More about David's Cafe, opening soon at 110 St. Mark's Place

The space is shaping up at 110 St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue.

Here's more about the venture and the people behind it via the cafe's website:

David’s Café, in the heart of the East Village, serves French-American food … in a casual environment. Opened by Chef David Malbequi (Les Enfants de Bohème, Summit Bar, BLT, Alum of Daniel Boulud), Daniel Rivera (Crooked Tree, Les Enfants de Bohème), and Hamid Rashidzada (Summit Bar), the restaurant is designed to be a comforting way-post/eatery for neighbors and visitors alike.

Our starting hours are from 5pm to midnight every night and until 1am on the weekends, we’ll be open from lunch and brunch in the coming weeks. Reservations are accepted for parties of six or more, otherwise just come in and grab a seat.

The site notes that all three partners in David's live in the neighborhood.

Paprika, which specialized in Northern Italian cuisine, quietly closed here back in the spring.

Updated 10/23

David's is now open…

East 1st Street Juice Press expansion looks official

The signage/brandage has arrived on the empty storefront adjacent to the flagship Juice Press on East First Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue…



Several weeks ago, handwritten messages began appearing on the front windows … including: "The East Village is the only hope I have left of being fucking cool. This store is the incubator for my next food concept. I hope I don't fail" along with the Juice Press hashtag.

The Juice Press empire — now 25-plus strong — opened its first location here in April 2010.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Juice Press is up to something on East 1st Street

New cafe in the works for 42 Avenue B

Just some very preliminary information out of 42 Avenue B between East Third Street and East Fourth Street… where word is a cafe with coffee/pastries/etc. will open in the next two months… we'll update when we receive more information about the new venture.

The address was previously home to Coyi Cafe, which closed in January 2014 after five years in business.

Chipotle announces itself in Stuy Town

[Photo by Gwen Deely]

The conversion of 286 First Ave. into a Chipotle continues… the signage arrived late last week here in Stuy Town near East 17th Street.

The storefront last housed the PCVST Broker Welcome Center, which moved up the block. Seems like maybe they could have combined these two ventures in the space?

Previously on EV Grieve:
A Chipotle for Stuy Town

Today in trash can fires on 2nd Avenue

This afternoon on Second Avenue at East Second Street... and the FDNY was quickly on-hand to extinguish the flames...



Photos via Danielle Baskin

Week in Grieview

[Photo on East 5th Street by Derek Berg]

Three new retail tenants for 51 Astor Place: Bluestone Lane Coffee, Chop’t and Flywheel Sports (Monday)

Reports: Contractor under investigation for Second Avenue explosion guilty in unrelated bribery case (Wednesday)

Moishe's Bake Shop has a new front window (Thursday)

Them bones on First Avenue (Wednesday)

Report: Associated owners not having any luck shopping for a lease renewal on East 14th Street (Thursday, 34 comments)

Arepa Factory has opened on Avenue A (Monday)

The disappearing 253 E. 7th St. (Tuesday)

Picturesque ivy coming down on East Eighth Street (Tuesday)

Out and About with Mickey Davis (Wednesday)

Sixth Street Yoga Junction now open in the Sixth Street Community Center (Tuesday)

Some day, the East Houston Reconstruction Project will end, but not anytime soon (Thursday)

Variety shop taking over the AK Shoe Repair space on East Ninth Street (Friday)

Le Café Coffee adding new location on Fourth Avenue (Wednesday)

East Village spotted from plane (Friday)

Buy a condo on East Fourth Street, get a photo of graffiti art (Monday)

New city site let's you know about real-time transit delays and disruptive banging and pounding noises (Friday)

Attention business owners with bicycle deliveries (Thursday)

Organic Avenue on Third Avenue has closed (Thursday)

After nearly four years empty, 37 St. Mark's Place may be getting new retail tenants (Monday)

Revisiting "Bettie Visits CBGB" (Thursday)

Last days for Allied Hardware on Second Avenue (Wednesday)

Former Avenue A Wine & Liquor space for rent (Wednesday)

An explanation for the wire above Avenue A (Monday)

According to TripAdvisor, this East Village pizzeria is the best restaurant in NYC (Friday)

Feltman’s of Coney Island bringing its hot dogs to St. Mark's Place (Friday)

So long Sounds (Sunday)

@NYPDTWEETTOWER recognized for serving and protecting the Twittersphere (Wednesday)

Fonda debuts sidewalk cafe (Thursday)

… and we heard from a concerned reader… who's worried that the latest sculpture (that arrived mid-September) on the northeast corner of First Avenue and St. Mark's Place is starting to lean… "it looks like it's about to fall down. I'm worried it's going to hurt somebody."

ALL the Marble cemeteries are open to the public today in the East Village

Today (right now!) the New York Marble Cemetery — the oldest public non-sectarian cemetery in New York City — is open to the public at 41 1/2 Second Ave. between East Second Street and East Third Street…



Meanwhile! Around the corner on East Second Street between Second Avenue and First Avenue… it's Day 2 of the Fall Open Weekend at the New York City Marble Cemetery… you have until 5 p.m. (to visit) …

… and here's a scene from there yesterday via Derek Berg …

A look at Centre-fuge Cycle 18 on East 1st Street

Work wrapped up last week on cycle 18 of the Centre-fuge Public Art Project … the rotating outdoor gallery/construction trailer here along East First Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue …

As BoweryBoogie pointed out, the artists this time are Jet, Andy Golub, Below Key, Zero Productivity, Leon Rainbow, Rez Shoalin and a collaboration between Key Detail & Yu-Baba.















Cycle 18 will remain here until early January.

Find more info about Centre-fuge here.

The Earth School Fall Fair is today in Tompkins Square Park

Noon to 5 p.m. today… enter on Avenue A at East Ninth Street…

Some highlights via The Earth School website:

• The Amazing Maze!
• The photo booth with a selection of crazy costumes to choose from for a wacky portrait
• A green market selling herbs and greens from the school’s rooftop garden
• Rummage and used book sale
• International foods, both homemade and from East Village restaurants
• Face painting, craft table and cup-cake decorating
• The Pocket Lady (check out her Tinder profile here) and her pockets full of mystery prizes

It's a Fall Open Weekend at the New York City Marble Cemetery

This weekend at the New York City Marble Cemetery on East Second Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue ... via the EVG inbox...

Fall Open Weekend, with historic displays, photos and artifacts
Saturday and Sunday
Oct. 17-18
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Read more about the cemetery here.