We'll periodically have information on local fire companies that service, in part, the East Village ... including when they are closed for periods of time...
The following companies located in the East Village OR that respond to emergencies in the East Village will be on Building Inspection at the following times today (and every Tuesday):
E-5, E-15, E-28 — 10 AM-1 PM.
L-9, E-55, E-9 — 1 PM-4 PM.
Also:
Ladder 20, located in on Lafayette Street, but responds to emergencies in parts of the East Village, will be CLOSED today from 12:30 PM-4:30 PM due to training at the Fire Academy on Randall's Island.
And did you know that two fire companies charged with protecting the East Village were CLOSED for periods of time yesterday?
Engine 9, which is located in Chinatown (Canal Street between Allen Street and Eldridge Street), but responds into the East Village, was CLOSED yesterday from 9 AM until 4 PM for New Apparatus Familiarization Drill at the Fire Academy.
Engine 33, located in the East Village (Great Jones Street), was CLOSED yesterday from 7 PM - 10 PM for Basic Competency Critique at the Fire Academy.
E-28 was CLOSED yesterday as well from 10:45 AM - 3:40PM to pick-up and restock new rig. During this time they were not able to respond to a fire at 535 E. 14th Street, at which they are 2nd Due.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
On Second Street, the 'Milky Way Dragon' disappears
I've been trying to figure out what has been happening here at 245 E. Second St. between Avenue B and Avenue C... In recent years, Allied Productions has been overseeing the mural project on the building's exterior ... the facade here has gone through several transformations the last 10 or so years ... most recently, artists Carlo Quispe and Laura Campos painted “Milky Way Dragon” on the wall here next to Le Petit Versailles Garden.
In recent weeks, workers boarded up part of the building... and painted over the mural...
Yesterday, I watched workers remove debris from the exterior of the building. A garbage truck was parked on East Houston.
However, there are no work permits on file for either 243 or 245 E. Second St. I'm waiting for someone affiliated with Allied Productions or Le Petit Versailles Garden to respond to e-mail queries.
More to come on what is happening here, I hope... Meanwhile, here's Grr's mural at 245 E. Second St. from 2002...
In recent weeks, workers boarded up part of the building... and painted over the mural...
Yesterday, I watched workers remove debris from the exterior of the building. A garbage truck was parked on East Houston.
However, there are no work permits on file for either 243 or 245 E. Second St. I'm waiting for someone affiliated with Allied Productions or Le Petit Versailles Garden to respond to e-mail queries.
More to come on what is happening here, I hope... Meanwhile, here's Grr's mural at 245 E. Second St. from 2002...
A post about bicycles and sidewalks
On Sunday afternoon, a reader sent along the following photos from near Clinton and Stanton...
"Cops riding on to sidewalk for a rogue bicyclist smack down. Really."
And the police issued the cyclist a ticket for riding on the sidewalk.
Meanwhile, I'm reminded of this photo from East 12th Street on Dave Winer's Flickr account after the blizzard of 12-26/27, 2010... The headline is "Bike-rider tailgates pedestrians, on sidewalk"
He writes, in part:
"Cops riding on to sidewalk for a rogue bicyclist smack down. Really."
And the police issued the cyclist a ticket for riding on the sidewalk.
Meanwhile, I'm reminded of this photo from East 12th Street on Dave Winer's Flickr account after the blizzard of 12-26/27, 2010... The headline is "Bike-rider tailgates pedestrians, on sidewalk"
He writes, in part:
When I see a situation like this, I wish I had a can of bright orange spray paint to mark this guy's bike. Nothing that would hurt him physically. But this is crazy. Old frail people use the sidewalk. They can't compete with young people on bikes, and they should be able to use the city too.
To the people's credit in front of him, they didn't make way for him, despite his pleading, and he had to pedal at a walker's pace to the corner.
When your East Village dinner plans call for a whole baby lamb
Our friend Matt Rosen at Neighborhoodr noted a menu item at the newish Olivia Bistro on East Ninth Street ...
Another dance for the Musical Box space?
The Musical Box, an unpretentious spot on Avenue B near 13th Street, closed last April...
However, several EV Grieve regulars have passed on word that the Musical Box owners will reopen another bar in the space... and a walk by confirms that work is going on inside...
The liquor license here is active through March 2012, according to the State Liquor Authority.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Guest post: The day the music died
However, several EV Grieve regulars have passed on word that the Musical Box owners will reopen another bar in the space... and a walk by confirms that work is going on inside...
The liquor license here is active through March 2012, according to the State Liquor Authority.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Guest post: The day the music died
326-328 E. Fourth St. quickly gutted
And work continues at 326-328 E. Fourth St. ...
Got a quick look inside yesterday.... the space is already gutted... not much left...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Historic East Fourth Street artists' collective soon to be condos
Two side-by-side townhouses on East Fourth Street await your renovation
City doesn't give a shit about these historic East Village townhouses
Got a quick look inside yesterday.... the space is already gutted... not much left...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Historic East Fourth Street artists' collective soon to be condos
Two side-by-side townhouses on East Fourth Street await your renovation
City doesn't give a shit about these historic East Village townhouses
Passing the Bao torch on St. Mark's Place
Eater reported on Friday that Michael 'Bao' Huynh will turn DOB 111 on St. Mark's Place into Barbao, his restaurant that closed last year on the Upper West Side. He's not messing around... the old DOB sign has already been painted over....
Then!
Now!
Then!
Now!
The Mila Kunis 'Black Swan' Oscar campaign heats up
Now including dumpster tagging...
On East 12th Street near Second Avenue.
On East 12th Street near Second Avenue.
Monday, January 17, 2011
This morning outside the Cooper Square Hotel
Regardless if this had anything to do with the hotel... management must have loved an exterminator's truck parked near the entrance...
Tompkins Square Park Igloo back on the market
Hey, that "Soho-style" igloo in the heart of East Greenwich Village in Tompkins Square Park is back on the market. We wrote about it last March. For some reason, it disappeared from the market a week or later.
We checked out the history at StreetEasy:
12/30/2007
Listed by Corcoran at $7,000,000.
3/16/2008
Listing is no longer available.
12/04/2008
Re-listed by Corcoran.
12/18/2008
Listing is no longer available.
01/08/2009
Re-listed by Corcoran.
02/08/2009
Price decreased by 8% to $6,450,000.
3/01/2009
Delisted temporarily.
12/19/2009
Re-listed by Corcoran.
03/19/2010
Price decreased by 11% to $5,750,000.
03/21/2010
Price decreased by 8% to $5,295,000.
03/22/2010
Price decreased by 6% to $4,995,000.
03/24/2010
Listing is no longer available.
1/18/2011
Re-listed by Corcoran.
Anyway! Here it is!
We checked out the history at StreetEasy:
12/30/2007
Listed by Corcoran at $7,000,000.
3/16/2008
Listing is no longer available.
12/04/2008
Re-listed by Corcoran.
12/18/2008
Listing is no longer available.
01/08/2009
Re-listed by Corcoran.
02/08/2009
Price decreased by 8% to $6,450,000.
3/01/2009
Delisted temporarily.
12/19/2009
Re-listed by Corcoran.
03/19/2010
Price decreased by 11% to $5,750,000.
03/21/2010
Price decreased by 8% to $5,295,000.
03/22/2010
Price decreased by 6% to $4,995,000.
03/24/2010
Listing is no longer available.
1/18/2011
Re-listed by Corcoran.
Anyway! Here it is!
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