New sushi options rolling in; Rosella opening on Avenue A

You've likely noticed the activity at 137 Avenue A between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street of late... Rosella, an environmentally conscious sushi restaurant, is ready to open soon.

Here's more about Rosella:

Former Uchiko chefs Jeff Miller and Yoni Lang will be offering a sushi tasting menu, complemented by small plates and à la carte service, with an emphasis on locally sourced, sustainable fish and seasonal ingredients. Beverage director and co-owner TJ Provenzano, previously of Mayanoki and Rooftop Reds, has curated a selection of domestic wine, cider, and small-batch sake. The restaurant features a spanning wooden bar and fabric walls to create a warm, inviting environment, as well as outdoor seating.

The address was previously Three Seat Espresso.

Meanwhile! Via the tipline... we're told that the new business at 84 E. Second St. just west of First Avenue is called Yo! Sushi, which is now only open for delivery ... this is in the former Julie's Vintage space, as you can see... don't know anything else about this operation, such as if it's affiliated with the YO! Sushi chain (don't see any conveyor belts!) ...

 

H/T Steven!

[Updated] Julie's Vintage has closed

In recent weeks you've likely noticed that not one but three for rent signs hang in the storefront that was Julie's Vintage on Second Street just west of First Avenue ...



... and yesterday, the remaining mannequins inside the shop (and other items) were shown the curb...



No official word on the status of the shop, whose website domain has expired. There aren't any recent posts on the shop's Instagram account either.

Julie Erinc, a former designer, debuted here during the winter of 2016. By the summer of 2018, store closing signs arrived outside... but they ended up staying open until the start of the COVID-19 PAUSE.

Updated:

Erin confirmed the closure in an Instagram message, which read in part:

"Yes, I closed permanently. Rent is too high. And [the landlord] refused to negotiate. I can not pay rent on the months I was ordered to close! My landlord wants back due rent in all the months I was closed. It’s ridiculous.

It’s really a shame. All the small businesses will close and only the monopolies like Amazon and Walmart will get bigger and bigger. They were allowed to stay open while small businesses were ordered to close ... Meanwhile your landlords want back due rent while you were closed. Nothing really makes sense at all."

Week in Grieview

[Opening night at St. Dymphana's Thursday by Peter Brownscombe]

Stories posted this past week included...

Veniero's to celebrate 125th anniversary on Sept. 23; free mini cannolis for all! (Wednesday)

Waste land: Local elected officials tell the city to move the garbage trucks from 10th Street (Monday)

Nearly 11 months in, Tompkins Square Park playground rehab winding down (Friday)

St. Dymphna's opens in new home on Avenue A (Tuesday)

The scoop on the street photography exhibit at Mikey Likes It (Saturday)

Excavation commences at the future tech hub; plywood renderings attract commentary (Monday)

This week's NY See (Thursday)

Cucina di Pesce teases return on Instagram (Monday)

The 1st Pangea Jazz Festival is underway (Wednesday)

Pete Wells visits Foxface (Tuesday)

First rentals arrive on the market at Sioné, the new luxury building at 171 Suffolk (Monday)

The sunflowers on the Bowery (Thursday)

About the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Tompkins Square Park Sunday (Thursday)

Your last weekly McDonald's update until next week (Friday)

Oh oh it's Magic: Signage arrives for the new 99¢ shop on Avenue A (Friday)


[Dog Run photo by Derek Berg]

Beach day at the Tompkins Square Park Dog Run (Wednesday)

Khiladi debuts on Avenue B (Thursday)

Night Music signage arrives on 7th Street (Tuesday)

Repairs continue at the former P.S. 64 (Tuesday)

Work happening inside the former Nicoletta space; please mind the carpenter (Monday)

14th St. Candy & Grocery returns with a new look; fewer groceries, more bongs (Monday)

The Jones opens (Monday)

... and new art outside Julie's Vintage on Second Street at First Avenue... the spray-can rocket bird is via Thailand-based artist @muebon ...



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Julie's Vintage is closing on 2nd Street

[Photo by Goggla]

The closing signs are up at Julie's Vintage, the eclectic vintage/thrift shop at 84 E. Second St. at First Avenue.

The store is expected to close at the end of the month, with a possible relocation to the Bushwick Market. A store source said high rents are behind the closure. (Thanks to Goggla for the photo and info!)

Julie Erinc, a former designer, opened up shop here during the winter of 2016.

Here's more about the place from a Sideways NYC post:

After one steps into Julie’s Vintage, it does not take long to realize that Julie, the owner, is more of an artist than a retail vendor. Headpieces adorned with recycled flowers and deer antlers, dashing 1920’s style dresses with encrusted jewelry, and incredibly creative Halloween costumes overflow the small space ...

And...

Even more impressively, she uses mostly recycled materials that she has collected in her years spent traveling the world (since the early 1980’s), a time period which includes fourteen years working as a lingerie designer.