Today in photos of a plush horse rocking chair curbside

Late yesterday afternoon along St. Mark's Place. Photo via Bobby Williams.

End of the evening shift at the Stage

Love this photo of the Stage on Second Avenue near St. Mark's Place at closing time ... Found the shot via Twitter by @SetoPhotos ... photo by freelance photographer Michael Seto.

Previously on EV Grieve:
An appreciation: Breakfast at Stage

Street fair! Street fair! Street fair!

Today, the festival is on Third Avenue, from 14th Street to St. Mark's Place...



There is nothing else left to say.

In a lonely place

NY-based A Place To Bury Strangers with "You Are The One" off their forthcoming album, "Worship," out June 26.

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition

A guide to NYC Pride Week (NYC Pride)

CB3 OKs co-naming part of Delancey after Dashane Santana (BoweryBoogie)

More details about the Paulaner Brauhaus opening on the Bowery (The Lo-Down)

Tom Duane's retirement shakes up downtown political world (East Villager)

Archival photos of NYC swimming pools from the 1930s (Curbed)

The art of Alex Harsley (The New York Times)

Excellent guide to free summer events in Coney Island (Amusing the Zillion)

... and via Shawn Chittle ... a reminder that Alphabet Scoop is open for the season on East 11th Street ... During the summer, the Father’s Heart Ministries runs the shop that employs at-risk youth in the neighborhood. (You can read an article about it at The Villager here.)





... Shawn said that he spotted new East 11th Street resident Justin Long in the shop the other day...

Hours (subject to change):
Sun 2pm-10pm
Mon-Fri 5pm-9pm
Sat 11am-11pm
543 East 11th Street

Final preparations at Nicoletta, opening tonight at 5

At Nicoletta, the new pizza place on Second Avenue and East 10th Street... workers are scrambling to have the place up and ready ....



...for the grand opening tonight...



For sneak previews, check out Eater and Grub Street and Serious Eats ...

(A few Eater commenters noted that the interior looks like a T.G.I. Friday's...)

If you go, then let us know how it is... because, to be honest, we'll likely never step foot in the place...

Live in this historic East Village synagogue (with hot tub) for $25K

Step right up here on East Eighth Street between Avenue B and C... and behold this "spectacular fourplex" ...



The Town listing is ...

One of the city's last tenement Shuls, now a chic landmarked building, this former synagogue was brilliantly transformed into a magnificent home in 2005 by world-famous designers from the Ian Shrager Hotels – earning recognition in Architectural Record for its extraordinary transformation, and attracting the likes of press, politicians and entertainment figures. Yours to rent is the exquisite result of their top-of-the-line gut renovation...

Other distinctive features that make this sun-drenched residence such a unique work of art are its custom-made windows that are exact replicas of when the building was a synagogue (including the Star of David!), and luxurious touches that include Brazilian hardwood cherry floors, hand-poured Brazililan glass mosaic tiles by Vidrotil, beautiful Wenge wood paneling, radiant floor heating, floor-to-ceiling steel cased windows and doors (the list goes on).

I'll say!





A three-six month lease available starting July 1. And as the headline says, it's $25,000 per month.

Mysterious plywood arrives at Mystery Lot

What is this? A stack of plywoody-looking plywood has arrived at the Mystery Lot...



...and it looks gently used...



Perhaps it's finally the beginning of the beginning of the end of the Mystery Lot... the space will become an 82-unit, eight-story development some day.

First item of business here: Removing the mystery masonry garden wall.

Also, remember... If you see something interesting along here, then please take a photo and send it our way... when the trucks, dumpsters and bendy things arrive in good time, we'll have a post sharing everyone's Mystery Lot shots... You can send them via the EV Grieve email

[And thanks to EVG reader Kim for sending along a plywood shot as well...]

Meanwhile: Don't delay, sneak in today!

Funny... we posted this a few weeks ago... and someone sent us an email and kindly asked us to remove the item... because they wanted to pay a visit before someone patched up the hole... it's still there!

Oh, we're kidding with that headline! We'd never, ever suggest that people do anything like enter the Mystery Lot for a photo opp via the hole in the fence along East 13th Street.

In fact, we are marching right over there this morning and patching up the hole.

Nightclub starter kit for sale on Avenue C

[Via Google Street Map View Thing]

There's a new listing for a club space at 24 Avenue C near East Third Street (the Oxygen Bar & Lounge space?) ... Per Streeteasy:

Take the stairwell that descends to be transported into a special space, tucked away in the East Village where nightlife rules. Behold, the perfect opportunity to own your completely renovated and fully operational lounge complete with bar, kitchen and full liquor license. The asking price of $325,000 gives you the keys to start your operation right away with a 10 year lease at $9,000 per month and the rights to transfer the liquor license to your business. This spacious duplex at around 2,400 square feet includes DJ booth, HVAC unit, separate VIP area located on the upper floor, outdoor smoking area and much more.

As of last night, the link to Citi Habitats wasn't work... so we don't have more information than this right now... Perhaps this is enough...

This is what a shaved ice stand on Avenue B looked like on June 8, 2012

This year, we'll post photos like this of various buildings, streetscenes, etc., to capture them as they looked at this time and place... The photos may not be the most telling now, but they likely will be one day...

Digging in at 74-84 Third Avenue

On Monday, we noted that the big dig was starting this week for the new apartment complex coming to 74-84 Third Avenue... at East 12th Street... and we promptly never went by again for a look... However... Fresh Paint NYC sent some photos our way yesterday... just getting starting here... 10,876 blog posts on this to go...





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