Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Watch this drone footage of the fire at 188 1st Ave.


[Drone photo this morning via Steven]

The FDNY has released drone footage from the overnight 6-alarm fire at 188 First Ave...

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[Updating] Post fire, 1 lane of northbound traffic returns to 1st Avenue



After the overnight 6-alarm fire at 188 First Ave. between 11th Street and 12th Street... one northbound traffic lane has been reopened for vehicular traffic, per the NYPD.

• The MTA reports that the M15 bus won't make any local stops on First Avenue between St. Mark's Place and 13th Street.

• There are now a reported 17 injuries, which includes 14 firefighters. None of the injuries were deemed life-threatening.

As for No. 188 and surrounding buildings...


Updated 2:45 p.m.

EVG reader dog shares this photo... apparently there has been a flare up, in the words of the NYPD, in the rear of No. 188...



And per the 9th Precinct....


An estimated 20 FDNY trucks remain at the scene, per dwg.
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[Updating] Report of injuries during major fire at 188 1st Ave.


[Photo via @academyrecords]

More than 200 firefighters have been battling a major overnight fire at 188 First Ave., a five-story building between 11th Street and 12th Street...[See below for updates — the fire is in the building's setback]


[Photo by Doug Singer]



First Avenue has been closed at Ninth Street for the FDNY equipment.

We'll continue to update as more information becomes available...

Update 1

Four firefighters and two residents were hurt in the five-alarm fire, ABC 7 reports. All of the injuries are said to be minor.

Per ABC:

The fire broke out on the first floor of a five-story apartment building on 1st Avenue just before 2 a.m.

Fire spread through the building quickly.

Update 2

NBC 4 states nine injuries, including seven firefighters — one of who was seriously injured.

No immediate cause for the fire, officials say.

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The ground floor is occupied by Uogashi, the Japanese restaurant.

Update 3

The FDNY is calling this a 6-alarm fire now...



Update 4



Update 5 — 8 a.m.

The FDNY response is massive. Trucks stretch back to between Seventh Street and Sixth Street.

Here's an early morning photo via Lola Sáenz...



...and these are from the rear of the building taken from 12th Street via Steven...









... and from the front of the building...







Update 6

A view via KT...



Update 7 9 a.m.

More from ABC 7:

Flames spread to a small section of rear of the building, which partially collapsed and could safely not accessed by firefighters.

"Much of the roof on the first floor extension has burned away, but because of the collapse hazard we can't get in there. And that's the problem, why we can't put this fire out right now," Chief James Leonard, FDNY Chief of Department.

They poured water on the small section, waiting for the roof to collapse so they could fully extinguish it.

Until then, the smoldering section spewed heavy smoke that prompted firefighters to evacuate five adjacent buildings.

This aerial view shows the collapse in the structure behind the building... part of Uogashi?



The injured list is now reportedly at 14 — including 11 firefighters, mostly smoke for inhalation and heat exhaustion.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

The Red Cross is on the scene...


And no school here...


Update 8

First Avenue will likely be closed for much of the day...


Update 9


Update 10 1:15 p.m.


The FDNY issued an under control just before 1 p.m. ...




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Have a Taste of the East Village this Saturday



The third annual Taste of the East Village is this Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. on Seventh Street between Second Avenue and Cooper Square.

Here are details via the Cooper Square Committee:

The Taste of the East Village brings together around 20 of the East Village’s favorite chefs and restaurants to benefit the Cooper Square Committee’s housing programs, and to promote the GoFundMe campaign of EVIMA’s President, Jimmy Carbone, a co-founder of the festival. Local chef at Huertas at 107 1st Ave., Jonah Miller, is chairperson of the festival committee and has selected many of the participating restaurants.

Ticket holders are entitled to four dishes from participating neighborhood restaurants and eateries, including newcomers to the festival like the Eddy, Fry Guys, Ho Foods, Huertas, Maharlika Filipino Moderno, Virginia as well as returning restaurants like Brick Lane Curry, Porsena, Al Horno Mexican Kitchen, Narcbar and Le Petit Parisien. Dessert venues such as Insomnia Cookies, Sweet Generation Bakery, Veneiro’s and Davey’s Ice Cream will also be joining us.

Find more info here. And tickets — $25 now and $30 day of — are at this link.
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It's October, which also means it's Hitchcocktober



The City Cinemas Village East on Second Avenue at 12th Street is once again playing host to Hitchcocktober.

This month the theater screens five Alfred Hitchcock classics, starting with "Rear Window" Thursday night at 8.



The rest of the lineup:

Oct. 11 — "Shadow of a Doubt"

Oct. 18 — "Strangers on a Train"

Oct. 25 — "The 39 Steps"

Halloween night — "Psycho"

Find advance ticket info here.
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787 Coffee now open on 7th Street


787 Coffee debuted yesterday at 131 E. Seventh St. near Avenue A.

Here's what to expect from their beans, via a preview at Bedford and Bowery:

787 grows, processes, and roasts their coffee, all on a chemical-free farm atop a mountain in Puerto Rico, with the goal of restoring the island’s coffee crop to the level of success it previously enjoyed.

787 previously had an outpost in the now-closed Market NYC on Houston at Mulberry. The Seventh Street cafe will now serve as 787's flagship location.

Read more about 787 here.

No. 131 was previously home to Shervin's Cafe for several years.

Previously on EV Grieve:
787 Coffee for 7th Street
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Report: Supreme leasing temp space at 190 Bowery

Streetwear brand Supreme will lease the retail space at 190 Bowery until mid-2019, Crain's reported yesterday.

A temporary home is necessary as Supreme renovates its 24-year-old storefront on Lafayette near Bleecker.

Per Crain's: "Leasing short term to a tenant like Supreme could be a savvy move by RFR Realty to boost the building's profile as a retail destination and attract other stores that might be interested in leasing the space long term."

No. 190's retail tenant is currently the fashion emporium Totokaelo, who was said to be only taking the space short-term. The Post reported last year that the asking rent for the ground floor, mezzanine and basement was $2 million a year. Or roughly $166,000 a month.

RFR Realt's Aby Rosen bought the landmarked building from photographer Jay Maisel for a reported $55 million in 2014.

Previously
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Here's Mister Paradise



The signage has arrived for Mister Paradise, a new cocktail bar-restaurant from Will Wyatt (The Nomad) at 105 First Ave.

For now there's not a whole lot of public information about the place, aside from a teaser website here ... and an Instagram account here. (You can read the the application from Wyatt and his partners before they appeared before CB3's SLA committee in July 2017.)

The space has been empty since Empellón Cocina closed in this spot between Sixth Street and Seventh Street in May 2017.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Noted on 12th Street



EVG regular Greg Masters shares this photo from 12th Street this evening.

Per the sign:

Orange Quilt

I accidentaly [sic] left my mother’s quilt out on the street…If you are willing to return it [see the sign for the email].
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Report: NYU student dies jumping in front of L train at 1st Avenue


[Photo on 1st Avenue today by EVG reader Laura]

More information is now available about the emergency response early this afternoon at the L train station on First Avenue and 14th Street.

According to the Post, an 18-year-old NYU student was killed when he jumped in front of an oncoming train around 12:05 p.m.

The student, whose identity was not released, died at the scene, per the Post.
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