From Dangerous Minds today... here are The Cramps live at the Mudd Club in July 1981.
Will warm you up before you can say "Goo Goo Muck."
And head over to Dangerous Minds to read what Richard Metzger has to say about this video.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Confirmation on what's next for the former Peels space
At the Post today, Steve Cuozzo reports that Andrew Carmellini and business partners Luke Ostrom and Josh Pickard have taken over 325 Bowery, which housed Peels until its sudden closure last week. Per Cuozzo:
The new eatery, likely to be an Italian trattoria in some form, reflects the Carmellini-Pickard empire’s swift growth.
The chef also operate Manhattan hits Locanda Verde, The Dutch, Joe’s Pub, The Library at the Public, and the newest, Lafayette.
Eater first reported this Peels rumor on Jan. 14.
Updated 11:45 a.m.
Oh! Eater has the scoop on exactly what's next here — a "casual pasta shop" called Bar Primi.
The Urban Etiquette Sign of the Year (so far)
A reader sends this along from East Second Street... presented here without commentary ...
Happy 81st birthday Ray!
[Photo by @zmack]
There was a bit of a celebration last night at Ray's Candy Store... as the proprietor celebrated his 81st birthday... And, as usual, someone sprung for some entertainment... We have more photos, though, someone has to think about the children. So we will post the rest of the adult contemporary shots for them later.
Happy birthday Ray!
[Photo by Shawn Chittle]
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Hugh Burckhardt has a lot more photos over at his More Than Usual blog... like this one!
Inside a classic East Village tenement before the whole building is renovated
Earlier in the month news came out that Jared Kushner is the proud new owner of two buildings on East Second Street, adding to his East Village collection. One of these buildings, 170 E. Second St., is a classic tenement dating to 1899. And renovations are underway in at least some of the units...
EVG reader Yenta Laureate shared some photos from inside the building showing the floor mosaics, marble hallways and other ornate details from a bygone era ...
The ground-floor apartment in the back of the building looks particularly interesting... As Yenta's photos show, there's still an interior door with a window transom for light ...
... there's also outdoor space, though via the fire escape...
... and the apartment provides a bit of history... of, perhaps, bad renovations through the years...
Meanwhile, the sign remains outside No. 170 ... noting that Allen Ginsberg lived in apartment 16 from August 1958-March 1961 ...
In any event, it will be interesting (or maybe depressing) to revisit this building once the renovations are complete... and look at the new listings to see how much of the old 170 remains...
Moonstruck Diner temporarily closed for 'operating illegally'
[Photo by @EdenBrower]
The city closed the Moonstruck Diner yesterday over on Second Avenue and East Fifth Street... no one was around the diner to ask about the infraction ... as we've seen along here, the infractions are typically quite minor...
Monday, January 27, 2014
Dining ... and dashing
Bobby Williams caught a hawk enjoying a meal of rodent in Tompkins Square Park...
...while Derek Berg captured one in flight ... in a rather patriotic shot...
[Updated] NYU student jumps to his death from 3rd Avenue dorm
NYU released this statement through spokesperson John Beckman:
"It is with great sorrow that we report that a freshman was found in an interior courtyard in the residence hall where he lived. It appears as though his death occurred as a result of a fall from the roof of the building; police and the University are looking into events preceding the discovery of the body in order to determine the cause and nature of his death."
The university has not released the name of the student. Spring 2014 classes begin today at NYU.
Updated 11:40 p.m.
According to the Daily News, citing police sources and fellow students, the 18-year-old victim "was stark naked and apparently high on mushrooms when he plummeted 15 floors to his death."
A look at three possibly endangered restaurants, courtesy of the Daily News
The paper's list of five includes three in these parts — The Hat/El Sombrero, Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery and the Stage.
The Hat's situation has been well-covered here ... and here. The Ludlow Street classic remains open for now.
