Friday, July 30, 2010
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
GammaBlog has some great photos and video from last night's Paul Revere ride (GammaBlog)
Talking with street photographer Laura Rubin (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
More photos from the 1990s (Flaming Pablum)
Upcoming shows for the East River Park SummerStage (BoweryBoogie)
Before Second Avenue and First Street was a glassy condo (The Gog Log)
Tips on freelancing for the Voice (Runnin' Scared)
Darryl Strawberry is opening a restaurant in Queens (Grub Street)
Alone in the subway (Blah Blog Blah)
Union Square's old "Dead Man's Curve" (The Bowery Boys)
More on the Russian Orthodox Cathedral battle (The Villager) And Save the Lower East Side! has thoughts on the matter here
And noted:
Breaking: "Fear not — the SUPERDIVE sign burns brightly!"
Well, since I noted the gates were down last weekend at Superdive, Superdive watchers have been busy speculating about the bar's future... with some rumors even suggesting that the keg-tapping gang's space at 200 Avenue A had been seized by the marshal's office.
Not so!
After asking the landlord of 200 Avenue A what was what... we heard from the Superdive Team firsthand:
Not so!
After asking the landlord of 200 Avenue A what was what... we heard from the Superdive Team firsthand:
We are currently closed through the summer for completion of our PA work and AC upgrade. In addition, we are scheduled to appear before CB 3 for an alteration application. This gives us more time to enjoy the sun and surf during this torrid summer.
As one of our favorite bands says " Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the world!"
Fear not — the SUPERDIVE sign burns brightly!
Keep cool and try to minimize water and electric usage. (yes those are low wattage energy efficient bulbs in our sign!)
Enjoy the rest of your summer and we will keep you updated on any new and exciting developments at the super bar SUPERDIVE!
On the liquor license docket: Hot & Crusty! Superdive! (Again!) DBGB's sidewalk cafe!
Well! The CB3/SLA agenda for August is now online... Eater and the Lo-Down had the early word on several of the more interesting items. (Clearly they hacked into Susan Stetzer's hard drive! ... Kidding!)
Anyway! Here are some of the items of possible interest ... with helpful comments afterwards in italics...
Monday, Aug. 16 at 6:30 pm — JASA/Green Residence, 200 E. Fifth St. at Bowery
Renewal with Complaint History
• Cheapshots, 140 1st Ave (op)
Good luck given recent history there.
Sidewalk Cafe Applications
• The Penny Farthing (East County Louth, Inc), 103 3rd Ave
Thought this had already been OK'd...
• DBGB (Bowery Restaurant LLC), 299 Bowery
But of course!
Applications within Resolution Areas
• D Burger Inc, 26 1st Ave (wb)
• D Pizza Inc, 26 1st Ave, Store #2 (wb)
The Rama Cafe space...
Alterations/Transfers/Upgrades
• Kate's Joint, 56-58 Ave B (alt/op/usage of basement as storage/minor kitchen modification)
Storage for what? That Post intern who blew the lid of the fact that underage people sometimes go to bars and drink?
• Habibi Lounge (Zaika Restaurant Corp), 198 Ave A (alt/op)
Still haven't met anyone who has been here...
• Superdive (Rapture Cafe & Books LLC), 200 Ave A (alt/op/kitchen/size & location of bar)
Hahaha...fifth time they've been on the agenda in the past six months...
• East Village Tavern (Brooklyn Bar NYC Inc), 158 Ave C (alt/op/stips/extend hours/add live music)
Live music? Longer hours?
• Corp to be Formed, 200 Ave A (trans/op) (Superdive)
Haha...
New Liquor License Applications
• Stromboli Pizza (Stromboli Pizza Inc), 83 St Marks Pl (wb)
Just noting.
• Dans Le Noir (Dans Le Noir Corp), 107 Norfolk St (op) (Tonic)
Eater has more on what may be coming to the long-dormant Tonic space...
• Corp to be Formed (Alexander Stupak), 101 3rd Ave (op)
Oh, the old Cosmic Cantina space... Eater noted that pastry chef from wd~50 has his name on this ... which probably maybe means -- high-end dessert!
