EVG reader Sylvia G. shared these close-ups of the moon from Sixth Street between Avenue C and Avenue D...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Tuesday's parting shots
EVG reader Sylvia G. shared these close-ups of the moon from Sixth Street between Avenue C and Avenue D...
9th Precinct hosting a Build the Block meeting Thursday evening for Sector A
The 9th Precinct is hosting another Sector Safety Summit for East Village residents and business owners.
The next one is scheduled for Thursday evening for those in Sector A. This Sector encompasses the east side of Avenue C from East 14th Street to Houston ... and Seventh Street from Avenue C to First Avenue back down to Houston...
Use this map to find out what Sector you're in for sure, and what meeting you should attend.
As for these Sector meetings: "This is an avenue for you to voice your grievances or concerns with issues in and around the neighborhood."
This is part of the NYPD's initiative called the Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCO) program. The 9th Precinct is split up into four sectors, with two officers assigned to each sector. (Find the sectors and the responsible officers here.)
Thursday's meeting is at the Community Room, 3 Haven Plaza (near 12th Street and Avenue C). Per the invite, doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and the meeting will start promptly at 7 p.m.
Let it fake snow! Let it fake snow! Let it fake snow!
Crews for NBC's "The Village" are out turning 10th Street and Second Avenue into a Winter Wonderland for the upcoming shoot that also involves the return of the Tree Riders to the neighborhood.
EVG Props and Artificial Snow Correspondent Steven shared these photos from a little earlier... will likely look better on TV...
Violet ready to roll out the grilled pizzas this week
Violet, a new restaurant by the Pizza Loves Emily Group and chef/owner Matt Hyland, is ready to debut this week at 511 E. Fifth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.
The Violet website shows reservations starting on Thursday. (This after some friends/families previews.) Google also lists a Jan. 10 opening ... as do various social-media posts.
Matt Hyland and his wife-partner Emily Hyland reportedly went to "grilled-pizza mecca" Al Forno in Providence, R.I., on their first date while they attended Roger Williams University.
Here's more about Violet, named after the state flower of Rhode Island, via the restaurant website:
Hyland's menu focuses on grilled cuisine that pays homage to New England and Rhode Island's flavors and abundant fresh seafood.
The menu highlight, grilled pizzas, are inspired by his nostalgia for Al Forno in Providence, where he and Emily often ate while attending school in Rhode Island and his desire to fill the void of grilled pizza destinations in New York City. The pies grilled over a hybrid gas and wood grill featuring seasonal and innovative twists on classic toppings. Small plates with a focus on New England seafood favorites, and a rotating selection of fresh, house-made pastas round out the shareable menu.
And some food pics via the Violet Instagram account...
The Hyland's opened Emmy Squared this past July on First Avenue at Fifth Street.
Violet's listed hours are 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday (closed Monday!) through Thursday, until 11:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
GG's had a three-year run at No. 511 before they turned over the space in December 2017.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Emmy Squared's owners are bringing grilled pizza to the former GG's space on 5th Street
Getting 511 E. 5th St. ready for new grilled pizza venture from Emmy Squared's owners
Countdown to grilled pizza on 5th Street
Name reveal: Emmy Squared's grilled-pizza sibling will be called Violet on 5th Street
TR Crandall Guitars trades in 3rd Street for Ludlow
[Photo by Salim]
TR Crandall Guitars has packed up and moved away from its storefront on 179 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B, EVG regular Salim reports.
The seller and repairer of vintage guitars (and banjos, mandolins and ukuleles) will reopen soon not too far away — 154 Ludlow St. (fifth floor) between Stanton and Rivington.
You can check out the shop's Instagram account for the exact reopening date in their new home.
TR Crandall Guitars, featuring a repair shop with master craftsman Tom Crandall, opened on Third Street in the spring of 2013.
6th Street townhouse, once said to be owned by Andy Warhol, listed for $4.95 million
There's a new listing (h/t 6sqft!) for 321 E. Sixth St., a townhouse with five units here between First Avenue and Second Avenue.
This was one of several NYC properties purportedly once owned by Andy Warhol ... as well as his longtime collaborator, the filmmaker Paul Morrissey, who lived here from the late 1960s until the mid 1970s. (It's not immediately clear how long Warhol may have lived here.)
