Laundromat replaces laundromat on Avenue B

Back in January, the laundromat at 44 Avenue B between East Third Street and East Fourth Street relocated to Clinton Street.

The familiar "call Harvey" sign of the Croman Empire went up …

And now EVG reader John shares these photos of the new tenant: A new laundromat/dry cleaners. (No word if they will serve grilled cheese sandwiches.)



This is the third time in recent memory where a laundromat closed … only to be replaced by another laundromat. (Here and here.)

Full stop work order for 76 E. Houston St., and the return of Billy's Antiques (sort of)

We noticed the stop work order on Thursday evening over at East Houston and Elizabeth, where a 2-story building is in the works for the former Billy's Antiques space.

We were waiting for the violations to be posted online. That hasn't happened yet.



Apparently the excavation/foundation is having an "influence" on the adjoining property, per the sign...



We'll update this post as soon as the infractions are online.

Meanwhile! Someone placed some Billy's Antiques stickers on the renderings...





Perhaps some wishful thinking. It was certainly a lot more fun with Billy Leroy here. Anyway, he hasn't 100-percent ruled out a return, as far as we know...

New 3rd Avenue market sets really high expectations

Signage for Heavenly Market has arrived at the corner of Third Avenue and NYU East 11th Street … they'll be taking over the space that last housed Fern Cliff Deli.

They'll be joining new neighbors GNC here in the Third North NYU dorm storefronts.

Up close and personal with the supermoon

Bobby Williams took these supermoon shots from atop the Williams Observatory in the East Village between 12:37 to 12:42 a.m.

Surprise! 'Taxi Driver 2' isn't actually filming on St. Mark's Place now

Last Sunday we spotted those film-shoot signs for "Taxi Driver 2" on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

Likely either a code name for another unrelated film or a gag. (Of course, Robert DeNiro has expressed interest in a "Taxi Driver" sequel.)

Anyway, per the above sign, crews were to be filming now. And St. Mark's Place has been film-crew free all weekend.



Meanwhile, Gothamist spotted "Annie Hall 2" film-shoot signs on the Upper East Side last week. (A source in The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment told Gothamist that the signs were not related to any productions that have applied for filming permits.)

What next, signs for "Weekend at Bernie's II"? (Oh, right…)

Week in Grieview

[East 10th Street near 3rd Avenue]

Demo of East 14th Street buildings complete (Monday)

Digital Society has closed (Wednesday)

Landlord: You have to move out because we might need to tear down the building (Thursday)

NYPD looking for information about a sexual assault on East Ninth Street (Tuesday)

A look at the incoming DF Mavens (Monday)

The time that Melissa Elledge got punched in the face (Wednesday)

Rooftop raging at Ben Shaoul's Bloom 62 (Tuesday, 48 comments)

Kita the Wonder Dog of East 10th Street has a torn tendon! (Friday)

Nicolina's new mural for Mona's (Tuesday)

Honey House arrives on East 11th Street (Friday)

Elsa closes on East Third Street (Monday)

Details about the Tommy Ramone memorial (Wednesday)

Enormousface! (Tuesday)

Photos of Day 2 of the Tompkins Square Park riot reunion concert (Monday)

An old timer look for East Seventh Street (Tuesday)

Out with $1 pizza and in with dumplings on First Avenue (Wednesday)

Le Jardin Bistro arrives on Avenue C (Thursday)

Is one of the coolest (and most mysterious!) buildings around for sale? (Thursday)

Saved by the beer in 1960 (Friday)

New retail space for Avenue B (Thursday)

Brick Lane Curry House has relocated to 2nd Avenue

This weekend, Brick Lane Curry House made the move from East Sixth Street to 99 Second Ave. between East Sixth Street and East Fifth Street.





This move had been in the making for more than three years. No word on what will happen with the East Sixth Street space.

Thanks to EVG reader Vinny for the tip!

Previously on EV Grieve:
Brick Lane Curry House still planning Second Avenue expansion

World's largest Brick Lane Curry House slated for 99 Second Avenue

Sketchy blue box arrives on Avenue C

This arrived Friday outside La Plaza at East Ninth Street … the city has already tagged it for removal. Seeing as they are illegal and all.

The city previsouly hauled off a sketchy pink box from nearby in recent weeks.

Previously on EV Grieve:
About those new sketchy pink boxes around the East Village

The sketchy pink boxes are going away

Oh no! Here come the sketchy blue boxes!

Last night's nearly full moon over 2nd Avenue

Local astronomy buff Felton Davis was out last night with his telescope.

A quick report from him: "The nearly full moon rose up over 2nd Avenue and East 1st Street by 8 pm, and three hours later there was still a long line of people waiting to see it as it slowly arced over the intersection."





… and another view from a different location via @heathterry …



In other moon news, via space.com:

"The largest full moon of 2014 rises tonight (Aug. 10) … August's full moon, a so-called "supermoon," rises when the natural satellite is at perigee — the closest point to Earth in its orbit. It is the second of three supermoons this summer, according to NASA."

Rooftop ruckus

This was this scene yesterday atop a building on East 10th Street… One of the hawks (Christo? Goggla? Help!)

The hawk's presence didn't go over so well with the other birds on this perch.



The birds continued to make a ruckus…



… and were eventually successful in driving away the unwanted squatter…



Photos by EVG contributor Bobby Williams

Noted

Clint Mario remains everywhere.

Third Avenue and East 11th Street via EVG reader William Klayer.

1st tag returns to Verizon's freshly painted brown wall

[This morning]

Workers painted over the rest of the tags along East 13th Street at Second Avenue on July 28.

It wasn't really the best brown paint job that we'd ever seen.



We walked by that day and noticed that workers got paint and water-blasted graffiti residue on the cars parked here.



Previously.