As Fork in the Road noted, the place here on East First Street should be ready in late May or early June.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
A quick look inside Veselka on the Bowery
As Fork in the Road noted, the place here on East First Street should be ready in late May or early June.
Caffe Cotto closed for an 'upgrade' on Avenue C
EV Grieve reader AC notes that Caffe Cotto on Avenue C at Eighth Street is closed while management upgrades the kitchen and dining room...
Caffe Cotto is on the CB3/SLA docket Monday night for a sidewalk license.
Previously.
Caffe Cotto is on the CB3/SLA docket Monday night for a sidewalk license.
Previously.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Stop and smell the flowers ... and photograph the moment
On Stuyvesant Street off Third Avenue. Photo by Bobby Williams.
EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition
More on the new CB3 members (DNAinfo)
The worms are taking shape on the Bowery (Curbed)
The "secret" theaters below the Show Follies (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
A gruesome mob hit at a Midtown Starbucks (Ephemeral New York)
How living in New York City keeps you young (Runnin' Scared)
Welcoming a new blog to the uh, blogosphere (Capturing Staten Island)
A new fake store on Ludlow (BoweryBoogie)
What's replacing the Water Taxi Beach at the Seaport (Eater)
And yesterday, as these photos by Bobby Williams show, workers were making a delivery to Police Service Area 4 on Avenue C at Eighth Street...
Was just curious what was in the boxes!
Monsters are clearly attacking the Lower East Side, maybe
First, there was the Mystery Lot creature...
And now! EV Grieve reader Ben A. captured this shot last evening on Orchard just south of Stanton Street... there, above the 161...
We can't can't tell if this thing is coming or going... and whether 161 is the breeding ground for these creatures... to be continued — if there's time!
And now! EV Grieve reader Ben A. captured this shot last evening on Orchard just south of Stanton Street... there, above the 161...
We can't can't tell if this thing is coming or going... and whether 161 is the breeding ground for these creatures... to be continued — if there's time!
24-7 B.A.D. Burger opening on Avenue A; fried chicken on waffles and vintage video games on tap
When we last checked in with Keith Masco back in October, he was considering opening a 24-7 diner/arcade for his space at 171 Avenue A, site of the one-time planned home of a fishmonger.
So he has decided to drop his plans for Sea on A here. Instead, Masco will be opening the first Manhattan location of his B.A.D. Burger in South Williamsburg. (The BAD stands for Breakfast All Day.)
"There will be a dessert bar, a juice bar, breakfast all day and basically the same menu as the one we opened in Williamsburg," Masco told me via email. "There will also be Xbox, Playstation TVs in the back room as well as a few vintage games like Asteroids or Pac-man. We may apply for a beer and wine license down the line."
He added that they're "very vegetarian and vegan friendly." He hopes to be ready to open in four weeks.
You can read New York's review of B.A.D. Burger here. Eater takes a look at the "nutzo" Brooklyn B.A.D. menu (BBQ Shrimp Pancakes!) here.
So he has decided to drop his plans for Sea on A here. Instead, Masco will be opening the first Manhattan location of his B.A.D. Burger in South Williamsburg. (The BAD stands for Breakfast All Day.)
"There will be a dessert bar, a juice bar, breakfast all day and basically the same menu as the one we opened in Williamsburg," Masco told me via email. "There will also be Xbox, Playstation TVs in the back room as well as a few vintage games like Asteroids or Pac-man. We may apply for a beer and wine license down the line."
He added that they're "very vegetarian and vegan friendly." He hopes to be ready to open in four weeks.
You can read New York's review of B.A.D. Burger here. Eater takes a look at the "nutzo" Brooklyn B.A.D. menu (BBQ Shrimp Pancakes!) here.
How DBGB is 'pissing on the grave' of punk rock
So when you visit the DBGB website...
...you might hear something awfully familiar — particularly if you're a Clash fan.
