Painting it black at the B Bar

Last week, we noticed that someone had painted over the mural on the side of early 1990s Bowery gentrifier B Bar at East Fourth Street...

Before!

[January 2012]

Last weekend!

We didn't hear back from a B Bar rep... we had some questions about what would replace the mural and all that...we figured it had something to do with the possible sale of the adjacent building that the wall belongs to...

Meanwhile, a reader noted that this ad for "The Voice" is now in place on part of the wall...

B Bar's take-out window and sidewalk seating moving forward

We haven't heard much about B Bar's plan for sidewalk seating and a to-go window in months. Last we heard in February, the B Bar's plans called for a 28-seat sidewalk cafe and a take-out window on the Bowery... this needed to be approved by Community Board 2, who has jurisdiction over the western side of the Bowery.

Meanwhile, we've noticed the work progressing on the to-go window...

Is that artisanal caulk on the counter?

Bowery Bar unveils new awning

If anything, it will provide a nice shelter for people waiting for the southbound M103 in the rain.

B Bar unveils new wall

Back in November, workers started building a fortress around putting in a new wall around the B Bar on the Bowery and Fourth Street... It's now looking closer to completion...







No word on the additional height of the wall that provided some hilarity this past summer.