Krishna Garland
Saturday, August 31st, 2013
A garland, attached by devotees, to the Hare Krishna Tree in Tompkins Square Park.
No War with Syria – Time’s Square
Saturday, August 31st, 2013
War against Syria built on a lie. A small crowd gathered in Time’s Square this noon in protest.
Money Wars.
Marty
Sunday, August 25th, 2013
Marty wants to occupy his legal wall for the E&S Deli on Essex Street with images that will inspire and amuse the kids in the grade school across the street. He was painting the wall which is right next to the Clayton Gallery last night during the Portal unveiling.
Unveiling Portal 7
Sunday, August 25th, 2013
The Unveiling of Portal 7, part of the 13 Portals project. This one was at 161 Essex Street the home of Clayton Patterson’s Clayton Gallery and Outlaw Art Museum.
The participants (the people knocking on the door) submitted photos to the project and the photos were selected by Clayton.
smiling dancer.
Legendary neighborhood photographer, Clayton Patterson photographs the participants.
Holy Rubble
Saturday, August 24th, 2013
I brought a monopod to the site of the demolition of Mary Help of Christians Church. Even using it, I could barely get the camera above the fence.
Column and arch. The church was a steel framed building.
The column is directly above the girder.
Before galvanized mesh became the usual lath, strips of wood were used for applying plaster to walls and ceilings.
Wrecking machines.
Yellow Brick Roadish
Friday, August 23rd, 2013
This bit of a street art installation jarred me at first, screwing with my precious trees. But as you can see below it was minimally invasive, being made out of carved recycled styrofoam, form fit to the existing void in the tree. I think I see some white glue, but no nails or hard attachments.
A few days later the bottom teeth were torn out. On the back it read, “You suck if you stole me.”
Bobby Williams
Friday, August 23rd, 2013
Bobby Williams, neighborhood photographer and birder. He’s a frequent contributor to EV Grieve.
Where’s the Money
Wednesday, August 21st, 2013
While getting this shot from 11th Street, a guy from the neighborhood told me everybody knew Father Mancini stashed away the collection money somewhere in the brick walls of the church. Maybe that’s why they are taking it apart brick by brick. Are they preserving any of the architectural decorations?
Mary Help of Christians Demolition
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
The demolition has opened the interior to direct sunlight.
This is My House: From Here My Glory Will Go Forth
Hic Domus Mea: Inde Gloria Mea
My guess is that is a plaster ceiling that was adhered to that welded iron web. Iron girders support the roof. The church was built in 1917.
Interior arches and angels revealed.
11th and Ave A.
Bricks and rotten looking roof boards.
Nice view through the rubble to a window overlooking 12th Street.
Avenue A and East 12th Street, Father Mancini Corner
Empire and Cross
Shadow of A Russo
Most Holy Redeemer Church Pano
Monday, August 19th, 2013
I’ve lived in this neighborhood for over thirty years. When I first moved here I could see this church’s clock tower from my bedroom window. Now it is obscured by the early glass and steel invader Red Square. This is the first time I entered the church. I was walking past it this morning and the doors were wide open.
