The moon seemingly setting just beyond Village View this morning around 6:20 ... photo by Bobby Williams
Friday, March 6, 2015
A Village moon view
The moon seemingly setting just beyond Village View this morning around 6:20 ... photo by Bobby Williams
The Cardinal has apparently closed on East 4th Street
Not too many signs of life over at The Cardinal, the Southern-style restaurant from chef-owner Curtis Brown at 234 E. Fourth St. just west of Avenue B.
The restaurant hasn't been open of late. The phone is not in service. The website domain is available for sale.
Plus, last month, in a sale of assets, CB3 gave the OK to a "a full-service Spanish-influenced international restaurant" in the space. (You can read a PDF of the applicant's paperwork here.)
The restaurant, which opened in August 2011, received positive notices. (Robert Sietsema liked it when he was over at Fork in the Road.)
But it wasn't easy here. Brown, who previously worked at Bubby's in Tribeca, told The Local in September 2012 that he spent an estimated $35,000 to upgrade to a full liquor license via CB3 for the space. (Brown said that it was a handicap to not have a full-liquor license, particularly at brunch.) Then there was the increased competition, with Root & Bone, also serving Southern fare such as fried chicken, opening last June a block away on East Third Street.
All of which didn't go unnoticed at The Cardinal.
Here's their last Facebook post, a doozy from Jan. 8:
Best fried chicken in nyc? while walking around the east village yesterday i noticed three separate restaurants with the claim "the best fried chicken in nyc" displayed on sandwich boards in front of their respective establishments.
How can this be?? How can there be three restaurants with in three blocks of one another all claiming to have "the BEST fried chicken in nyc"? Now I understand there is no accounting for taste and that people's idea of the best fried chicken in new york city may vary, that being said our fried chicken IS the best in new york city.
While our service may be touch and go and maybe you can say our music is a bit too funky from time to time and we could be accused of not necessarily being "kid friendly", there may times when your waiting on a drink and our waiters are outside smoking a joint, but in a straight up chicken battle we SLAY all competitors.
Report: East Village Radio aims for a spring return
Back in November, Brooklyn Vegan had the scoop on East Village Radio returning to the Internets. The station is part of the all-new Dash Radio network, which includes the new Brooklyn Radio.
So what's been happening?
General Manager Peter Ferraro told DNAinfo yesterday that EVR will return this spring. Ferraro has been busy, he said: "finalizing the lineup, which will retain its 'eclectic' mix of music and talk programming" with new and old programming.
East Village Radio signed off after 11 years last May 23, as we first reported.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Exclusive: East Village Radio is signing off after 11 years; final day of broadcasting is May 23 (53 comments)
Signs of life at East Village Radio, but what does it mean?
Matty's now serving eviction papers on Avenue B
That is apparently officially it for Matty's at 25 Avenue B.
Last week, we noticed a rent-due notice on the gate for the sum of $38,326.77 (just for January) here between East Second Street and East Third Street.
And now, there is a mass of eviction papers... noting that the landlord is in possession of the space, etc.
Matty's, run by some folks who had a bar called Matty's on the Drive in Wilton Manors, Fla., took over the Idle Hands space... opening on Dec. 12. They didn't get around to painting the new sign until Jan. 17. And by Feb. 17, the landlord served them rent-due notices. We haven't seen them open since the end of January.
We're trying to remember a bar that came and went so quickly in the neighborhood... opening and closing in under two months. Can you think of a place that closed in less time than this?
Previously on EV Grieve:
A bar called Matty's in the works for Idle Hands on Avenue B
Matty's makes it official on Avenue B
Thursday, March 5, 2015
That time there was a winter storm warning on March 5
[Tompkins Square Park photo by Grant Shaffer]
Just a few photos from this fine March day... thanks to everyone who shared the
[2nd Avenue photo via Derek Berg]
[East 1st Street photo via EVG reader John]
... and via Twitter...
View from 12th St, another snowy day in NYC - this never gets old! #YesItDoes @evgrieve pic.twitter.com/WvvXQX1oCQ
— Academy Records NYC (@AcademyRecords) March 5, 2015A magical fundraiser for The Earth School
The Earth School's annual fundraiser is tomorrow evening features the magical stylings of the Amazing Cardone ... all the details are on the flyer. The show is at 6 in the school's auditorium, 600 E. Sixth St. at Avenue B.
Now to look under 12 to get in for just $5...
Hey, the Funkiberry closed on 3rd Avenue
That's it
Not sure exactly when they closed … there is a few day's worth of mail now waiting…
Anyway, likely not a surprise. Aside from the fact that we rarely, if ever, saw anyone inside… we spotted a listing for the space last month. Asking rent on this corner: $21,321.
Red Mango, Pinkberry and Funkiberry have all closed in recent months. It's all on 16 Handles now.
Funkiberry opened here last June.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Stuff that you can't make up: More FroYo for the East Village
Ghost signage uncovered on Third Avenue and East 12th Street
DOUBLE ghost signage discovered at 88 3rd Ave.
Hey, the Funkiberry sign is up on 3rd Avenue
Hey, Funkiberry is now open on 3rd Avenue
Hey, the Funkiberry space is for lease on 3rd Avenue
205 Avenue A's 6-bedroom unit with rooftop deck is back on the market to annoy everyone
[EVG file photo]
In its short time as a renovated residence at 205 Avenue A, the 6-bedroom unit with a private roof deck has attracted the attention of the neighbors, the police and the media.
And now this special home — once dubbed an "East Village frat house" in a listing — is back on the market, a slightly alarmed neighbor tells us.
First, we'll head to the listing of this home courtesy of Icon Realty between East 12th Street and East 13th Street:
This is a gut renovated apartment with condo finishes featuring:
Bleached-plank hardwood floors
Recessed lighting
Carrara Marble countertops
Stainless steel appliances
Crown and baseboard moldings
3 Full Luxury bathrooms.
This apartment has a washer/dryer in unit!
This apartment features a Huge Private Roof Deck!
Asking rent: $10,800.
The listing includes photos of the unit… we'll just post one — the pièce de résistance...
After a particularly raging rooftop rager last August, Mitch Kossoff, a lawyer for Icon Realty, told the Post:
[T]here are guidelines in place for rooftop access, which only the top-floor tenants have access to. Parties past 10 p.m., loud music, consumption of alcohol, barbecuing and smoking are prohibited. Kossoff said he wasn’t aware of any complaints from last weekend’s bash but he’s ready to take necessary action, including eviction proceedings.
Not even a double-secret probation.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Friday night's rooftop party at Icon Realty's 205 Avenue A (49 comments)
Your 6-bedroom dream 'frat house' awaits you in the East Village
Icon Realty's new Avenue A 'frat house' is attracting attention
At 205 Avenue A, where the NYPD stops by 'almost every weekend'
The Pyramid Club reopens tonight
The club at 101 Avenue A between East Sixth Street and East Seventh Street closed early last month... a sign on the door pointed to a vacation, the Pyramid website said there were renovating.
Either way, Pyramid's Facebook announced that the bar-club will reopen tonight. ... with a Back to the '80s (19) dance party tomorrow night.
The Pyramid held its 35th anniversary last fall.
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Pyramid Club is closed for vacation (or renovations) until next month
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