And thanks to @bobbyjohnspeaks who has ben keeping me posted about the trees via Twitter.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Say trees
Yesterday, EV Grieve reader Meredith Battjer sent some photos of workers planting new trees along East Eighth Street near Avenue C. Part of the MillionTreesNYC movement hereabouts...
And thanks to @bobbyjohnspeaks who has ben keeping me posted about the trees via Twitter.
And thanks to @bobbyjohnspeaks who has ben keeping me posted about the trees via Twitter.
Friday, May 20, 2011
A man for all seasons
Originally had something really depressing lined up. Instead, Divine. From 1985.
Today in product placements for Ray's, Coca-Cola
After the DOH gave Ray's Candy Store the OK to reopen yesterday afternoon, Dave on 7th was on hand to greet the first official customer since the closure on Monday ...
Live: The DOH inspection continues at Ray's
Maria, who has been cleaning Ray's around the clock...
The tabulation continues...
Photos by Dave on 7th
[Updated] Live: DOH inspector inside Ray's Candy Store
Previously.
Per Dave on 7th:
"It just became a tourist attraction.
People looking for a good egg cream.
More lost sales."
Photos by Dave on 7th.
They might be Giant
So there's a newish photoblog called Giant Behemoth. Among the works featured: The photography of C-Squat resident Ariel Hamm Flores, like the one on this post. See his photos here.
Meanwhile, if you're interested in submitting some photos, then you can send an email to:
giantbehemoth@gmail.com
Developing: Today may be the last chance for Ray's
Shit Week Continues at Ray's. Per Bob Arihood at Neither More Nor Less, today may be the last inspection for Ray before the DOH intervenes. Bob writes: "We don't know at this time if this means expensive major renovations and new equipment too."
Renovations and equipment that Ray can't afford. Thus, the end of Ray's. Not that we're jumping to the worst-case scenario right away or anything.
Read Bob's post here.
Renovations and equipment that Ray can't afford. Thus, the end of Ray's. Not that we're jumping to the worst-case scenario right away or anything.
Read Bob's post here.
Today in EV Grieve talking about stuff
You can read it here.
And there are no refunds.
Ray's now 0-4 vs. the DOH this week
Despite visits from an exterminator and epic cleaning sessions, the DOH inspectors continue to find things to keep Ray's Candy Store from reopening. As Bob Arihood reports at Neither More Nor Less, an inspector returned to the Avenue A shop yesterday. Third fourth time this week; fifth different inspector (they sent two at once, uh, once), who are all motivated to find violations, naturally. After two hours, the inspector found a few mouse droppings as well as a restroom door that didn't close properly. As Bob writes: "This inquisition could go on forever and Ray's Candy Store will never open.
Bob has more thoughts on all this in another post. In part, he writes:
Read the whole thing here.
Photo by Dave on 7th taken Monday morning before the first inspection.
Bob has more thoughts on all this in another post. In part, he writes:
We have to say here that though we are aware that Ray is not without fault what this city is doing to him and to other small businesses is wrong. With this soulless ravenous beast of a city administration at the door of every small business regularly, few will survive.
Read the whole thing here.
Photo by Dave on 7th taken Monday morning before the first inspection.
East Village Brewery & Beer Shop apologizes for borrowing Prime Meats' menu
On Monday, EV Grieve reader T.E.V.B. noticed that the menu on display outside 14 Avenue B, home of the aspiring East Village Brewery & Beer Shop, was identical to that of Brooklyn's Prime Meats.
And Eater then did a side-by-side comparison. Yep, exact copies!
So we contacted the Brewers for an explanation. Here's what they had to say:
In the meantime, someone removed the menu from the front door at 14 Avenue B.
And Eater then did a side-by-side comparison. Yep, exact copies!
So we contacted the Brewers for an explanation. Here's what they had to say:
The menu on display was only intended to be an aspirational reference, approximating our aims pending community approval. We are NOT affiliated with Prime Meats, however their business is one that we admire and their program – along with others’ – often come up during development conversations. We apologize if anyone perceives that this was misleading or that our food program will be a replica.
The final program will be the product of the several months of development that still await us pending proper approvals. We look forward to sharing more with the community as our business develops.
Again, thank you for contacting us. We hope that everything goes smoothly and look forward to bringing our business to this community.
