Faith

A photo of a photo shoot... under the Faith side at Temperance Fountain in Tompkins Square Park today...

By Bobby Williams.

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning edition

[Spotted on 11th and B the other day ... photo by Andrew Adam Newman on Ave C]

The great chain explosion (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

Nolita House closes on East Houston (BoweryBoogie)

Midnight movies at the Sunshine (The Lo-Down)

IHOP invading Carmine Street (DNAinfo via Eater)

Krist Novoselic the keynote speaker for the CBGB Festival (Rolling Stone)

Iggy and Patti casting choices revealed for CBGB biopic (Variety)

20-year-old daughter of Bruce Willis busted for having an 8-ounce beer in the Union Square subway station (Gothamist)

Bob Egan's PopSpots (Curbed ... PopSpots ... previous NYC album photo quizes on Flaming Pablum)

Report: NYPD investigates possible suicide at 104 Second Avenue

[Image from Gothamist News Map]

A man died this morning after apparently jumping from the roof at 104 Second Ave. at East Sixth Street, DNAinfo reported.

The man's body was found in the courtyard in the rear of the six-story building. Police do not suspect any foul play, according to DNAinfo.

As the for rent signs turn at 34 Avenue A

EVG reader Anna notes the above new "for rent" sign (with bonus typo) for the seemingly doomed 34 Avenue A ground-floor space... last occupied by Aces & Eights. By our count, this is the the third broker since last August...As noted earlier today, the mystery applicant vying for the space is no longer on this month's CB3/SLA docket.

The listing at Living New York says that the space is rented. But why would there be a new broker?

Anyone have details on the future of this address? Can we still hold out hope that a cassette-swap shop will open here?

Previously on EV Grieve:

Four seasons at 51 Astor Place

DP in EV shares this photo series with us ... showing the demolition of the former Cooper Union engineering building... starting late last summer through this spring... and the progress of the incoming Fumihiko Maki-designed office building.









Previously on EV Grieve:
51 Astor Place demolition begins July 1; 17 months to build new black-glass tower

East Village — the new Midtown?

Workers chopping down the trees at 51 Astor Place

Reader report: TenEleven closing at the end of June

[EVG file photo]

There have been rumors that TenEleven on Avenue C between 10th Street and 11th Street will be closing some time this month. (See this tweet by East Village Eats.)

Via Matt LES_Miserable ... According to sources familiar with the bar's status, the place is "switching over" on June 30. Word is a management group that "runs some other bars" is doing some kind of lease buy-out. Apparently it is likely to become a "very different" place.

Last summer, the bar had to temporarily close while waiting for its liquor license renewal... The CB3/SLA committee refused to renewal the bar's license due to some complaints... the SLA eventually renewed TenEleven's license.

In any event, this is all too bad. As we've written, TenEleven is the kind of bar that we need more of around here ... featuring the works of local photographers and artists ... and hosting the occasional musician as well as group events... It's a solid neighborhood bar that seemingly doesn't appeal to the woo-woo pack that arrives every weekend.

Hardcore/punk cassette art at L'asso EV

EV Grieve reader Greg Barris, a partner at L'Asso EV, passed along news of this exhibit going on through July at the pizzeria/restaurant on First Avenue between Sixth Street and Seventh Street ...



Here's the official description of the exhibit via Facebook:

DEMO-LITION explores the artwork of demo tape/cassette releases from the Hardcore/Punk/Metal music scenes circa 1980s - early 90s. A variety of covers and full-sleeve art will be on display, along with anecdotes from a selection of bands and artists...

And about the organizers...

In the mid-1980s, Freddy Alva and Eric Wielander were growing up in the New York independent music scene, producing compilations, publishing fanzines, watching scores of Punk and Hardcore bands perform, and reviewing releases. At the time, bands were self-releasing their recordings (from approximately 4 songs up through album-length material) on cassettes a/k/a “demos.” With these releases, with a run of anywhere from 30 to several hundreds if not thousands, the sleeve art was put in the hands of whichever band member was graphically gifted, or turned over to a friend.

