Friday, April 22, 2011
It's almost Easter, so stretch your bunny rabbits
At the 99-cent store on First Avenue near Fifth Street.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
April 21
Just the other day, EV Grieve reader Riian submitted a fine entry ... However, some of you vicious bastards people weren't impressed since the thing was in a pot.
So, Riian strikes again on Sixth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B...
This should certainly please the judges, though as a neutral observer, I cannot speak for the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring (ICTTS). Via text, ICTTS spokesperson Gruber MacDougal, currently in London preparing for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, wrote, "Hi Grieve. TY 4t note. We'll ck out this Ntry. meanwyl, mrry xmas in April."
So, Riian strikes again on Sixth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B...
This should certainly please the judges, though as a neutral observer, I cannot speak for the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring (ICTTS). Via text, ICTTS spokesperson Gruber MacDougal, currently in London preparing for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, wrote, "Hi Grieve. TY 4t note. We'll ck out this Ntry. meanwyl, mrry xmas in April."
Car crash on Avenue B and 12th Street
Per EV Grieve reader Meredith at 4:41 p.m.:
"Crowd is gathering. Cops, fire dept, and 2 ambulances."
Updated 6:20. One of the vehicles took out the fence here on the corner of 12th and B. We're still waiting word about injuries. One witness told us "it was really bad."
How the East Village died, Exhibit No. 3,745a
A four-bedroom apartment at 120 St. Mark's Place hit the market on April 11, according to StreetEasy. By yesterday, the apartment — listed at $4,600 — was rented. We'll come back to this.
Anyway, 120 St. Mark's Place was previously home to the Mosiac Man.... and known as The Cave, a colony for artists. In case you're new to this story, here's what the place looked like. Bob Arihood at Neither More Nor Less has thoroughly documented this through the years. These are two of his photos.
It's a long, ugly story... so briefly, back in 2006, 120's new owner, the sledgehammer-toting developer Benjamin Shaoul, successfully booted all the folks who were squatting in the building... (This link will take you to all the history here via Neither More Nor Less...)
So how about that four-bedroom apartment...
So yes — the one-time artists' colony has become a dorm-like apartment.
And to quote Bob from one of his posts on the matter:
And one day, perhaps 120 St.Mark's Place will even have a Certificate of Occupancy. The temporary CO expired about three years ago, per DOB records.
For more background:
St. Marks Squatters Getting the Boot (Curbed)
Rent Wars: Boy Emperor Gets In On East Village Harassment (Curbed)
Boy Developer Ben Shaoul Wants to Live Forever (The Observer)
Cave collective collects buyouts as Buildings tries to stop cave-in (The Villager)
Stop-work still in effect at former artists’ squat (The Villager)
Anyway, 120 St. Mark's Place was previously home to the Mosiac Man.... and known as The Cave, a colony for artists. In case you're new to this story, here's what the place looked like. Bob Arihood at Neither More Nor Less has thoroughly documented this through the years. These are two of his photos.
It's a long, ugly story... so briefly, back in 2006, 120's new owner, the sledgehammer-toting developer Benjamin Shaoul, successfully booted all the folks who were squatting in the building... (This link will take you to all the history here via Neither More Nor Less...)
So how about that four-bedroom apartment...
So yes — the one-time artists' colony has become a dorm-like apartment.
And to quote Bob from one of his posts on the matter:
We are not suggesting by showing so many pictures of life at the "Cave" that the "Cave" should have remained forever un-touched at 120 Saint Marks Place. After-all 120 St. Marks Place was not a legally occuppied building and it was a bit unsafe as a structure. There were some very serious structural problems with this building.
We are just trying to show some of the loss of diversity in activities in the East Village due to the irresponsible , wild-west sort of development activity now radically changing the neighborhood forever.
And one day, perhaps 120 St.Mark's Place will even have a Certificate of Occupancy. The temporary CO expired about three years ago, per DOB records.
For more background:
St. Marks Squatters Getting the Boot (Curbed)
Rent Wars: Boy Emperor Gets In On East Village Harassment (Curbed)
Boy Developer Ben Shaoul Wants to Live Forever (The Observer)
Cave collective collects buyouts as Buildings tries to stop cave-in (The Villager)
Stop-work still in effect at former artists’ squat (The Villager)
Farewell to the East Village's Pizzeria Uno-Nathan's-Arthur Treacher's triplex
Last August, we noted that the Pizza Hut-Nathan's-Arthur Treacher's combo on the northwest corner of 14th Street and Second Avenue was for lease....
EV Grieve reader HippieChick reported last night the space (now featuring a Pizzeria Uno!) was dark...
Sure enough, the marshal paid a visit. And the triplex eatery looks mostly empty behind the counters...
Per the listing, new tenants have several options for chopping up the existing space.
Meanwhile, you'll have to travel elsewhere for your Nathan's fries...
Previously on EV Grieve:
East Village losing its Nathan's/Pizza Hut/Arthur Treacher's mashup
EV Grieve reader HippieChick reported last night the space (now featuring a Pizzeria Uno!) was dark...
Sure enough, the marshal paid a visit. And the triplex eatery looks mostly empty behind the counters...
Per the listing, new tenants have several options for chopping up the existing space.
Meanwhile, you'll have to travel elsewhere for your Nathan's fries...
Previously on EV Grieve:
East Village losing its Nathan's/Pizza Hut/Arthur Treacher's mashup
A matchbook made in New York
On Tuesday, Jeremiah wrote about the swizzle sticks at Sardi's (and the bar itself...) That evening, I randomly found myself in Gallagher's on 52nd Street ... I thought Gallagher's might be a candidate for swizzle sticks. No. However...
I did help myself to a matchbox, something I typically appreciate... in part, because, uh, I used to collect them. So, perhaps someslow news day, I'll break them out for a post...
Meanwhile, here are some vintage NYC restaurant matchbooks from the Matchbook Museum.
Matchbooks are also a popular subject at Lost City. Check out this link, where Brooks shares a few matchbooks from some now-shuttered 1990s-era East Village cafes and restaurants.
I did help myself to a matchbox, something I typically appreciate... in part, because, uh, I used to collect them. So, perhaps some
Meanwhile, here are some vintage NYC restaurant matchbooks from the Matchbook Museum.
Matchbooks are also a popular subject at Lost City. Check out this link, where Brooks shares a few matchbooks from some now-shuttered 1990s-era East Village cafes and restaurants.
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