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There is still a scene in the immediate aftermath of the East Houston fire, which broke out at number 240 earlier tonight.  Many thanks to the Red Square tipster for emailing us the following rooftop pictures.

Fireblog is reporting on a three-alarm inferno at the corner of Avenue A and East Houston. Address is 240 East Houston. This photo, nabbed from Twitpic, is quite scary. What are you seeing out there? Send us your pics and reports!
[Photo Credit: Josh Spear]
UPDATE: One tipster is reporting that the blaze [...]

The music video for the Hold Steady’s “Stay Positive” is ripe with Lower East Side street scenes, circa 2008.  Shout-outs include the graffiti wall, the old Playstation billboard, Red Square, and the Schapiro’s Wines mural on Essex.

The Hold Steady, “Stay Positive” (2008)

A City Is is a cool book of New York City-centric poems geared toward young children. Written by Norman Rosten and illustrated by Melanie Hope Greenberg, the pages feature cartoonified depictions of various neighborhoods and landmarks.

[Photo via Benjamin Rosamond]
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[Photo via cmcfellini]
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