Los Tacos NYC has apparently closed on 7th Street

The gate has been down recently at Los Tacos NYC, 117 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue.

There's a handwritten "I'm sorry. We are closed. See you later." sign on the door. Google now lists them permanently closed; the phone goes to a voice mailbox that was never set up. And they are no longer on Seamless. We reached out for more info.

The well-reviewed taqueria opened in October 2020... operated by Brandon Pena and Sam Sepulveda, the owners of the 787 coffee brand with a shop on the same block. 

Photo yesterday by Steven

The Green Room setting up a CBD shop on 9th Street

The Green Room, billed as New Jersey's largest CBD retail chain, is opening an outpost on Ninth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue. 

One source on the block said the shop, featuring an assortment of CBD products ranging from meal replacement powders to pet treats, might be open as early as tomorrow. 

This marks the brand's second NYC branch, joining the one on Cornelia Street. 

The space at 314 E. Ninth St. was previously the first retail store for Eileen Fisher, opening in 1987 before officially shutting down back in February.

Thanks to Steven for the photo

Details on the 'Queers of Noise Dyke March After Party' Saturday at Berlin Under A

Local artist-photographer-filmmaker-musician Katrina del Mar is presenting "Queers of Noise Dyke March After Party: Love is Love" Saturday night at Berlin Under A, 25 Avenue A at Second Street. 

Via the EVG inbox... 

Katrina del Mar is excited to announce the electrifying lineup for "Queers of Noise Dyke March Afterparty: Love Is Love," the ONLY live music Dyke March After Party in NYC for Pride 2022. 

Celebrate the long-awaited return of Triple Creme, with Tracy City, Themme and the Queers of Noise Supergroup, fronted by very special guests Pamela Sneed, Michael Love Michael, BETTY, Sarah FM, Stepneck’s Lindz and Nussy Andrews. 

Come bang your head, riot grrrls to the front, for punk bands, radical queer poets and female-led rock bands. 

The show is 7:30-11:30 p.m. Find ticket info here. (This year, the 30th-annual NYC Dyke March will step off from Bryant Park at 5 p.m. on Saturday.)

Del Mar also fronts one of the bands on the bill, Tracy City (seen below) ...

A bakery called Butterdose is coming soon to 13th Street

Butterdose is coming soon to 236 E. 13th St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. (Thanks to EVG readers Jodi and Hubs for photos and info about this!) 

Per the signage, Butterdose (German for butter dish???) will offer "Bakery • Brunch • Coffee." 

We didn't spot a website or any social media accounts just yet. 

The bakery takes over the space from Tamago Skincare, which closed during the pandemic. Those same owners still operate Sei Tomoko Salon next door.

This week at the Village East: 'Goodfellas,' George Michael, Stanley Kubrick and Elvis

Top photo yesterday by Steven 

The Village East is back in action (as of last evening) after 11 days of screenings for the Tribeca Festival. 

The theater (Village East by Angelika) on 12th Street and Second Avenue closed after the business day on June 5 to prep for the festival... and the blank marquee that night prompted a few closure queries...

You can see "Goodfellas" and "George Michael Freedom Uncut" this week... not to mention a Stanley Kubrick retrospective. Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" opens Thursday. And "The Duke," a pleasant caper, moves over here on Friday after a run at the Angelika mothership on Houston. There are other films too.

Find showtimes here.

June 5 photo by EVG after making it through "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

A soft opening for Xeo Cantina on the Bowery

Tonight marks the soft opening for Xeo Cantina at 334 Bowery between Great Jones and Bond...

In a Facebook post, hospitality vet Mike Khuu described the concept as "Vietnamese food with Tequila." 

Khuu also co-owns The Boil (with locations on Chrystie Street and Waverly Place, not to mention Jersey City) that serves creole and Cajun-style cuisine, and Saigon Shack on MacDougal. 

No sign of a menu or other particulars at the moment for XEO Cantina.

Gia Trattoria closed here late last year after just four months in business. 

Titan’s Greenery Arts, a '420 friendly gallery,' debuts on 9th Street

Multiple readers have pointed out the opening (as of June 17) of Titan’s Greenery Arts on Ninth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue. 

According to its Instagram account, Titan’s Greenery is "a brand that supports arts and the cannabis culture." It's a "collective community" where members must be 21 years old to enter ... and "nothing is for sale." 

The storefront is affiliated with the Dr. Green brand — "the First Members-Only Consumption Lounge of NYC." 

The address was previously home for nearly 40 years to Enchantments ... before the occult-themed shop's move to 165 Avenue B earlier this year. 

H/T Steven!

Celebrating the life of longtime community garden activist Clyde Romero

Clyde Romero, a longtime East Village resident and co-founder of the LES Ecology Center, passed away in January. 

This Wednesday evening, June 22, there's a memorial "to honor his life as an artist, community and environmental activist" at the LES Ecology Center, 213 E. Seventh St. between Avenue B and Avenue C, from 5-9 p.m. (Rain date is Thursday night.)

A memorial fund has also been established in honor of Romero, "who has been the driving force for designing and programming the garden over the last 30 years ... Help us honor his contributions and ensure the garden will flourish for many decades to come." 

Find the fund link here. 

Romero would have turned 85 on June 22.

Noted

EVG reader Garth shares this discovery from last evening ... a mostly concealed Christmas-tree-in-June-undercover-of-the-night discard from First Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery.

1st Avenue old-timer Royal Bangladesh Indian Restaurant has closed

Royal Bangladesh on First Avenue at Sixth Street has not been open for several weeks, per multiple readers. Yelp also lists the restaurant as closed.

EVG contributor Stacie Joy caught this shot of the rolldown gate open over the weekend ... showing a for-rent sign on the storefront...

The colorful BYOB standby on the lower level here first opened in 1978. 

With this closure, Panna II, who runs Milon these days, is the sole restaurant at the address...  bringing an end to the era of theatrical hosts trying to get passersby to eat in their establishment, insisting that their food is superior. 

This article at 6sqft has a nice recap of the restaurants here; Eater too.