EV Grieve reader Han Shan passed along these photos of the line... which goes west on 12th Street and around Third Avenue...
The Local East Village interview some of the
Monday, April 11, 2011
The Doctor is in...
Last night, "Doctor Who" fans started camping out outside the East Village Cinemas on Second Avenue and 12th Street... The premiere of the BBC series "Doctor Who" takes place tonight here ...
EV Grieve reader Han Shan passed along these photos of the line... which goes west on 12th Street and around Third Avenue...
The Local East Village interview some of thenerds people in line.
EV Grieve reader Han Shan passed along these photos of the line... which goes west on 12th Street and around Third Avenue...
The Local East Village interview some of the
Life in a building undergoing a gut renovation
In February, we noted the sale of a residential building on Suffolk street...
Per a commenter:
"There are 7 apartments left here as of April 2011 and we are suffering through months of demolition and construction."
One of those remaining residents (we think!) sent along a video of what life is like here in the building during the months of construction...
Silverstone Property Group ... is pleased to announce the acquisition of 157 Suffolk Street ... The 6 story, 22,398 square foot residential apartment building consists of 33 apartments and 2 retail stores. Silverstone purchased the building for $8.8M, or approximately $392 per square foot, in an all-cash, off-market transaction with the private seller. Silverstone will be renovating the building to create a high-end boutique residential rental property, as well as leasing the retail space which has been vacant for many years.
Per a commenter:
"There are 7 apartments left here as of April 2011 and we are suffering through months of demolition and construction."
One of those remaining residents (we think!) sent along a video of what life is like here in the building during the months of construction...
On 2nd and B, retail space and and exposed brick walls that give a 'sense of prewar elegance'
So Discovery Wines will be moving into 16 Avenue B at Second Street sometime in the early summer...
Meanwhile, across the street ... at 209 E. Second St. ... which seemingly has been under renovation for like 10 years....
... "store for lease" signs have gone up in the corner space ...
Didn't spot a listing for this just yet at the NYCRS website ...
However, as for the rest of the building. Here's a description via Streeteasy:
And of those six units, one is left for $1.75 million. Here's the listing from Corcoran:
No mention in the marketing materials of this corner's infamous past. As Andrew Roth pointed out in "Infamous Manhattan," the intersection of East Second Street and Avenue B "probably saw more heroin retailing than any other spot on Earth." Until Operation Pressure Point.
Meanwhile, across the street ... at 209 E. Second St. ... which seemingly has been under renovation for like 10 years....
... "store for lease" signs have gone up in the corner space ...
Didn't spot a listing for this just yet at the NYCRS website ...
However, as for the rest of the building. Here's a description via Streeteasy:
A new standard has been set for East village loft living. 209 East 2nd Street is an intimate and elegant building that will be available for Spring-Summer Occupancy.
A total of six private full floor lofts make up the entire building. Step into each distinctive home by keyed elevator and you will see what sets us apart from all the rest.
Offering wood burning fireplaces in each unit and exposed brick walls give that sense of prewar elegance, while the remaining finishes are sleek and modern.
And of those six units, one is left for $1.75 million. Here's the listing from Corcoran:
Rare East Village boutique condo loft. Recently converted with utmost attention to detail and tasteful finishes. Private key lock full floor two bedroom two bath. Enter off the elevator into a separate foyer opening onto a comfortable living space and open cook's kitchen. Living room features a suspended wood burning fireplace, exposed bricks, Venetian plaster museum finished walls, original pine floors refurbished and stained walnut plus lots of wonderful light from 12 windows. A smartly designed open kitchen includes a GE professional cook's dream stove, Stainless Sub Zero Fridge, GE Monogram dish washer, custom ash cabinetry granite countertops and custom reclaimed wood beam open shelving. A separate laundry area is found off of the kitchen with stacked Bosch washer dryer units. Master bedroom is flooded with light from floor to ceiling corner windows. Study area in master suite has beautiful built ins made of wood beam shelving. The en suite bath boasts a Zuma dual air jacuzzi soaking tub as well as a rain head shower stall and ceramic and limestone tile. There is abundant closet space throughout the apartment, central air and a state of the art heating system. Located two blocks away from subway and in the heart shopping, wonderful restaurants and nightlife of the vibrant East Village and Lower East side. Application for J-51 tax abatement has been submitted which will reduce RETaxes to $290 in July of 2011
No mention in the marketing materials of this corner's infamous past. As Andrew Roth pointed out in "Infamous Manhattan," the intersection of East Second Street and Avenue B "probably saw more heroin retailing than any other spot on Earth." Until Operation Pressure Point.