Anyway, the whole thing can be yours. Here's part of the listing via Brown Harris Stevens:
[T]his historic residence retains many original details including wood-burning fireplaces, crown moldings, parquet and hardwood floors, and soaring ceilings. There is a distinct high stoop parlor entry as well as a separate garden level entry leading to a landscaped backyard with a pond and flagstone patio. The entire property offers nearly 6000 square feet and approximately 2,300 square feet of developable rights. Delivered vacant and priced to sell, this is truly a rare opportunity to create your masterpiece.
And a few pics...
... and you have to see the shrine room ...
Asking price: $4.95 million.
Back in June 2010, a listing for half-ownership in the property hit the market with an ask of $2.4 million.
In 2014, a con man used an apartment in the building to bilk several would-be renters out of their $2,000 deposits, collecting more than $20,000.
As a P.S. of sorts, here's part of Paul Morrissey's mortgage document via public records from 1969.. that would be a $35,000 mortgage...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Own half of a used Warhol on East Sixth Street
Former Andy Warhol-owned townhouse used to swindle apartment hunters in the East Village
If you want to hear about the new plans to stormproof East River Park
CB3's Parks, Recreation, Waterfront, & Resiliency Committee will hear updates on the East Side Coastal Resiliency project on Thursday night.
Apparently this will be a repeat from the two public meetings the Parks Department held last month.
As you know, the city has new plans to protect the East Side against catastrophic flooding along the East River from Montgomery Street to 25th Street. The-now $1.45 billion project raises East River Park by up to 10 feet when work starts in March 2020. To do this, though, the city will need to close East River Park for up to three and a half years, and removing many of the current amenities, such as the new running track and soccer field. (Maybe Gov. Cuomo will pull an 11th-hour not-so-fast here.)
The city released new design renderings of the revised resiliency plan, which you can find at this link. (The PDF is 57 pages, FYI.)
The committee meeting starts Thursday night at 6:30. Location: BRC Senior Services Center, 30 Delancey St. between Chrystie and Forsyth. The meeting includes construction updates about Pier 35, Pier 36 and Pier 42.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Report: The reality of storm-proofing East River Park in 2020
Storm center: Questions linger over updated plans for the East Side Coastal Resiliency project
Questions about a partial vacate order on 3rd Street
The city has posted partial vacate orders at 61 E. Third St., a 6-floor residential building between First Avenue and Second Avenue (thanks to Marjorie Ingall for the photos!) ...
According to the complaint on file in the DOB's ALL-CAP STYLE: "TWO STORAGE ROOMS AT CELLAR ARE ILLEGALLY ARRANGED AND OCCUPIED AS SLEEPING QUARTERS... NO SECONDARY MEANS OF EGRESS OR NATURAL LIGHT/VENTILATION PROVIDED."
The vacate order has also temporarily closed the ground-floor retail tenant — Pinky's Village Spa. Not sure why they need to close for an issue with residential occupancy in the building's basement.
Public records list Icon Realty as the building's landlord.
Monday, January 7, 2019
Some dick tagged the Tompkins Square Park playground
EVG reader Angela Moore shared these photos from the Tompkins Square Park playground along Avenue A ... where someone drew a dick on the children's slide ... and a tree ...
Not sure if kids will buy that this is an interpretative drawing of R2-D2.
The ghost stand of Christmas past: Holiday confusion as trees return to 2nd Avenue
The EVG inbox lit up this afternoon
This was the very spot that the Tree Riders had this past holiday season before they packed it up on Dec. 24.
Salim, who shared this photo below, notes that the trees appeared this afternoon, seemingly ready for sale, though no one was around to actually sell them. A ghost stand!
Meanwhile, Derek Berg spotted these workers delivering trees to a nearly locale in the Abe Lebewohl Triangle at 10th/Stuyvesant this afternoon ...
Apparently all this is prep work for holiday-related scenes tomorrow for "The Village," a new NBC series that has been filming around here in recent months.
Updated
I asked the Tree Riders via Facebook what was happening: "NBC liked our set up so much they asked us to come back after the holidays for a shoot!"
[Photo from last night]
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