Workshop tonight on rodents and pests

Workshop starts at 6:30 p.m. at 535 E. Fifth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.

Via EV Grieve reader Steven.

Spring

[The New York City Marble Cemetery]

[East 10th Street and Avenue C]

[Matthew Silver at Astor Place]

Photos by Bobby Williams.

EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition

[Bobby Williams]

Last-ditch efforts to landmark the Bialystoker Nursing Home (BoweryBoogie)

Visiting Anthony Pisano on Seventh Street (Tripping With Marty)

An excerpt from Johnny Ramone's autobiography (New York)

A buyer for historic 25 Stuyvesant Street (The Real Deal)

Zombie spring! (The Grumbler)

Something to read while texting: 'How to Roll A Blunt For Dummies' (Runnin' Scared)

Get your fried pizza on Ludlow Street (Eater)

The Hoodie Shop opens on Orchard (The Lo-Down)

The classic Carmine's at the Seaport still sits empty after a rent hike forced them out two years ago (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

Breaking: Large dead lobster spotted in Tompkins Square Park

Just now via Jose Garcia.

Uh, explanations?

More from Jose:

"Definitely not alive but clearly had a rough night. Maybe missed the party bus or something. Who knows?"

More about the lease renewals at 50, 54 and 58 E. Third St.

Last Thursday, a resident told us that Abart Holdings LLC has sold (or is selling) the buildings at 50, 54 and 58 E. Third St. on this block between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Another tipster has shared a copy of the letter that some residents of the three buildings received...

Per the letter: "It has been agreed with the impending new owners that your lease will not be renewed and that you will be expected to vacate at the expiration of your lease."

Per the tipster:

"There are definitely much older families who live in the building, and suddenly they've been unceremoniously thrown out. The building is terrible as it is — several break-ins, terrible staircase, the entrance is poorly maintained — and now they are kicking everyone out."

But the residents are getting organized.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Reader report: Three apartment buildings sold on East Third Street

Know your rights: Help with understanding NYC rent laws

Another makeshift shelter arrives along the Liz Christy Garden

As we reported on March 7, city officials dismantled and discarded the makeshift shelter that a homeless man had been living in the past three months on the Bowery at East Houston...

One thing probably doesn't have to do with the other... but the timing made a few readers curious... DBGB set up its sidewalk cafe four days after workers removed the shelter, which sat about 30 feet from the southern edge of the cafe...

In any event, we noticed that the man, who a Liz Christy volunteer said is from Cuba, has set up a much smaller space not too far away from where he was... so far, nothing more than a chair and a few bags...

[Bobby Williams]

Workers continue 7-Elevening the former J.A.S. Mart on St. Mark's Place

As you may unfortunately remember, we reported that a 7-Eleven will soon open on St. Mark's Place at Second Avenue in the the former J.A.S. Mart. (The official address is 133 Second Ave.)

Workers have been molding the 7-Eleven into shape, as this shot from yesterday by Bobby Williams shows... expect the sign and awning any day or two now ...

Previously on EV Grieve:
7-Eleven continues to feast on the East Village; next up, St. Mark's Place

Today is the first day of spring

Read somewhere that NYC received 4.5 inches of snow this whole winter (December-January-February).

[Via ~ Joan, Jan. 21, 2012]

Did you miss it a little?

Updated: Live look-in at the CB3/SLA meeting; 200 Avenue A denied

One of the agenda items tonight at this month's CB3-SLA committee meeting — Bikinis at 56 Avenue C. Petrit Pula, one of the principals for what he called a Barcelona-style eatery that will serve a type of sandwich from coastal Spain, shared details with us here.

By Shawn Chittle's account, 13 people tonight spoke out against the proposed establishment, including seven from 56 Avenue C. There were three who spoke in favor. The Bikinis folks were looking for a closing time of midnight on weeknights; 2 a.m. on weekends. Per Shawn, CB3 said they'd approve midnight seven days a week, but the Bikinis folks balked at the reduced weekend hours.

Updated 8:24 p.m.

The committee unanimously voted against the proposed art gallery-restaurant at 200 Avenue A, the former Superdive home.

DOH temporarily shutters Japadog on St. Mark's Place

EV Grieve reader AC noted that the DOH temporarily closed Japadog here on St. Mark's Place... The inspection must have happened late this afternoon — the report isn't on the DOH website just yet. The popular hot doggery opened between Second Avenue and Third Avenue on Jan. 5.

Meanwhile, unrelated, EV Grieve reader Venya noted that someone borrowed/stole/swallowed the J in Japadog a few weeks back...

Workers replaced the J in due time...

A more civil St. Patrick's Day-related celebration in Tompkins Square Park

Bagad Plougastell, who have been in town for the St. Patrick's Day Parade and gig with the Chieftains, performed this afternoon in Tompkins Square Park. The musicians-dancers are from the Celtic nation of Brittany....

Photos by Bobby Williams.

Why some people think Billy Leroy is dead

As you know, Billy's Antiques and Props as we know it is gone over on Houston near the Bowery... the former home of Billy's tent is drawing some curious onlookers... many of whom believe that Billy himself died.... helped, in part, by that missing s in the homemade RIP Billy sign... (it should read "RIP Billy's")

... not to mention the workers on the scene who may be playing along with the death rumor ... In any event, the casket lying in state, as BoweryBoogie put it, continues to draw curious onlookers...

Perhaps this will become the next stop on the Dead Apple Tours...