Incoming bagel shoppe on a roll with renovations

Photo by Steven

And on the opposite corner of Second Avenue and Seventh Street... seems like a long time ago (Aug. 7!) that we first mentioned this pending arrival. 

Work picked up last week on the NE corner, where an outpost of Olde Brooklyn Bagel Shoppe is coming soon.

This will be the second location for the business, which opened in Prospect Heights in 2010. From their website: "Our bagels are hand-rolled, kettle boiled, and baked on premises — made the Olde fashioned way."

No word on an opening date.

The prime space has been empty since Sanshi Noodle House closed last summer after a year-plus in service.

Bar Virage closed here in December 2018 after 20-plus years.

Sunday's parting shot

Photo by Stacie Joy 

At the Tompkins Square Greenmarket today...

Watch the video presentation for the 'City of Yes for Economic Opportunity' text amendment

Image via NYC Planning

Back on Wednesday evening, the Department of City Planning presented an informational presentation on the "City of Yes for Economic Opportunity" text amendment during Community Board 3's Land Use, Zoning, Public & Private Housing Committee. 

The amendment — revealed in June — is the second of three proposed zoning text amendments from Mayor Adams designed to address what his administration calls outdated zoning issues. (You can find an overview here.) 

The nine-month Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP!) started on Oct. 30 and will be heard at all 52 local community boards in the city. Then! It will then move to the borough presidents, City Planning and City Council, who are expected to vote on the final text amendment this spring.  

You can watch the session below or on YouTube here if you want to surf around during the dull moments.

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a sunrise-on-Seventh-Street shot from Thursday)... 

• 19-year-old worker killed by father in a construction accident on First Avenue (Friday) 

• Demoliton of the fire-damaged Middle Church façade starts on Monday (Thursday) 

• The unhoused residents living on 9th Street and First Avenue (Friday) 

• Community members speak out against a tactical gear pop-up shop on 9th Street (Monday) 

• Q&A with Colin Simpson, aka reggae artist Ras Redemption (Thursday) 

• CB3 committee to hear presentation on the proposed 'City of Yes for Economic Opportunity' text amendment (Tuesday) 

• Revisiting 305 E. 11th St. and 310 E. 12th St. (Thursday) 

• Five Guys coming to 12th and 2nd (Tuesday) 

• East Village resident pleads guilty to running a 'sophisticated ghost gun factory' (Friday) 

• This East Village lot is now home to this 60-foot-long photograph of a car cemetery in Ukraine (Tuesday) 

• ICYMI: Flaco is backo on the Upper East Side (Wednesday) 

• Openings: Red Onion on 10th Street (Wednesday) 

• Signage alert: Crêpe Master on 7th Street (Monday)

• Cookie Walk is now side-of-church-signage official (Tuesday) 

• Bench mark: A throwback to 1939 arrives on the Tompkins Square Park multipurpose courts (Monday)

• Ugh, SantaCon is on the way (Tuesday) 

• Everything's gone Green (Wednesday) 

... and for anyone keeping track, it appears the Whole Foods Market® Bowery was first to the market with (live) Christmas trees this year...

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Sunday's late-morning opening shot

Pinch shares this photo from your fave intersection of 14th Street and First Avenue... post milling and paving, the street now has its markings ... and all ready for inflatable Santa!

Giving thanks: Free turkey giveaway returns to the neighborhood for the 5th year

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

The fifth edition of this pre-Thanksgiving local turkey drive took place Friday afternoon on Fourth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. (The giveaways in previous years took place at different locations around the neighborhood. Last year's event was at CLLCTV.NYC art space on Third Street.)

Dozens of turkeys were donated to area residents who might need a little extra help this holiday season.

As in the previous years, the sponsors included Joey Aponte and Dennis Aponte, owners of the Cabin NYC on Fourth Street, the NYPD Hispanic Society, Johnny Marines and local entrepreneur Freaky Frige... 

The volunteers distributed 150 turkeys, the ingredients for some side dishes as well as cooking supplies to help put it all together ...

Saturday's parting crane shot

Photo by Derek Berg 

As a follow-up to the earlier post today about crane work on the Bowery at Fourth Street...

'Here & Now' this weekend

Members of Women of the Pit are hosting an art and photography exhibit, titled "Here & Now," this weekend at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space/C-Squat on Avenue  C.

There's live music this afternoon featuring Kate Reddy (of the band 108) and tomorrow (2-6 p.m.) brings a live-painting event.

You can access the free show via MoRUS, 155 Avenue C between Ninth Street and 10th Street. 

Saturday at 360 Bowery

The Bowery is down to one lane along Fifth Street to Great Jones today... as crews are said to be working on HVAC installation at the going-up-quickly 21-floor office building at Fourth Street...

Anyway, another chance to look at the development, 360 Bowery, nearly all glassed up... more background on this in our last post (three whole months ago!)

H/T Garth J.!

Saturday's opening shot

So fall-like they almost look fake... thanks to Allan Yashin and other readers who pointed out this prime foliage in the playground of East Side Community School on 11th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue...