Sunday, February 13, 2011

Or at least some more fiber


EV Grieve reader Samo passes along a photo of this sign found discarded last night at Houston and Allen.

An early Valentine

On Avenue C...


...and near a trash can in Tompkins Square Park ...

When you gotta park, you gotta park


East Second Street between Avenue A and First Avenue this morning.

Noted

"Gossip Girl" star Penn Badgley is doing his best to get over his split with beautiful co-star Blake Lively. Sources said he ended up canoodling two women at the same East Village dive bar the other night. One spy told us, "He danced provocatively and made out with one girl, a gorgeous brunette, then moved on to another young woman, who he kissed in the cab on the way home." (Page Six)

Worker says 35 Cooper Square will be demolished in a week


Following up on our earlier item today about the weekend work at 35 Cooper Square ... according to a comment by @Roger_Paw:

I talked to one of the workers today. He was locking up the outer shed. I asked him if it were true that they were removing asbestos. He said yes. I asked if the building was going to be demolished and he said yes, in a week. I wanted to make sure I understood so I asked, "OK, so asbestos removal now, demolition in a week?" and he said yes.

Previously on EV Grieve:
What's the rush at 35 Cooper Square?

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Hey now now


Avenue A near Fifth Street tonight.

Noted


Second Avenue near Seventh Street.

Week in Grieview


Looking at the updated renderings of the Union Square Hyatt (Friday)

Two Nicky's for the East Village (Monday)

Veselka closes for "Gossip Girl" (Monday)

Waiting in line for the LCD Soundsystem (Wednesday)

The new dorms apartments on East Fifth Street (Tuesday)

East Fourth Street will soon be more luxurious (Wednesday)

Wondering about the hole in the ground at the Marble Cemetery (Wednesday)

The Bowery is dangerous for pedestrians (Thursday)

A record-setting sale on First Avenue (Wednesday)

Seeing the Grateful Dead on Second Avenue for $2 (Friday)

Extending a welcome to Verizon on Avenue B


Something about Verizon is tag friendly apparently....

Odie is missing


Signs are up on Avenue B and Avenue C... and another missing Pomeranian....

Report: NYPD nabs purse snatcher, thumb slasher

From today's NYPD Daily Blotter in the Post:

A purse snatcher slashed a woman's thumb as she tried in vain to hang on to her bag in her Alphabet City apartment building, sources said.

Hector Diaz, 46, followed the woman, 44, into the vestibule on East Sixth Street near Avenue D at 2:25 a.m. Sunday and tried to rip the bag off her shoulder, the sources said.

After allegedly cutting her, Diaz fled with the purse.

He was arrested Wednesday.

DOH shutters Yerba Buena on Avenue A



The city inspected the Latin eatery at 23 Avenue A near Second Street yesterday. It did not go well. The city immediately ordered the restaurant to close.

Sorry.. the link doesn't seem to work.. Here are the major violations....

Establishment Closed by DOHMH. Violations were cited in the following area(s) and those requiring immediate action were addressed.

Sanitary Violations
1) Shellfish not from approved source, improperly tagged/labeled; tags not retained for 90 days.
2) Raw, cooked or prepared food is adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated, or not discarded in accordance with HACCP plan.
3) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or non-food areas.
4) Hand washing facility not provided in or near food preparation area and toilet room. Hot and cold running water at adequate pressure to enable cleanliness of employees not provided at facility. Soap and an acceptable hand-drying device not provided.
5) Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
6) Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred.
7) Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.