tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post8717792776089872610..comments2024-03-29T09:08:56.746-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: An East Village pep talkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-61177239033244806982011-09-21T09:27:54.877-04:002011-09-21T09:27:54.877-04:00why i live here since 1972 :
the native neighbors
...why i live here since 1972 :<br />the native neighbors<br />great public schools for my son<br />the stores :<br />russo<br />de roberts<br />chinatown {great shopping<br />open pantry<br />gem spa<br />b&h dairy<br />angelica kitchen<br />jaguar {on rivington<br />ace n safi hardware<br />surma {general store {7th st.<br />trader joe {14th st<br />kossar bialys<br />mogrador cafe {yossi n rifka {thank you!!!<br />east village books<br />st. mark book store<br />east village cheese<br />neighborhood school<br />thom. square middle school<br />franks bicycle shop {grand st.<br />i can go on n on {but i wont<br />we are loving our neighborhood for...39 years now!!!pennys herb co.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-10871833652470181132011-09-15T13:47:33.455-04:002011-09-15T13:47:33.455-04:00I have always loved the EV because you don't h...I have always loved the EV because you don't have to have a particular profile to fit in. Nobody cares what you look like, how you dress, how much money you have, etc. -- which cannot be said of other hoods. <br /><br />I also appreciate the sense of community in the EV; it's the strongest of all hoods in Manhattan.<br /><br />I feel that the neighborhood has changed so much in the last year for the worst. I'm not happy here anymore. After many years of living in the EV, I've decided to go elsewhere in Manhattan. I'll always consider myself an East Villager, but for now it's not a place I want to be.Graydonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-35938199034225976092011-09-14T16:34:48.049-04:002011-09-14T16:34:48.049-04:00how could i forget John's on 12th? the best.how could i forget John's on 12th? the best.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-87755831909530561002011-09-14T16:01:56.643-04:002011-09-14T16:01:56.643-04:00Francesca:
No, I didn't compare people on this...Francesca:<br />No, I didn't compare people on this post to yuppies or to claim that those who came after 1990 are illegitimate presences. I only tried to note that many of the choices struck me as carrying their own kind of specialized interests. There's nothing wrong with that, though I'm a little sick of reading about EV bars and stores. As everyone knows, the East Village is also the Ukrainian, Muslim and Hispanic population, the history, the world east of Avenue C. It would've been nice to read more posts on that.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-61663384724783166422011-09-14T13:28:20.687-04:002011-09-14T13:28:20.687-04:00John's Italian Restaurant on 12th Street, DiRo...John's Italian Restaurant on 12th Street, DiRobertis Cafe...two great old-school Italian joints that have been here for years and years and years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79002487439518436092011-09-14T12:52:54.616-04:002011-09-14T12:52:54.616-04:00Mom's, Rosa's, and Family Value on D. Pit...Mom's, Rosa's, and Family Value on D. Pitt Street Pool. Church of Graffiti. Manitobas. Lucys. Sophies. Joe's. Monas. Speakeasy. San Loco. Max's. Cafecito. Rue B. Tompkins for Life. Mini Thai Cafe. Native Bean. Magazine Store on A. Ray's. Gem Spa. Thrift stores. Bookstores. Used CD stores. Veneiros. Juicy Lucy's. Nublu (they are now in the basement of lucky chengs). Boca Chica. Neptunes. Hop Devil. All the good Mexican places. All the cultural institutions. Taking ballet class on ave c with girls in ripped fishnet tights, tatoos and plaid, pleated punk skits. St. Marks place. Mamouns. Porto Rico. PUERTO RICANS. Casa Adella. The Russian cobbler. Lit. Pomme Frites. Colorful people everywhere, all the time. The history of how this neighborhood was built. And every resident and institution that seeks to preserve and honor that history of diversity, class equality and cultural progression... SHHHHHHHHH do not tell the masses...... that this is still far and away, the best neighborhood in all of manhattan.glammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-14913362921866816172011-09-14T12:33:19.082-04:002011-09-14T12:33:19.082-04:00I remember going to the Ukrainian Museum as a kid ...I remember going to the Ukrainian Museum as a kid to make Ukrainian Easter eggs. My mother kept that egg for years. <br /><br />I guess it doesn't really count as East Village but Stuyvesant Cove park. <br /><br />@Sarah, how does liking any of the things mentioned make anyone like the yuppies. Is there a time frame that you have to have lived here in order for your opinion to be valid? Anyone who moved here after the 90s isn't a member of the community? <br /><br />What I have seen happen is a lot of single young people who don't plan to stay here long moving in and complaining about things like the crusties and punk shows in Tompkins and the City caving in to them. And that creates justifiable resentment.francescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340817971207320926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-37052529765268199852011-09-14T12:12:17.355-04:002011-09-14T12:12:17.355-04:00high percentage of REAL new yorkers who actually L...high percentage of REAL new yorkers who actually LIVE here.glammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-48007292688541455492011-09-14T07:12:39.789-04:002011-09-14T07:12:39.789-04:00Yes, how could I forget the Ukrainian Museum! A gr...Yes, how could I forget the Ukrainian Museum! A great and unique cultural institution right in the midst of the EV. The exhibits are often fascinating, and there are events (movies, concerts, talks) here all the time. SImilarly the Shevchenko Scientific Institute.