Tompkins Square Bar opens at 110 Avenue A

Tompkins Square Bar is now up and running at 110 Avenue A near Seventh Street ... in the space that had been Sister Midnight (briefly) and Black Market.

A reader who lives nearby said the new place debuted this past weekend... while the Bar's Instagram account first notes a Nov. 9 opening.

In any event, there are a few menu items (leftover from the Black Market days?) ... as well as a pool table...





Black Market abruptly closed here in March after seven years. The same ownership then debuted Sister Midnight in April... within a month, brown paper covered the front windows and the menu disappeared. Sister Midnight then advertised being in the downstairs space with the 132 1/2 E. Seventh St. entrance around the corner ... which is also the address of Lovers of Today and previously The Cabin Down Below ...


[Photo from yesterday]

Sister Midnight debuts on Avenue A

Sister Midnight is now open at 110 Avenue A near Seventh Street...



The owners (Johnny T and Jesse Malin) revamped their Black Market space, which closed on March 12 after a nearly seven-year run serving burgers and oysters.



Here's a look at the menu posted outside...



Sister Midnight is the first track, co-written by David Bowie, on The Idiot, Iggy Pop's debut solo record from 1977.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Calling Sister Midnight on Avenue A

Calling Sister Midnight on Avenue A

A quick follow-up about Black Market, which closed on March 12 after seven years of serving burgers and oysters at 110 Avenue A.

Ownership is apparently revamping the space near Seventh Street... and, based on the new awning that arrived on Thursday, the place will be called Sister Midnight...





Given ownership's affinity for music (both as musicians-producers and other ventures, such as the Bowery Electric and Niagara with the Joe Strummer mural) ... this is likely a nod to Iggy Pop ... (Sister Midnight is the first track, co-written by David Bowie, on The Idiot, Pop's debut solo record from 1977.)

The portion of the awning with Sister Midnight was taped up by the weekend...



Previously on EV Grieve:
Go on a tour of Iggy Pop's East Village in 1993

Black Market is not reopening

We noted yesterday that Black Market closed on Sunday... the sign on the door here at 110 Avenue A near Seventh Street notes that they are closed for renovations.

A now-former employee shared a text (said to have been sent March 7) from management about what was happening... per the text, Black Market won't be reopening ...



... a tipster said that the owners (Johnny T and Jesse Malin) are updating the space for another venture.

Black Market, which served burgers, oysters and cocktails, opened in 2010.

[Updated] Black Market is currently closed for renovations on Avenue A

[Reader photo from Monday]

Multiple EVG readers have noted that Black Market, the burgers and oyster bar at 110 Avenue A near Seventh Street, closed after service this weekend... brown paper is now up on the windows and front door.

There is a closed for renovations sign on the door...



There isn't any mention of a temporary closure just yet on their website or social media properties.

Black Market, one of the neighborhood spots owned by Johnny T and Jesse Malin, opened in 2010... taking over the space from the Pizza Shop, which closed in November 2009.

Updated 3/16

Black Market will not be reopening. More details here.

Hearth debuts its sidewalk cafe; Black Market too

It's finally a reality. Outdoor seating @hearthrestaurant #twoyearsinthemaking

A photo posted by Marco Canora (@marcocanora) on May 19, 2015 at 10:19am PDT

Hearth now has six tables (with two chairs each) set up for diners on First Avenue and East 12th Street... it's a scaled-back version of what was previously proposed last summer with 38 seats total.

Meanwhile, over on Avenue A at East Seventh Street, Black Market rolled out their sidewalk cafe this past weekend...

Black Market back from fishing trip

The gates were down all weekend at Black Market on Avenue A near Seventh Street... Perhaps not enough bold-face names for them to bother to open?

Early last evening, though, the gates were up...revealing a "gone fishing" sign... with a note saying they'd reopen last night...



Good to their sign...they were open again last night...



Previously on EV Grieve:
So Bono, Michael Stipe, Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Spike Jonze and the Olsen twins walk into a bar on Avenue A...

Why was Black Market closed this entire weekend?

I don't know the answer... but I was surprised to see the relatively new place closed all weekend...and no note or sign on the gate offereing any explantion...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Why is the Pizza Shop closed?

Black Market continues to look less forbidding

The specialties of the house were added to Black Market's front window on Avenue A yesterday...



Upon opening in February, the owners reportedly planned to keep the iron gates down even when they were open... And last month, the gates were raised... So maybe they want to be a neighborhood joint after all?

Previously on EV Grieve:
So Bono, Michael Stipe, Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Spike Jonze and the Olsen twins walk into a bar on Avenue A...