On the August CB3/SLA docket: Cafes for East 12th Street and Avenue A; a bar for St. Mark's Place

This month's CB3/SLA Licensing Committee is coming up on Aug. 20 ... in advance of that meeting, CB3 is posting more information from the applicants.

We took a look at three of them.

• To be Determined, 139 E 12th St (wine-beer)

Something is coming to the long-closed D&M Convenience store at Third Avenue.

The applicants, listed as Paul Typaldos and Andreas Typaldos, are aiming to open a small (five tables!) cafe that would be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday, and 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Thursday-Saturday. They describe the food as "simple organic fare: sandwiches, paninis, salads."

And according to the application, Paul Typaldos is a majority member in Greensquare Tavern over on West 21st Street. Read the application here. (PDF)

[From May]

• To be Determined, 79 St Marks Pl (op)

Something new for the former Typhoon Lounge space... which closed in May here near First Avenue.

The applicants are aiming to open a yet-to-be-named bar-restaurant open daily from 4 p.m.-4 a.m. They describe the food as "American grill," and there will be four TV sets. The applicants previously were licensed for the bar The Brews Brothers on Second Avenue in Yorkville from January 2009-2011. Read the application here. (PDF)

[Bobby Williams]

• Croissanteria (Croissanteria Inc), 68 Ave A (wine-beer)

Last week, we reported that a new cafe, called Croissanteria, is in the works for 68 Avenue A between East Fifth Street and East Fourth Street...

Applicant David Simon (don't think it's this David Simon) is planning a 14-16 seat cafe open Monday-Friday from 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. (Wait: Open till 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.)

And the application included a sample menu...

Read the application here. (PDF)

Cake Shop will rock on

Some good news here for fans of Cake Shop... and live music venues... You probably read back in late April that the Ludlow Street cafe-bakery-bar-club was in some financial difficulties ... Anyway, Gothamist reported that the Cake Shop's crowdsourcing fundraiser, which ended today, was a success... As Gothamist noted, "Cake Shop had help from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Surfer Blood, who both played secret shows in support."

Noted

Spotted by EVG reader Blaine this evening on Second Avenue at St. Mark's Place...

Watch a video titled 'Nazi chased out of Tompkins Square Park'

The 24th Annual Tompkins Square Park Riot Reunion shows took place this past weekend with free concerts ... while we were there yesterday, it was mostly a low-key affair... a lot of bands, some speakers... Toward the end of the set by Yuppicide, the last band of the day, a man with a "flaming Swastika tattoo" on his chest was chased out of the Park after he took a few swings at people in the crowd... and it's on video.



It carried over from the day before, when the same man, joined by a female companion, were throwing punches. Also on video here.

Meanwhile, on a more peaceful vibe, here's Mickey Leigh joining David Peel for a song on Saturday...

Report: Big City Records NYC closing on East 12th Street

Jared Boxx has been selling records in the neighborhood for the last 15 years... now, according to a report at WNYC, his store of the last six years, Big City Records NYC on East 12th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B, is closing at the end of the month. The reason: Increasing rent.

WYNC notes that Boxx will still sell their hard-to-find vinyl on eBay and Discogs.

And it will be the third record store to close in the neighborhood this year ... following Rockit Scientist Records ... and Norman's Sound & Vision, who heads to Brooklyn after Aug. 16.

[Stephen Nessen/WNYC]

The East Fifth St. Tree Committee is alive and well, and they do not mess around

Been nearly a year since we checked in with the East Fifth St. Tree Committee ... a reader sends along the following update to the group's activities between First Avenue and Second Avenue...

Before...

Later...

There is a store for rent sign directly above BaoBQ

As you can see, there's a store for rent sign above BaoBQ here on First Avenue between 13th Street and 14th Street... the latest from Michael "Bao" Huynh opened in December... Not a good sign... But perhaps not surprising... Huynh seems to go through quite a few concepts, such as DOB 111 and Barbao on St. Mark's Place... The Croman 9300 listing says the space is available starting Sept. 1. The asking rent is $13,995.

Meanwhile, we'll see if BaoBQ is moving or closing...

Reader report: Woman on a stretcher outside Solas early Saturday morning

Per a reader early Saturday morning regarding Solas, the bar-lounge on East Ninth Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue...

"I heard some screaming coming from the street but I ignored it at first. It's utter chaos outside Solas on the weekends.

But the screaming got louder and more hysterical so I looked out the window and saw EMTs lifting some chick onto a stretcher. They took her away in an ambluance. This all took place around 1:40 AM"

The reader wasn't sure what transpired... though noted it didn't seem to bother many of the other Solas-goers...

We're not too familiar with Solas... So we took a look at what Yelp users thought. The latest review, 5 stars, is from a Queens resident who noted: "When I feel like dancing my face off and drinking like a fish, I come to Solas! Yes it gets really packed in the dance area and making your way over to the bar past the crowd is difficult but you get the club experience without having to pay cover or ridiculous $$$ for drinks. It's a win-win!"

Barrier hijinks in Tompkins Square Park

EVG reader Yuppie Scum Scott on 7th passes along these shots from the Park last night... Maybe it was the wind from that storm?

Or, as Scott suggested, just urban artists creating French Barrier Sculpture?

Either way, a far less gruesome discovery than a fake human kidney.

Asbestos abatement on East Seventh Street, then a new 6-story building

On Friday, notices arrived on the door here at 227 E. Seventh St. near Avenue C...

As you can see, the asbestos removal completion date is listed as March 13, 2013 ... Meanwhile, it turns out there are permits on file with the DOB for demolition of this structure ... then a new six-story "masonry building" here... (the DOB disapproved the first round of plans last month)...

And, per the DOB, plans for this building date back to 2004 ... though the job was withdrawn then...

Meanwhile, across the street at No. 222, all is seemingly quiet at the moment on the plans to turn the building into the Villa Capri condos...

The sign that appeared last fall is gone...

[Dave on 7th]

The DOB disapproved the plans for the extension/renovation in March.

Updated: Incoming Starbucks on First Avenue will have another window; walk up window perhaps?

[March 30]

Looking at the incoming Starbucks here on First Avenue at 13th Street ... workers are, uh, working on putting in a window, probably... (or maybe the double-brick look is in...)

Or. Perhaps it will be a walk-up window like at the McDonald's around the bend on East 14th Street...?

Updated 8-7

Oh, never mind...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Today in rumors of another Starbucks opening in the East Village

Starbucks confirmed for 219 First Ave., former home to Allen Ginsberg's favorite Chinese restaurant

Front loading for Irving Plaza shows just got more fancy

A little outside our normal geographic boundaries... but!

There has been a lot of activity over at the corner of Irving Place and East 15th Street... where the Galaxy Global Eatery closed at the beginning of 2011...

Last Thursday, Grub Street reported that two "nightlife operators" will open "a raw bar, a wine bar" serving "American fare." The new restaurant includes the space that belonged to the late 119 Bar, which Grub Street noted earlier as closing in February 2011, when front loading for shows at Irving Plaza forever changed...