EV Grieve

Monday, April 11, 2011

A note for the Prune brunch crowds

We've previously noted the weekend brunch lines outside Prune on East First Street...

...something that Prune's next-door neighbors — the Lower Eastside Girls Club — are now politely noting ...

Of course, not everyone is paying attention just yet...

Cleaning up Caffe Buon Gusto

The empty shell of the longtime-coming Caffe Buon Gusto on Avenue B at Fifth Street has been a favorite photo op of EV Grieve's through the years...

However! Tonight, the CBGers are on the CB3/SLA docket (again) ... which is likely why workers have been busy cleaning up the exterior of late...

And a photo from @scottlava ...

CBG went before the CB3/SLA last May, a performance that gave some audience members a chuckle ... from our recap via RyanAvenueA:

[T]he guys applying for the sidewalk cafe for a non-existent business were hilarious. Having a business license and applying for a liquor license under different names, NOT actually having a business, and then being surprised when they wouldn't give them a sidewalk license. Hilarious. Best was when the "personal representative" of Buon Gusto's owner (hey nice ascot by the way!) said he missed his son's chorus concert to be there, so he was rightfully indignant that CB3 wouldn't hear him out.

Extra Place dog run

Flashback to the previous weekend!

Won't be able to do this once THIS happens....

Here comes Fat Sal's

On March 30, we noted that the fourth Manhattan location of Fat Sal's was taking over the ApizzA space on Avenue A... now the signage has gone up...

Meanwhile, a reader who lives near Fat Sal's noted that they built a ventilation duct up the back of that building ... and they're going to install a ventilation blower on the roof next to the vent. Given the tentative hours (noon to 4 a.m.), "This is going to suck (or blow) big time," the reader noted.

About Caffe Cotto's upgrade

Last Wednesday, EV Grieve reader AC noted that Caffe Cotto on Avenue C at Eighth Street is closed while management upgrades the kitchen and dining room...

When I hear "upgrade," I think, I dunno, new curtains, fresh coat of paint... new appliances?

EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams caught a look inside...

...looks a little more extensive than that...looks like a gut renovation...

Caffe Cotto is on the CB3/SLA docket tonight for a sidewalk license.

Previously.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Noted

Photo by EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams.

Report: Woman stabbed to death in domestic dispute

A 23-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her Clinton Street apartment early this morning, NYPD officials told the Daily News. According to the paper, police believe it was a domestic dispute. From a photo in the paper, it appears the murder occurred at 63 Clinton St. between Stanton and Rivington.

The Bowery, 10:32 a.m., April 10

Just setting up for the day...

April 9

Slum Goddess sent along this shot from East Ninth Street near Avenue C last evening. No newspaper for verification. However, an official from the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring (ICTTS) will pay a rare site visit today or next week for verification. I cannot say when exactly. The official wants to avoid a media frenzy. Also, the ICTTS may make an exception since Slum Goddess has been traumatized by a Cat Stevens record at work.

Meanwhile, in Jamaica, Queens... our friends at One Folded Sunset sent this along from Friday — with proper verification noted.