On St. Mark's Place.
Previously.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
You'll never guess what's taking the retail space at 123 Third Avenue!
Woo! Oh, and much of the sidewalk shed is down here now too on the corner of 14th Street and Third Avenue...
Previously.
Previously.
Report: Graffiti artist Angel 'LA II' Ortiz is in Rikers
According to ArtNet, graffiti artist Angel "LA II" Ortiz has been a guest at Rikers for three weeks. His trial is set for April 27. Per ArtNet: "He was arrested for graffiti three times in a short period, which kicks the charges up to a felony."
Also:
"He was arrested for graffiting over the Kenny Scharf mural at Houston and Bowery Streets, and also for painting a rather large graffiti mural on the Urban Outfitters store on Second Avenue in the East Village. Ironically, LA II is an official Urban Outfitters Artist."
The LES native frequently collaborated with Keith Haring. NYC the Blog has more on Ortiz here.
[Hat tip to @marccasale]
Seven empty storefronts on one stretch of Seventh Street
On Sunday, the Personal Affairs boutique closed after 11 years in business...
With PA's departure, there are now seven empty storefronts on this stretch between First Avenue and Avenue A...
(Xoom, the smoothie shop, is moving to a new location in the East Village.)
This block still has a neighborhood feel to it ... where community members come together at St. Stanislaus Church or the Peter Jarema Funeral Home ... and this stretch of Seventh Street has its quirky charms, such as Anthony Pisano's storefront home where he has lived the last 32 years... ... It's the kind of place where a cat named Pretty Boy was considered the Mayor of Seventh Street...
Meanwhile, though, for better or worse, this block has become the Food Capital of NYC with the celebrated likes of Butter Lane, Luke's Lobster and Porchetta, among others.
And there's the new apartment building at 92 Seventh St. — with a three-bedroom going for nearly $6,000. The ground floor will be home to another restaurant.
With all the heralded food, and more likely to come, I worry that this precious stretch of the neighborhood will simply become one big line of people waiting to eat.
With PA's departure, there are now seven empty storefronts on this stretch between First Avenue and Avenue A...
(Xoom, the smoothie shop, is moving to a new location in the East Village.)
This block still has a neighborhood feel to it ... where community members come together at St. Stanislaus Church or the Peter Jarema Funeral Home ... and this stretch of Seventh Street has its quirky charms, such as Anthony Pisano's storefront home where he has lived the last 32 years... ... It's the kind of place where a cat named Pretty Boy was considered the Mayor of Seventh Street...
Meanwhile, though, for better or worse, this block has become the Food Capital of NYC with the celebrated likes of Butter Lane, Luke's Lobster and Porchetta, among others.
And there's the new apartment building at 92 Seventh St. — with a three-bedroom going for nearly $6,000. The ground floor will be home to another restaurant.
With all the heralded food, and more likely to come, I worry that this precious stretch of the neighborhood will simply become one big line of people waiting to eat.
UCB's new sign now dictating how we should live our lives
As the Times reported on Friday, the Upright Citizens Brigade donated the old "Hot Chicks Room" sign to a nonprofit...
And now, check out the new sign that has taken the place of the "Chicks" here on Avenue A at Third Street ...
This new sign, of course, is an outrage. Not everyone wants to live comedy. We need to be free to live our own lives. This is just another example of the current oppressive state of America, in which our lives are ruled by government, Big Business and comedy clubs. We need to be able to exercise the freedoms that our constitution calls for. So don't live comedy, live as you see fit. Live drama!
And another thing... [Looking off page...]
Oh. You mean LIVE as in "actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing"?
Never mind then.
So what's the over/under on someone having a problem with this sign?
And now, check out the new sign that has taken the place of the "Chicks" here on Avenue A at Third Street ...
This new sign, of course, is an outrage. Not everyone wants to live comedy. We need to be free to live our own lives. This is just another example of the current oppressive state of America, in which our lives are ruled by government, Big Business and comedy clubs. We need to be able to exercise the freedoms that our constitution calls for. So don't live comedy, live as you see fit. Live drama!
And another thing... [Looking off page...]
Oh. You mean LIVE as in "actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing"?
Never mind then.
So what's the over/under on someone having a problem with this sign?
The roof at 35 Cooper Square looks really bad
Last week, we noted that the DOB had taped up a new "notice of violation and hearing" outside 35 Cooper Square... According to the DOB:
EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams took a photo of the roof yesterday... doesn't look good, especially with so much rain on the way...
BOTH ROOFS HAVE BEEN STRIPPED OF ROOFING MATERIAL TO SHEATHING SECTIONS OF LOWER ROOF ARE EXPOSED TO JOISTS ALSO NOTED
EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams took a photo of the roof yesterday... doesn't look good, especially with so much rain on the way...
Please explain
Any ideas why this photo of this couple is hanging on a pole on Avenue C at Ninth Street? There was nothing else attached to the thing to provide any clues (viral ad campaign! bridal party pub crawl! a jilted ex boy/girlfriend!).
A quick look at the coming-soon Bento Burger (no Rutger Hauer!)
Last month, we reported that Bento Burger was taking over the Marfa space on East Second Street... We thought we'd take a peek at the work in progress... there is progress...
Owner Hayne Suthon told me that they'd be a "Blade Runner"-inspired design by Miguel Calvo.
Grub Street got its hands on the renderings a few weeks back...
No word yet on the decor of the restrooms...We'd like to suggest this look.
[Rutger Hauer image via]
Owner Hayne Suthon told me that they'd be a "Blade Runner"-inspired design by Miguel Calvo.
Grub Street got its hands on the renderings a few weeks back...
No word yet on the decor of the restrooms...We'd like to suggest this look.
[Rutger Hauer image via]
Monday, April 18, 2011
April 17
Here we are on East Sixth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B... where Riian caught what may or may not be leftover from the Dec. 25 holiday. Still, Riian adhered to the strict ICTTS-sanctioned rules and had the thing in the pot tree photographed with the Sunday Times...
We reached out to Gruber MacDougal, chief spokesperson of the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring (ICTTS), for reaction. However, he was en route to a ICTTS corporate retreat on Sveti Stefan Island in Montenegro and unavailable for comment.
We reached out to Gruber MacDougal, chief spokesperson of the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring (ICTTS), for reaction. However, he was en route to a ICTTS corporate retreat on Sveti Stefan Island in Montenegro and unavailable for comment.
Breaking: Interior of Caffe Buon Gusto revealed!
This corner on Avenue B and Fifth Street has sat dormant for 9 years after Zips moved out ... EV Grieve reader Dave on 7th just caught this glimpse inside the longtime-in-the-works Caffe Buon Gusto ... And check out the napkin fold...
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