Manitoba's @ 99 Avenue B between Seventh Street and Sixth Street.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Second Annual Rock and Roll Clothing sale at Manitoba's
Manitoba's @ 99 Avenue B between Seventh Street and Sixth Street.
SANTA! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
A little brisk, but a fine morning nonetheless to run some errands. It's rather peaceful out and...
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
SANTA! SANTA! I followed a group of Santas up First Avenue who kept yelling at people a block ahead of them -- at 9:30 a.m. ... And someone asked my where the North Pole was -- two different times along Third Avenue. Can't wait till they all start drinking...
The Santas are congregating now at Lunasa.
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
SANTA! SANTA! I followed a group of Santas up First Avenue who kept yelling at people a block ahead of them -- at 9:30 a.m. ... And someone asked my where the North Pole was -- two different times along Third Avenue. Can't wait till they all start drinking...
The Santas are congregating now at Lunasa.
Noted
Five starting points for Santacon this year. Around here, people are meeting at Lunasa on First Avenue at 10 a.m. And per the Santacon Web site:
It is NOT a bar crawl for assholes wearing a Santa hat!
And did some of the participants ever find any little people to tag along...?
Friday, December 11, 2009
Dueling sandwich shops on Sixth Street?
Bahn Mi Zon, a Vietnamese sandwich shop on Sixth Street near Avenue A, opened last month.
Meanwhile, as we mentioned yesterday, a new Cuban eatery is opening on Avenue A and Sixth Street. And it looks as if the place — Cienfuegos — will use the storefront behind the restaurant as well...
EV Grieve reader Creature has a good idea of what that space will be used for...as he said yesterday in the comments:
Well, at least these places don't/won't have mascots...
Meanwhile, as we mentioned yesterday, a new Cuban eatery is opening on Avenue A and Sixth Street. And it looks as if the place — Cienfuegos — will use the storefront behind the restaurant as well...
EV Grieve reader Creature has a good idea of what that space will be used for...as he said yesterday in the comments:
If I'm right that back end will be the sandwich shop. I live upstairs and it will be interesting to watch the Cuban sandwich battle the Vietnamese sandwich on either side of my front door.
Well, at least these places don't/won't have mascots...
Drinking near the Port Authority: All is well at Port 41 and the Holland, but here comes Heartland Brewery
You may have seen the signs (warnings?) that Heartland Brewery is opening an outpost at Port Authority. No need for anymore bland around here.
Anyway, noticed that signage on my way over to Port 41, on 41st Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, the other afternoon.
(Photo of the bartenders via Midtown Lunch)
Things here remain the same... No, wait. Those sticky red booths have been replaced by new tables and chairs...Or maybe I just didn't notice last time...
In any event, always a jumpy little crowd during the day, from glum commuters to the blitzed office types who never returned from lunch to the construction workers taking advantage of the bucket-of-beer-special -- by themselves. Always the chance for a black eye, of course. Like that one guy. Like maybe don't engage that guy who keeps yelling "YOU ARE THE SHIT" in a conversation. You know, no matter what you say, the response is "YOU ARE THE SHIT."
Oh, and remember to call Prince -- because, as the sign in the men's room reads, this is real...
The folks behind Port 41 also own Dave's, on Ninth Avenue almost at 42nd Street... I'll save the discussion about grand ol' Dave's for another day...
Down the avenue, things also remain the same at the Holland... I worried that the overhaul that shuttered the place for three agonizingly long months (November 2008-February 2009) would strip the place of its character...Not the case...
It took a few months, but the Holland finally has that lived-in feel to it again...It helps that the same crowd has seemingly returned ... it's still the kind of place in which you can see your future.
At 508 Ninth Ave., just past 39th Street, the Door, a rather sketchy hookah joint, has closed.... (and what was this before?)
Maybe I never went here. I hope not.
Anyway, noticed that signage on my way over to Port 41, on 41st Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, the other afternoon.
(Photo of the bartenders via Midtown Lunch)
Things here remain the same... No, wait. Those sticky red booths have been replaced by new tables and chairs...Or maybe I just didn't notice last time...
