26)
• The CityBench that baffled residents on 3rd Street has been removed (March 26)
• A timely discussion on Iran at the Francis Kite Club (March 27)
• A cold Spring night with the waxing Moon (and a reminder the Earth keeps moving) (March 25)
• Photos by Francesca Magnani: ImillaSkate at Ninth Street Espresso (March 27)
• A surreal sendoff to winter at Parkside Lounge (March 24)
• Signage alert: JoJu on St. Mark’s Place (March 25) … Wine Art Laboratory on Avenue B (March 24) … Fire Escape on Avenue A (March 23) … Whits on St. Mark’s Place (March 23)
• And now, your Paulie Gee’s East Village Slice Shop signage (March 27)
• $1 slices mark Emmy Squared’s East Village return (March 23)
• Pizza Hub’s run on 1st Avenue appears to be over (March 24)
• Fresh pavement for Avenue A (March 24)
• Commemorating the 115th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (March 25)
Thank you to all the volunteers who, over the past 20-plus years, have taken part in a chalking project organized by Street Pictures, writing the names and ages of the victims where they lived. Photo below by Stacie Joy.
