EV Grieve

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

New York Sports Club not quite done branding their new Avenue A location

[Last week!]

Yep, more signage for the incoming gym at 28 Avenue A between East Second Street and East Third Street...

...some snow-friendly letters...

At this point Winter 2015 remains the rather vague opening date.

H/T @KennethRood

Previously on EV Grieve:
New York Sports Club in the works for Avenue A

Sidewalk bridge and scaffolding arrive ahead of planned New York Sports Club on Avenue A

New York Sports Club says hello on Avenue A

Familiar Burger-Klein sign has disappeared from Avenue A

Here is the New York Sports Club building on Avenue A

Getting to know — Essex Crossing

[Flyer spotted on 6th and B]

There's a community presentation tonight at 6 for anyone interested in learning more about Essex Crossing, the 1.9 million square feet of residential, commercial and community space coming to the Lower East Side once of these days.

The meeting is at the Grand Street Settlement, 80 Pitt St. between Rivington and Stanton.

You can read more about the mega-peject at The Lo-Down … BoweryBoogie … and Curbed.

Previously on EV Grieve:
A 14-screen Regal Cinemas theater with electronic reclining seats coming to the LES (30 comments)

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Last night's empty East Village streets

[The Bowery and East 3rd Street via EVG reader Rob]

[1st Avenue and East 6th Street via Goggla]

[Avenue B and East 3rd Street via Stacie Joy]

[East 6th Street via Vinny and O]

Frank Ape asks a sensible question

A Frank Ape sighting on East Ninth Street near Avenue B … photo by Bobby Williams

The snowmen are evolving in Tompkins Square Park

They're climbing trees now...

Thanks to EVG reader Daniel for the photos!

The snowmen are evolving at Veselka

They are apparently cooking now... spotted outside Veselka earlier today on Second Avenue at East Ninth Street...

Noted

Spotted this morning on St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue… photo by Derek Berg

Report: Jimmy McMillan facing Feb. 5 eviction from St. Mark's Place apartment

[Photo from February 2013 by James Maher]

To the Daily News:

McMillan, founder of the fringe political party called The Rent Is Too Damn High, has filed suit in Brooklyn Federal Court seeking to stave off the eviction, which is scheduled to be carried out by a city marshal Feb. 5. Acting as his own lawyer, he is also demanding $1.3 million in monetary damages.

The 68-year-old Vietnam War veteran has been embroiled in a legal battle with the landlord, who claimed the one-bedroom flat on St. Marks Place wasn’t McMillan’s primary residence, and that he actually lives in Brooklyn.

McMillan is reportedly paying $872 a month for the apartment on St. Mark's Place. He says the Brooklyn address is for office use.

Find the full Daily News article here.

And how was your blizzard?

It was apparently pretty awesome for this group of thrillseekers, who, during the overnight driving ban, took to the middle of First Avenue and St. Mark's Place for a game of Beer Pong.

Brandon Wenerd captured the scene on video ... and provided a report to BroBible...

A few Bros take shots on the portable table, a neighbor from a building on the block tells them to shut the hell up, and a emergency vehicles go by (they did nothing to prevent them from passing or anything dangerous). It ends in the way all good beer pong games end: With a slam dunk breaking the table.

The pong dunk happens around the 3:20 mark and right afterwards an ambulance drives down the avenue with its sirens on, causing the Bros to hilariously flee. The Bro leader is quick to call them all a bunch of “pussies” when they realize it was an ambulance, not NYPD.

Behold...

Or if you just want the 6-second version...

Tonight's Community Board 3 meeting has been cancelled

It is true.

It will be rescheduled for either Thursday (1/29) or Monday (2/2). Please visit the CB3 website for updated information.

Monday, January 26, 2015

Despite alleged blizzard, snowffiti artists sticking it to the man, kind of

Just a little bit up Third Avenue near East 19th Street... a snowffiti artist gets testy with the NYPD...

Thanks to ‏@ThePeterHa for the photo

This morning's headlines this evening

Outside Gem Spa tonight via Derek Berg

Today, pretty much

Tompkins Square Park this afternoon via Bobby Williams

You won't be able to ride a Citi Bike tonight after 7 (legally, anyway)

System Alert: Citi Bike System will close at 7PM EST tonight due to extreme weather including heavy snow, high winds, and limited visibility
— Citi Bike (@CitiBikeNYC) January 26, 2015

They seem to have handled the pre-blizzard well...

[2nd Avenue earlier via Derek Berg]

Anyway you guys...

Please stay indoors and off the roads so the streets can be plowed safely! #bikenyc #staywarm
— Citi Bike (@CitiBikeNYC) January 26, 2015

[Updated] An in-progess look at East Village bars (and a few other places) open tonight

[Randomly, earlier]

Well, someone asked us on Twitter.

Please add to the (not exhaustive) list in the comments... and we'll update, unless we go out. Confirmed so far:

Avenue A:
Common Ground
HiFi
Niagara
Flinder's Lane
Boulton & Watt
The Library

Avenue B:
7B/Vazac's
Manitoba's
The Roost
Dream Baby
Fonda
Mona's
Boxcar Lounge
Gruppo until 8 p.m.

Avenue C:
The Wayland
ABC Beer Co.
Edi & the Wolf
Summit Bar

First Avenue:
The International
Coal Yard
Three of Cups
Hearth (as long as the subways remain up and running)
d.b.a.
Tile Bar
Spiegel (at East Second Street)
Lunasa

Second Avenue:
Professor Thom's
Lit Lounge
Veselka

Others:
• William Barnacle Tavern between First Avenue and Second Avenue (live Irish music)
• Blue & Gold East Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue
• St. Mark's Ale House on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue
• The Grassroots on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue
• East Village Social on St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue
• Lavagna on East Fifth Street near Avenue B
• Sophie's on East Fifth Street near Avenue A
• Josie's on East Sixth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B
• The Immigrant on East Ninth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue
• Big Bar (until Dax needs to leave) East Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue
• La Palapa on St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue
• Jimmy's No. 43 on East Seventh Street between Second Avenue and Cooper Square
• In Vino on East Fourth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B
• Double Down on East 12th Street near Avenue A
• Solas on East Ninth Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue
• Cake Shop on Ludlow Street
• Fourth Street Food Co-Op (until 9:30)
• Von, 3 Bleecker St. near the Bowery
• Parkside East Houston and Attorney
• Fontana's, 105 Eldridge
• Jeromes at Rivington F+B, 155 Rivington
• Pete's Tavern (a little outside the neighborhood... open until 11:30)

And remember — the Mayor says there won't be any food deliveries made after 11 p.m.!

Will the blizzard bring an end to the Great Wind Chimes Saga of East 7th St.?

One can hope and dream... (Also, not sure where the note writer is getting his or her wind velocity info...)

Previously on EV Grieve:
In a strong wind, these wind chimes on 7th Street are keeping residents awake

A Wind Chimes of East 7th Street postscript

@evgrieve Whole Foods line went to the entrance which they had closed. I went to Westside Market and the old Met on 2nd Ave & am done!
— Thirsty Pete (@thirstypete) January 26, 2015

@evgrieve Meanwhile, at the corner market by my apartment, I can find everything I need and walk right up to the counter and buy it.
— Academy Records NYC (@AcademyRecords) January 26, 2015

@evgrieve @thirstypete commodities on 1st ave and 11th is not insane and has fresh produce in.
— beepia.ms (@beepiams) January 26, 2015

A quick check on the pre-blizzard line outside Trader Joe's

EVG reader Bonnie (who is not shopping) sent this in just before 11 a.m. here on East 14th Street ...