Photo by Peter Brownscombe
There's a new era here at Ray's Candy Store ... customers can now use Venmo to pay for purchases at the 49-year-old shop at 113 Avenue A near Seventh Street...
Monday, May 8, 2023
More details about the new home for Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse on the Lower East Side
Updated 5/17: Sammy's received the OK from Community Board 3.
As we first reported on April 27, NYC classic Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse is looking to reopen in a new location.
Next Monday, ownership will appear before CB3's SLA committee for a new liquor license for 191 Orchard St. between Houston and Stanton — space that has been vacant for nine years.
According to the public document, Sammy's 2.0 would feature 58 tables for 118 guests. They're also looking for seating in the outdoor garden behind the restaurant.
The paperwork notes that there will be two seatings per evening .... and that an estimated 90% of the seating will be by reservation only. Other highlights: The sale of Sammy's merch (T-shirts are mentioned) and the entertainment will feature "a lounge singer on keyboard." (The application says they'll hire a sound engineer "for comprehensive sound mitigation.")
The proposed hours are Monday-Wednesday from 4-11 p.m., with a midnight close on Thursday and 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Sunday hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The outdoor space would shut down at 10 p.m. all days.
Sammy's closed in early January 2021 after 45-plus years of serving up ice-encased vodka, smeared pitchers of schmaltz and enormous platters of meat from the lower level at 151 Chrystie St.
The restaurant had been shuttered since the PAUSE of March 2020, and this wasn't a business ready-made for delivery or outdoor dining.
In an Instagram post at the time, owner David Zimmerman left the door open for a return.
Signage alert: Village Works on St. Mark's Place
Village Works, the gallery, bookstore and artist space, continues to shape up at 12 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.
The new sign went up late last week.
And per an Instagram post on Friday: "Slowly making it happen at Village Works ... opening show happening soon!" While prepping for the grand opening this past month, Village Works has held a sidewalk sale every day.
The new space will also eventually feature a cafe. Read more about it via this EVG post from March 29.
Founder Joseph Sheridan was previously set up at 90 E. Third St., just west of First Avenue. However, he needed to find a new storefront after he lost the lease with a rent increase.
Gorin Ramen has closed on 14th Street
However, Gorin fans can still travel to their Gotham West outpost on 11th Avenue for the Kitakata ramen.
There isn't any mention of this closure on Gorin's social media or website. Google lists them as "permanently closed" and someone removed the signage and menus from the restaurant's exterior fence.
The ramen shop opened here in January 2020 and only had three months of uninterrupted service before the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
Openings: Offside Tavern on Avenue A
As previously noted, this is a new iteration of Offside, which had a three-year run at 137 W. 14th St. until the pandemic-related PAUSE of March 2020.
During the NHL season, OT is a hockey bar — specifically for fans of the New York Islanders. (The Hurricanes knocked the Islanders out of the playoffs with a 2-1 OT loss on April 28.) The place made enough of an impression that when the Islanders opened UBS Arena in late 2021, the new venue included an Offside Tavern tribute bar located in Section 217.
August Laura had a brief run at the address, opening in October 2019 ... then a haphazard schedule during the pandemic before finally shutting down in December 2021. They took over the space at Sixth Street from what some people considered an East Village institution — Sidewalk, the restaurant bar and live music venue (home of the Antifolk Festival) that closed in February 2019 after 34 years.
Pini Milstein, who retired, was the principal owner of the building and the operator of Sidewalk. According to public records, Penn South Capital paid $9.6 million for the property in March 2019. The building's new owners added a one-floor extension here in 2020.
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Sunday's parting shot
Photo by Derek Berg
A scene from a procession today for St. Martin de Porres on Eighth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C via the Parish of Saint Brigid-Saint Emeric ...
Week in Grieview
• The homicide of Jordan Neely (Thursday)
• Heady psychedelia: A conversation with East Village musician Franzi Szymkowiak of Lukka (Thursday)
• After deadly collapse, city issues vacate order at the Little Man Parking garage on 9th Street (Tuesday)
• Coming attractions: Prep work underway for the renovation of the Tompkins Square Park field house (Friday)
• RIP Bill Brady (Friday)
• The Pinky's Space storefront is for rent on 1st Street (Monday)
• Grass acts: Main lawn in Tompkins Square Park has been reseeded (Thursday)
• Basics Plus has closed on 3rd Avenue (Monday)
• Officials: Developer had permission to remove trees from new building site at 1 St. Mark's Place (Wednesday)
• This 2nd-level retail space is for rent on St. Mark's Place and 2nd Avenue (Thursday)
• Local elected officials speak out to landmark Theatre 80 ahead of auction (Tuesday)
• Signage alert: Don Ceviche on 1st Avenue (Tuesday)
• Sunday C&C Eatery announces itself at The Bowery Market (Monday)
• The stand-up MRI place closes on Avenue A (Monday)
• The Mermaid Inn won't be returning to its original East Village home (Wednesday)
• Nest Ball: Amelia and Christo's 2023 chicks make first appearance (Thursday)
• Ichibantei Japanese Soul Food and Steak debuts on 3rd Avenue; closes on 13th Street (Wednesday)
... and keeping with the dog theme in Tompkins Square Park... a dog vs. car moment (photos by Steven) ...
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Saturday, May 6, 2023
Saturday's parting shot
And learn more about Lower East Side History Month at this link.
The return of Godzilla
However, after 30 live-action movies, you figured we hadn't seen the last of Godzilla... and today EVG reader Joem spotted the King of the Monsters alive and well outside the Wingstop on 14th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue...
Noting
One note for anyone concerned that the trailer would take the ping-pong table out of commission... there looks to be enough room ... just go easy with the sidespin on the ball...
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