Putting in the new sign for the 7-Eleven? (KIDDING! I know, not funny...)
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Bike gang overruns East Village
Oops! Check that...
Photos by EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams...
Photos by EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams...
Mara's Homemade blames their closing, in part, on the East Village bike lanes
Word is getting out this afternoon (via Twitter and Eater, for starters) that Mara's Homemade, the Cajun eatery on East Sixth Street, is closing at the end of April.
Via a letter linked to on Twitter, they mention multiple factors for the closing.
But the reason for closing that might generate the most discussion?
Via a letter linked to on Twitter, they mention multiple factors for the closing.
But the reason for closing that might generate the most discussion?
We accepted a short term lease to give us time to re-locate or negotiate a longer term with our current landlord. Since that time, the BP explosion took place, bike lanes were installed on First and Second Avenues which reduced parking and the signs of future property tax increases have occurred.
Report: craft-beer-focused bar-restaurant coming to old Kurve space
Grub Street gets the word on what's coming to the former Kurve-Rhong Tiam space on Second Avenue and Fifth Street: a craft-beer-focused bar-restaurant. And it's from the team behind Dempsey's and Sláinte. And don't call it an Irish pub! "The food will be in the American comfort-food mode with some twisted-up Irish dishes mixed in for good measure," owner Tom O'Byrne told Grub Street.
They're just one of the 40 items on next month's CB3/SLA docket.
Marking the 100th Anniversary Of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the largest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York, causing the death of 146 garment workers who either died from the fire or jumped to their deaths.
Here's a chalk memorial of a young victim from the 1911 fire on St Mark's Place near Avenue A.
CNN has more on the fire here. NY1 said they'd have updates on the anniversary throughout the day.
New signs for 35 Cooper Square
One reader fretted, a sure sign of imminent demolition? No. It's difficult to say what's happening here of late. The city approved the demolition of the historic 35 Cooper Square on Feb. 14. However, the city hasn't issued the permit for demolition... stay tuned...
Spring, eternal
Came across this photo on Facebook... from inside Sophie's ...
It's a springtime poem by the one-and-only Joseph "Count Slima" Williams — owner of the greatest laugh that you'll ever hear. (And you can purchase Slima's poems by inquiring at Sophie's.)
[Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk. More photos at Flickr]
It's a springtime poem by the one-and-only Joseph "Count Slima" Williams — owner of the greatest laugh that you'll ever hear. (And you can purchase Slima's poems by inquiring at Sophie's.)
[Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk. More photos at Flickr]
Does the East Village fit the Dockers demographic now?
Sign spotted for a Dockers commercial shoot today on Avenue A at 10th Street.
Pub crawl ban brewing?
Town & Village reports this week that Community Board 6 — which serves the east side, from 14th Street to 59th Street with hot spots like Murray Hill and Stuy Town — will discuss a possible ban on pub crawls. (The meeting is set for next Thursday.)
The article isn't online, though Lux Living scanned in the piece...
(You can read it at Lux Living here.)
One CB6 rep said that pub crawls "may be a lot of fun for the revelers, but they're not a lot of fun for the community." And — duh! — the problem with crawls? They too often lead to heavy crowding ... "with the result of excess noise and vomiting in the streets due to binge drinking."
Perhaps CB3 will consider such a ban? Some bar owners may not like it, but residents would...Meanwhile, please feel free to defend pub crawls.
The article isn't online, though Lux Living scanned in the piece...
(You can read it at Lux Living here.)
One CB6 rep said that pub crawls "may be a lot of fun for the revelers, but they're not a lot of fun for the community." And — duh! — the problem with crawls? They too often lead to heavy crowding ... "with the result of excess noise and vomiting in the streets due to binge drinking."
Perhaps CB3 will consider such a ban? Some bar owners may not like it, but residents would...Meanwhile, please feel free to defend pub crawls.
Epic CB3/SLA docket ready for April: Hello again Superdive (aka 'Not a Bookstore Inc.') and Caffe Buon Gusto!
Been some time since we've such seen an action-packed SLA & DCA Licensing Committee docket... 40 items!
Monday, April 11 at 6:30 pm — JASA/Green Residence, 200 E. Fifth Street at the Bowery
Here are a few items of interest! (The whole shooting match is here.)
Applications within Resolution Areas
• U-2 (Saint King J Corp), 6 St Marks Pl (3rd-4th Fl) (wb)
This is the karaoke portion of the former Cafe Hanover space (RIP, Mondo Kim's).
• Not a Bookstore LLC, 200 Ave A (op) (Superdive)
Ah! An inside joke from the Superdivers... a nod to Superdive's Rapture Cafe & Books past! Not funny!
• Casimir, 105 Ave B (op)
Changes in store for the French bistro?