A note for the Prune brunch crowds
We've previously noted the weekend brunch lines outside Prune on East First Street...
...something that Prune's next-door neighbors — the Lower Eastside Girls Club — are now politely noting ...
Of course, not everyone is paying attention just yet...
...something that Prune's next-door neighbors — the Lower Eastside Girls Club — are now politely noting ...
Of course, not everyone is paying attention just yet...
Cleaning up Caffe Buon Gusto
The empty shell of the longtime-coming Caffe Buon Gusto on Avenue B at Fifth Street has been a favorite photo op of EV Grieve's through the years...
However! Tonight, the CBGers are on the CB3/SLA docket (again) ... which is likely why workers have been busy cleaning up the exterior of late...
And a photo from @scottlava ...
CBG went before the CB3/SLA last May, a performance that gave some audience members a chuckle ... from our recap via RyanAvenueA:
However! Tonight, the CBGers are on the CB3/SLA docket (again) ... which is likely why workers have been busy cleaning up the exterior of late...
And a photo from @scottlava ...
CBG went before the CB3/SLA last May, a performance that gave some audience members a chuckle ... from our recap via RyanAvenueA:
[T]he guys applying for the sidewalk cafe for a non-existent business were hilarious. Having a business license and applying for a liquor license under different names, NOT actually having a business, and then being surprised when they wouldn't give them a sidewalk license. Hilarious. Best was when the "personal representative" of Buon Gusto's owner (hey nice ascot by the way!) said he missed his son's chorus concert to be there, so he was rightfully indignant that CB3 wouldn't hear him out.
Here comes Fat Sal's
On March 30, we noted that the fourth Manhattan location of Fat Sal's was taking over the ApizzA space on Avenue A... now the signage has gone up...
Meanwhile, a reader who lives near Fat Sal's noted that they built a ventilation duct up the back of that building ... and they're going to install a ventilation blower on the roof next to the vent. Given the tentative hours (noon to 4 a.m.), "This is going to suck (or blow) big time," the reader noted.
Meanwhile, a reader who lives near Fat Sal's noted that they built a ventilation duct up the back of that building ... and they're going to install a ventilation blower on the roof next to the vent. Given the tentative hours (noon to 4 a.m.), "This is going to suck (or blow) big time," the reader noted.
About Caffe Cotto's upgrade
Last Wednesday, EV Grieve reader AC noted that Caffe Cotto on Avenue C at Eighth Street is closed while management upgrades the kitchen and dining room...
When I hear "upgrade," I think, I dunno, new curtains, fresh coat of paint... new appliances?
EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams caught a look inside...
...looks a little more extensive than that...looks like a gut renovation...
Caffe Cotto is on the CB3/SLA docket tonight for a sidewalk license.
Previously.
When I hear "upgrade," I think, I dunno, new curtains, fresh coat of paint... new appliances?
EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams caught a look inside...
...looks a little more extensive than that...looks like a gut renovation...
Caffe Cotto is on the CB3/SLA docket tonight for a sidewalk license.
Previously.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Report: Woman stabbed to death in domestic dispute
A 23-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her Clinton Street apartment early this morning, NYPD officials told the Daily News. According to the paper, police believe it was a domestic dispute. From a photo in the paper, it appears the murder occurred at 63 Clinton St. between Stanton and Rivington.
April 9
Slum Goddess sent along this shot from East Ninth Street near Avenue C last evening. No newspaper for verification. However, an official from the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring (ICTTS) will pay a rare site visit today or next week for verification. I cannot say when exactly. The official wants to avoid a media frenzy. Also, the ICTTS may make an exception since Slum Goddess has been traumatized by a Cat Stevens record at work.
Meanwhile, in Jamaica, Queens... our friends at One Folded Sunset sent this along from Friday — with proper verification noted.
How all this will play out, only the ICTTS knows for sure.
Someone needs toilet training
Spotted by a reader on the northwest corner of First Avenue and 13th Street around 4:41 a.m.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Today in photos of a Ferrari on the Bowery
Photos by EV Grieve Ferrari correspondent Bobby Williams.
