Monday, March 28, 2011
EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition
More thoughts on rent deregulation (Save the Lower East Side!)
How to deal with your man in Tompkins Square Park (Nadie Se Conoce)
Beware the fake real estate agent (Runnin' Scared)
About urban graffiti knitters (Fast Company)
About penis graffiti (The Grumbler)
DOH shutters original Ray's (Eater)
A look at the Single Fare 2 show (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
A recap of the Little Italy Unity Rally (BoweryBoogie)
Is your super the next reality TV star? (The Lo-Down)
At the CD release party for Eden and John's East River String Band (Slum Goddess)
A burger at Whitmans on East Ninth Street (Marty After Dark)
Person from Browns Mills, N.J. upset by new CK ad on Lafayette and Houston (CBS)
Buy a nice corner of the Bowery
Here's you chance to become a Bowery real-estate baron and reap the gold! Per the RKF website, you can invest in the space at the Bowery and Bleecker...
Per the listing (PDF):
The market has experienced a revitalization in recent years and presents a vibrant mix of new residential, retail, hotel, cultural, dining and nightlife offerings.
The property features:
• 6,600 sf on two levels: 3,400 sf on the Ground Floor and 3,200 sf in the Lower Level
• 129 feet of wraparound frontage
• Two existing liquor licenses in place
• Fully built kitchen
This is a rare opportunity to purchase an income-producing retail condominium on the Bowery with an existing liquor license in-place.
Last day for Houston Deli & Grocery
As I first reported last month, Brooklyn's Union Market will open a fancy new shop on Avenue A and Houston that will include a beef-aging facility and personal shopping services...
Meanwhile, the current tenant at 240 E. Houston St., Houston Deli & Grocery, closes today...
I stopped by during the weekend. I asked about the closing date. The owner, shaking his head and fighting back tears, said several times, "They wouldn't offer us a lease..."
Not much left...
Meanwhile, the current tenant at 240 E. Houston St., Houston Deli & Grocery, closes today...
I stopped by during the weekend. I asked about the closing date. The owner, shaking his head and fighting back tears, said several times, "They wouldn't offer us a lease..."
Not much left...
New hope for 35 Cooper Square
During the weekend, workers arrived at 35 Cooper Square to begin removing the sewer and water from the property...
[Photos by Bobby Williams]
...the next steps in the demolition of the historic building... However, there is some positive news about the home via David Mulkins, chair of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors (BAN). City Council member Rosie Mendez's office has brokered a meeting between developer Arun Bhatia and BAN members to discuss possibly sparing the building.
Meanwhile, as we pointed out five weeks ago, workers have left the roof exposed to the elements. You may write to the developer's rep, Jane Crotty (Jane@gacnyc.com), and ask them to put the protective covering back on the rooftop.
Updated: DNAinfo reports the meeting is set for April 12.
...the next steps in the demolition of the historic building... However, there is some positive news about the home via David Mulkins, chair of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors (BAN). City Council member Rosie Mendez's office has brokered a meeting between developer Arun Bhatia and BAN members to discuss possibly sparing the building.
Meanwhile, as we pointed out five weeks ago, workers have left the roof exposed to the elements. You may write to the developer's rep, Jane Crotty (Jane@gacnyc.com), and ask them to put the protective covering back on the rooftop.
Updated: DNAinfo reports the meeting is set for April 12.
Nevada Smith's turning red
Here on Third Avenue between 11th Street and 12th Street.
Before!
Saturday!
Sunday!
Perhaps the new exterior will put to rest the years-old rumors that they're moving to a bigger space?
Before!
Saturday!
Sunday!
Perhaps the new exterior will put to rest the years-old rumors that they're moving to a bigger space?
Cat adoption center opens on East Ninth Street
Atomic Passion, the vintage clothing shop on East Ninth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue, closed early last spring.
The space remained vacant until a few weeks ago... after some renovations, it appears the new tenant is ready for business.
It's Ollie's Place, a branch of the Mighty Mutts organization and veteran Murray Hill cat adoption center. A fire knocked them out of their 26th Street location. (No cats were harmed — you can read about it here.) And here's the Ollie's Place website.
They're open 6-8 pm Monday through Thursday, and from 12-6 pm on the weekends.
The space remained vacant until a few weeks ago... after some renovations, it appears the new tenant is ready for business.
