Sunday, August 14, 2011
Sauce is hiring
From the EV Grieve inbox ... East Village restaurateur Frank Prisinzano is opening a new restaurant called Sauce on Rivington and Allen ... and they're hiring ... seeing as I know some people looking for restaurant jobs... here are details about the openings...
[The future home of Sauce]
Chef Frank Prisinzano, owner/founder of acclaimed East Village establishments FRANK RESTAURANT, LIL’ FRANKIE’S and SUPPER, will be opening a new Italian restaurant on the Lower East Side this Fall!
We are hosting 2 OPEN CALLS to build our team:
Monday, August 15th 4-6pm
Wednesday, August 17th 4-7pm
LOCATION:
Lil' Frankie's
19 First Ave (bet. 1st and 2nd Street)
Hiring for the following positions:
Hosts
Waitstaff
Bussers
Bartenders
Barbacks
Line Cooks
Prep Cooks
Dishwashers
Porters
Delivery
Phones
All experience a plus, but will train the right individuals.
Must want to learn about Italian wine and food. A pleasant, positive attitude a must! We are also going to be starting a food network in the space. This is a great opportunity to work on an incredible new concept with a leading chef and restauranteur!
Bring a resume if you have one.
If you are not available to come to the open calls, please drop a resume at one of our locations.
Frank 88 2nd Ave (bet. 5th and 6th Street)
Lil' Frankie’s 19 1st Ave (bet. 1st and 2nd Street)
Supper 156 E 2nd St (bet. Aves A and B)
Avenue A and Tompkins Square Park in the rain — circa 1967
A reader passed along a link to these James Jower photos from the George Eastman House Collection on Flickr... rain photos circa 1967 in Tompkins Square Park...
...and Seventh Street and Avenue A...
Spend the rest of this rainy day looking at the 1,000-plus set of photos here.
...and Seventh Street and Avenue A...
Spend the rest of this rainy day looking at the 1,000-plus set of photos here.
About the fire on East Ninth Street last evening
Last evening, an East Ninth Street resident told us about a fire on the block near Second Avenue...
[via]
According to DNAinfo, the blaze started in the second floor of 323 E. Ninth St. There were no injuries. The FDNY had the fire under control in less than 30 minutes.
According to DNAinfo, the blaze started in the second floor of 323 E. Ninth St. There were no injuries. The FDNY had the fire under control in less than 30 minutes.
Week in Grieview: Cheap beer, fast summer
Inexpensive grocery store beer here (Thursday)
A giant chipmunk (Monday)
Part of Sky East turning into an NYU overflow dorm (Tuesday)
The summer is going by too quickly, probably (Friday)
Why Cooper Union was a hotel for a day (Wednesday)
More about the BMW Guggenheim VIP opening-night party (Monday)
Montek Creperie closes (Thursday)
CB3/SLA recap (Wednesday)
Checking in on the TSP Ratstravaganza (Monday)
Crusty slumber party (Tuesday)
And after a rather unkind visit by the DOH, Mamani Pizza reopened this past week on Avenue A... having improved its score from a 64 to a 9, per the DOH website ...
NYPD asking for your help in the Gavin DeGraw beating; plus, other important questions!
As every media outlet in the media outlet world reported, some people jumped pop singer Gavin DeGraw early Monday morning on First Avenue near Sixth Street... According to his website, he suffers from a concussion, broken nose, black eyes, cuts and bruises.
Now, the NYPD has papered the First Avenue corridor with these flyers...
Meanwhile, several important questions remain. Such as:
1) Who, exactly, is Gavin DeGraw anyway?
Good question! One that several readers asked after reading about all this. I don't know much about him either. So, according to Wikipedia: Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "Chariot", "Follow Through", "I Don't Want to Be" (which is featured as the theme song for the television drama series One Tree Hill (since 2003), and "In Love with a Girl."
2) Was he drunk at the time of the attack?
Some reports suggest that he had left a "group of drinking buddies" and was walking alone at the time of the attack. However! His brother told the Post that Gavin was not drunk when the incident occurred and that he "had nothing but cranberry juice to drink" that night.
3) What does he remember about the attack?
Not much, apparently! "Honestly, I don't remember much. I only know I can recover from here," he tweeted on Aug. 9.
4) How many people jumped him?
News sources have mentioned two and three assailants.
5) Did the people know that he was some famous singer-songwriter?
Apparently not, according to anonymous sources at the Daily News.
6) Why did the assailants jump him?
Well, you can likely insert a joke here about people not liking his music. But! According to this report — "These guys jumped him out of nowhere," a source close to the singer told Us Weekly. "It's weird because they didn't take anything, I think they did it for sport."
7) Are there witnesses?
Apparently not, per the Daily News again. Which is why the NYPD is posting the flyers along First Avenue hoping to catch a break.
8) Why are you writing about this?
Because it happened in the neighborhood. Plus! SEO!
Now, the NYPD has papered the First Avenue corridor with these flyers...
Meanwhile, several important questions remain. Such as:
1) Who, exactly, is Gavin DeGraw anyway?
Good question! One that several readers asked after reading about all this. I don't know much about him either. So, according to Wikipedia: Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "Chariot", "Follow Through", "I Don't Want to Be" (which is featured as the theme song for the television drama series One Tree Hill (since 2003), and "In Love with a Girl."