RIP Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet, the award-winning director of "Network," "Serpico," and "Dog Day Afternoon" died last night. He was 86.
Per The Washington Post:
"Dog Day Afternoon" is on of my all-time favorite films... (and if you've never seen the movie, then you may NOT want to watch this trailer... gives away a few too many plot points...)
Or how about "The Pawnbroker" from 1964 with Rod Steiger...
Per The Washington Post:
A Philadelphia native, Lumet moved to New York City as a child, and it became the location of choice for more than 30 of his films. Although he freely admitted to a lifelong love affair with the city, he often showed its grittier side.
Such dramas as "Prince of the City," "Q&A," "Night Falls on Manhattan" and "Serpico" looked at the hard lives and corruptibility of New York police officers. "Dog Day Afternoon" told the true-life story of two social misfits who set in motion a chain of disastrous events when they tried to rob a New York City bank on an oppressively hot summer afternoon.
"Dog Day Afternoon" is on of my all-time favorite films... (and if you've never seen the movie, then you may NOT want to watch this trailer... gives away a few too many plot points...)
Or how about "The Pawnbroker" from 1964 with Rod Steiger...
More on the MTA v. an East Village artist
The Wall Street Journal has more today more about the story we posted yesterday on the MTA v. East Village artist VH McKenzie.
Here are some excerpts from the Journal's article:
Earlier this week, she received a letter from an intern who works for the MTA's marketing and advertising division requesting she stop selling the cards and remove any MTA-branded items from Etsy.com, an online marketplace. Alternatively, the intern said the artist could pay the authority for a license to utilize the MTA's brand in her artwork.
The MTA uses unpaid interns to search online for trademark infringement "when they have the time," says Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the MTA.
And!
Through close to 120 licensees, the MTA generates about $500,000 a year in revenue, or about what it expected to save from cutting one express-bus line during a round of service cuts last year. Typically, artists enter into licensing deals with the authority, giving up about 10% of net revenue.
And!
Still, copyright lawyers say the MTA may not have a strong case.
"If all she is doing is painting over the MTA's logo with her own artistic expression, there wouldn't be any claim the MTA would have unless there's some statute that makes the card sacrosanct," says David Leichtman, a partner at New York law firm Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi and chairman of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. "The MTA...likely can't force her to take a licensing fee."
Previously on EV Grieve:
Is this East Village artist a threat to the sanctity of the MTA’s intellectual property?
At the St. Brigid School flea market
Earlier this morning, we mentioned the flea market at the St. Brigid School... And Dave on 7th stopped by, describing it as "genuine LES."
With plentiful curling irons for sale...
... it also provides an opportunity to see more of the school here on Avenue B and Seventh Street.
With plentiful curling irons for sale...
... it also provides an opportunity to see more of the school here on Avenue B and Seventh Street.
Another closed deli to note
In yesterday's roundup of closed/renovated East Village delis, we forgot to mention D&M on 12th Street at Third Avenue... Not sure exactly when it closed... But this would make 14 delis that have closed or been sold and renovated in the last year or so ...
...with the previous tenant's signage still in view...
Previously on EV Grieve:
[Updated] Another East Village corner market closes; 13 and counting for the last year or so
...with the previous tenant's signage still in view...
Previously on EV Grieve:
[Updated] Another East Village corner market closes; 13 and counting for the last year or so
A ping pong photo op in Tompkins Square Park
EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams stopped to take a photo of this couple playing ping pong in Tompkins Square Park yesterday...
When they spotted his camera, the couple — who are deaf — motioned Bobby over. The man pulled out his own camera and had Bobby take their picture. Bobby took one for himself too.
After posing for the shot, Bobby says they went happily on their way into the Park...
When they spotted his camera, the couple — who are deaf — motioned Bobby over. The man pulled out his own camera and had Bobby take their picture. Bobby took one for himself too.
After posing for the shot, Bobby says they went happily on their way into the Park...
Today in flea markets
Seventh Street and Avenue B. Just walk toward the woman ringing the bell. And let me know if it's worth going to...
Friday, April 8, 2011
The State of the Nation
A little something for our friends in D.C. A twee new wavey number from New York's Industry from 1984. One of the more unintentionally hilarious videos ...
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