tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post7693065958158931496..comments2024-03-28T14:39:03.770-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Bummer, BARA has closed on East 1st StreetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-33733840258250303452016-06-20T22:32:13.762-04:002016-06-20T22:32:13.762-04:00Commenters love to point out the hypocrisy in deve...Commenters love to point out the hypocrisy in developers who destroy the very aspects of the neighborhood they feature in brochures selling 7-figure apartments. So readers of this site are well aware of how much pressure there is on businesses with such high rents. <br /><br />In that environment, the surest route to financial viability is chasing every whiff of publicity to ensure a consistent flow of new customers. Some restaurants are very savvy about that: Regular press releases to Eater and NY Magazine; happy hours; themed dinners; visiting chefs; drink specials; guest musicians; and, yes, even dishes served in hooves draw new customers. They also happen to be the aspects of restaurants that turn off the people with the sensibilities of many of the commenters on this site. <br /><br />Bara served great food at fair prices, but didn't deploy these tactics. Now it's gone. It's an example of how many EV Grieve commenters are in a no-win situation. So let's start recognizing our own hypocrisies in slamming young residents and the B&T crowd that, despite their downsides, are the main lifeblood even for many of the places everyone loves, and honestly, probably aren't much louder or more destructive than you were once upon a time. <br /><br />Let's find more ways to make productive use of that anger and push for more regulation on retail rents.abfusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28117669231105981952016-06-20T20:25:59.299-04:002016-06-20T20:25:59.299-04:00"...a good early-evening adult spot" - a..."...a good early-evening adult spot" - and that was its kiss of death. Early evening? Adult? No place for either of those dinosaurs in the new East Village.Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39047354437203539542016-06-20T16:37:48.710-04:002016-06-20T16:37:48.710-04:00Y'know, I really miss The Elephant. It had its...Y'know, I really miss The Elephant. It had its own character and made you feel like you were going somewhere East Village specific. Whenever I walked by it, it made me feel like I should go in, even if I hadn't planned on going out.<br /><br />This place and Prima before it, is basically the same joint with different door signage. Never felt like patronizing it. Watch whatever decides to come next look the same way and eventually flip just as quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28848077217625182552016-06-20T09:08:06.283-04:002016-06-20T09:08:06.283-04:00Darn, it sounds good! It wasn't on my radar. ...Darn, it sounds good! It wasn't on my radar. Very sorry I missed it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24932962803991688042016-06-20T08:20:57.184-04:002016-06-20T08:20:57.184-04:00"because it wasn't really that busy"..."because it wasn't really that busy"<br /><br />There you go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com