City approves Mars Bar demolition permit

We've been waiting for this one... The demolition permits to take down the building housing the Mars Bar are now on file, reports Off the Grid, the blog of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.

The city approved them Monday.

So with this, Ray's temporary closure and the current demolition of 35 Cooper Square ... we've had better days.



Via Neighborhoodr.

East Village bars and restaurants with 0 violation points from the DOH

The DOH closure of Ray's this week really prompted this post. We often (or, maybe, always) write about the bars or restaurants that the DOH shutters.

So, what about all the places in the neighbor with spotless records? (Well, at least spotless as of their last inspection.) There are a good number of places with O violations points. (Also quite a few with just 2 violation points.)

Here's the list with 0 Violation points:

• Il Bagato and Il Postocanto on East Second Street

• Juicy Lucy on Avenue A

• Matilda on 11th Street

• Drop Off Service on Avenue A

• Yerba Buena on Avenue A (This comes after a bad score led to their closure in February.)

• Beauty Bar on 14th Street

• Something Sweet on First Avenue

• The Continental on Third Avenue

• Dunkin' Donuts on 14th Street

• Ella on Avenue A

• Numero 28 Pizzeria on Second Avenue

• Scarab Lounge on First Avenue

• Pinkberry on St. Mark's Place

• Brio Bar on Astor Place

And the DOH even makes the widget available for bloggers and who not...

A cleaner Ray's still not clean enough for the DOH

Speaking of Ray's Candy Store... We've heard from several residents who worked till the wee hours of the morning helping Ray clean up his shop after the DOH closure on Monday.

Unfortunately, despite an improvement, the cleaner space wasn't enough to pass muster with the DOH. As Bob Arihood reports at Neither More Nor Less, an inspector found more mouse droppings upon a return visit yesterday afternoon.

Also in front of Ray's — Jewels wiggles his dick at the NYPD. Bob has that post here.

356 E. Eighth St. back on the market

The building at 356 E. Eighth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D has been on the market a few times in recent years...

And the listing appeared again last Friday. It's now going for $3.75 million. Here are the details via Streeteasy:

AMAZING EAST VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE OPPORTUNITYPOSSIBLE OPTION TO CREATE A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, OWNERS RESIDENCE PLUS INCOME, OR INVESTMENT PROPERTY. This historic townhouse is located on a beautiful tree-lined street, just a block away from Tompkins Square Park in the chic East Village! With approx. 3000sf already built, and 6211sf in total potential use, this is the ultimate investment opportunity. The building consists of 4 fair market apartments and a basement level. The current rent-roll potential is $144,000, but with minor renovations to each unit could reach $164,000 (potential cap-rate over 4%). The building borders a huge and beautiful planted garden offering views from the building’s east side. The lot size is 18.5 X 97.5 and the building is 18.5 X 40 with the potential to extend at least 25 additional feet from the back of the building (the first floor has already been extended). First floor: Owner’s bi-level floor thru with private deck and garden. Second Floor: 2 bedroom floorthru with one bath paying $3000/mo. Third Floor: 1 bed with home office, wide plank floors, amazing garden views paying $2600/mo. Third Floor: 2 bedroom, great views paying $2825/mo. BUILDING CAN BE DELIVERED VACANT WITHIN 90 DAYS. The annual taxes are an exceptionally low $1,139! BE THE THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWNHOUSE’S FIRST OWNER IN ALMOST 30 YEARS

Previous listings didn't mention anything about being delivered "vacant" though.

With restaurant approval, an end to the GIANT SUSHI ROLL photos on First Street

As I first reported on May 6, August Cardona, owner of Dell'Anima, L'Artusi and Anfora, is buying the Bowery Wine Company and expanding to the empty storefronts next door on East First Street.

On Monday day, the CB3/SLA committee approved this transfer. According to Eater: "They didn't say much about the food but spoke eloquently about their project: they want to be really good and active neighbors."

The good news here is that this means an end to the GIANT photos of the sushi rolls and ties that Avalon Bowery Place has subjected us to for the last few years.

It's just embarrassing.

Previously on EV Grieve:
August Cardona buying Bowery Wine Company, expanding next door

In case you miss the sun

Burn your retinas on this.

Seventh Street and Second Avenue one day not too long ago when the sun was coming up in the morning.

Can you 'adjust and grind?' — Van Leeuwen is hiring

The Van Leeuwen location on Seventh Street must be opening soon given the "immediate start" part.

Previously.

Joey Ramone would have been 60 today

And to celebrate ... at the Irving Plaza tonight...(I don't know if any tickets are left...)

And because you haven't seen this since the last time that I posted the clip...

35 Cooper Square no longer suitable for framing

This evening.

Meanwhile, next to the Cooper Square Hotel...

The town cars are lining up for Special Event of the Night.

Just before 5, when you can never find a free jet ski

Photo by Bobby Williams.

For your rainy evening commute

EV Grieve International Jet Sports Boating Association correspondent Bobby Williams took this shot the other day on 10th Street near Avenue C. And yes, this is Mayor Bloomberg's first public jet-ski-sharing program that will encourage commuters to rent jet skis for 30-minute intervals in a zone south of midtown Manhattan and some surrounding neighborhoods when it's raining. Largely geared at those running errands or with short commutes, the jet-ski share proposes allowing renters to pick up jet skis from one location, and drop them off at another, with stations located every few blocks.