A holiday mural has arrived at Veselka on Ninth Street at Second Avenue... photo this evening by Vinny & O...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Wednesday's parting shot
A holiday mural has arrived at Veselka on Ninth Street at Second Avenue... photo this evening by Vinny & O...
Jury deliberations underway in the 2nd Avenue gas explosion case
[Photo by Nathan Blaney]
Following closing remarks by the prosecution, the jury deliberated for about an hour today before being sent home for the day, according to published reports. They'll resume tomorrow.
Per the Daily News:
Jurors in Manhattan Supreme Court sat though more than two months of often-technical testimony about the massive explosion that leveled two Second Ave. buildings. Large pipes recovered from the scene were wheeled into the courtroom for the panelists to get a up-close view of the piping infrastructure.
The trial started on Sept. 9 in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Maria Hrynenko, contractor Dilber Kukic and unlicensed plumber Jerry Ioannidis are standing trial on a variety of charges, including manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for the March 2015 explosion at 121 Second Ave. that killed two men and injured nearly two dozen people here between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place.
Hrynenko, Kukic and Ioannidis each reportedly face up to 15 years in prison if convicted of top the counts.
CBS 2 has a report here.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Updated: 2nd Ave. explosion — landlord, 3 others charged with 2nd degree manslaughter; showed 'a blatant and callous disregard for human life'
RIP Nicholas Figueroa
RIP Moises Ismael Locón Yac
A family continues to feel the loss on 2nd Avenue
Exclusive: 2nd Avenue explosion sites have a new owner
Dedicating Moises Locón Way and Nicholas Figueroa Way on 2nd Avenue at 7th Street
Jury selection starts for defendants in 2nd Avenue gas explosion that killed 2 men
Day 1 recap of the 2nd Avenue gas explosion trial; opening statements and emotional testimony from Nicholas Figueroa's father
'The Drag Explosion' brings the golden age of NYC drag history to the Wild Project
Via the EVG inbox...
Linda Simpson, a shining star of NYC’s drag scene for almost 30 years, returns to The Wild Project with another presentation of her acclaimed narrated her-storical slideshow, The Drag Explosion, on Friday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m.
All of the photos in The Drag Explosion were shot by Linda from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s, and they reveal a golden age of NYC drag history. During this era, the drag scene remarkably transformed from an underground art form into a pop-culture phenomenon.
The photos capture wild nightlife, queer activism, and all sorts of colorful characters, including RuPaul, Lady Bunny and Lypsinka, as they joyfully pushed the boundaries of gender expression.
[All photos via Linda Simpson]
The Wild Project is at 195 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. Tickets for the event are $10. Find more details here.
Leaves everywhere
Goggla shared the top photo this morning from Tompkins Square Park.
"Looks like the gingkos dropped their leaves last night before they had a chance to turn yellow," she said. "The park and neighborhood were carpeted with green this morning."
Indeed, Derek Berg noted the leaves on sidewalks from Fourth Street to Seventh Street after last night's deep freeze...
Updated:
Vinny & O passed along this leafy view on 11th Street this morning...
At the opening day of Book Club on 3rd Street
Book Club opened its doors Saturday morning at 197 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.
EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by Saturday for an opening-day look at the bookstore-cafe owned and operated by East Village couple Erin Neary and Nat Esten...
[Esten]
[Neary]
The space features an area for sitting and reading ... and a cafe serving MUD coffee. (They were approved for a beer-wine license, which is expected to be issued next month.) Look for community events and readings in the weeks/months ahead.
Book Club is currently open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Find more updates via their Instagram account.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Book Club — an independent bookstore with cafe — coming to 3rd Street
A look at Book Club, the new bookstore-cafe (softly) opening tomorrow on 3rd Street
Very Thai has not been open lately on Avenue B
Very Thai looks to be done for at 186 Avenue B between 11th Street and 12th Street...
The first tip came in about a possible closure in late October (H/T David!). The space had shown up in real-estate listings dating to April 2018 ("motivated owner, low key money"). The storefront no longer appears to be for rent as of last week, suggesting that a new tenant has been secured.
The Very Thai website doesn't mention a closure, though their phone is out of service. Oddly enough, Yelp notes a temporary closure — with an October 2020 reopening...
Very Thai arrived in early 2017, taking over space from the 10-year-old Barbone, the Italian restaurant that was Cromanated.
Meanwhile, while we're on this block, another tipster notes that Guac on the east side of Avenue B has not been open. The photo below is from Saturday night.
No word via the Guac folks about a temporary or permanent closure. The Mexican restaurant, run by Vincent Sgarlato, who owns and operates Eleven B and 11B Express across Avenue B, opened in the fall of 2016.
118 1st Avenue still for rent
[Photo Friday by Steven]
Vacant Storefront Week continues... new for-rent signs recently arrived on another prime corner spot — 118 First Ave. at Seventh Street.
The asking rent for the space — 900 square feet with another 900 in the basement — is $13,000, per the listing at KSR.
Golden Food Market closed here in the summer of 2017 after 35 years in business. According to a reader who spoke with the Golden Food Market (aka Ali's) staff, the lease was up for renewal and the new landlord wanted an increase that was more than the store could manage.
As for the new landlord, an LLC with a West 11th Street address bought the building in the spring of 2017 for $5.8 million, per public records.
A tapas-wine bar was in the works for the space in April 2018, but those plans never advanced past the Community Board stage.
Yes, the Tang has closed, but something else is on the way
While on the topic of 118 First Ave. ... The Tang, the Chinese noodle bar and its neighbor to the north at 120 First Ave., closed in early October ... an event that I forgot to note...
Here's part of the closing message from Team Tang on Instagram:
After three years of serving the neighborhood, we are sad to announce that The Tang EV will be closing on Monday, October 7.
Since we have found a new home at Upper West Side, to be more consistent with our brand, we are shutting down our East Village location. However, please stay tuned on our upcoming project, which we are very excited about. It will be a brand new concept that we will turn this space into.
We want to thank all the neighbors for your continuous support and all the employees who have worked here.
Last month, reps for The Tang appeared before CB3's SLA committee for an alteration to their existing license. CB3 approved the extended hours. Per the official minutes of the meeting:
[T]his is an application for an Asian noodle restaurant with a certificate of occupancy of seventy-four (74) people, six (6) tables and twenty-two (22) seats, no bar, proposed hours of operation of 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 A.M. Sundays through Thursdays and 12:00 P.M. to 4:00 A.M. Fridays and Saturdays, a kitchen open during all hours of operation...
No other word on what this new concept might be...
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Tuesday's parting shot
Thanks to EVG reader Cajsa for sending along these photos of this evening's spectacular sky at sunset... as seen from Fourth Street and Second Avenue...
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