<br /><br />Not all the Ukrainians are gone!<br /><br />- East VillagerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-26445315201895666182011-09-14T00:39:15.448-04:002011-09-14T00:39:15.448-04:00I've seen a lot of the obvious here, which tel...I've seen a lot of the obvious here, which tells me that some of you (especially those who came in the 90s and after) are as limited as the yuppies you rail against.<br /><br />How about:<br /><br />1. Szold Place and the environs around the Con-Ed station on 14th street<br /><br />2. The mosque on 1st avenue, and the multitude of cabs that park at meters during the 1 p.m. and Friday prayers<br /><br />3. The halal food truck that those cabbies go to on 11th Street, and the sense of brotherhood you find there among those who are in line<br /><br />4. The Ukrainian museum, the Ukrainian yearly festival, St George's church (don't forget the people WE--ie, those who came in the 70s and 80s-- displaced)<br /><br />5. And yes, Tompkins Square Park, as always.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-14121467611089479682011-09-13T23:54:07.990-04:002011-09-13T23:54:07.990-04:00You're all making this so much harder for me. ...You're all making this so much harder for me. I leave tonight for a new life in Chicago after 18 years in the east village. I've chosen Frank as my last supper where I'm writing this entry. (their rigatoni ragu captures my grandmothers ragu more than any other) Last desert - probably a Van Leuwen sundae. <br /><br />What I'll miss most? Sundays mornings at the Bean with my dog Olive. (The original Bean). And how the residents really care about the East Village as if it were a member of their family. Case in point: an amazing blog like this can only exist here.<br /><br />The list of other thing to miss is endless. <br /><br />Love the bananas story. Lol (for real, ask the woman eating next to me) My anecdote would be a memory of my ex-laudromat guy who would allow you to bet your shirts (literally) on any pro game. You win - shirts done free - lose, pay double. Or let it all ride for the next time. Tallys were kept on post-its. 10 years after his business closed he still says hi even if I run into him in another part of town, which actually happens. And he still remembers my name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76221191402044317902011-09-13T23:10:35.456-04:002011-09-13T23:10:35.456-04:00all these posts brought tears to my eyes! After 31...all these posts brought tears to my eyes! After 31 years I still love the East Village. Home Sweet Home.<br /> oh and do remember that guy with the dogs. We called him The Herder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-61159964499895986452011-09-13T21:23:16.230-04:002011-09-13T21:23:16.230-04:00McSorelys Ale House !!!McSorelys Ale House !!!Modern life is rubbishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59237677128309275122011-09-13T20:36:09.387-04:002011-09-13T20:36:09.387-04:00East Village early morning walks - Yes! Especially...East Village early morning walks - Yes! Especially on Sunday mornings. Often after staying up all night on my vampire schedule, I take those pre-dawn and just after dawn walks. Stop in to a church or two, wanter the park, get something from one of the bakeries as they are opening.<br /><br />Favorite East Village bits:<br />- Tokio 7<br />- Veselka<br />- Moishe's<br />- all the vinyl stores - even ones that opened recently! Norman's, Tropicalia in Furs, Good Records, Other Music<br />- NuBlu (please stay in the EV!)<br />- 2 library branches!! (Take that, SoHo)<br />- beautiful women, yes!<br />- St Mark's Books<br />- the international community <br />- the older people who still live in the EV<br />- every kind of cuisine at reasonable prices<br />- La MaMa<br />- SideWalk Cafe<br />- live jazz every night @ Jules for no cover<br />- everything is walking distance<br />- etc etc<br /><br />- East Villager<br />-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56969426004000082772011-09-13T20:27:13.584-04:002011-09-13T20:27:13.584-04:00IHOP is open, Dick Hell. I just passed it an hour ...IHOP is open, Dick Hell. I just passed it an hour ago.<br /><br />Speaking of the greatest things about the EV ... you should really stop calling yourself that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-92056975760878736912011-09-13T20:09:15.422-04:002011-09-13T20:09:15.422-04:00East Village anecdote for ya. My wife and I come h...East Village anecdote for ya. My wife and I come home from work separately and sometimes stop in the corner Korean deli to buy groceries for the kids: milk, bread, bananas, etc. One night I came home from work late, pick up some milk and bananas and put them on the counter. The Korean guy smiles and says, "You don't need to buy bananas."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42082072738398700382011-09-13T20:04:58.898-04:002011-09-13T20:04:58.898-04:00does anyone but me remember way back in the very l...does anyone but me remember way back in the very late 80s or very early 90s there was a regular neighborhood elderly-ish man, possibly homeless, but he was followed all over the neighborhood in and around the park by his pack of dogs, possibly as many as 8-10 dogs, all rather mutt-ish looking but so loyal to him they were always at his side. no leashes or anything. and the very oldest of the dogs always carried up the rear. i miss him and them too.jose garcianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70561632102226170162011-09-13T19:56:26.212-04:002011-09-13T19:56:26.212-04:00Oh and I almost forgot- Sunday afternoon street ho...Oh and I almost forgot- Sunday afternoon street hockey in Tompkins.Dick Hellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24260929578037744142011-09-13T19:46:29.599-04:002011-09-13T19:46:29.599-04:00You're all such snobs. There are some really g...You're all such snobs. There are some really great newer spots in the 'hood to be appreciated too such as The Beagle, Momofuku, Artichoke Pizza, brunch at Prune, Lukes Lobster, Death & Co., Big Gay Ice Cream, Diablo Royale, Le Souk (RIP), and I can't wait for IHOP!Dick Hellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17418492605138720682011-09-13T18:53:11.246-04:002011-09-13T18:53:11.246-04:00Long away, but I always come back. Ditto to lots ...Long away, but I always come back. Ditto to lots of previous comments. I'll add Stage diner, Ukrainean EV restaurant, Streecha, Polish G.I. deli, Grassroots. LUCY's!onemorefoldedsunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995652957356064546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22780708202251129372011-09-13T18:36:09.165-04:002011-09-13T18:36:09.165-04:00I love all the East Villagers who paid respect to ...I love all the East Villagers who paid respect to the fallen willow at La Plaza, who knew we could all feel that deeply about a tree?<br /><br />I love all of us hanging on by a thread, inexplicably, tied to this neighborhood because of an idea, memory or hope of what we want out of life, we believe the answer to lie here.<br /><br />And to get specific, I love the Gardens, the East River, Dry Docks Pool on 10th btw C & D, East Village Cinema, St. Mark's Church & Cemetery, St. Mark's Books, that magazine shop on Ave A, Sapporo East, East Village Cheese, Juicy Lucy, B & H Dairy, Yaffa Cafe, Odessa, anybody who still has the guts to dine alone, and the fact that Veselka still hires folks over 60. Thank-you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-78834297921492718662011-09-13T18:26:40.148-04:002011-09-13T18:26:40.148-04:00The women. I'm not being a pig either. The Eas...The women. I'm not being a pig either. The East Village has beautiful women of all ages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58929620031271440742011-09-13T17:18:55.095-04:002011-09-13T17:18:55.095-04:00Russ & Daughters, choice of a couple good arep...Russ & Daughters, choice of a couple good arepa places, that Mexican deli that sells tacos on Ave A & 13th, Farmers Market at Tompkins on Sundays, the view from my leaking rooftop (with beer in hand), Marble Cemetery (also the view from my roof), running into someone i know just about every day, my wife's shift at a local boozer, and especially that most of Marty's best nights are when he goes out in the East village!Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15243742157275437942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34077818934293239972011-09-13T17:17:59.627-04:002011-09-13T17:17:59.627-04:00Here's another pep-talk from a relative newcom...Here's another pep-talk from a relative newcomer. When we moved to New York City from San Francisco two years ago, my wife and I planned to use our one-month sublet in the East Village as a base from which to look for an apartment of our own. We assumed that apartment would be somewhere in Brooklyn, but I immediately bonded with this neighborhood that seemed to embody everything I hoped New York would turn out to be. So we looked and found we <em>could</em> find a place at the upper frontier of our price range, but the apartment would just be really tiny. We were happy to make that trade-off.<br /><br />Here's why.<br /><br />Start with the diversity: all kinds of people live here, which necessarily includes kinds of people we're supposed to like and kinds of people we're supposed to dislike. They're all here. On a good day you'll see six kinds of crazy and ten kinds of sane within two blocks of the front door, but maybe that's cheating because Tompkins Square Park is within those two blocks. <br /><br />Tompkins Square Park, as most of the other posters here concur, is a category unto itself of Reason to Love the East Village, and it encompasses all the other reasons. It's a place for things to happen; a place for neighbors to run into each other; the reason our dogs aren't all insane like in the rest of the city; a place where the punk show doesn't for a moment interrupt the drumming circle, or vice versa; a historical site that clearly hasn't seen its last historical moment.<br /><br />There are also all kinds of places here. Yeah, it feels sometimes like only the most obnoxious businesses survive, but that isn't true. Go down Second Avenue and you'll see places that have been there for several generations alongside places that are changing over every few months. Some people's dreams in the making, some terrible ideas that work and some that don't, and some people's grandparent's dreams living on.<br /><br />The East Village is still most of what I know of New York City, so it may be that much of what I describe could be said about a lot of the city. But don't deny that you can say it about this neighborhood. Regardless of whether it used to be <em>more</em> true, it's true about this place today.Quiet 'Tudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58874921762733871412011-09-13T17:08:03.999-04:002011-09-13T17:08:03.999-04:00Hi francesca
A rent stabilized apt can only get ...Hi francesca<br /><br />A rent stabilized apt can only get de-stabilized when:<br /><br />a) Your rent hits the $2,500+/mo mark AND<br />b) household income exceeds $200,000/year in each of the 2 preceding calendar years.<br /><br />However, if your landlord is receiving tax abatements from New York City (under the J51, 421-a or 421-g programs) the "luxury" de-stabilization provisions won't apply no matter what your rent is or how much you make.Ken from Ken's Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08893862652001372560noreply@blogger.com