It's Ollie's Place, a branch of the Mighty Mutts organization and veteran Murray Hill cat adoption center. A fire knocked them out of their 26th Street location. (No cats were harmed — you can read about it here.) And here's the Ollie's Place website.
They're open 6-8 pm Monday through Thursday, and from 12-6 pm on the weekends.
Retail comings and goings and comings
On Seventh Street, Fab 208 has closed one shop in preparation of moving across the street to smaller quarters... The new store opens Friday.
And East Village Pharmacy has relocated from Avenue A and Fifth Street to its new home down the block on Third Street...
Now we can speculate what is coming to Fifth and A ... the "for lease" sign says no restaurants, but food OK...
And East Village Pharmacy has relocated from Avenue A and Fifth Street to its new home down the block on Third Street...
Now we can speculate what is coming to Fifth and A ... the "for lease" sign says no restaurants, but food OK...
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Late-day FDNY, NYPD action
A few late-Sunday actions involving the NYPD and FDNY via Bobby Williams... Police responded to a call about a "sick person" on Avenue C near 10th Street...
... A police officer crawled into the apartment in which the person was supposed to be.. but no one was home...
And on the 500 block of East Sixth Street between Avenue A and B... The FDNY responded to a call about a gas leak ... the FDNY ended up turning off the gas in the basement of the building ...
... A police officer crawled into the apartment in which the person was supposed to be.. but no one was home...
And on the 500 block of East Sixth Street between Avenue A and B... The FDNY responded to a call about a gas leak ... the FDNY ended up turning off the gas in the basement of the building ...
During times like these, we need photos of adorable dogs
Thanks to Allen Semanco for these photos from the Tompkins Square Park Dog Run...
Honoring Japan and the memory of Mark Enger
The latest mural outside the Mars Bar for the latest art show, which starts today ... by Hamlet Zurita.
Artist Mark Enger died in January of oral cancer. See more of his work here.
The Times champions sex and ping pong, sort of
Today, a newspaper called The New York Times has an article that has something to do with ping pong. The piece includes mentions of the new table in Tompkins Square Park.
The article ends this way:
[Photo by Bobby Williams]
The article ends this way:
In 1971, a United States Ping-Pong team visited China. The ostensible purpose was to conduct some exhibition matches, but the effort has been credited with helping pave the way for President Richard M. Nixon’s historic trip the next year and has been described as “Ping-Pong diplomacy.”
Could the sport that paved the way for more open relations between two cold-war powers improve relations among New Yorkers, still shivering from a blustery winter?
Clearly, some are already counting on it. At the Duane Reade on Avenue B and East Second Street, one vertical display positioned in front of a wall of beer features Ping-Pong balls on one side, condoms on the other. Let the games begin.
[Photo by Bobby Williams]
DOH temporarily closes Mulberry Street Bar; plus, Barry Manilow
[Top photo via the Voice]
PS
While looking for an image to run with this post... I found these of Barry Manilow at the bar via Getty!
Ah, the old jukebox.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
The Post thinks Mason Dixon and the Ace Bar are dive bars
The Post has a feature today titled "Gimme dive! NYC’s seedy saloons are holding on — with a twist." Not quite sure of the point here. Perhaps the lead can explain: "World class museums. Four-star restaurants. Broadway,Divebars. All very important New York institutions. But with some classic dives — such as Max fish and Mars — in danger of extingtion, we take a look at some seedy watering holes with secret weapons that will hopefully keep them afloat."
And why, for example, is Mason Dixon down on Essex Street on the list? To the listicle!
Per a Post commenter: "This is probably the worst article about dive bars in the history of articles [on?] dive bars."
[Photo via]
And why, for example, is Mason Dixon down on Essex Street on the list? To the listicle!
This is the only Lower East Side saloon with a mechanical bull to get your “Urban Cowboy” on. While a fine bourbon collection and $9.95 barbecue pork dogs may have purists calling this place more a kitschy honky-tonk than traditional dive, we’re giving it the nod because patrons routinely end up on the floor without being thrown out of the bar.
Per a Post commenter: "This is probably the worst article about dive bars in the history of articles [on?] dive bars."
[Photo via]
Next step in the demolition of 35 Cooper Square
Yesterday, we noted the presence of rodent control signs at 35 Cooper Square... today, crews are on the scene to remove the water and sewer lines... all necessary steps that the developer needs to complete before demolition can commence...
A face lift for Nevada Smith's
Third Avenue between 11th Street and 12th Street. Will the workers clear out before Wales-England at 11 a.m.?
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