Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Friday night, Larry David was seen filming Curb Your Enthusiasm on First Avenue near Eleventh Street.  The HBO show has been on a marathon downtown production schedule for the last month.  Thanks to Barbara for sending along the following photo. EV Grieve also spotted LD in a sling earlier in the day on Fourth Avenue.

In the late-evening heat of last Monday night, a group of over-jubilant Hare Krishnas was out singing their gospel and distributing flyers at the corner of First Avenue and First Street. The cymbals, accordian, and chanting penetrated the summertime air for just a short time, before the crew retired to the Bhakti Cafe at 25 [...]

[Photo Credit: Michael G. Chan]

This is pretty awesome.  East Village Feed just dug up this elegant time lapse video of the Lower East Side at night, created by Jean-Paul Lew.  It’s shot from atop First Avenue, looking southward below East Houston.  And the Thompson LES is in full view. [via Runnin' Scared and Guest of a Guest]

In two weeks (June 28), the MTA overhaul will take effect.  The W and V lines will be phased out, with the M assuming more responsibilities along the IND line.  The subway (and bus) landscape will be completely different; the signage changes are already being implemented.  Out come the new decals.  So long, M.

This is a prime example of why you should avoid the 2nd Avenue/Lower East Side subway stop during rush hour.  But especially when it’s raining.  Bottlenecks inevitably form thanks to the cramped subway platform and one narrow staircase to service half the station; it’s almost always a perfect storm.