Find out more at the DEMO-LITION Facebook page.


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The show opened last Thursday. Here's an account from that night by United by Rocket Science ... We're looking forward to checking this out...


[Via Facebook]

34 Avenue A scratches again (again)

For the third consecutive month, the mystery applicant hoping to take over the bar-restaurant space at 34 Avenue A has pulled out of the CB3/SLA committee meeting.

As we've repeatedly cut-n-pasted from past posts, CB3 has rejected all the recent plans for a bar-restaurant-performance space here.

This space has been one long dramedy since Aces & Eights opened in March 2009.

The CB3/SLA committee meeting is on June 18. Good seats still available.

A sidewalk shed exits outside Vazac's

[Sunday]

A few readers have pointed out that workers removed the sidewalk shed outside the Horseshoe Bar/Vazac's/7B on the corner of Seventh Street and Avenue B on Saturday ... workers erected it in late March, fueling speculation that, perhaps, the four-story Peter Jarema Funeral Home ad ... ("air conditioned chapels") with its old exchange "OR4-2568" might get painted over (for whatever reason).

Several residents noted that the sidewalk shed looked rather wobbly, and the DOB quickly slapped a Stop Work Order on the address in early April for lack of proper permits.

Not sure if any work was ever done on the building. The city eventually issued permits, which pointed to "remedial repairs."

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning edition

[Outside The New York City Marble Cemetery yesterday, by Bobby Williams]

Developer wants rooftop variances on East Ninth Street (Off the Grid)

Parkside Lounge raising money for new stage (BoweryBoogie)

Lower East Side Heritage Film Series wraps up (The Lo-Down)

At the DayLife Festival on Orchard Street (DNAinfo)

City has seen a 42% increase in retail sales since 2007 (Racked)

Who is taking all of our cats? (Slum Goddess)

Last meal at Prime Burger (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

And Snack Dragon is back open on East Third Street after a bout with the DOH ...

Howl! Festival links recap

Here are the links to our Howl! Festival photos from the weekend... in one handy place... And thanks to everyone who shared photos with us...

Back stage for Low Life 6

Art Around the Park, Part II

Art Around the Park, Part I

Allen Around the Park

Let's get this Arty started

A lot of Howling

Canvassing Tompkins Square Park

Countdown to Howl!

Check out more photos and videos from Howl! at GammaBlog ... and Fresh Paint NYC ... and BoweryBoogie ...

[Updated] Hotel Toshi takes up residency at newly renovated 147 First Avenue

Funny, back in May 2010, a construction worker told Matt at Neighbohoodr that 147 First Avenue was going to be a motel. Ha, ha. Good one!

Anyway, work looks pretty complete on the upper levels here at East Ninth Street... and we've been waiting for any kind of rental-condo listings to go live at the Icon Realty website.

Well, turns out the construction worker was nearly right — the space is now part of the Hotel Toshi/Smart Apartments empire. Per the Smart Apartments website ...

"This is a self-service apartment style hotel located in the East Village on the corner of E9th Street and 1st Avenue. There is no front desk and check-ins must be completed at an iPad kiosk located in the building lobby. At a compact 280 square feet, this corner unit studio apartment packs everything you need for a modern and comfortable stay in New York City. The East Village is full of things to do: consignment and vintage shopping (Tokio 7, Ina), brunch (Prune, Sunburnt Cow), bars, cafes, lounges, and boutique shopping."

We typed in some random dates this month to see about rates. The "studio: corner series" is $299 a night ... and the "studio — standard" is $279.

[Updated] Here is the temporary certificate of occupancy.... the city issued this on May 4; it expires on Aug. 2. (The PDF is here.) It shows a Class B designation, which allows for short-term occupancy, such as hotel rooms...



Icon Realty is also listed on DOB permits as the owner of 325 E. 10th St. where another short-term apartment has been operating ...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Ninth Street and First Avenue shocker: Motel ... Hello?

Hotel Toshi takes over 325 E. 10th St.

When Hotel Toshi took over an East Village building

Hotel Toshi hit with all sorts of violations on East 10th Street