Meanwhile, Ellen Anistratov, the owner of Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery on East Houston, insists that she would like to expand the small knishery that opened in 1910. Still, she admits that business has been off. Per the News:
"In 2012, the city cut off two lanes of Houston St. for construction. Since most of Schimmel's customers now come from outside Manhattan, business tanked, and Anistratov feared she might have to shutter. For now, fanatical followers are keeping it afloat."
Finally, there's EVG favorite the Stage Restaurant on Second Avenue. There has been concern here since news broke that Icon Realty, not exactly known for appreciating preservation and EV institutions, bought the building that houses the Stage. We hear that there's five-plus years left on the lease.
Stage owner Roman Diakun told the News: "I haven't had discussions with the new owners. I haven't even seen them. I just keep sending checks." Business, he says, "has been OK, but a little tough. The Polish and Ukrainian people are mostly gone, and their kids left."
Recently, a rumor surfaced that John's Pizzeria in the Village was closing. Fortunately, that's not the case. But as Jeremiah Moss put it last week: "[I]t's a good reminder to take the time to enjoy the authentic New York places we still have. We know now that anything can vanish, no matter how successful and revered, at any time."
Previously on EV Grieve:
An appreciation: Breakfast at Stage
Troubling talk about 128 Second Ave, and the long-term future of the Stage
128 Second Ave. has been sold
An appreciation: Yonah Schimmel's dumbwaiter
So long 7A
[Photo yesterday by EVG reader Thomkat]
After 30 some years, 7A has closed... the owner of the restaurant that had anchored the southwest corner of Avenue A and East Seventh Street since the mid-1980s announced earlier in the month that he was closing the business... we never did hear an official reason for the closure.
Meanwhile, by all accounts, the place was busy yesterday on its last day...
Even on its last day, there's a line out the door at 7A. & it includes me & Jimmy McMillan. @damnrentparty @evgrieve pic.twitter.com/2TibvifWi4
— Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) January 26, 2014@evgrieve Yep. Festive atmosphere in here. You'd never know it's their last day. pic.twitter.com/OXksvbRYUJ
— Chris F. (@fnytv) January 26, 2014And there was a late-afternoon happy-hour-till-we-run-out-of-booze special...
[Photo via @fnytv]
... and some other sentiments on the last days of 7A via Twitter...
Had my final meal at @7ACafeAlphaCity last night...so sad to see them close...so many memories there.
— The Daily Guru (@TheDailyGuru) January 26, 2014It's the end of an era. Just had my last late night drunken meal at #7A Thanks for employing me 15 years ago! #eastvillage #nyc
— bottomlesspitnyc (@foodfreaknyc) January 25, 2014Today is the last day for 7A. Another win for the blandification of New York. Whether you loved or hated the... http://t.co/aHlNdJSvgO
— JustDean (@deanpkny) January 26, 2014The rumor is that bold-face namers Serge Becker and Josh Picard are opening some kind of Southern-themed restaurant here. Yesterday, members of the staff said that none of them will have jobs at the new place.
Previously on EV Grieve:
[Updated] Reader report: 7A will close at the end of the month
Are Serge Becker and Josh Picard taking over 7A?
100 years before 7A, there was L.W. Schwenk
[EVG file photo]
7A is now closed on the southwest corner of Avenue A and East Seventh Street… the restaurant, which opened in the mid 1980s (anyone have the exact date? We've heard several different years), ended service as of yesterday.
Meanwhile, almost 100 years ago, the address was home to L.W. Schwenk… and here's a photo dated July 24, 1914, titled "Depositors at failed bank."
Wow. Seems like 100 years ago! (Ugh, sorry, that was bad.) But to think in better times some of the people in this crowd went to McSorley's ... or Katz's ... or Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery... or Veniero's ... or DeRobertis Caffe... or John's of 12th Street ... or...
beQu now open in the former 9th St. Bakery space
[Photo by EVG regular William Klayer]
beQu — for Beyond Quality — just opened on East Ninth Street... at the site of the former 9th St. Bakery.
Per the beQu website:
Our belief is simple: live beyond Quality.
