The jackets are coming in nicely this spring!
Photo in Tompkins Square Park yesterday by Michael Sean Edwards
Sunday, April 13, 2014
In bloom
The jackets are coming in nicely this spring!
Photo in Tompkins Square Park yesterday by Michael Sean Edwards
Saturday, April 12, 2014
High times: New clock appears above East 13th Street and 4th Avenue
So last Saturday we spotted our old friends from Bay Crane doing something or another on the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and East 13th Street… we took the above photo (remember: you always take photos of cranes).
And that was that. Until blogger Andrew Fine pointed out to us the arrival of an old-timey clock …
Per A Fine Blog:
It appears to be part of the re-branding of Pan Am Equities' 4000 unit apartment portfolio by Mirador Properties, which is now in charge of marketing and leasing. Mirador is overseeing the upscaling the properties with Restoration Hardware fixtures, high end appliances, and sleek lobbies. It is being branded as "True North", dedicated to combining "Old New York design" with "modern technology and amenities". Ok, whatever.
Early morning car fire on East 8th Street
The FDNY was quick to respond to this car fire on East Eighth Street between Avenue C and Avenue D… EVG reader Peter H. from 8th Street shared these photos …
No word at the moment what caused the fire…
Friday, April 11, 2014
Noted
Apparently East 10th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A is flowing green at the moment, as this photo by @FashionByHe shows... not sure why at the moment.
Perhaps there was a spill at one of the two Juice Press locations on East 10th Street... the sight of this lends some credence to the theory...
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
[Tompkins Square Park last night via Michael Sean Edwards]
Feature obituary on the great Leee Black Childers (The New York Times)
Video: An interview with the Birdman of Rainbow Music on First Avenue (GammaBlog)
A "die-in" protest on Grand Street (The Daily News)
"The Two-Character Play" gets a two-week extended run at Bullet Space (292 Theatre)
Details on "The Real Estate Show, What Next: 2014" (BoweryBoogie)
Ai Weiwei's first museum show in the city opens next week at the Brooklyn Museum (The Wall Street Journal)
More about the future of the restaurants on East Houston and Orchard (The Villager)
There's a new NYC summer concert venue at Pier 97 (Brooklyn Vegan)
... and via the EVG inbox...
Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating Workshop with Anna Sawaryn
Saturday April 12, noon - 2 p.m.
6th & B Garden - Avenue B between 5th & 6th Street
(Since we work with candles and hot beeswax children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.)
Ukrainians have been creating beautiful pysanky using a batik process for centuries. Eggs represent life and were given to friends, as a symbol of good fortune and protection from harm. With the acceptance of Christianity in 988 the pysanka, a symbol of rebirth, became a part of Ukrainian Easter traditions.
Eggs are dyed, starting with the lightest and ending with the darkest, usually black. A stylus and hot beeswax are used to cover, the color beneath. Whatever is covered with beeswax will remain that color and be protected from the next dye. In the end all the beeswax is removed revealing the many layers of color.
Report: Rent hike forced Gino to retire and close his Royal Tailor shop
[James and Karla Murray]As we first reported on Tuesday, Gino DiGirolamo is retiring, and closing his Royal Tailor shop at 520 E. 14th St. on May 31.
After 50 years in the business, it seemed as if a retirement was in order for Gino.
However, that's not the case. As NY1 reported, a rent hike left him no choice but to close.
"The man, he want a thousand dollars more. I pay the $3,000, he want $4,000," DiGirolamo said.
Also from the article:
"This level of craftsmanship, this level of care, this level of pride is really disappearing," said James Murray, an East Village resident.
Gino is also known for staying open and in his store literally all night. Max Chanoch came in to drop off pants to be tailored at 11 p.m., they were ready by 7 a.m.
520 E. 14th St., which also houses Dunkin' Donuts on the ground floor, is the lone holdout between ...
[Via Google]
… the two new retail-residential buildings expected at 500 E. 14th St. and 524 E. 14th St. …
[500 E. 14th St.]
