From the EV Grieve lost and found

Bobby Williams spotted this lost (or abandoned!) karaoke machine in Tompkins Square Park late this afternoon. You can have it back as soon as we're done singing "Sweet Caroline."

From the inbox: Arabella 101 50 percent leased on Avenue D

From the EV Grieve inbox about Arabella 101, the rental building that sits atop the new Lower Eastside Girls Club on Avenue D between Seventh Street and Eighth Street.

[EVG file photo]

In less than two months since The Dermot Company announced the launch of leasing at Arabella 101, the 12-story building is 50% leased. The Alphabet City residence has also introduced its landscaped roof deck complete with a working grill, plentiful seating and year-round plantings. Designed by Cutsogeourge Tooman & Allen Architects, Arabella 101 is on track to receive LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Here's Arabella 101 on Avenue D

Why there's an Airstream trailer inside the new Lower Eastside Girls Club home

Here is the new home for the Lower Eastside Girls Club

Reader report: Large FDNY presence at the Standard East Village

We've heard from several readers about a large FDNY presence (10-12 fire trucks) outside the Standard East Village on Cooper Square this afternoon...

These photos are via EVG reader William Klayer...

Word on the scene — a freon leak in the hotel basement ... no official word just yet.

A stolen phone and chase on East 10th Street this morning

EVG Facebook friend Wendy Slater posted this photo this morning... Here's an account of what happened... the woman in the white tank top (to the right in the photo) was walking on East 10th Street at Fourth Avenue... a man allegedly grabbed the woman's phone and ran west toward Broadway. The woman screamed and chased him. Several passersby saw what had happened, and followed in pursuit. At Broadway, several men took down the alleged phone thief. (A cyclist involved in the chase flipped over his handlebars during all this.)

In the end, the woman got her phone back ... however, it broke when the suspect hit the pavement.

A look inside the under-renovation former Cabrini Center on East Fifth Street

Here's a look inside the main entrance of the former Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, which closed at the end of June.

Workers are converting the space here on East Fifth Street at Avenue B to residential use. And, as you can see, workers have removed just about everything.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Cabrini Center patients out by the end of today; closes for good June 30

More details on Cabrini's closing announcement

Q-and-A with Patricia Krasnausky, president and CEO of Cabrini Eldercare

Cafe Mogador closed until Sept. 14 for renovations

And only yesterday did I learn that Cafe Mogador on St.. Mark's Place closed Monday for renovations...

Per the sign... they reopen Sept. 14...

And workers are actually renovating the space... this isn't a case where "closed for renovations" is code for "we're really closed, but don't want to tell anyone yet... so that maybe we can get a head start out of here." Or something like that.

[Originally noted via the EVG Twitter account, where all the action is!]

Porchetta.Hog temporarily closed on East Fifth Street

Porchetta.Hog quietly opened on East Fifth Street just east of Second Avenue back in May... seemed to take some people by surprise...

On Tuesday, Slum Goddess noted that the place is now "temporarily closed" ...

We called, though no one picked up the phone... and there wasn't any outgoing message... anyway, as you may know, this space is not affiliated with Porchetta on East Seventh Street co-owned by Sara Jenkins.

Back to school

Today is the first day of class for all NYC public schools... leading up to today, I was going to photograph every school in the neighborhood... sitting empty, waiting...

I did one.

P.S. 34 Franklin D. Roosevelt at 730 E. 12th St. near Avenue D.

Glad that I'm not getting graded on this project.

Today in posts about string cheese

A reader passes along this Public Service Announcement from the Associated on Avenue C at East Eighth Street... be mindful if you're buying any Polly-O string mozzarella cheese...

We want to avoid a string cheese incident.

Noted

Somewhere along East Third Street.

Have you seen this 'pudgy purse snatcher'?

Oh, lordy... the Post has a report this evening that the NYPD is looking for the above woman, who they describe as a "a pudgy purse-snatcher in a white frock" as well as a "long-haired looter."

The woman allegedly took two bags and a cell phone, a wallet, cash and credit cards from Arlene's Grocery on Stanton Street back on Aug. 7.

"Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the 25-year-old suspect."

I do hope that you will take this seriously and not make jokes.

How does the 9th Precinct fare in handing out quality-of-life summonses?

You may have seen this earlier today over at Gothamist... Last year, the NYPD issued 348,851 "pink slip" summons for a variety of quality-of-life infractions, including open container, public urination and riding a bike on a sidewalk. (And maybe all three at once!)

Now, students at the Columbia School of Journalism complied all these offenses by precinct/neighborhood... you can find the results in The New York World, including a cool interactive map.

How did we fare at the 9th Precinct? The neighborhood didn't even rate in the top of any category. For instance, the 90th Precinct (Williamsburg) issued the most summonses for open container last year with 6,192. The 9th Precinct had 1,626 ... How about public urination? Top: 115th Precinct in Queens with 1,808; 9th Precinct, 224.

Wonder how the 9th Precinct would have faired with summonses for woo?

[The New York World]