So let's have The Gurgling Cod tell the tale:
(H/T Patell and Waterman’s History of New York)
...you might hear something awfully familiar — particularly if you're a Clash fan.
So let's have The Gurgling Cod tell the tale:
I clicked over to the website for Boulud's fancy sausage burger joint, DBGB, and literally could not believe my ears. I thought that I had a stray tab open, for I had no other explanation for why "The Magnificent Seven" was playing over my office computer speakers. But, no. Boulud has, in fact, taken that bete noire of restaurant websites, background music, and extended the whole pissing on the grave of punk rock brand by having the fucking Clash as his background music. For nineteen dollar hamburgers.
I am not an entertainment lawyer ... But, my hunch is that you need to pay to use music someone else recorded for your commercial website. At the very least, let's hope that Joe Strummer's kids get free nine dollar hotdogs when they are in town.
(H/T Patell and Waterman’s History of New York)
Origins of the Mystery Lot Monster revealed!
During the weekend, a mysterious creature appeared in the Mystery Lot off 13th Street...
Most people thought it was likely just a student art project ... or a prank. That's what THEY what you to believe. We noticed the usual entry points into the lot have been sealed. So how did this thing get inside?
Well, this one-time innocuous photo taken during the winter by EV Grieve reader Ann now offers conclusive evidence...
The creature was hatched from this pod that fell to Earth from parts unknown.*
[* "allegedly"]
Most people thought it was likely just a student art project ... or a prank. That's what THEY what you to believe. We noticed the usual entry points into the lot have been sealed. So how did this thing get inside?
Well, this one-time innocuous photo taken during the winter by EV Grieve reader Ann now offers conclusive evidence...
The creature was hatched from this pod that fell to Earth from parts unknown.*
[* "allegedly"]
From mice to leaks, First Houses are showing their age
City Limits has a lengthy piece in its new issue on First Houses, the first public housing complex in the United States here on East Third Street between First Avenue and Avenue A.
Things aren't going so well inside the historic location. There are stories of mice eating their way through the worn floorboards and a resident who has been battling the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) for 15 years over a persistent leak.
Per the article:
Read the whole article here.
Things aren't going so well inside the historic location. There are stories of mice eating their way through the worn floorboards and a resident who has been battling the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) for 15 years over a persistent leak.
Per the article:
"The feeling among some residents in First Houses falls somewhere between pride and worry about the historic landmark that they call home. Lashawna Kelly, who lives in another of the eight buildings comprising First Houses, is fighting her own battles against leaks and cheap, falling doors."
Read the whole article here.
Go Japanese closes on St. Mark's Place
EV Grieve reader @EwingWeber notes that Go Japanese restaurant at 30 St. Mark's Place has closed. (Not sure exactly when they closed...) There's also a "for rent" sign (partially) up now...
Monday, April 4, 2011
Cafe Centosette closes on Second Avenue
In recent weeks, we noticed "store for rent" signs on Cafe Centosette, the Italian restaurant on Second Avenue at 10th Street...
However, as these photos by EV Grieve correspondent Blue Glass show, the restaurant has closed...
Workers were removing equipment from the storefront this evening.
Reps for the restaurant or the realtor didn't return an email seeking comment.
However, as these photos by EV Grieve correspondent Blue Glass show, the restaurant has closed...
Workers were removing equipment from the storefront this evening.
Reps for the restaurant or the realtor didn't return an email seeking comment.
EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition
A buyer for the Hotel Chelsea (Living with Legends & Curbed)
Opening statements in the 9th Precinct rape trial (WABC)
Architecture critic Justin Davidson on what a century and a half of stacked-up housing reveals about us (New York)
DWI arrests triple on the LES (BoweryBoogie)
A choice for Jewels (Nadie Se Conoce)
More of Bloomy's way (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
Jesse Malin's East Village (The Post)
A flea market at the Boy's Club (East Village Corner)
And a new look for Jeremy Irons in the First Avenue L station via EVGrieve reader Michael ...
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