And!
[524 E. 14th St.]
Per NY1: "Many say when DiGirolamo leaves it will be another piece of the old neighborhood no longer around."
You can say that again. And again …
Previously on EV Grieve:
A pile of clothes at the Royal Tailor
After 50 years in business, Gino DiGirolamo is closing the Royal Tailor shop
East 14th Street exodus continues
The disappearing storefronts of East 14th Street
[Updated with correction] 8-lot parcel of East 14th Street primed for new development
Reader report: These street lights along East Houston have been out for several years
An EVG reader tells us that there are two street lights out just west of Avenue A along East Houston and East First Street ...
According to the reader, the lights have been dark "for several years."
"I have called 311 several times and even talked to the guys who have been working on [the East Houston Reconstruction Project] for the last 600 years. They never get fixed," the resident says. "It is very dark on both Houston and First Street. I have almost stepped on little dogs since I can't see them and tripped on the horribly uneven sidewalk."
This can be a rather treacherous thoroughfare here. There's a lot going on with various traffic patterns … not to mention the construction equipment, the bus stop, the pedestrians, etc. … made all the more challenging along a darkened corridor …
As for the East Houston Reconstruction Project, the city expects the work between the Bowery and the FDR to be completed by December 2105. (Find an update here, PDF) Perhaps the lights will come back on then.
Shakespeare & Company space is for lease on Broadway
The longtime home of Shakespeare & Company is up for grabs at 716 Broadway. As we first reported on Monday, via a tipster, the store had lost its lease here between Washington Place and Waverly Place.
Our tipster said that the landlord wants a big rent hike. How big?
Massey Knakal agent Brendan Gotch told The Commercial Observer, who first reported the news of the listing yesterday, that the asking rent is now $50,000 a month. While he does not know Shakespeare's current rent, the new rate is "probably two or three times what they're paying now."
Mr. Gotch explained that while both he and the landlord are sad to see the Shakespeare & Co. go, business is business. "That part of Broadway has changed," he said. "Their lease has expired and they're staying on briefly until the landlord acquires a new tenant. The fact of the matter is that along with many bookstores, they are having trouble paying rents that were affordable 10 years ago when they signed these leases."
Our tipster mentioned that some store regulars were interested in a crowd-funding campaign. However admirable, such a campaign is likely not going to help the store stay in a space asking twice as much rent as before…
Previously on EV Grieve:
Reader report: Shakespeare & Company loses lease on Broadway
6 St. Mark's Place is for lease; NY Tofu House officially closes
[Image via Massey Knakal]
There's a new retail listing for 6 St. Mark's Place. Which means that NY Tofu House, which papered up their front windows/doors after service on Sunday, isn't actually closed for renovations.
Here are listing details from Massey Knakal:
The offering could include the Second Floor as well for a total of 7,200 SF.
New build out with vented kitchen.
Existing full liquor license
Selling lower level, with kitchen and seating
Thanks to the local student, tourist, and resident populations, thousands of people walk by the space every day.
Neighboring Tenants: 51 Astor Place, Chipotle, Pinkberry, Yoga to the People, Cooper Union, NYU
There's no mention of the rent. Tofu House opened in November 2011. In late 2010, Cafe Hanover flamed out after just five months. The asking monthly rent for the two floors then was [dun dun dun] $50,000.
Previously, before the quick succession of restaurants, No. 6 was home to Mondo Kim's ... and going back ... No. 6 was first, starting in 1913, home to the Saint Marks Russian and Turkish Baths ... which, in 1979, became the New Saint Marks Baths, the gay bathhouse (purportedly the largest one in the world) that the city eventually closed in 1985 during the AIDS epidemic.
Also, in 1914, The Modern School — "an anarchist school with Emma Goldman on the board," according to NY Songlines — had space in the building.
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