The view downtown tonight via Bobby Williams...
Friday, November 24, 2017
'Gone' too soon
Singer-songwriter Tommy Keene died in his sleep Wednesday. He was 59.
The video here is for his 1984 song "Places That Are Gone," which shows him at his power-pop best.
Tall tall trees are here
The trees are arriving today outside the St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery on Second Avenue at 10th Street... these
Updated 5:15 p.m.
EVG regular Lola Sāenz shared these photos... more trees on the scene...
...some smaller ones too...
Boarding up the former Papaya King on St. Mark's Place
On Wednesday, workers boarded up the entrance to the former Papaya King on St. Mark's Place at Third Avenue...
Not sure why this happened ... perhaps to prep for the eventual demolition of this assemblage of buildings on the corner. (Background here.) There aren't any demo permits on file yet. Plus, the timeline isn't clear on when this corner will come down. The Continental around the corner announced that they would close after August 2018.
Or maybe the plywood went up to keep people from camping out inside the front entrance...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Papaya King closes on St. Mark's Place ahead of new development
The Continental says it will close late next summer
Space Mabi is open on 1st Avenue
Been meaning to note that Space Mabi opened (as of Nov. 3, after a few other announced dates) at 67 First Ave. at Fourth Street...
They open at 8:30 a.m. for coffee and cafe service with free Wi-Fi...
Dinner service starts at 5 p.m.
Here's more about them via Facebook:
Space Mabi is a new gastropub with cozy atmosphere in East Village that specializes in New Korean cuisine, plus creative Korean alcoholic beverages.
Under the sun, we operate as ‘Cafe Space Mabi,’ under the moon, we serve as ‘Restaurant Space Mabi’, and under the stars, we turn into ‘Bar Space Mabi’.
You can find their website with menus here.
Previously
Report: Claims of paid pro-dorm supporters are 'fake news' says developer Gregg Singer
On Sunday, the Daily News reported that some of the 30 participants who showed up at a City Hall rally to support turning the former P.S 64 and CHARAS/El Bohio community center into a dorm were paid extras.
The organizers — a group called East Village Cares — strongly denied that the extras received money ($50) for their time.
In a follow-up piece at the News yesterday, property owner Gregg Singer also denied that any of the supporters were paid to attend the rally on Nov. 17. Singer also blamed those opposing his dorm project.
"You ever heard fake news? I think the people that are against us are twisting it — it's probably the other side that paid the money!" Singer said.
In other Singer news, The Villager reported:
[A] judge ordered Singer to pay a settlement of more than $8 million to his investors, who have sued him for failing to develop the building while continuing to pay himself management fees of up to $30,000 a month.
Singer bought the property on Ninth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C from the city in 1998. He wants to turn the landmarked building into a dorm, and continues in a holding pattern while the DOB maintains a Stop Work Order on the building. As previously reported, there's deed restriction on the property, which can only be developed for "community facility use."
Crain's also has an article, published Wednesday, on Singer and the ongoing issues with the address.
Some excerpts:
Depending on whom you believe, owner Gregg Singer is either the victim of a decadeslong political conspiracy or he has squandered tens of millions of dollars and years of his life pursuing schemes to circumvent the deed restrictions and convert the building into a massive youth hostel.
And...
...P.S. 64 seems destined to remain a fossil from the old neighborhood, a shell petrified for posterity, of no use to the community or anybody else.
Kellogg's Union Square cafe closer to snapping, crackling and popping
Just noting that the signage went up this week for the Kellogg's NYC Café on the north side of Union Square. It's scheduled to open on Dec. 7. Menu items include unique combinations of cereal and Pop Tarts.
Previously.
Thursday, November 23, 2017
[Updated] Potted palm mystery in Tompkins Square Park
[Photo yesterday by Bobby Williams]
A few people have asked about the dead potted palm tree surrounded by the barricades in the middle of Tompkins Square Park.
Not sure what this is about. In any event, the Parks Department has hired guards to keep a watchful eye on it...
[Guard photos by Derek Berg]
Unfortunately, without the overnight security detail, someone was able to navigate the barricades and knock the tree over...
Updated 11/24
The potted palm has lost its barricade status...
Updated 11/26
A reader shares this photo today... with the potted palm not quite able to fit inside the Big Belly...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
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