Best,
East Village Brewery & Beer Shop
In the meantime, someone removed the menu from the front door at 14 Avenue B.
Morrison Hotel becoming a PopMarket shop?
The Morrison Hotel gallery at 313 Bowery, the one-time home to the CBGB Gallery, has been on the market...
We spotted this sign on the front door...
PopMarket? Beta? Perhaps this is becoming a brick-and-mortar pop-up shop (sorry for using those terms!) for popmarket.com, which, according to its site, "is the ultimate shopping club for music fans offering its members limited-time private sales on the world's coolest music."
Well, it's better than a Starbucks! [Quickly ducking....]
Previously on EV Grieve:
Tenant wanted who can leverage the death of the Bowery
We spotted this sign on the front door...
PopMarket? Beta? Perhaps this is becoming a brick-and-mortar pop-up shop (sorry for using those terms!) for popmarket.com, which, according to its site, "is the ultimate shopping club for music fans offering its members limited-time private sales on the world's coolest music."
Well, it's better than a Starbucks! [Quickly ducking....]
Previously on EV Grieve:
Tenant wanted who can leverage the death of the Bowery
Copper Building looks to have a retail tenant now; big penthouse also in contract
Over at the Copper Building, the "condo for sale" signs are down...
We sent a note to the folks at Prudential Douglas Elliman about the space.
Meanwhile, I suppose that we can speculate. I'm guessing the space will either be a zine store specializing in unpublished writers or an egg shop.
Oh, and meanwhile! It looks like the last remaining unit here is under contract. And it's the big one, weighing in at $3.85 million.
Eh, looks nice enough. Would be a lot cooler with a stainless-steel slide.
We sent a note to the folks at Prudential Douglas Elliman about the space.
Meanwhile, I suppose that we can speculate. I'm guessing the space will either be a zine store specializing in unpublished writers or an egg shop.
Oh, and meanwhile! It looks like the last remaining unit here is under contract. And it's the big one, weighing in at $3.85 million.
This 4 bedroom 4 bathroom Penthouse is one of a kind. With soaring 22 foot high ceilings and an enormous private outdoor space, this duplex is unrivaled in East Village apartments. Upon entering the apartment, you are struck by sweeping views of southern Manhattan. You will truly feel on top of it all. The apartment features a state of the art chef's kitchen, which opens to the formal dinning room. With western exposure and towering 22 foot high glass windows, the living room will capture magnificent sunsets. When you ascend the wide oak staircase to the second floor you will find 2 additional bedrooms and 2 additional full bathrooms. This penthouse is part of an absolutely unique and exceptional building.
Eh, looks nice enough. Would be a lot cooler with a stainless-steel slide.
At 35 Cooper Square: 'It's a matter of days now'
EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams paid a visit to the demolition site of the historic 35 Cooper Square yesterday. He noted, "They moved in a big gun to the parking lot."
"It's a matter of days now."
Indeed. And on the plywood out front...
"It's a matter of days now."
Indeed. And on the plywood out front...
You are invited to 35 Cooper Square's funeral
From the EV Grieve inbox...
Join us and our colleagues on Wednesday, May 25 at 6 pm in front of 35 Cooper Square to mourn the loss of this 1825 Federal building and demand that the remainder of the historic Bowery gains protection now!
The Bowery Alliance of Neighbors has a list of 16 properties on the Bowery endorsed by Council member Margaret Chin – ranging from 1807 Federal townhouses to 20th century Beaux-Arts bank buildings - which need to be landmarked. Please join us in raising our voices to ensure that 35 Cooper Square is the last historic building on the Bowery to fall.
Bad Burger is hiring
Keith Masco's 24/7 diner at 171 Avenue A near 11th Street appears to be closer to opening... they're looking for help — all positions and shifts. So if you need a job...
You can read our earlier post about Bad Burger here.
You can read our earlier post about Bad Burger here.
The soundtrack for your East Village weekend!
