[Repost] BareBurger coming to former Sin Sin space on Second Avenue

We first posted his Friday around 5 ... so in case you missed it...

Another outpost of the organic hamburglar BareBurger is opening on Second Avenue at the site of the former Sin Sin space. This after the bakery-cafe-bar concept died.

Check out their menu here (PDF)

New: On Friday evening, EV Grieve reader Stephen Popkin happened by the BareBurger location in Murray Hill ... and sent along these photos ...

Report: fake real estate agent soaks 2 people for security deposits

From the NYPD Daily Blotter in the Post today:

An East Village real-estate agent turned out to be one big phony, authorities said. Renato Bardini, 48, showed an apartment seeker a place on East Third Street near First Avenue last month, authorities said.

The victim wanted to move in and gave Bardini a $500 security deposit and a $75 “application fee.”
The faux agent also showed the apartment to another victim, who gave him more than $3,000 for rent, deposits and fees.

It’s not clear how the fraudster accessed the apartment. Bardini was charged with third-degree grand larceny, scheming to defraud and petit larceny.

Today in Lamborghinis on Great Jones Street and the Bowery

Before the rain... Not the EV Lambo, though ... Photo by Bobby Williams...

P.S.
In case you never saw this. Phew! Good for you!

At the Red Bull Manny Mania 2011

At the Red Bull Manny Mania 2011 in Coleman Park under the Manhattan Bridge.

Photos by John Marshall Mantel.

Week in Grieview: Hard rain, dead trees — and truck nuts

[Watch out Flaming Cactus!]

Workers chopped down trees at 51 Astor Place (Monday)

It rained and stormed and stuff (Friday)

We wondered about the future of Nevada Smith's (Friday)

Bowery Beef leaving the Bowery Poetry Club? (Thursday)

A model and snow on Great Jones (Tuesday)

Spotting truck nuts (Tuesday)

A suspicious fire at the Flea Market Cafe (Tuesday)

A 33-unit apartment building to rise at the former home of a Community Board 3 member (Monday)

Open Mic Night returned to the Sidewalk (Monday)

Your "Lower Manhattan Theme Song 2011" (WOO!) (Wednesday)

And now, 5 random photos from this weekend

Noting some defensive rat tactics in Tompkins Square Park

A few items to note about the defensive tactics vs. the Tompkins Square Park rat population...

For starters, Park workers yesterday removed the decorative trash can wraps that prompted critter-friendly pile ups...

Before!

Now!

We also noticed the presence of a lone baiting station adjacent to the playground on Avenue A at Ninth Street...

There may be others, but we didn't spot them...

We previously noted the arrival of "feed a pigeon, breed a rat" signs ... Will any of this help head off another Media Ratstravaganza?

In a way, it seems as if they never left

Chase branch on the Bowery near First Street.

Today in East River Park

Photos by Bobby Williams.

Noted

Well, the Agata Olek original at Seventh Street and Avenue A is now being used as a trash can.

Photo by Bobby Williams.

Days of wine and ... dogs?

Oh, it's the Dog Days at Astor Wines this afternoon ... where John Marshall Mantel took these photos....

Behold your East Village IHOP

Workers have removed the plywood here on 14th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... Pretty low-key looking. So far! A quick look inside confirms the interior will be very similar to the one going in Bushwick.

[Thanks to Jennifer at Xoom for the tip!]