New 9/11 mural underway on 9th Street

As noted here last week, artist (and musician) David Ouimet was creating a new 9/11 mural — incorporating part of the original — starting today here on Ninth Street at Avenue A.

The original 9/11 mural here was in bad shape. (Nigel, an owner of Gelarto, the corner business, had asked for feedback about the mural.) Ouimet saved what he could from that work.

He started earlier this morning... and will be joined by his kids at some point today...



Jesse Fischler, who co-owned the former Shrine Records on Ninth Street, created the original mural.

Updated 9/11

The mural will be finished this evening...



Updated 5 p.m.

Before the mural was completed (and while Ouimet was away) building management installed new trash bins, bolting them into the sidewalk in front of the work...



When apprised of the situation, landlord Icon Realty gave Gelarto the OK to incorporate the trash bins into the final work... so now the artist will figure out how to make this work ...

Photos by Steven

Previously on EV Grieve:
A new (and refurbished) 9/11 mural for 9th Street and Avenue A

Thoughts on the 9/11 mural on 9th and A

The 9/11 mural on 9th and A

At the 46th annual 10th Street Block Party

The 10th Street & Stuyvesant Street Block Association hosted the 46th edition of the Block Party today between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... EVG contributor Derek Berg was there and shared these photos...

Completing pedestrian ramp work along Avenue B

A quick follow-up post on the neighborhood curb work (first post here) ... Vinny & O shared these photos from yesterday... showing workers filling in the pedestrian ramps along Avenue B...







... and curb work will take place Monday and Tuesday along Avenue A, per the barrel signage...





Public Advocate Letitia James has been critical of the city's sidewalk accessibility, citing that they fail to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

2 free shows in Tompkins Square Park this weekend

This afternoon (2-6) it's SOS & Friends with the above lineup... head over to the Facebook Events page for more details on the bands.

And there's another show tomorrow afternoon hosted by The Shadow featuring, Rebel, The Carvels, El Muchacho, DIYing Breed, The Blame, Coffin Daggers and Urban Waste. More details here.

The 46th annual 10th Street Block Party is tomorrow (Saturday!)

Tomorrow is the 46th annual Block Party on 10th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... brought to you by the 10th Street & Stuyvesant Street Block Association.... From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. there will be antiques, collectibles, music and Skarsgård gawking.

Image via @GVSHP, who will have a tent at the event...

Transfer of 'Energy'

Thee Oh Sees are back though now as just Oh Sees. John Dwyer and company (a rotating crew of musicians) released a new record (his 19th under the/thee Oh Sees moniker) on Aug. 25 called Orc on Castle Face Records.

They're playing out at the Warsaw tomorrow and Sunday night then the Bowery Ballroom on Monday night.

The above video for "Dead Energy" from a show in France this past summer shows their live vibe. More drums!

Cafe Orlin will close next month after 36 years in business

[Photo from Aug. 26]

After 36 years in business at 41 St. Mark's Place, Cafe Orlin will close at the end of service on Oct. 15.

Jeremiah Moss first reported on the news this morning.

A rep for Cafe Orlin confirmed the closure in an email: "Yes — it's sad but true. The owner asked me to say that he's thankful to all who came to the cafe over the years. Cafe Orlin had a great run of 36 plus years, but he's ready for a change."

Grub Street noted that the Cafe Orlin owner also owns the building, "and a new restaurant will open in its place."

And Grub Street summed up the restaurant between First Avenue and Second Avenue pretty well: "The menu is a grab bag of salads, burgers, lots of eggs, and some Middle Eastern dishes, but it was well-executed and reliable." And... "The restaurant ... never dipped in popularity during this very long run: It’s not one of those older places everyone will miss but forgot to go to for the last five years ..."

Meanwhile, Cafe Mogador, Cafe Orlin's sister restaurant down the block, remains alive and well for now.

CB3 committee exploring link between bar density and public health

[EVG file photo #goodtimes]

On Tuesday night, CB3's Transportation, Public Safety & Environment Committee meeting is addressing a topic of possible interest: the impact of bar density on public health.

