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Photo Friday in Tompkins Square Park by Derek Berg]
Stories posted on EVG this past week included...
Ost Cafe is closing on A and 12th (
Wednesday)
Love Shine is closing shop on 6th Street and moving online (
Tuesday)
Behold Civic Hall, the high-tech future of Union Square — and NYC (
Monday)
Mob scene on 10th Street as 'Gotti' crew and John Travolta hold forth (
Wednesday)
Community meeting set to discuss lowering the playground fences in Tompkins Square Park (
Friday)
Gutting the former M2M on 3rd Avenue (
Tuesday)
Out and About with Delphine Blue (
Wednesday)
6th Street synagogue ready to hold first services since condofication (
Friday)
VeryThai coming to Avenue B (
Tuesday)
Foreclosure notice arrives on Raphael Toledano-owned building on 12th Street (
Tuesday)
The Immigrant adds cocktails to its menu on 9th Street (
Monday)
Full views of the zinc-clad 347 Bowery (
Tuesday)
1st sign of Sister Jane East Side Tavern on 13th Street (
Friday)
The campaign to save the TV series 'Uncle Buck' is underway on Avenue C (
Thursday)
Chi Ken, the Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken Store, coming to St. Mark's Place (
Wednesday)
Former Dahlia's Tapas Wine Bar space for lease on 9th Street (
Tuesday)
14th St. Lotto & Magazine has closed (
Friday)
Ikinari, the no-seat Japanese steakhouse, opens (
Thursday)
Speaking of Ikinari, local musician-artist-folk hero
Paul Kostabi presented the management there with a sprkl bib...
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Photo by Panda Cat]
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