2) Was he drunk at the time of the attack?
Some reports suggest that he had left a "group of drinking buddies" and was walking alone at the time of the attack. However! His brother told the Post that Gavin was not drunk when the incident occurred and that he "had nothing but cranberry juice to drink" that night.
3) What does he remember about the attack?
Not much, apparently! "Honestly, I don't remember much. I only know I can recover from here," he tweeted on Aug. 9.
4) How many people jumped him?
News sources have mentioned two and three assailants.
5) Did the people know that he was some famous singer-songwriter?
Apparently not, according to anonymous sources at the Daily News.
6) Why did the assailants jump him?
Well, you can likely insert a joke here about people not liking his music. But! According to this report — "These guys jumped him out of nowhere," a source close to the singer told Us Weekly. "It's weird because they didn't take anything, I think they did it for sport."
7) Are there witnesses?
Apparently not, per the Daily News again. Which is why the NYPD is posting the flyers along First Avenue hoping to catch a break.
8) Why are you writing about this?
Because it happened in the neighborhood. Plus! SEO!
[EVG Flashback] The Lower East Side: There goes the neighborhood
On occasion we'll revisit an old EVG blog post ... like this one from June 6, 2008 ...
That's the headline for the May 28, 1984, New York magazine cover story that I recently came across. The piece begins in the early 1980s with the rotting hulk of the Christodora and the young man eager to own it, Harry Skydell.
Skydell's enthusiasm was indeed mysterious. The sixteen-story building he wanted to buy, on Avenue B facing Tompkins Square Park, was surrounded by burned-out buildings that crawled with pushers and junkies. It was boarded up, ripped out, and flooded...Early in the seventies, the city had put up the Christodora up for auction and nobody bid.
The building was eventually sold in 1975 for $62,500. (Last I saw, two-bedroom units there -- roughly 1,100 square feet -- average $1.6 million or so. Of course, they're rarely available.)
The article talks about the influx of chain stores, art galleries and chic cafes. "And real-estate values are exploding" as a result. Said one longtime resident on the changes: "I've lived in my rent-controlled apartment for years and pay $115 a month. I live on the Lower East Side. The young kids who just moved in upstairs and pay $700 a month for the same space -- they live in the East Village."
There are so many interesting passages in the article by Craig Unger that I'd end up excerpting the whole thing. So it's below. You can click on each image to read it. Meanwhile, what do you think would be the headline for this story today?
That's the headline for the May 28, 1984, New York magazine cover story that I recently came across. The piece begins in the early 1980s with the rotting hulk of the Christodora and the young man eager to own it, Harry Skydell.
Skydell's enthusiasm was indeed mysterious. The sixteen-story building he wanted to buy, on Avenue B facing Tompkins Square Park, was surrounded by burned-out buildings that crawled with pushers and junkies. It was boarded up, ripped out, and flooded...Early in the seventies, the city had put up the Christodora up for auction and nobody bid.
The building was eventually sold in 1975 for $62,500. (Last I saw, two-bedroom units there -- roughly 1,100 square feet -- average $1.6 million or so. Of course, they're rarely available.)
The article talks about the influx of chain stores, art galleries and chic cafes. "And real-estate values are exploding" as a result. Said one longtime resident on the changes: "I've lived in my rent-controlled apartment for years and pay $115 a month. I live on the Lower East Side. The young kids who just moved in upstairs and pay $700 a month for the same space -- they live in the East Village."
There are so many interesting passages in the article by Craig Unger that I'd end up excerpting the whole thing. So it's below. You can click on each image to read it. Meanwhile, what do you think would be the headline for this story today?
Saturday, August 13, 2011
[EVG Flashback] Subway mascot gets snappy new costume, cape, mouth — and name!
On occasion we'll revisit an old EVG blog post ... like this one from July 21, 2009 (the comments were good)...
At Second Avenue and St.Mark's. Whoa! Look at all the changes. The Subway Dude is now Subman! And he has teeth! And more veggies! And he no longer wears the old-man shoes. Look at the yellow boots! And those arms!
Previously on EV Grieve:
It's Feb. 18, and we've already exceeded our quota for stories on Subway for 2009
February Subway dude photo via Slum Goddess.
At Second Avenue and St.Mark's. Whoa! Look at all the changes. The Subway Dude is now Subman! And he has teeth! And more veggies! And he no longer wears the old-man shoes. Look at the yellow boots! And those arms!
Previously on EV Grieve:
It's Feb. 18, and we've already exceeded our quota for stories on Subway for 2009
February Subway dude photo via Slum Goddess.
The New York City Marble Cemetery is open to visitors today
From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ... A serene setting free of loudmouths... Second Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue...
[Bobby Williams]
And... upcoming dates...
Summer Neighborhood Open Days
Sunday, September 11th
11 a.m. to p.m.
~~~~~~
Fall Open Weekend
Saturday and Sunday
October 15th and 16th, 2011
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information please visit the cemetery website.
And... upcoming dates...
Summer Neighborhood Open Days
Sunday, September 11th
11 a.m. to p.m.
~~~~~~
Fall Open Weekend
Saturday and Sunday
October 15th and 16th, 2011
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information please visit the cemetery website.
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