This meeting notice via the EVG inbox explains...

At its September 2017 meeting, Community Board 3’s Transportation, Public Safety & Environment Committee will be investigating the link between alcohol outlet density (the number of alcohol serving establishments within a limited geographic area) and adverse effects on local public health and public safety.

The Committee’s primary focus will be on if existing data establishes such a link and, in the event such a link exists, if CB3 should take any future actions based upon the data (potentially with the State Liquor Authority, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and/or New York City’s incoming “night Mayor”).

To guide us through the discussion, the committee will hear presentations from Robert Pezzolesi, MPH, the Founding Director of the New York Alcohol Policy Alliance, and Professor Sigmund Shipp, Director of Hunter College’s undergraduate urban student program, along with two Hunter graduate students who recently authored a report on the link between alcohol outlet density and public health/public safety in an area of the Lower East Side that has a particularly high concentration of alcohol serving establishments.

In connection with the presentations, the Committee is interested in hearing from community members’ and organizations’ about their perceptions of any link (or lack thereof) between the number of alcohol serving establishments in your neighborhoods and declining or improving local health and safety conditions. Please join us.

While CB3 is seeking public input, keep in mind, per the notice: "The Committee will not be hearing complaints regarding individual businesses."

The meeting is Tuesday evening at 6:45, Downtown Art, 1st Floor Theater, 70 E. Fourth St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery.

Croxley Ales-replacing bar on Avenue B is called the Hairy Lemon

[Photo from Sept. 1]

Workers have been putting in the OT (last Sunday and Labor Day, for instance) at 28 Avenue B, gutting the former Croxley Ales to make way for a new bar-restaurant from owners of the two Triona locations in the city.

To date, the name of the new establishment hadn't been revealed. (Triona's on B was mentioned as a possibility.)

Yesterday, the new signage went up here between Second Street and Third Street, as EVG regular Salim noted...



It's The Hairy Lemon...



Perhaps this is a homage to Dublin's The Hairy Lemon Pub, which served as a locale for the 1991 film "The Commitments."

In other façade news, it appears that the Ramones mural has survived so far.

Croxley Ales ended its 14-year run on Avenue B after service on Aug. 30.

In August, CB3's SLA committee approved a new liquor license for the establishment. The Hairy Lemon will have hours of noon to 4 a.m. Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The menu is "traditional American-Irish comfort food." The bar-restaurant will also have 20 TV sets.

No word on an opening date for The Hairy Lemon.

Gut renovation reveal on 9th Street

[Image via Streeteasy]

In recent months, the four-story building at 624 E. Ninth St. between Avenue B and Avenue C had been undergoing a full-on gut renovation...


[Photo from June]

Late last month, workers removed the scaffolding and construction netting to reveal the all-new No. 624...


[Photo by Mike House]

Yesterday, retail listings arrived for two, 350-square-foot spaces on the ground floor. The asking rents are $3,500 each. All uses considered.

As for the residential portion, Streeteasy shows two units — asking $6,000 and $6,400 per month for three bedrooms and two bathrooms. (The listing notes that you get one month off the rent, making it $5,500 or $5,600 for the first year.)

Here's the blurbage for the $6,400 jobbie:

Be the very first to live in this brand new, gut renovated boutique building with a roof deck and washer/dryer's in all units. This brand new beauty is perfect for those looking to live in a quiet, sunlit, modern building on one of the best blocks in East Village.

This top floor, three-bedroom/two-bath unit offers not only double balconies but has a private, dedicated roof deck just one floor up from where you can bring your guests to view beautiful NYC views. All rooms including the living room have high wall-through AC units operated by remote controls. Stunning kitchen features brand new appliances including dishwasher and microwave, glossed cabinetry, and a breakfast bar. Bedrooms are queen sized with exposed brick and closets.

Bathrooms are luxurious with high-end finishing that will leave you thinking you are in a top hotel. Brand new hardwood flooring and recessed lighting throughout the floor-through unit that meets double balconies on both ends of the floor. Washer/dryer in-unit.

An LLC with a Brooklyn address bought the building last November for $3.3 million, per public records.