Friday, December 23, 2011
More about the murder case against Davawn Robinson
In our roundup earlier today, we included a link to the Post article on the murder case against Davawn Robinson, who is accused of killing CUNY professor Edgard Mercado in his Avenue C apartment. After seven days of deliberations, the judge declared a mistrial. Troy Masters has a thorough account of the trial at Gay City News. You may find that article here.
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
Jury deadlocked in trial for murder of Avenue C resident Edgard Mercado (New York Post)
A tomato protest at Trader Joe's (The Villager)
No fur coats at Revision Bar and Gallery on Avenue B (DNAinfo)
Good question: Is Ludlow Manor the worst bar on the Lower East Side? (Eater)
All about New York Bound Books (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
Remembering Schmulka Bernstein’s on Essex Street (BoweryBoogie)
Bellevue Hospital during the holidays (Scouting New York)
Still need something to do tomorrow night? From the EV Grieve inbox...
If you’re tired of sipping spiked eggnog to the same old holiday stand-bys, then, Oh, Come All Ye Faithful to "A Night Of Dirty Songs" ... the ribald brainchild of Jessica Delfino, the "Lower East Side’s Queen of Obscene" (Village Voice) and winner of Voice Choice’s "Best Of" award for being the "Best Potty Mouthed Guitar Slinging Comedian" in NYC ... On December 24 at 9:30 PM, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (and Gentlewomen and Gentletranspeople) in the cozy seats and couches of Joe’s Pub, located at 425 Lafayette Street, as ye sip dirty martinis and listen to delightfully dirty songs. Tickets are $15 each and are on sale now. Details and tickets here.
Breaking: 7-Eleven may open today at 2
"Guys were working inside all night and said they might try opening today @ 2pm."
Just in time for all your last-minute holiday shopping!
You can also buy the EV Grieve e-book that showcases our complete 7-Eleven coverage. Just $
Merry fucking Christmas!
Just yesterday we pointed out how many trees were still for sale alongside the St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery...
So what do they do with the remaining trees two days before Dec. 25? Here's the scene this morning on Second Avenue via a tweet by @joshuastern ...
h/t to @hula_doll
So what do they do with the remaining trees two days before Dec. 25? Here's the scene this morning on Second Avenue via a tweet by @joshuastern ...
h/t to @hula_doll
A look inside Life Cafe
Life Cafe closed on Sept. 11, as we first reported...
As Kathy Life said at the time:
"I'm doing this due to issues around building repairs the landlords were supposedly going to complete one year ago."
And not much has been happening here of late... the necessary renovations don't seem to be happening... (there aren't any permits on file to indicate any starting soon...) We noticed that a light was on inside, and we took a look ...
We've talked with several people who don't think that Life will ever return to 10th Street and Avenue B...
As Kathy Life said at the time:
"I'm doing this due to issues around building repairs the landlords were supposedly going to complete one year ago."
And not much has been happening here of late... the necessary renovations don't seem to be happening... (there aren't any permits on file to indicate any starting soon...) We noticed that a light was on inside, and we took a look ...
We've talked with several people who don't think that Life will ever return to 10th Street and Avenue B...
Will there be enough room for a sidewalk cafe outside the new 5 Napkin Burger on 14th and Third?
Upon hearing that the incoming 5 Napkins Burger is aiming for a sidewalk cafe at 14th Street and Third Avenue, a few commenters questioned this, uh, wisdom...
So we took a look yesterday during a non-rush-hour time... Let's assume that the space the plywood currently takes up will be close to the size of the sidewalk cafe ... (not sure if the sidewalk cafe will be on the 14th Street or Third Avenue side...
Doesn't seem all that appealing to sit along here for a meal... just imagine what this corner will be like, at, say, 6 p.m., when you add in swarms of students, Trader Joe's shoppers, pallets of Trader Joe's products, people returning home from work ...
argie said...
I'm in favor of 5 Napkin Burger's existence (I've eaten at the Hell's Kitchen one and it was tasty), but a sidewalk cafe there is madness! It's already so crowded there. Hard to even wait for the light to change without getting knocked over.
Anonymous said...
The idea of a sidewalk cafe on the corner of 14th & 3rd is silly.