With this idea, two brothers set out on a journey to bring healthy, nutritious, and great tasting foods to the people around us. We launched beQu Juice Café in the fall of 2008 on Smith Street in Carroll Gardens serving salads, sandwiches, wraps, juices, and smoothies. During our three year period on Smith Street we have developed and perfected our PurePress juice brand and decided to leave the restaurant business and focus our energy on making the best juices on the planet.
We live with the notion that a happy life is a healthy life, and a healthy life is enjoying the basic things that the earth has to offer just the way they are; untouched, unpreserved, untampered with.
A rent hike forced the bakery to close in June 2012.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Reader report: 9th St. Bakery is closing after 87 years
Replacement for 87-year-old 9th St. Bakery revealed
Sidewalk Cafe unveils new menu items
There's a new Mediterranean/Middle Eastern menu over at Sidewalk Cafe on Avenue A and East Sixth Street… there's the return of the hummus…
… as well as items like chicken shawarma and hand-rolled couscous. You can find the new menu online here.
In honor of the new menu tonight at Sidewalk, which opened here in 1985 … there's the Menu Monday at the Open Stage starting at 7:30. Per the Facebook event page:
For this special Monday Night Open Stage we'll be promoting the new menu. Order ANYTHING off the menu and get a free beer/well/coffee/tea (happy hour drinks).
Anything? Want fries? Get a beer? Falafel? Beer. Hummus? Beer. Or whatever you want.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Week in Grieview
[A view Tuesday via EVG regular jdx]
More development plans for East 14th Street revealed (Thursday)
$1 million bail set for driver who crashed into East Village Farm and Grocery; prosecutors consider homicide charges (Tuesday)
This East Village resident helped save Jerry's Newsstand (Friday)
A break-in at 2 Bros. (Monday)
Arcane is closing on Avenue C (Friday)
Sushi Lounge finds a new home (Wednesday)
2 new wine shops coming to First Avenue (Tuesday)
Out and About with Alex Harsley (Wednesday)
Looking for a 6-bedroom "frat house"? (Thursday)
Avalon Chrystie Place is for sale (Wednesday)
First sign of Schnitz (Tuesday)
Peels has closed on the Bowery (Thursday)
Maria's Cafe leaves for West Harlem (Tuesday)
You won't have the "Girls" mural to look at anymore (Tuesday)
Check out the ultra-rare "TV-CBGB" (Monday)
Grifter alert (Tuesday)
Rabbit Season at 51 Astor Place! (Wednesday)
Look at David Schwimmer's new gate (Friday)
And here's one more from jdx from Tuesday… check out his site here.
Take a ride up the 3rd Avenue EL in the early 1950s
In case you've never seen this… EVG regular Pinhead shared this video… here's the YouTube description:
Hosted by the late transit historian Roger Arcara , we take a nostalgic ride up the eastside 3rd Ave. EL in the early to mid 1950's in color, which by that time was MANHATTAN's last surviving elevated line. Please note this film covers the line north of CHATHAM SQ. which is at the tail end of THE BOWERY, on up to the north Bronx. The section south of CHATHAM SQ was abandon in 1950. and this film covers the years 1953- 1955.
The video is 57 minutes long… you will find a few familiar scenes starting with Cooper Union at the 9-minute mark… up to 10:15… The 3rd Avenue EL closed in May 1955.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
An ugly 2-car collision on Avenue B and East 7th Street
For the second consecutive Saturday... there has been a nasty collision on Avenue B... late this morning at East Seventh Street...
[Photo by Shawn Chittle]
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No one saw what happened... just the aftermath... it appears at least one person was taken away on a stretcher. We haven't heard any reports of the extent of the injuries...
[Photo by Joan Pantesco]
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[Photo by Shawn Chittle]
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No one saw what happened... just the aftermath... it appears at least one person was taken away on a stretcher. We haven't heard any reports of the extent of the injuries...
[Photo by Joan Pantesco]
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