Sunday, January 14, 2024

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a photo on Union Square by Derek Berg)... 

• In Memoriam: Charlie Carroll (Tuesday) ... Vinie Burrows (Wednesday) 

• Documenting the demolition of Middle Collegiate Church (Monday) 

• From the EVG archives: Asylum seekers at the former St. Brigid School (Sunday) 

• East Houston Street Wine & Liquor is headed to a new larger space across East Houston (Wednesday) 

• Wonder bringing its 'fast fine' delivery and food-hall concept to Stuyvesant Street (Thursday) 

• Classic East Village lunch counter B&H Dairy looking good with new awning, storefront and neon signage (Friday) 

• The J. Crew men's concept store on the Bowery has closed (Monday) 

• ICP teams up with the Nuyorican Poets Café for open mic series (Thursday) 

• G's Cheesesteaks will be the first retail tenant in 15 years at 6 Avenue B (Monday) 

• Sadie's Ward officially takes over from the Whiskey Ward (Tuesday) 

• High-end East Village sushi favorite Cagen has closed on 9th Street (Monday) 

• A look at Area 140 First on 1st Avenue (Thursday)

• Openings: Crazy Burger on Avenue C (Thursday) 

• The porta potties are MIA in Tompkins Square Park (Tuesday) ... New mats for the outdoor fitness area at Tompkins Square Park (Wednesday) 

• Reports: Kushner sells 6-building East Village portfolio for $57 million (Tuesday) 

• Trek officially closes on the Bowery (Monday)

• Mr. Kim quickly leaves St. Mark's Place (Tuesday) 

... and now turning to sports, Lazio secured a Coppa Italia semi-final place with a 1-0 victory over AS Roma on Wednesday... and the reaction outside by Giovanni and Co. outside Via Della Pace on Fourth Street (photo by Derek Berg)...
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