Anonymous said...
The idea of a sidewalk cafe anywhere in the EV struck me as absurd years ago. Now I think to each his own, even if it's a noisy, dirty, exhaust filled location. Enjoy... you idiots.
So we took a look yesterday during a non-rush-hour time... Let's assume that the space the plywood currently takes up will be close to the size of the sidewalk cafe ... (not sure if the sidewalk cafe will be on the 14th Street or Third Avenue side...
Doesn't seem all that appealing to sit along here for a meal... just imagine what this corner will be like, at, say, 6 p.m., when you add in swarms of students, Trader Joe's shoppers, pallets of Trader Joe's products, people returning home from work ...
Things that you can do today if you're really bored
Try Google Maps with Street View ... The Googlers have been updating the streetscenes, but not totally... so you can see Seventh and A in June 2011 ...
...and cross the Avenue and it's June 2009 again...
Or!
From Avenue A, the Washington Mutual is still on the corner circa June 2009...
...but the but the view from Second Street shows it as a Chase...
Thanks (I think!) to RyanAvenueA, who apparently was bored at work, for passing along this timesucker...
...and cross the Avenue and it's June 2009 again...
Or!
From Avenue A, the Washington Mutual is still on the corner circa June 2009...
...but the but the view from Second Street shows it as a Chase...
Thanks (I think!) to RyanAvenueA, who apparently was bored at work, for passing along this timesucker...
Holiday movies: 'Blast of Silence'
I know that I've written about "Blast of Silence," Alan Baron's New York (slightly hokey) indie noir from 1961.
Will repeat some of it now... the movie is about a contract killer in New York for a job during the Dec. 25 holiday season ... well, the trailer will tell you what you need to know...
Of interest hereabouts... the main character, "Baby Boy" Frankie Bono, stays at the Valencia on St. Mark's Place... which is the St. Mark's Hotel today, of course...
[Via]
In the background, you can see the former Saint Marks Russian and Turkish Baths ... which became the New St. Marks Baths ... and, eventually, Mondo Kim's ... and now the NYC Tofu House...
Will repeat some of it now... the movie is about a contract killer in New York for a job during the Dec. 25 holiday season ... well, the trailer will tell you what you need to know...
Of interest hereabouts... the main character, "Baby Boy" Frankie Bono, stays at the Valencia on St. Mark's Place... which is the St. Mark's Hotel today, of course...
In the background, you can see the former Saint Marks Russian and Turkish Baths ... which became the New St. Marks Baths ... and, eventually, Mondo Kim's ... and now the NYC Tofu House...
Piccola Positano will apparently really be into clams and mussels
On Monday, we had an item on the future of the former E.U./Tonda space on East Fourth Street near Avenue B... it will be an Italian restaurant called Piccola Positano...
Yesterday, Thrillist had more details... including that there is a January opening date... Anyway, per Thrillist from a post titled "An Italian vacation in the East Village":
Eschewing the extraneous ingredients that apparently confuse visiting Italians, the food hews to simplicity and was seriously researched (the pasta alla vongole was tested with clams from all over the world before lighting upon the perfect cockles), and includes traditional calamari fritti, mixed shellfish soup, and four different preparations (incl. sauteed w/ scallions, fennel, orange, black pepper, and olive oil) of "cultivated mussels", which refuse to be stuck with weak bivalves.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
[Updated] Remembering Joe Strummer
We saw that several people stopped by the Joe Strummer mural today on the 9th anniversary of his death... a few people left flowers, candles and notes here on Seventh Street at Avenue A...
Photo by Bobby Williams.
UPDATED
Dave on 7th notes the scene at the mural this morning... made it through last night's rain...
Housecleaning at the former Yummy House
Over on Third Avenue near 12th Street, workers are on the scene emptying out the former Yummy House space... which, along with the former Nevada Smith's home next door, will be demolished to make way for this.
We saw them toss an fax machine and some security lights
Anyway, Yummy House is now over on Second Avenue and 11th Street ... and, until Nevada Smith's reopens up the Avenue, they're showing matches at Webster Hall...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Those persistent rumors about 74-76 Third Avenue and the future of Nevada Smith's
The East Village will lose a parking lot and gain an apartment building
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