Spotted for sale outside Ave. A Mini Market near 10th Street.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Soon, there'll be more hotel rooms than apartments on the Lower East Side
[Photo via BoweryBoogie]
EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition
Rock 'N' Roll High School director talks the Ramones (Village Voice)
Plans for the BP station on Houston and Lafayette (BoweryBoogie)
Why there's Twitter trouble at Stuy Town Lux Living (Lux Living)
Ghost sign vanishes in Chelsea (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
"Ghostbusters" firehouse in danger of closing (Runnin' Scared)
More on the Bluebird switcheroo on East First Street (Serious Eats)
History of the Perp Walk (City Room)
NYC's anti-spitting law, circa 1896 (Ephemeral New York)
City approves Mars Bar demolition permit
We've been waiting for this one... The demolition permits to take down the building housing the Mars Bar are now on file, reports Off the Grid, the blog of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.
The city approved them Monday.
So with this, Ray's temporary closure and the current demolition of 35 Cooper Square ... we've had better days.
Via Neighborhoodr.
East Village bars and restaurants with 0 violation points from the DOH
The DOH closure of Ray's this week really prompted this post. We often (or, maybe, always) write about the bars or restaurants that the DOH shutters.
So, what about all the places in the neighbor with spotless records? (Well, at least spotless as of their last inspection.) There are a good number of places with O violations points. (Also quite a few with just 2 violation points.)
Here's the list with 0 Violation points:
• Il Bagato and Il Postocanto on East Second Street
• Juicy Lucy on Avenue A
• Matilda on 11th Street
• Drop Off Service on Avenue A
• Yerba Buena on Avenue A (This comes after a bad score led to their closure in February.)
• Beauty Bar on 14th Street
• Something Sweet on First Avenue
• The Continental on Third Avenue
• Dunkin' Donuts on 14th Street
• Ella on Avenue A
• Numero 28 Pizzeria on Second Avenue
• Scarab Lounge on First Avenue
• Pinkberry on St. Mark's Place
• Brio Bar on Astor Place
And the DOH even makes the widget available for bloggers and who not...
So, what about all the places in the neighbor with spotless records? (Well, at least spotless as of their last inspection.) There are a good number of places with O violations points. (Also quite a few with just 2 violation points.)
Here's the list with 0 Violation points:
• Il Bagato and Il Postocanto on East Second Street
• Juicy Lucy on Avenue A
• Matilda on 11th Street
• Drop Off Service on Avenue A
• Yerba Buena on Avenue A (This comes after a bad score led to their closure in February.)
• Beauty Bar on 14th Street
• Something Sweet on First Avenue
• The Continental on Third Avenue
• Dunkin' Donuts on 14th Street
• Ella on Avenue A
• Numero 28 Pizzeria on Second Avenue
• Scarab Lounge on First Avenue
• Pinkberry on St. Mark's Place
• Brio Bar on Astor Place
And the DOH even makes the widget available for bloggers and who not...
A cleaner Ray's still not clean enough for the DOH
Unfortunately, despite an improvement, the cleaner space wasn't enough to pass muster with the DOH. As Bob Arihood reports at Neither More Nor Less, an inspector found more mouse droppings upon a return visit yesterday afternoon.
Also in front of Ray's — Jewels wiggles his dick at the NYPD. Bob has that post here.
356 E. Eighth St. back on the market
The building at 356 E. Eighth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D has been on the market a few times in recent years...
And the listing appeared again last Friday. It's now going for $3.75 million. Here are the details via Streeteasy:
Previous listings didn't mention anything about being delivered "vacant" though.
And the listing appeared again last Friday. It's now going for $3.75 million. Here are the details via Streeteasy:
AMAZING EAST VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE OPPORTUNITYPOSSIBLE OPTION TO CREATE A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, OWNERS RESIDENCE PLUS INCOME, OR INVESTMENT PROPERTY. This historic townhouse is located on a beautiful tree-lined street, just a block away from Tompkins Square Park in the chic East Village! With approx. 3000sf already built, and 6211sf in total potential use, this is the ultimate investment opportunity. The building consists of 4 fair market apartments and a basement level. The current rent-roll potential is $144,000, but with minor renovations to each unit could reach $164,000 (potential cap-rate over 4%). The building borders a huge and beautiful planted garden offering views from the building’s east side. The lot size is 18.5 X 97.5 and the building is 18.5 X 40 with the potential to extend at least 25 additional feet from the back of the building (the first floor has already been extended). First floor: Owner’s bi-level floor thru with private deck and garden. Second Floor: 2 bedroom floorthru with one bath paying $3000/mo. Third Floor: 1 bed with home office, wide plank floors, amazing garden views paying $2600/mo. Third Floor: 2 bedroom, great views paying $2825/mo. BUILDING CAN BE DELIVERED VACANT WITHIN 90 DAYS. The annual taxes are an exceptionally low $1,139! BE THE THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWNHOUSE’S FIRST OWNER IN ALMOST 30 YEARS
Previous listings didn't mention anything about being delivered "vacant" though.
With restaurant approval, an end to the GIANT SUSHI ROLL photos on First Street
As I first reported on May 6, August Cardona, owner of Dell'Anima, L'Artusi and Anfora, is buying the Bowery Wine Company and expanding to the empty storefronts next door on East First Street.
On Monday day, the CB3/SLA committee approved this transfer. According to Eater: "They didn't say much about the food but spoke eloquently about their project: they want to be really good and active neighbors."
The good news here is that this means an end to the GIANT photos of the sushi rolls and ties that Avalon Bowery Place has subjected us to for the last few years.
It's just embarrassing.
Previously on EV Grieve:
August Cardona buying Bowery Wine Company, expanding next door
On Monday day, the CB3/SLA committee approved this transfer. According to Eater: "They didn't say much about the food but spoke eloquently about their project: they want to be really good and active neighbors."
The good news here is that this means an end to the GIANT photos of the sushi rolls and ties that Avalon Bowery Place has subjected us to for the last few years.
It's just embarrassing.
Previously on EV Grieve:
August Cardona buying Bowery Wine Company, expanding next door
In case you miss the sun
Burn your retinas on this.
Seventh Street and Second Avenue one day not too long ago when the sun was coming up in the morning.
Seventh Street and Second Avenue one day not too long ago when the sun was coming up in the morning.
Can you 'adjust and grind?' — Van Leeuwen is hiring
The Van Leeuwen location on Seventh Street must be opening soon given the "immediate start" part.
Previously.
Joey Ramone would have been 60 today
And to celebrate ... at the Irving Plaza tonight...(I don't know if any tickets are left...)
And because you haven't seen this since the last time that I posted the clip...
And because you haven't seen this since the last time that I posted the clip...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Meanwhile, next to the Cooper Square Hotel...
The town cars are lining up for Special Event of the Night.
For your rainy evening commute
EV Grieve International Jet Sports Boating Association correspondent Bobby Williams took this shot the other day on 10th Street near Avenue C. And yes, this is Mayor Bloomberg's first public jet-ski-sharing program that will encourage commuters to rent jet skis for 30-minute intervals in a zone south of midtown Manhattan and some surrounding neighborhoods when it's raining. Largely geared at those running errands or with short commutes, the jet-ski share proposes allowing renters to pick up jet skis from one location, and drop them off at another, with stations located every few blocks.
New East Village Brewery hopes to win you over with a stolen menu
On Monday, we reported that something called the East Village Brewery and Beer Shop hopes to take over the space at 14 Avenue B. We even ran photos of the menu the budding brewers taped to the front door.
Well! As several readers noted in the comments, the menu was exactly the same as two-star Brooklyn restaurant Prime Meats.
Indeed, Eater did the detective work today, and put the menus in a side-by-side comparison.
Exact matches.
The brewmasters were on Monday night's CB3/SLA agenda, but the committee postponed the vote because "the secret investors were not present, they couldn't identify where they were going to get the stuff to build the brewery and they had no brewmaster."
Plus, they don't have a menu, apparently.
Off to a fine start!
Well! As several readers noted in the comments, the menu was exactly the same as two-star Brooklyn restaurant Prime Meats.
Indeed, Eater did the detective work today, and put the menus in a side-by-side comparison.
Exact matches.
The brewmasters were on Monday night's CB3/SLA agenda, but the committee postponed the vote because "the secret investors were not present, they couldn't identify where they were going to get the stuff to build the brewery and they had no brewmaster."
Plus, they don't have a menu, apparently.
Off to a fine start!
This find awaits your 8-track collection
EV Grieve reader BH discovered this on East Fourth Street. And in case you were curious, the panel on the bottom part is not a speaker — it's a light show box. Oh yeah.
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