The Hope side needs some attention. (And read about the history of the fountain here.)
Photo in Tompkins Square Park this morning by Derek Berg
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Wash day for Temperance Fountain
The Hope side needs some attention. (And read about the history of the fountain here.)
Photo in Tompkins Square Park this morning by Derek Berg
RIP Charlie Romonofsky
[Photo by Sally Davies]
Charlie Romonofsky, a longtime East Village dog walker who was always seen with his chihuahua Sweet Pea, died in his East Fifth Street apartment last Friday. He was 57.
Romonofsky was born and raised in public housing in Coney Island. For the past 20 years he had lived on East Fifth Street where he ran his business, Mr. Charlie's Pet Services.
"He was a huge man who possessed the most gentle soul on the planet. Everybody knew him. Everybody loved him," said one of his clients, Diego Aguirre, who shares a dog with Jamey Poole, a longtime East Village resident and neighbor.
"Charlie's voice would be ringing in the morning air every day outside my window and he would go riding around on his bike with the tiny Sweet Pea tucked into his shirt," said his neighbor and friend Karen Platt. "The contrast between Charlie and Sweet Pea was something to behold, and when asked about why his tiny dog seemed so fearless and confident, he would always reply, 'Well, she's Sweet Pea, Queen of the Block.'"
Said his close friend Sally Davies, "Charlie was an eccentric. An original East Villager, a stand-up guy and a man of his word."
His friends created a memorial outside his apartment building between Avenue A and Avenue B.
[Photo by Sally Davies]
The memorial reads in part: "Happy trails to a Mighty Man, with a Mighty heart. We will miss you Charlie."
The memorial grew throughout the day yesterday... as did the tributes from those who knew him...
Said another friend: "Charlie was such a a larger-than-life character. Gregarious, sweet, helpful, funny, gentle but tough — infinitely likable. He was really one of a kind."
There's no word just yet about a memorial service.
Updated 12:45 p.m.
I don't know why the post disappeared earlier for about an hour. I found a version of the post in my drafts in the Blogger template. This version is missing the last photo and comment from a neighbor. I'll try to redo that.
Bruno Pizza, opening very soon on East 13th Street
Bruno Pizza is inching closer to opening at 204 E. 13th St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.
We checked in with Demian Repucci, the restaurant designer-consultant who is launching his very own place with Bruno. He and his team held Bruno's first friends-and-family "super-secret, trial-and-error pizza party" on Saturday night. While the evening went very well, he says they still need to do some tweaking on their dough recipe and pizza-making process.
In any event, Repucci says that they will start serving pizzas this coming week.
Aside from pizza, the menu includes various pastas and salads... eventually the space will serve a tasting menu from his executive chefs Justin Slojkowski and Dave Gulino. (You can read more about all this over at Grub Street. Eater has more details here.)
Bruno was also OK'd for a liquor license, but there's still some paperwork pending. So no alcohol at the outset.
Meanwhile, Repucci has been posting photos of the menu items on his Instagram account …
There is a Bruno website with more information, though it doesn't appear fully functioning just yet.
Openings: Turntable Retro Bar & Restaurant on Avenue B
[Photo Saturday via @salim]
The sibling of the Flushing-based Mad For Chicken operation opened this past weekend at 58 Avenue B at East Fourth Street.
There's also a Turntable location on Fifth Avenue in Koreatown. Their description: "Korean eatery & bar serving fried chicken, soju & cocktails in a hip setting with jazz-themed decor."
As the signs outside the Avenue B restaurant show, everything is apparently 50 percent off during their grand opening over the next two weeks.
The previous tenant at this address, Vella Market, lasted just six months here, closing in October 2013.
The 16-year-old vegetarian restaurant Kate's Joint closed here in April 2012.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Turntable Retro Bar & Restaurant ready to play on 4th and B
S'MAC turns 9, and celebrating with a $1 deal
Happy Birthday! That's right, S'MAC is nine years old!
In celebration of our 9th birthday, on Tuesday July 21st we will be offering the All-American Nosh for $1.00 (Regular, Gluten-Free or Vegan).
Available at both the East Village and Murray Hill locations.
Limit one All-American nosh per person.
Valid for takeout only, not for deliveries.
Find more details here.
S'MAC is located at 345 E. 12th St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue.
Dunkin' Donuts moving into the Jefferson's retail space
[Back in April]
Back in April, we noted that the Dunkin' Donuts at 218 E. 14th St. near Third Avenue was for lease.
And we promptly forgot about it… since then several readers noted that the DD will be moving west a few storefronts to 208 E. 14th St., part of the Jefferson's retail space...
Anyway, just a short move for the DDers …
As always, if this helps… pointing out the move for you…
A CityMD opened up in the main retail space at the Jefferson, the newish still 82-unit residential building in the North West East Village.
Monday, July 20, 2015
A rush hour moment
A little earlier this evening on East Ninth Street just past First Avenue... via EVG reader Sam Teichman...
A woman walked by with a bag full of ends and crumbs from various breads and baked goods, dumps it right in the M8 bus stop ... and the hordes descended.
Thankfully, the driver of the bus that pulled up 90 seconds later had enough sense to give them some room.
Sounds better today than hot chocolate
Spotted in the window at Moishe's Bake Shop on Second Avenue today.
Photo by Elizabeth Janovsky
Sidewalk bridge work continues at 190 Bowery
Workers continue to erect the heavy duty sidewalk bridge at 190 Bowery, where developer Aby Rosen is converting the former single-family home into office space and maybe some high-end condos.
BoweryBoogie first spotted the scaffolding going up late last week, and not much progress has been made since then, it appears.
So what's going to happen outside here at Spring Street? As Curbed reported, the plans approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission back in May call for keeping the graffiti on the exterior. Plus! "The exterior will have entrances restored to their original 1898 state, and all of the windows will be replaced."
And as for the interior of the Germania Bank Building, a company made up of agencies representing creative professionals had previously reported signing on for some of the office space.
Rosen bought the landmarked building from photographer Jay Maisel for a reported $55 million last year. And no — it's not for sale again.
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