A new East Village home for Virginia's

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Virginia's looks to have a new East Village home at 200 E. Third St. ... the former Root & Bone space...

The restaurant's ownership will appear before CB3's SLA committee tonight for a new liquor license for the address just west of Avenue B. 

The questionnaire on file at the CB3 website shows proposed hours of 11 a.m. to midnight Monday-Thursday, with a 10 a.m. start Friday through Sunday (with a midnight close). A sample menu with the questionnaire shows a brunch service. The plans call for seats/tables for 52 diners with a four-seat service bar. 

Virginia's closed on 11th Street at Avenue C this past New Year's Eve. Their lease was up, and ownership decided to look elsewhere for a new space for the bistro that opened in May 2015.

The Virginia's website lists a fall opening here. 

Root & Bone shuttered in April after eight years in business.  

Workers removing the former Root & Bone curbside dining structure

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Workers today started taking down the curbside dining structure at the now-closed Root & Bone on Third Street at Avenue B.

This removal might make some folks happy: Several readers/residents noted (in the comments and in emails) that this space was a "rat bonanza" or "rat haven."

We're told that some of the wood here is up for grabs...

Root & Bone closed on April 17 after eight years in service.

Thanks to the reader for the initial tip!