Lexi Bella's completed RBG mural in First Street Green Art Park ... "Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time."
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
ICYMI: State Comptroller's audit lays out grim future for many bars and restaurants
Several EVG readers have been sharing the link to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's audit released last week outlining how devastating the pandemic has been on the NYC bar and restaurant industry.
The bleak assessment, citing various estimates, states that as many as one-third of the city's bars and restaurants may close in the next six months — coupled with 100,000 jobs lost in that same timeframe.
What can be done? Per the audit:
New York City and State must continue to provide clarity and support to ensure the industry remains healthy and is able to carry out its integral role in the City’s economy and within its many communities. For its part, the federal government should provide new stimulus targeting the sector to sustain operations and help local economies mitigate transmission risk.
Find the full report at this link.
Bread alert: Sullivan St. Bakery pop opens a 9th Street outpost
They have a variety of bread available ... as well as three styles of focaccia. They also have chocolate chip cookies, disco romano, croissants, fruit tarts and a rotating selection of sandwiches. They are working on sending their Roman-style pizzas here as well. (H/T to Vinny & O for updated menu info.)
Jim Lahey opened Sullivan St. Bakery in Soho in 1994 ... and moved to a new headquarters on West 47th Street in October 2000.
For now, the location is considered a pop-up, but it may become permanent. (They reportedly have an "indefinite" lease.) Instagram lists their hours as Tuesday through Sunday noon to 7 p.m. ... while the bakery's website lists Wednesday through Sunday noon to 7 p.m.
The address was previously the home to Pizza Rollio, which closed in July 2019.
Someone stole the cash resister from Cafe Himalaya
On Sunday morning, the owners of Cafe Himalaya, the Tibetan/Nepalese restaurant at 78 E. First St. between Avenue A and First Avenue, arrived at the space to find that someone had broken the front lock ... and walked away with the cash register.
The owners posted about it on Instagram... and thanked patrons for offering support:
While this burglary adds to the already difficult year for a small business like ours, we’re just glad that nothing else was taken or damaged.
Thank you so much for your generous offer to donate through Venmo/gofundme — your generosity is truly appreciated.
However, the most sustainable and impactful way to support us would be to dine here, order delivery, or takeout. And tell your friends/family too! It’s truly the best way to show your love. (But if you happen to have an extra cash register lying around then we’ll gladly take it.)
The family-owned restaurant is open Tuesday-Sunday from 1-10 p.m. Find their website here. Or call: 212.358.0160.
EVG photo from May. And H/T Steph!
ICYMI: Fresco is closed for now on 2nd Avenue
Fresco closed after service on Sunday here at 138 Second Ave. between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street...
As we reported on Friday, Siblings Ilias, Vanessa and Anna Iliopoulos decided to temporarily shut down their 8-year-old gelateria-cafe and return to their native Greece.
They hope to reopen in January...
"It's not a landlord issue. It's purely about the decrease in revenue due to COVID-19," Ilia told EVG correspondent Steven about the temporary closing.
Photos yesterday by Steven
LT Baron's Dry Cleaners & Laundry shuts down on 11th Street
Several families have owned the business through the years, with a nice couple taking over early this year.
Several neighborhood dry cleaners have had to permanently close during the pandemic, including Sun's Laundry and C & C. The customer base has seen a sharp decline with more people working from home and fewer people attending dress-up events such as weddings.
Monday, October 5, 2020
A blessed day for dogs at Trinity Lower East Side
Yesterday afternoon, Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish hosted a walk-through Blessing of the Animals in their garden space on Avenue B at Ninth Street... EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped to catch Pastor Will in action in this celebration of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals...
... and here's Pastor Will with his husband Steven and their delightfully drooly dog, Joey...
A campaign to co-name part of St. Mark's Place after Jimmy Webb
There's a fledgling campaign underway to co-name part of St. Mark's Place after Jimmy Webb. (Thanks Cheryl for pointing this out!)
The online petition is here. The process of co-naming a street within the confines of Community Board 3 is explained on this PDF.
Webb, a familiar figure in the East Village during his long tenure as the manager and buyer at Trash & Vaudeville, died on April 14 of cancer. He was 62.
He started working at his dream destination, Trash & Vaudeville, in 1999, and remained there until the shop relocated from St. Mark's Place to Seventh Street in 2016. He opened I Need More in October 2017.
UPDATED 10/6
Apparently there are multiple campaigns underway. This one has nearly 1,500 signatures.
Photo from 2013 by James Maher
Taco time: Amigo debuts on 2nd Avenue
Amigo officially opens today at 29 Second Ave. between First Street and Second Street (it has been in soft-open mode).
As previously reported, Amigo is a collaboration between Chef Ruben Rodriguez of Nai Tapas at 85 Second Ave. and Juan “Billy” Acosta, whose family runs the much-ballyhooed Carnitas El Momo in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Rodriguez and Acosta met and decided to team up for what L.A. Taco says will be "arguably the best carnitas you will ever find in the U.S."
From an Eater preview the other day: "The restaurant's headlining carnitas tacos ($6), from Acosta, comes in three meaty varieties: Maciza, or bone-in pork butt; buche, or pork stomach; cueritos, or pork skin; or diners can order a mix of all three on a taco. Carnitas tacos abound in the East Village, but this pork’s reputation is second to none."
Photos courtesy of Amigo
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