Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts

Friday, January 3, 2014

The year in East Village photos 2013 (Part 1, probably)

I'm a little late with the onslaught of year-end listicles this Listicle Season. Anyway, here are some of the photos from the site in 2013... got a little carried away, so I may break this into two parts. Or just be really lazy and only do the first six months of last year! Thank you to everyone who shared photos ...

January


Jan. 30

[Photo by @stevemotts]

Jan. 27


Jan. 26


Jan. 11


Jan. 9


[Photo by Event Photos NYC]

February


Feb. 27


[Photo by @stevemotts]

Feb. 26



Feb. 13


[Photo by Bobby Williams]

Feb. 10


[Photo by Brian Caron]

Feb. 9

[Photo by jdx]

March


March 31



March 27



March 22


[Photo by Bobby Williams]

March 13


[Richard Hell photo for EV Grieve by James Maher]

March 14



March 12


[Photo by Bobby Williams]

March 9


[Photo by Edward Arrocha]

March 2


[Photo by Derek Berg]

April


April 28


[Photo by @tdouglassinger]

April 13



April 10


[Photo by EVG reader Katja]

April 9


[Photo by Bobby Williams]

May


May 31



May 18


[Photo by peter radley]

May 17


[Photo by James Maher]

May 7



June


June 29


[Photo by editrrix]

June 19


[Photo via @Xeus]

June 14


[Photo by Shawn Chittle]


[Photo by EVG reader Jeremy]

June 3


[Photo by Stacie Joy]

These EV Grieve posts received the most reader comments in 2013

Amazingly, a Citi Bike post did not crack the top 10...



Incoming Empire Biscuit on Avenue A launches Kickstarter campaign (July 9, 121 comments)

A case against using the term 'crusty' (June 28, 105 comments)

RIP LES Jewels (Sept. 14, 80 comments)

Report: FDNY rescues partygoers from 2nd Avenue 'rooftop rager' after stairwell collapse injures 1 (Sept. 29, 74 comments)

Avenue A's anti-7-Eleven campaign now includes arsenal of 20,000 stickers (Jan. 8, 73 comments)

Report: The making of Empire Biscuit; plus, people drop biscuits on the floor but eat them anyway (Nov. 12, 72 comments)

Report: Empire Biscuit opens today (Oct. 30, 65 comments)

[Updated] Car smashes into East Village Farm & Grocery on Second Avenue; 6 reported injured (June 19, 62 comments)

Top cop's SantaCon endorsement: 'It's what makes New York, New York' (Nov. 24, 59 comments)

Reader report: 9th St. Bakery is closing after 87 years (Jan. 15, 59 comments)

Here is the future of East 14th Street and Avenue A: 7 stories of residential and retail (Oct. 18, 57 comments)

Thank you to everyone who took the time to leave (or read!) a comment.

The most-viewed EV Grieve posts of 2013


In case you are in the mood for one more year-end listicle…

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[Updated] Female diner decides to go topless last night at Verso, July 8



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Noted, Aug. 28



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RIP LES Jewels, Sept. 14


[Photo from 2011 by Bob Arihood]

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[Updated] The Joe Strummer mural is gone, Aug. 19


[Bobby Williams]

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Something Sweet space for rent on First Avenue, July 8


[Photo by Blue Glass]

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

East Village stories to watch in 2013 (Part 1)

The reopening of St. Brigid's on Avenue B

[From October]

The restoration/renovation of the historic Avenue B church is winding down after several years... last we heard from a St. Brigid's watcher, the church is expected to reopen in the first few months of this year... and we can't wait to see the inside... Bonus question: Will neighbors ever get used to the bells?

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Filling in the Mystery Lot

Ah, our old friend the Mystery Lot...

[Some time ago]

...will soon look like this on East 14th Street/13th Street east of Third Avenue...


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The end (and new beginning) of Astor Place


Workers are quickly erecting the 430,000-square-foot office complex at 51 Astor Place ... which will shape up this year to look like...



Building aside, the city is also expected to dramatically reconfigure streets, parks and traffic islands around Astor Place and Cooper Union ... leaving us with that Midtown feeling...

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84 Third Ave. grows taller


We learned last month that the Karl Fischer-designed building rising at 84 Third Avenue at East 12th Street will be 12 stories, not nine as originally expected. Of any of the area's new development, this just may look like the most out-of-place project. And that's saying something.


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A dorm for 35 Cooper Square


The former 35 Cooper Square was demolished 18 months ago here at East Sixth Street. Perhaps soon in the New Year we will learn more about developer Arun Bhatia's plans for a 9-story dorm, which are currently on file with the DOB.

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Something for 100 Avenue A

[A scene outside 100 Avenue A yesterday by Bobby Williams]

Not much seems to be happening at 100 Avenue A, where East Village Farms closed in February 2012. The city disapproved the first round of plans to renovate the space, including adding a "dwelling unit" and roof garden on the upper floors.

The sidewalk outside the storefront has mostly been used to accommodate some people in need of a place to sleep this past year.

However, in one small bit of progress, the DOB did approve the foundation work here back on Nov. 9, per city records. Will we finally see work start on the renovations in 2013?

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Development for the former Mary Help of Christians school, church and lot


Staying on Avenue A ... the saga of the Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church enters its fifth year... The Catholic Archdiocese sold the church property, which includes the Don Bosco Salesians rectory adjacent to the church and the church's former school on East 11th Street, for a reported $41 million. Douglas Steiner, owner of the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Steiner Studios, is the new owner, and he has plans for in the works for an 80/20 residential development.

...and this promises to be an enormous development ...

[Via Off the Grid]

Will the church be demolished to make way for the new housing? (The Landmarks Preservation Commission has already turned down requests to landmark the circa-1917 church.) Or will at least part of the church be incorporated into the design of the new building, much like NYU did by sort of including the façade of St. Ann's into the entrance of the 12th Street dorm?

Meanwhile, nothing will likely happen with the new development until workers have shored up the eastern wall at the East Side Community School on East 12th Street.

Tomorrow: East Village stories to watch in 2013 (Part 2)

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

The party's over...



... at least until Friday... Photos today via EVG regular William Klayer...