• Hot & Crusty (14th St Bella Pizza Corp), 400 E 14th St (b)
Beer for Hot & Crusty?!
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A bad sign at Bon Vivant
Late yesterday afternoon I noticed that Bon Vivant, the Greek diner on Broadway near 12th Street, was closed... no sign out front... No one answered the phone when I called... I'm hoping that this is just temporary, like, something suddenly came up...
As New York magazine noted: "Imagine a prototypical old-school diner and, chances are, you’ll get a close approximation of Bon Vivant. Owned for decades by a Greek family, it has a huge illustrated menu, vinyl maroon booths, and chrome chairs." The Bon Vivant was especially welcome in a Broadway corridor filled with chain eateries such as Quizinos and Cosi...
[Update: Called again this morning and didn't get any answer...]
New bus lane signs for First Avenue
New bus lane signs went up this week on First Avenue... perhaps this will ease some of the ongoing confusion here with parking and not parking and what not...
Meanwhile, as the outline on the Avenue shows, there's apparently more work to do here...
Like, perhaps, one of these island/divider thingamajigs from further down the Avenue...
[Many thanks to Blue Glass for the top two photos]
Previously on EV Grieve:
Looking at First Avenue's new bike lanes and "floating lane"
Meanwhile, as the outline on the Avenue shows, there's apparently more work to do here...
Like, perhaps, one of these island/divider thingamajigs from further down the Avenue...
[Many thanks to Blue Glass for the top two photos]
Previously on EV Grieve:
Looking at First Avenue's new bike lanes and "floating lane"
Still waiting for Chloe Sevigny's community board application
Remember all that hippity-doo about Chloe Sevigny wanting to be on Community Board 3? Back in May?
Anyway! The Scoopster remembers! Scoopy followed up with an item on it this week in the East Villager News:
The actress ... still hasn’t applied to Borough President Scott Stringer’s Office to be considered for a board appointment. "We are waiting for the application and we are looking forward to the interview," said Stringer. (All community board applicants are interviewed and screened by a "blue-ribbon panel" created by Stringer.) The B.P. noted that Sevigny — and anyone else who's interested — has until Jan. 15 to apply for the next appointments in April.
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Words for an accused dog killer
Speaking of Scoopy's column this week.... he also has a follow-up item about the puppy who was stomped to death outside Tompkins Square Park. He spoke with Patrick Miller, a.k.a. P. Miller, a.k.a. P. Mills. According to Scoopy:
"He's 86'ed," P. Mills said of the puppy murderer, if he ever returns to Tompkins. "I'm gonna kill him. We don't like trampling dogs. We don't like violence against animals. Yeah — word live."
"He's 86'ed," P. Mills said of the puppy murderer, if he ever returns to Tompkins. "I'm gonna kill him. We don't like trampling dogs. We don't like violence against animals. Yeah — word live."
Jellyfish invasion on 13th Street
A store called Jellyfish New York is opening on 13th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue...
...based on the sign, I'd say (duh!) that it's some kind of clothing shop for kids... another sign said that the store was opening in August
...based on the sign, I'd say (duh!) that it's some kind of clothing shop for kids... another sign said that the store was opening in August
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Paul Revere ride under way
Organized by Times Up!, a group of 20-30 cyclists have just left Tompkins Square Park for a peaceful ride to help bring awareness to the city's endangered community gardens...
Before things got started, though, the 9th Precienct paid a visit and spoke with organizer Benjamin Shepard ... who said that his wife would kill him if he ended up in central booking tonight...
The cops left them go, but stuck around...
Here's a story on the ride from the Daily News today.
[Photo via the Daily News]
And here's what's at stake.
Before things got started, though, the 9th Precienct paid a visit and spoke with organizer Benjamin Shepard ... who said that his wife would kill him if he ended up in central booking tonight...
The cops left them go, but stuck around...
Here's a story on the ride from the Daily News today.
[Photo via the Daily News]
And here's what's at stake.
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