The Pizza Shop has closed: "The rent was too high"

We're really sorry to hear this. We liked this place. We received a note from the folks at the Pizza Shop on Avenue A near Seventh Street:

We closed the Pizza Shop because the rent was too high. We struggled every month to make it... someone gave me an offer on the space and i decided it was best to take it. I'm looking for a new location and would love it if fans of The Pizza Shop got in touch via email so i can let you know when i'll be opening a new place. the email addy is
info@thepizzashopnyc.com
best,
Kevin Cole

Previously on EV Grieve:
Why is the Pizza Shop closed?

And now with the Pizza Shop closed...how to get to Cabin Down Below

Via a sign on the former Pizza Shop's gate...which doesn't make it quite so secret anymore...



Previously on EV Grieve:
Why is the Pizza Shop closed?

Renovations complete, Whole Earth Bakery and Kitchen back open for business

Good news: Peter Silvestri's Whole Earth Bakery and Kitchen, which has been closed for renovations since Aug. 14, reopened over the weekend.



As Slum Goddess reported back in September:

I went in there today and he was in there and they really did a lot of work on the place! All freshly painted, polished and gleaming..he was stocking the shelves and they had new menu signs hung up-bigger and brighter ones..It wasn't all fro-yo'd upped and gross though..still looks like good old whole earth-just spiffed up!

Indeed, the changes are for the better. It's easier to navigate the space now. Peter said there's still a little work to do, such as fill out the menu on the chalkboards, but you get the idea.

Photo(shop) exclusive: An excerpt from Levi Johnston's "Playgirl" shoot at the Cooper Square Hotel

Apologizing in advance.



Photoshopping a Photoshopped photo.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Part of Levi Johnston's "Playgirl" photo shoot probably took place at the Cooper Square Hotel

[Photo of the father of Sarah Palin's grandson via; Levi photo with Coop not included and done via Photoshop, aka Little Photoshop of Horrors]

Former Croxley Ales beer garden ready for development

According to the listing (PDF):

East Village Development Site/Retail Space opportunity. The subject property is currently a vacant lot with 24 feet of frontage on Avenue B. My client is looking to sell the property which has approximately 7,680 buildable square feet, or sign a long term triple net lease for a retail tenant. The retail space can be built out to approximately 3,840 square feet of commercial space not including the basement.

You have to call for the price. But wouldn't it be worth any price to be so close to those 10-cent wings on Tuesday?



Previously on EV Grieve:
Things that I didn't notice before: The beer garden at Croxley Ales has closed

Mosiac Man's work painted over on St. Mark's Place

On the northeast corner at Third Avenue. Did this happen recently? For some reason I never noticed before.

Former Habib's space now for rent

I was kind of hoping that Habib's Place would magically return here after abruptly closing Halloween weekend...

Dos Toros Taqueria is now open on Fourth Avenue

From the EV Grieve inbox:

Hello Burrito/Taco Enthusiast,
Dos Toros Taqueria has opened its doors!

Previously on EV Grieve:
Burritos coming for West Coast snobs (and others!) who say East Coast Mexican food really sucks compared to the West Coast

End of the day

On the Bowery tonight.

Space for Target now stumping for Vans

At Avenue A and St. Mark's Place.

May!



Today!



Previously on EV Grieve:
Goodbye yellow brick ad

Part of Levi Johnston's "Playgirl" photo shoot probably took place at the Cooper Square Hotel

The tweet showed up few hours ago...



In case you've been following this story.... Anyway, maybe this isn't even the real Twitter account for the 19-year-old father of Sarah Palin's grandson.

Police presence on the Bowery

BoweryBoogie had a report yesterday about a man who was shot on the Bowery near Bleecker early Saturday morning.

The Post had a little more on the incident in today's paper:

A gunman opened fire early yesterday on the Lower East Side, wounding two men.

The victims, both in their 30s, were shot on the Bowery near Bond Street at about 4:40 a.m., police said. One was hit in the leg, the other in the arm.

Both were treated at Bellevue Hospital -- but refused to cooperate with investigators looking into what sparked the shooting.

On Saturday morning, there was a strong police presence...



...to set up pylons for the street construction on First Street and the Bowery that blocked traffic for much of the day....