And, he reported, this couple danced to "New York, New York" ...
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Today at the Tompkins Square Park pop-up piano
EV Grieve Senior Pop-Up Piano Correspondent Bobby Williams was on the scene...
And, he reported, this couple danced to "New York, New York" ...
And, he reported, this couple danced to "New York, New York" ...
And what Lower East Side bar did the NYPD close last night?
Welcome to the Johnson's. According to reports, the 7th Precinct cited them for allegedly serving minors.
This is the latest bar the 7th Precinct has shuttered. BoweryBoogie and The Lo-Down have full reports on this latest closure.
[Photo via BoweryBoogie]
This is the latest bar the 7th Precinct has shuttered. BoweryBoogie and The Lo-Down have full reports on this latest closure.
Ivories on pop-up piano in Tompkins Square Park ready for tickling
Today, the nonprofit organization Sing for Hope officially unveils the piano in Tompkins Square Park, one of 88 that you can find around the city...
This morning, Allen Semanco photographed Jordan Bailey tuning up the piano...
Meanwhile, Bobby Williams noted it last night as it sits near the ping-pong table.
So! What will be the first song that someone plays? This is my guess. Sounds pretty good on a piano...
Uh, anyway. A few other facts. The artist Nicolina did the art for this piano, dubbed "Piano of Magical Merriment."
And go here for the official list of activities at this piano.
This morning, Allen Semanco photographed Jordan Bailey tuning up the piano...
Meanwhile, Bobby Williams noted it last night as it sits near the ping-pong table.
So! What will be the first song that someone plays? This is my guess. Sounds pretty good on a piano...
Uh, anyway. A few other facts. The artist Nicolina did the art for this piano, dubbed "Piano of Magical Merriment."
And go here for the official list of activities at this piano.
Another tree comes down at the Tompkins Square Park dog run
As we pointed out on Monday, workers removed a tree after a storm knocked out a branch near the Tompkins Square Park dog run...
Allen Semanco sends us this photo, noting that workers had to remove another tree after Thursday night's storm took out a branch...
Allen Semanco sends us this photo, noting that workers had to remove another tree after Thursday night's storm took out a branch...
Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!
Setting up this morning... traffic is cut off at Sixth Street... how far north does this goes, I have no idea...
Meanwhile, in Murray Hill
Well, outside our usual coverage area... But, a tipster sent along these photos from 4 a.m. outside Tonic East on Third Avenue at 29th Street, a three-level behemoth that Eater described as "a loudmouth bar."
We have no idea what happened. A fight? A fall?
Anyway, aren't you glad that we don't have bars like this in the East Village? Oh, wait...
[Updated: The tipster said that this was the result of a fistfight... this fellow got the worst of it, obviously]
We have no idea what happened. A fight? A fall?
Anyway, aren't you glad that we don't have bars like this in the East Village? Oh, wait...
[Updated: The tipster said that this was the result of a fistfight... this fellow got the worst of it, obviously]
Friday, June 17, 2011
The Gil Scott-Heron mural on 12th Street
Earlier, we posted some photos of Chico working on a memorial for Gil Scott-Heron on East 12th Street at Avenue C...
Dave on 7th has a photo of the final mural...
Dave on 7th has a photo of the final mural...
NYPD closes deli on Avenue C and Fourth Street
Several readers reported a major police presence last night at the deli on the corner of Fourth Street and Avenue C.
Dave on 7th walked by this morning and found that the NYPD has closed the deli.
The sign says for "the criminal sale or possession of controlledsubstances SA." One reader believes it was for "discounted" cigarettes.
Dave on 7th walked by this morning and found that the NYPD has closed the deli.
The sign says for "the criminal sale or possession of controlled
Today's sign of the apocalypse: Chase-Starbucks combo opening on Second Avenue and 10th Street?
A concerned tipster notes the following signs at the now-shuttered Cafe Centosette on Second Avenue and 10th Street... the tipster notes, "I was utterly heartbroken to find this sign posted on the corner of my block."
Well, first, we wouldn't be shocked by this. Still. Clearly a hoax. The sign is taped to the outside of the window. Plus! You recall the sign that appeared here this past Sunday.
In any event, not bad... but not quite as good as the jokesters who put this up at the former Second Avenue Deli across the way several years back...
Of course, that turned out to be a Chase branch...Joke's on us.
Well, first, we wouldn't be shocked by this. Still. Clearly a hoax. The sign is taped to the outside of the window. Plus! You recall the sign that appeared here this past Sunday.
In any event, not bad... but not quite as good as the jokesters who put this up at the former Second Avenue Deli across the way several years back...
Of course, that turned out to be a Chase branch...Joke's on us.
'Road repairs' continue on Extra Place
Crews arrived Monday for "road repairs" on Extra Place... (Shouldn't it have been "Place repairs"?) EV Grieve Extra Place correspondent Bobby Williams took these photos.
And Goggla had this photo from Extra Place yesterday...
Meanwhile, I'm starting the rumor that they're putting in a canal ... as part of the Bowery's new Canal District.
And Goggla had this photo from Extra Place yesterday...
Meanwhile, I'm starting the rumor that they're putting in a canal ... as part of the Bowery's new Canal District.
Pop-up piano returns to Tompkins Square Park
As you may remember, the nonprofit organization Sing for Hope placed 60 donated pianos around the city for your use last year.
And now they're back with 88 pianos, each of which has been painted by an artist type or someone. Bobby Williams happened by yesterday when this guy was putting the (locking the?) Tompkins Square Park piano in place...
As the sign says, this one will be unveiled tomorrow.
But! Our own Melanie Neichin at East Village Corner got a sneak preview... And we hear that she even played "Für Elise"...
