There is no doubt that the best Pink Things surprise me when I’m just going about my day. On the final day of February, I noticed that the bus shelter on the corner of Avenue A and 14th Street had undergone a rather fabulous transformation. What is normally a standard-issue city bus stop had been temporarily turned into a bright pink boutique-style waiting area as part of an ad campaign for Jelly Job lip gloss. Continue reading Pink Thing of the Day: A Jelly Pink Bus Stop on Avenue A→
While out for a neighborhood walk on Juneteenth, I stumbled upon a spectacular find: a gorgeous and very groovy mural has appeared on the wall outside Berlin Under A, one of the East Village’s last remaining live‑music venues. Created by artist Jane Beaird, the visually striking work is a spot-on recreation (complete with the band’s iconic imagery and typography) of the movie poster for Hung Up On A Dream, the recently-released, career-spanning documentary on 60s pop legends The Zombies. Talk about a trip!
Spotted melting down emotionally and physically on the 10th Street side of Gelatoville in the East Village, today’s Pink Thing is a mural of one very nervous-looking scoop of Strawberry Gelato. This poor pastel blob seems to have just realized its fate — and it’s dripping with anxiety. Created by street artist Insomnia (who clearly relates), this frozen treat is serving full-on panic meltdown. I feel you on this.
Visit Gelatoville for a scoop or two at 163 Avenue A at the northwest corner of 10th Street!
Outdoor dining, which because crazy popular during the Covid lockdown a few years back, has endured here in NYC — especially during the summer months, when everyone wants to eat outside. This peaceful pink scene featuring an open window, a bouquet of flowers displayed in a Flamingo vase, and the protective shade of a Pink Umbrella, was spotted outside Ladybird vegetarian restaurant in the East Village. May the summer never end.
I spotted this enigmatic sticker on a recent frigid Sunday afternoon as I walked home along Avenue A. This is obviously meant be a play on the famous movie poster image from the 1975 film and pop culture phenomena Jaws, with just an outline of the menacing shark, and the word Creep substituted for the movie’s title. Continue reading Shark Attack Creep Sticker→
