tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post1688635928476957704..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: What is going on with the corner of 14th Street and Avenue A?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59206424044358533542011-06-19T13:02:46.423-04:002011-06-19T13:02:46.423-04:00@Leesy - Thanks for the tip. All these years in th...@Leesy - Thanks for the tip. All these years in the neighborhood, and I don't think I've ever gone to the Halal cart turned truck on 11th & 1st. (Although, given its location across the street from a mosque, I'd always thought that it would be, at minimum, pretty good.)Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47172497734165471642011-06-19T11:13:49.229-04:002011-06-19T11:13:49.229-04:00The best Halal cart is on the corner of 11th and 1...The best Halal cart is on the corner of 11th and 1st ave. They actually just upgraded to a truck this year. The lamb is honestly the best I've had from any cart...and the drinks are always cold!<br /><br />Really hope this deli comes back. I'll never forget how excited I was the first day I moved to the area and desperately needed a shower curtain. Of course they had one and all of the other random things I needed to get started. It was always fun to snag a dollar lotto ticket from the machine on my way out, too!Leesynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46955513332100630842011-06-17T07:05:11.148-04:002011-06-17T07:05:11.148-04:00@Tom-thanks for the street meat info, I always won...@Tom-thanks for the street meat info, I always wondered which cart of the 2 on the SW corner of Third ave and 14th was the better oneCrazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-21770801747262077872011-06-16T23:17:34.443-04:002011-06-16T23:17:34.443-04:00@Crazy Eddie
I tried the chicken on rice (my usua...@Crazy Eddie<br /><br />I tried the chicken on rice (my usual order from street meat carts) from the cart on 14th & A. I didn't get sick, but taste-wise, it was really disappointing. Maybe the worst middle eastern chicken on rice I've ever had. Perhaps it was a rare off-night for the chef. But I'm not willing to risk another $5 to give him a second chance.<br /><br />When I'm up for the walk or otherwise in the neighborhood, I go to a middle eastern cart on the SW corner of 14th & 3rd. There are two carts there and both are real cheap -- chicken or lamb on rice costs only $4 and includes a free can of soda or bottle of water. The second one in from the corner is much better than the first one on the corner.<br /><br />Speaking of middle eastern food carts, try getting a COLD drink from them. It's like trying to get an ice cube in Europe.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91685698118667852052011-06-16T19:42:50.486-04:002011-06-16T19:42:50.486-04:00expired permits are not the problem
greedy landlor...expired permits are not the problem<br />greedy landlords are<br />if there is a sidewalk shed permit it means more work to come<br />hope it's the original tenants and not a bank or cooper union disarchitecure projectblue glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-35618936897826204102011-06-16T19:15:06.680-04:002011-06-16T19:15:06.680-04:00I spoke to one of the guys who used to work in the...I spoke to one of the guys who used to work in the deli a couple days ago. This was before the shed went up. He indicated they were still planning to reopen. He wasn't clear on what had been causing all the construction delays. <br /><br />(Maybe it's due to people complaining about expired permits.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80956966577497741292011-06-16T18:47:30.319-04:002011-06-16T18:47:30.319-04:00I thought the purples paint job screamed NYU but m...I thought the purples paint job screamed NYU but maybe that's just me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30521951224502876352011-06-16T18:46:04.124-04:002011-06-16T18:46:04.124-04:00Sorry, I didn't see the shed permit. Oh well, ...Sorry, I didn't see the shed permit. Oh well, I tried to be a good citizen. I truly believe that the small businesses are not coming back to this corner. The portal to Ave A, which I now call the Ave of Assholes, will most likely be an NYU dorm. Sad.Crazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25932768407740282412011-06-16T17:59:29.721-04:002011-06-16T17:59:29.721-04:00FYI. I stopped by Rosie Mendez’s office today (237...FYI. I stopped by Rosie Mendez’s office today (237 First Ave, suite 504) and directly reported the expired construction permit violation. The site still only shows the 4/1/2011 expiration date so f**k them. I also dropped off a hard copy of this tread (the one that was the current around 2 1/2 hours ago.). Re 311, my own personal experience with that # , I‘m 0 for 3. Makes an audit trail but that’s all. Typical Bloomberg window dressing. Also , has any one tried the street meat cart at 14th and A and lived to tell the tale?Crazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-35765476720129640222011-06-16T17:35:39.563-04:002011-06-16T17:35:39.563-04:00I saw the sidewalk shed permit today too... wasn&#...I saw the sidewalk shed permit today too... wasn't there yesterday... I don't see any other info either.<br /><br />And thanks again for your reporting Tom!EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70309003776804636972011-06-16T16:28:45.879-04:002011-06-16T16:28:45.879-04:00@Anonymous 3:40 PM,
Thanks for the info.
Lookin...@Anonymous 3:40 PM,<br /><br />Thanks for the info. <br /><br />Looking at the DOB site, I don't see anything yet indicating what they're going to build on the property (other than the current permit for the new sidewalk shed). <br /><br />Am I navigating the DOB site correctly?Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23661021493699991612011-06-16T16:09:00.350-04:002011-06-16T16:09:00.350-04:00I remember getting Slurpees at Baracini's in a...I remember getting Slurpees at Baracini's in a John Unitas, or Bart Starr collector cup...you could NEVER get the Joe Namath...the employees must have made off with those.Noamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072958855107337896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-2910402407493941072011-06-16T15:40:30.876-04:002011-06-16T15:40:30.876-04:00They have a permit (check for Tax Block 407 Lot 8)...They have a permit (check for Tax Block 407 Lot 8)<br /><br />http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=2&passjobnumber=120726447&passdocnumber=01Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-16981590499125706242011-06-16T14:02:36.066-04:002011-06-16T14:02:36.066-04:00I really hope it's not going to be another apt...I really hope it's not going to be another apt/condo building or NYU dorm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57410833524630996502011-06-16T13:19:49.593-04:002011-06-16T13:19:49.593-04:00I long for the days when my mother used to take me...I long for the days when my mother used to take me to Woolworth's on that block and I jumped on the hobby horse outside. Ah jeez, that was about 1976...I'm really aging myself....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407339263708615274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-85798845072458403762011-06-16T11:55:26.616-04:002011-06-16T11:55:26.616-04:00Just FYI cuz I find it interesting:
The falafel ...Just FYI cuz I find it interesting: <br /><br />The falafel truck is there 24/7. I hope he cleans up on the weekends when the block is overrun with drunks. I keep meaning to get a falafel with hot sauce, baba ganoush, and a seltzer (but soberly and during the day; I'm a librarian now). <br /><br />Also, the fruit guys in front of Stuyvesant PO have also gone 24/7. I guess because few merchants can afford rent? It seems a tough gig -- how many folks are buying fruit at 3 am? I thought maybe Beth Israel peeps but there's another 24/7 fruit stand in front of the CVS on 1st that is way closer to BI. <br /><br />Anyway, I buy all my fruit from the Stuyvesant guys, so it is nice for me if I get a hankering for pineapple in the dead of night, but I also think it kind of sucks that hardworking people have to be outside all night when 10-15 years ago they might actually be able to rent a small space. What happens when winter comes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-88318935316655873362011-06-16T10:46:12.502-04:002011-06-16T10:46:12.502-04:00i hope that you called it in to 311 for illegal co...i hope that you called it in to 311 for illegal construction? i can't call in everything. You should only know how many calls i make a day for violations that i see in this neighborhood. Please call it in and thanks for the information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com