High drama: a secluded perch for looking down on Third Avenue

There's a lavish unit new to the market at the "impressively awful" 110 Third Ave. Per the listing:

This dramatic corner 2-bedroom at 110 Third Avenue features a private rooftop cabana and has wonderful south and west exposures that bring in fantastic sunlight throughout the day. Built to the highest specifications by The Toll Brothers, this home features floor to ceiling windows, central air conditioning, a Bosch washer/dryer and white oak flooring. In the master bedroom there is a large walk in closet and a luxurious master bathroom with double sinks, soaking tub, and separate stall shower. The kitchen is open to the living room and features Volcanic stone countertops, a Thermador oven, Subzero refrigerator, and Bosch dishwasher. What sets this home apart from any other place you will see is the large private terrace on the roof. From this secluded perch, complete with water and electric, you can enjoy amazing views of the NY skyline that is perfect for gardening, entertaining and sunbathing.

The pad is listed at 1.55 million... A quick look at StreetEasy reveals this unit sold for 1.501 million in August 2007. See it for yourself during an open house Sunday afternoon from 1-3. Swimsuit optional.

New Tim Hortons on Union Square closed for renovations; is TGI Friday's far behind?

Tim Hortons opened in the former Zen Palate space on Union Square East back in early January... oddly enough, plywood has now gone up around the buidling at 16th Street...






Does this mean the the long-rumored TGI Friday's will soon share this space?

Thanks to EV Grieve reader Kim for the tip...

A new shopowner with a sense of humor on First Street

A few weeks back Jeremiah noted the sign on 70 E. First St. for a new business coming called Robot Daycare... As the sign said: "From Japan. "Always on time! Never inappropriate!" We were all a little suspicious of this...

Now there's new sign on the door, something for a store called The Missing Sock -- coming soon from Australia!

The store will feature "the world's largest collection of united socks collected from laundromats spanning the globe."

Heh. This ought to keep those snoopy bloggers scratching their heads over what's really coming here!

Previously on EV Grieve:
Another First Street shop shutters

Easter at the Mars Bar

Following yesterday's Fuck the Mars Bar post... here's someone who just loved his experience at the bar... Marty Wombacher paid a visit on Easter Sunday for a post on his A Guy Walks into 365 Bars blog... He posted all sorts of pictures there (including these two on this page)... and even ordered Easter dinner for everyone from Two Boots....
His final assessment:

"As the Bed Bath And Beyonds and Barnes and Noble “superstores” continue to ruin New York City, thank God for institutions like the Mars Bar. This concrete rectangle of graffiti and art-filled madness is a testament to old school New York artists, free thinking folks and people looking to drink and have a good time. The only Blackberry you’ll find in here is brandy and the only thing close to and iPad is an artist pad that’s passed around the bar where the locals add their original sketches."

Thanks to the AK for the tip.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Fuck the Mars Bar

File this photo under "probably a little too obvious"

Lafayette and Houston.

Sketchy Blimpie/pizza/sushi place finally closes

I lost count how many times the Health Dept. shuttered this food court of horrors on Park Row near City Hall in the last six months... at least three, including this one.

The Fugs on All Things Considered

Avenue A, 6:12 p.m., April 6

Noted

In Time Out New York's annual Eat Out Awards... readers picked Superdive as the Best New Bar.

It's a thin line between love and hate

A reader sent along this shot over the weekend...though they didn't say where it was or who shot it... (Still don't know who to give credit to!)



Anyway, BoweryBoogie has a post on this today... As he notes, it's on Rivington between Norfolk and Suffolk Streets. Directly across from Schiller’s.

No soap for you

Several readers have forwarded me a link to a Broke-Ass Stuart post titled Fuck the Mars Bar ... an excerpt:

If you’ve never been there, Mars Bar is pretty much the last of the old East Village/Lower East Side punk bars. It smells like shit, the walls are completely covered in graffiti, the jukebox only plays punk, the shots are poured huge, and the patrons are old, surly or both. These are all good things that help make a respectable dive bar. But when you ask the bartender for some soap (because some big punk fucker licked your friend’s face, uninvited, and she wants wash off the gross saliva) and the barkeep answers, “This is the Mars Bar man. There’s no soap in the Mars Bar,” that’s when you know the place has become a parody of itself.

Really dude? Are you fucking kidding me? There’s no soap because this is the Mars Bar?

Brisk sales reported for the Save Ray's clothing line, though no one has bought a thong yet

Matt Rosen at Neighborhoodr has an update on the Save Ray's clothing and accessorites line:

Sales of T-Shirts at Ray’s store have been brisk, and the online shop has seen orders from such exotic places as “France,” “Germany,” and “California.”

The most popular items thus far have been the Organic Women’s Fitted T-Shirt, Women’s Cap Sleeve T-Shirt, and the Original Fitted T-Shirt.

No one’s bought a Thong yet (prudes!), though we did sell the first Dog T-Shirt to owner Kathy and her four-legged friend, Pee-Wee.

East Village resident Conrad Oakey designed the Save Ray's logo. He and Rosen then helped launch the Save Ray's Cafe Press store, which you can access here.

Previously on EV Grieve:
The Save Ray's clothing and accessories line

[Photo of Ray via Neighborhoodr]