• Ave B Caffe Buon Gusto Inc, 545 E 5th St (aka 76 Ave B) (wb)
Hello again, old friend! Been a long time since we've heard anything about this. Remember last time they were on the docket? To the recap!
Sidewalk Café Applications
• Café Cotto (Pasta Bar Café Corp), 127 Ave C
• Plump Dumpling (Big Dumpling Corp), 174 2nd Ave
• Percy's Tavern (Steelbar 180 Inc), 210 Ave A
Alterations/Transfers/Upgrades
• Radley Realty Corp, 325 Bowery (alt/ extend license to sidewalk)
Peels wants a sidewalk cafe. #ShitShow
• To Be Determined, 500 E 11th St (trans/op) (Angels & Kings)
Interesting...
• To Be Determined, 351 E 12th St (trans/op) (Resto Leon)
I actually have never been to Resto Leon.
• 4AB LLC, 235 E 4th St (trans/op) (Tonda)
The Tonda watch continues.
• To Be Determined, 700 E 9th St (trans/op) (Banjo Jim's)
Anyone know anything about this?
New Liquor License Applications
• Trim Castle Corp, 87 2nd Ave (op)
The former Kurve-Rhong Tiam space.
• South Brooklyn Pizza (122 First Pizza Inc), 122 1st Ave (wb)
• Agave Azul (228 Rest Corp), 228 1st Ave (op)
This is the Mexican cantina that I reported was coming to the former David's Bagels space.
• The Other WineBar, 412 E 9th St (wb)
• To Be Determined, 107 1st Ave (wb)
The former Bonjoo space..
You may find some additional comments about all this at The Low-Down, Eater and Grub Street.
Monday, April 11 at 6:30 pm — JASA/Green Residence, 200 E. Fifth Street at the Bowery
Here are a few items of interest! (The whole shooting match is here.)
Applications within Resolution Areas
• U-2 (Saint King J Corp), 6 St Marks Pl (3rd-4th Fl) (wb)
This is the karaoke portion of the former Cafe Hanover space (RIP, Mondo Kim's).
• Not a Bookstore LLC, 200 Ave A (op) (Superdive)
Ah! An inside joke from the Superdivers... a nod to Superdive's Rapture Cafe & Books past! Not funny!
• Casimir, 105 Ave B (op)
Changes in store for the French bistro?
• Ave B Caffe Buon Gusto Inc, 545 E 5th St (aka 76 Ave B) (wb)
Hello again, old friend! Been a long time since we've heard anything about this. Remember last time they were on the docket? To the recap!
Sidewalk Café Applications
• Café Cotto (Pasta Bar Café Corp), 127 Ave C
• Plump Dumpling (Big Dumpling Corp), 174 2nd Ave
• Percy's Tavern (Steelbar 180 Inc), 210 Ave A
Alterations/Transfers/Upgrades
• Radley Realty Corp, 325 Bowery (alt/ extend license to sidewalk)
Peels wants a sidewalk cafe. #ShitShow
• To Be Determined, 500 E 11th St (trans/op) (Angels & Kings)
Interesting...
• To Be Determined, 351 E 12th St (trans/op) (Resto Leon)
I actually have never been to Resto Leon.
• 4AB LLC, 235 E 4th St (trans/op) (Tonda)
The Tonda watch continues.
• To Be Determined, 700 E 9th St (trans/op) (Banjo Jim's)
Anyone know anything about this?
New Liquor License Applications
• Trim Castle Corp, 87 2nd Ave (op)
The former Kurve-Rhong Tiam space.
• South Brooklyn Pizza (122 First Pizza Inc), 122 1st Ave (wb)
• Agave Azul (228 Rest Corp), 228 1st Ave (op)
This is the Mexican cantina that I reported was coming to the former David's Bagels space.
• The Other WineBar, 412 E 9th St (wb)
• To Be Determined, 107 1st Ave (wb)
The former Bonjoo space..
You may find some additional comments about all this at The Low-Down, Eater and Grub Street.
On Second Avenue, La Da Nang is suddenly Zabb Elee
Rebecca Marx first pointed this out yesterday at Fork in the Road... The owners of Le Da Nang, which opened last March, have turned the space into Zabb Elee...
... the second outpost of their Northeastern Thai restaurant... (the other is in Jackson Heights). Hmm. And I rather liked Le Da Nang the few times that I either picked something up to go or had food delivered.
Previously on EV Grieve:
La Da Nang sign up
... the second outpost of their Northeastern Thai restaurant... (the other is in Jackson Heights). Hmm. And I rather liked Le Da Nang the few times that I either picked something up to go or had food delivered.
Previously on EV Grieve:
La Da Nang sign up
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