Belgian Ale House crazy enough for "crazy landlord"

Remember that "crazy landlord" sign on the corner of Third Street and Second Avenue that we told you about back in March?



Thanks to an EV Grieve reader who sent along the following shot... we now know who was just crazy enough to take over this long-vacated space...The Belgian Ale House.



This will just be one of many items to be addressed on Sept. 14 in what promises to be an EPIC SLA & DCA Licensing Committee meeting.

P.S.

On Sunday, the corner served again as a makeshift flea market...

What we now know about the karaoke empire on St. Mark's Place

On July 11, we pointed out the new "coming soon karaoke lounge suites" signs on the former Mondo Kim's space at 6 St. Mark's Place. Then came the signs telling that a gourmet deli would share this spot.

And now?



Billiards!



So, according to the signs on the door, the gourmet deli is in the basement...billiards on one...housewares on 2 (OK, OK)...presumably the karaoke will take up the rest of the building.

Yikes.

Oh, and the owners will go before the SLA & DCA Licensing Committee again on Sept. 14. They were already turned down for a liquor license in March, as Eater reported.

Dumpster marks the beginning of the end of 47 E. Third St.

As The Villager reported in its current issue, on Aug. 27, tenants moved out of 47 E. Third Street -- home of the infamous, longstanding battle with building owner Alistair Economakis.

According to the paper, Economakis may have also moved out -- at least temporarily. Pr maybe not.

And now a dumpster is in place in front of the building for collecting the remains of the renovation that will turn the tenement into the family's Mansion.




And check back with the paper later this week: There will be more of an interview with Alistair Economakis -- his longest to date with the media.



Previously on EV Grieve:
Report: Alistair Economakis is suing his cousin Evel for libel

And Economakis gets the whole building for his dream mansion

The 47 E. 3rd St. protest in video

At the 47 E. 3rd St. protest

Conspiracies: Where are all the fliers?

There's so much on the CB3 SLA & DCA Licensing Committee agenda, it won't fit in one screen shot

Bring your sleeping bags on Sept. 14 -- nearly 50 items are on the agenda...



So much to note! Caffe Buon Gusto on Avenue B and Fifth Street is finally on the agenda. 2 U Karoke Lounge Suites at the former Mondo Kim's on St. Mark's is on the docket. We'll have more on all this later...

E2E4 now sporting retail space: What new merchant can we expect on the Bowery?

Between Fourth Street and Third Street on the Bowery. Street level at the 15-story tower.

Previously.

Brighton Beach, 3:52 p.m., Sept. 7

Couldn't do Coney Island and a last hurrah at Ruby's.

"And if I leave quietly, I'll get my summer bonus"

Sorry about the disruption, folks...but I always do the last dance of the season.

Whatever happened to all the open fire hydrants?

On Saturday after, there was a small block party for the church on Seventh Street between Avenue B and Avenue C....



Notable to me for the open fire hydrant... I was surprised to find that no one was really taking advantage of this... And I just don't seem to see the open hydrants as much these days. (Is there an Open Fire Hydrant App now for smartphones or something...?)







Previously on EV Grieve:
Gusher on Third Avenue

MORE from Art Around the Park

Guess you can tell that I liked the Art Around the Park. Wish the work could be left up longer to enjoy. Realized that I didn't take photos of anything else yesterday. Thankfully Bob Arihood did. Melanie has photos too. And Jill photographs the photographers photographing the art.

Before, during and after: Art Around the Park

Saturday morning:



Sunday morning:



Sunday afternoon:

Looking at some of the Art Around the Park

Looking at some of the Art Around the Park

On Avenue B.