But it's always spectacular here....
Sunday, June 6, 2010
In case you didn't notice, Cafe Hanover is now open on St. Mark's Place
After a nearly seven-month delay, Cafe Hanover opened this weekend in the karaoke empire at the site of the former Mondo Kim's on St. Mark's Place...
Previously on EV Grieve:
2U (or U2) Karaoke is now open on St. Mark's Place; Hanover Cafe coming soon
Previously on EV Grieve:
2U (or U2) Karaoke is now open on St. Mark's Place; Hanover Cafe coming soon
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Demer and Col on Second Avenue
Jim and Karla Murray have some great shots of Demer and Col creating a mural on the plywood outside Ninth Ward, the new bar opening on Second Avenue in the old Thai on Two place... From last night...
See all their photos here.
See all their photos here.
Lilly Coogan's RIP?
Walked by Lilly Coogan's on First Avenue near Sixth Street last night several times... and, when I took this photo around 9:30, the gates were still down... And I called the bar to discover their number was not in service... One of the bars around here that I've never stepped foot in... maybe because it replaced one of my favorites, the Homestead, one of the great dives in the neighborhood. I reminisced about this in a comment on Eater... They had the crummy pool table that was about a foot from the north wall. I recall they had shorter sticks as a remedy.
A plaque for Shepard Fairey, and something else to tag
A new plaque went up to commemorate Shepard Fairey's mural on Houston and the Bowery... Only about six weeks after the mural went up... (And when will the plaque be defaced?)
Flashback to April 20!
For further reading:
Houston Wall (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
Graffiti Wall Primed for Shepard Fairey (BoweryBoogie)
MARTE kicks off today
Over at PS 63 on East Third Street between Avenue A and First Avenue...
Per the MARTE website:
MARTE (Manhattan Artisan Retail & Trade Emporium)—is a weekly upscale flea market taking place at school locations throughout Manhattan. The flea is a collaboration between each school’s Parents Association and Manhattan Media, the leading publisher of community newspapers and Manhattan lifestyle magazines. Each market is free to the public and features new and antique jewelry and furniture, local artists, food vendors, and entertainment. Proceeds from the events directly impact the schools and Parents Association.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday this summer. (It's also open tomorrow for the kick-off weekend.)
"Is this the new East Village?"
The Daily News checks in with an update on Village Green, the eco-friendly condo on 11th Street and its developer, Michael Namer.
What we learned from the article:
And a great headline for Joe Coscarelli's post on this at Runnin' Scared:
The East Village is Finally Safe For Yuppies, Parties and the Environment
(One item I didn't note on the Daily News piece: "[Namer] throws huge parties. One is so big they have to almost close the street.")
Previously.
What we learned from the article:
[A]ll but two of 36 units are sold in the building that has a green roof, uses Daikin HVAC systems instead of a boiler, has a wellness center, recaptures rainwater, and counts several buyers as bona fide supermodels.
Is this the new East Village? Maybe, maybe not, but Namer and company proved that good product marketed to the right audience will find buyers, even with prices averaging $1.1 million.
And a great headline for Joe Coscarelli's post on this at Runnin' Scared:
The East Village is Finally Safe For Yuppies, Parties and the Environment
(One item I didn't note on the Daily News piece: "[Namer] throws huge parties. One is so big they have to almost close the street.")
Previously.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Welcome back!
One of our old friends has returned!
The Macho Man Randy Savage said...
Ooohhhh yeahhhhh. Hot time, summer in the city. Macho Man is back and he's keeping it gritty. YEAH! Ms. Grieve! I had no idea. I don't know what's going on at this Simone place, but if anyone charges the Macho Man for food he doesn't eat, I'm going to CHARGE THEIR FACE. Yeah.
Do not be alarmed: Fab 208 space for rent
Prepare yourself for walking by Fab 208 on Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... (Maybe East Village vintage stores are doomed?)
As Racked noted last week, the store, which has been on the block for 18 years, is moving to the former (and smaller) Howdy Do space across the street...(We imagine they'll fare much better than the post-Howdy Do tenant .)
Anyway, you guessed it: Rent hike. Per Racked: "So don't be spooked if you see a 'for rent' sign in the window — they are moving, but they're not going far." And this is the first that I noticed the sign...
Meanwhile, we're curious what new business will come calling here at Fab 208...
As Racked noted last week, the store, which has been on the block for 18 years, is moving to the former (and smaller) Howdy Do space across the street...(We imagine they'll fare much better than the post-Howdy Do tenant .)
Anyway, you guessed it: Rent hike. Per Racked: "So don't be spooked if you see a 'for rent' sign in the window — they are moving, but they're not going far." And this is the first that I noticed the sign...
Meanwhile, we're curious what new business will come calling here at Fab 208...
New Simone GM offers an apology
Back on April 9, we relayed a story from a reader about an unpleasant experience at Simone on First Avenue at St. Mark's Place.... Basically, the reader and a friend were ready to enjoy a quiet meal early one weekday night ... the music got louder... staff wouldn't turn down the music... when the diners cancelled their order, a Simone staffer called the cops... and the reader was charged twice on the credit card for a meal he or she never received...
So!
Yesterday, I received the following not from Simone:
Hi Ms Grieve,
I'm getting in touch with you in regards to the awful experience you had at Simone Martini Bar & Cafe. I am the new General Manager there and, upon taking the position, the owner and I took the time to check Simone's reviews. We had no knowledge whatsoever of this incident before we read about it and we where shocked and appalled. The situation was handled extremely poorly and we would love to redeem ourselves. We understand that you probably have no desire to ever step in Simone again but we would really like to make the effort to make things up to you in some way.
I appreciate the note (though, as I responded to the GM, this incident didn't happen to me) ... and this is all in keeping with bars/restaurants trying much harder to be better neighbors... (Read more on that theory here.)
Anyway, I passed this note along to the reader, who is still dealing with the credit card investigation... the reader also appreciated hearing from the GM... then later sent a pointed response discussing customer service... and that bars/restaurants "are not a place for staff to hang out and play the music of their choice."
Previously on EV Grieve:
Reader mailbag: Cops called after a sandwich order is cancelled
[Image via New York]
Construction for new Lower Eastside Girls Club home starts next week
The Lower Eastside Girls Club is prepping for the groundbreaking next week of its new home (Center for Community) on Avenue D...
As the flyer shows, there's a meeting this Tuesday night at the Jacob Riis Community Center, 80 Avenue D, between Sixth Street and Seventh Street.
A detailed presentation will be made about the construction timeline and neighborhood impact as well as information about the upcoming Girls Club programs.
Questions can be submitted in advance to:
building@girlsclub.org
For more information, go here.
Meanwhile, as we've covered here before, here's a look at the new home:
Among other things, the new building will include:
We are expanding our successful entrepreneurial social venture businesses, The Sweet Things Baking Company and Community Café, with the construction of a Culinary Education Center and commercial kitchen. These programs offer job training and opportunities for teenage girls and neighborhood women. The kitchen will also serve as a classroom for nutrition education and meet in-house food service needs. A courtyard filled with flowers, an outdoor fountain designed by artist Kiki Smith, and café tables will provide a unique oasis for dining and quiet events.
And!
In the Fair Trade Gift Shop and Book Store, items from cooperatives around the world share shelf space with girl-made crafts and artwork. Our public market space will be a home for our Farmers Market Center, simultaneously supporting New York State farmers and our community's health.
And!
A portion of this new facility will be devoted to public programming and the arts. The “Girls Out Loud” Internet Radio Station is the site for live programming, podcasting, and digital journalism activities. Simultaneously, girls will be taking their digital film, photography and IT courses, while school classes and the general public participate in film festivals and screening events in the Screening Room. The Art + Community Gallery, site of LESGC’s teen curatorial training programs, will act as a venue for a wide range of art exhibitions.
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Lower Eastside Girls Club's "urban paradise" closer to reality
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