In any event, hope this won't be too distracting for the nearby ping pongers (table tennisers?).
The piano will be here until July 2.
And now they're back with 88 pianos, each of which has been painted by an artist type or someone. Bobby Williams happened by yesterday when this guy was putting the (locking the?) Tompkins Square Park piano in place...
As the sign says, this one will be unveiled tomorrow.
But! Our own Melanie Neichin at East Village Corner got a sneak preview... And we hear that she even played "Für Elise"...
In any event, hope this won't be too distracting for the nearby ping pongers (table tennisers?).
The piano will be here until July 2.
Chico paints a Gil Scott-Heron tribute
Spotted by Dave on 7th at 12th Street and Avenue C.
Meanwhile, Bobby Williams caught up with Chico working on the front of the building...
And Crazy Eddie checks in with what it looked like right before Chico started...
Quintessence reopens today, sign out front says
On Tuesday, the DOH closed Quintessence, the vegan-raw food restaurant on 10th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A for various infractions...
samo passes along the following... the sign out front says the restaurant — where Lou Reed has dined — will reopen today.
samo passes along the following... the sign out front says the restaurant — where Lou Reed has dined — will reopen today.
Tre Scalini opening soon on St. Mark's Place
An Italian restaurant called Tre Scalini is taking over the former Bello's space at 130 St. Mark's Place near Avenue A. There's another Tre Scalini in Melville, N.Y.
A review of the restaurant that appears on Newsday.com sums the place up this way: "Its modus operandi seems ideal for the times: straightforward Italian food, large portions, low prices."
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Free movies and music Thursday nights in Tompkins Square Park
Over at The Villager, Scoopy notes that there will be free music-movie nights in Tompkins Square Park on Thursday evenings this summer. As Scoopy reports: "The movies start at sundown, with live music — by bands of all ages — about an hour before. There will also be poetry, raffle prizes to benefit the Lower Eastside Girls Club, dance, live art, pizza and a mini merry-go-round."
And the list of movies:
June 30 — Raging Bull
July 7 — Coming to America
July 14 — The Warriors
July 21 — Star Trek
July 28 — Arthur
Aug. 4, — Pope of Greenwich Village
Aug. 11 — Kickass
Aug. 18 — Rosemary’s Baby
Aug. 25 — The Godfather
Sept. 1 — Stake Land
You can read Scoopy's column for all the details and sponsors...
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
A roundup of articles on the rent regulation discussions (Curbed)
The sad state of the former Gino today (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
MTA's M15 Select Bus Service becoming more popular, MTA says (DNAinfo)
The latest new ugly hotel on the Lower East Side (BoweryBoogie)
A floating pool for the East River? (Runnin' Scared via Curbed)
Thrill-seekers attempt to climb the Williamsburg Bridge (Gothamist)
A meeting about Orchard Street safety (The Lo-Down)
At Pauline's Cabaret in the Bronx (Lost City)
The East Village Eats tour postponed for Saturday (East Village Eats)
And from Billy Leroy, a quick encounter with Paul Simon outside Webster Hall the other night...
What is going on with the corner of 14th Street and Avenue A?
EV Grieve reader Tom passed this along yesterday... we'll let him report the story...
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As you know, ever since May 12, 2010 when the fire destroyed the stores on the southeast corner of 14th Street and Avenue A, there has been no reconstruction whatsoever at the site. The only thing open at that corner has been the Middle Eastern food cart that appeared there a few months ago:
Then in late May, I noticed that some workers removed one plywood sheet, entered the site and did a little work. Here's a pic of a worker taking measurements; and given the length of the tape measure, he clearly wasn't measuring for drapes:
Then yesterday, they started building a sidewalk construction shed around the site:
I checked the land records online, and there's no new deed on record yet. But something's up. Whatever it is, I just hope that Stuyvesant Grocery and Pete's-A-Place will be able to return.
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We walked by the site ourselves last evening. The posted permits expired on April 1. According to the DOB, there aren't any other permits on file or pending.
So that means — shocker! — the work yesterday was done illegally... Meanwhile, we await the fate of this corner.
And a photo from DJ Xerox...
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As you know, ever since May 12, 2010 when the fire destroyed the stores on the southeast corner of 14th Street and Avenue A, there has been no reconstruction whatsoever at the site. The only thing open at that corner has been the Middle Eastern food cart that appeared there a few months ago:
Then in late May, I noticed that some workers removed one plywood sheet, entered the site and did a little work. Here's a pic of a worker taking measurements; and given the length of the tape measure, he clearly wasn't measuring for drapes:
Then yesterday, they started building a sidewalk construction shed around the site:
I checked the land records online, and there's no new deed on record yet. But something's up. Whatever it is, I just hope that Stuyvesant Grocery and Pete's-A-Place will be able to return.
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We walked by the site ourselves last evening. The posted permits expired on April 1. According to the DOB, there aren't any other permits on file or pending.
So that means — shocker! — the work yesterday was done illegally... Meanwhile, we await the fate of this corner.
And a photo from DJ Xerox...
On this date in 1975 at CBGB
Thanks to Karate Boogaloo for pointing us to a collection of CBGB ads from 1975 as they appeared in The Voice.
It's All the Streets You Crossed Not So Long Ago has posted dozens of ads... here's one from the paper dated June 16, 1975...
7/21/75
And here's James Wolcott's review of the Ramones from July 21...
She has a collection of ads circa 1975 for other venues, including Club 82 ... and the Beacon.
It's All the Streets You Crossed Not So Long Ago has posted dozens of ads... here's one from the paper dated June 16, 1975...
And here's James Wolcott's review of the Ramones from July 21...
She has a collection of ads circa 1975 for other venues, including Club 82 ... and the Beacon.
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