In any event, always a jumpy little crowd during the day, from glum commuters to the blitzed office types who never returned from lunch to the construction workers taking advantage of the bucket-of-beer-special -- by themselves. Always the chance for a black eye, of course. Like that one guy. Like maybe don't engage that guy who keeps yelling "YOU ARE THE SHIT" in a conversation. You know, no matter what you say, the response is "YOU ARE THE SHIT."
Oh, and remember to call Prince -- because, as the sign in the men's room reads, this is real...
The folks behind Port 41 also own Dave's, on Ninth Avenue almost at 42nd Street... I'll save the discussion about grand ol' Dave's for another day...
Down the avenue, things also remain the same at the Holland... I worried that the overhaul that shuttered the place for three agonizingly long months (November 2008-February 2009) would strip the place of its character...Not the case...
It took a few months, but the Holland finally has that lived-in feel to it again...It helps that the same crowd has seemingly returned ... it's still the kind of place in which you can see your future.
At 508 Ninth Ave., just past 39th Street, the Door, a rather sketchy hookah joint, has closed.... (and what was this before?)
Maybe I never went here. I hope not.
The toilets at the Cooper Square Hotel are really powerful
I recently stopped by the Cooper Square Hotel to use the restroom. And check the place out: Had never been inside. Not much to see in this video inside one of the co-ed bathrooms...But the audio... (with a little Interpol on the hotel soundsystem...)
EV Grieve Etc.: Random things from around and stuff
A newsstand that hasn't been Cemusa-ed on Park Avenue South and 23rd Street...
The Fulton Street transit hub project continues to win over riders...
From a recent trip to Greenpoint, and a shot of one of the 1,734 new developments...
...where I couldn't tell if this new building was sporting a pool table or air hockey...
The new American Eagle on Times Square that replaced Howard Johnson's is really big and bright and ... horrible...
The goodburger on the formerly historic Pearl Street opens today...
The Fulton Street transit hub project continues to win over riders...
From a recent trip to Greenpoint, and a shot of one of the 1,734 new developments...
...where I couldn't tell if this new building was sporting a pool table or air hockey...
The new American Eagle on Times Square that replaced Howard Johnson's is really big and bright and ... horrible...
The goodburger on the formerly historic Pearl Street opens today...
Australian shoppers (Updated: Is this the new home for Baorrito?)
A tipster notes that several real-estate types have been coming in and out of the former Australian Homemade ice cream/candy shop on St. Mark's Place near Avenue A of late...
The storefront has remained empty since July. Perhaps something new and horrible is imminent for this space...? Perhaps!...the "for rent" signs have been removed...
UPDATE: Oops. Missed this news yesterday afternoon on Eater:
The storefront has remained empty since July. Perhaps something new and horrible is imminent for this space...? Perhaps!...the "for rent" signs have been removed...
UPDATE: Oops. Missed this news yesterday afternoon on Eater:
Michael Huyh, the Conquistador of 2009 and new king of St. Mark's Place, confirms that he has just taken over the Austrailian space right next to Crif Dogs on St. Mark's near Avenue A. When asked whether or not that would be the location of his future Asian-Taco joint, Huynh said he wasn't sure, that he has three leases on St. Mark's Place to play with (Cherries is one of the others). However, if he does put the tacos here, he's considering calling it Baorrito.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
"These guys love chocolate" — rats reportedly nibbling on packages at the Cooper Station Post Office
NY1 brings us the story about some unhappy residents at the Brevoort East on 20 E. Ninth St. who claim their packages are arriving from the U.S. Post Office full of rodent holes.
The packages are delivered to the building from Cooper Station Post Office on Fourth Avenue and 11th Street, where residents say rats are destroying their perishable packages.
"I went over to the post office and I said, ‘What’s going on here?’ And he laughed at me. He laughed!" says [resident Susan] Meyer. "And he said, ‘This is nothing! Wait until the holidays. These guys love chocolate.’"
And there's video!
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