The Burberry bear inflatable is gone... Photo of Astor Place today by Lola Sáenz...
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Week in Grieview
[4th and A the other day]
Stories posted on EVG this past week included...
Jimmy Carbone is on the mend (Friday)
Report: Developer Gregg Singer says Mayor de Blasio lied about city's P.S. 64 outreach (Wednesday)
RIP Kenny Shopsin (Tuesday)
Last weekend for Matcha Cafe Wabi on 4th Street (Saturday)
On 6th Street, the Brant Foundation's inaugural exhibit will feature the work of Basquiat (Friday)
This week's NY See (Thursday)
Brick Lane Curry House closes ahead of move down the block (Tuesday)
Time for the new clock faces at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (Tuesday)
Hardware store replacing hardware store on 4th Avenue (Friday)
Emmy Squared's owners are bringing grilled pizza to the former GG's space on 5th Street (Thursday)
Free things to do at the Tompkins Square Library branch in September (Monday)
Porto Rico Importing Co. reopens after 2-week rehab on St. Mark's Place (Tuesday)
Openings: Pizza Rollio on 9th Street; Afandi Grill on 1st Avenue (Wednesday)
Möge Tee bringing bubble tea and other teas to Cooper Square (Tuesday)
Gotham Pizza looks closed (Thursday)
Who let the dogs in: Expanded Boris & Horton debuts on Avenue A (Monday)
Rite Aid signage arrives at the Niko East Village on Avenue D (Tuesday)
A free buffet for voters at 99 Favor Taste on St. Mark's Place (Wednesday)
Weekend hunting trip with the juvenile red-tailed hawk in Tompkins Square Park (Monday)
The Squirrel Whisperer (Monday)
The Detox Market now open on East Houston (Thursday)
StuyFitness shaping up on 14th Street (Tuesday)
... from the Citizen app this weekend...
... and this sounds better at 3 a.m. ...
The soothing sounds of 2nd Avenue (at 7th Street) pic.twitter.com/5C2ij1QBxp
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Summer freeze: City pools close today
[Dry Dock this morning]
With the drizzle and cool temps, it's not really a great day for the pool ... in any event, the city's outdoor pools close today for the season. (Hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a pool-cleaning break from 3-4 p.m.)
So that will wrap up another season at Hamilton Fish Pool on Pitt and East Houston ... and the Dry Dock Pool on Avenue D and East 10th Street.
The Tompkins Square (mini) Pool closed last Sunday ... and it has already been drained for creative Instagram opps ...
Aeon Bookstore now open on East Broadway
Several EVG readers noted the grand opening Friday of Aeon Bookstore at 151 East Broadway (between Essex and Pike) ...
Per the store's Facebook page:
Aeon Bookshop is an independent bookseller in Manhattan specializing in literature, art, philosophy, occult, music. We have both used and new titles.
The Lo-Down reported that the owners are Karl Bauer, Josiah Wolfson and Benjamin George Friedman.
Anyway, here's a look around the store, which is open daily from noon to 8 p.m. ...
Aeon is the latest new book store for the East Village and LES this year ... joining Codex on Bleecker at the Bowery ... Karma on Third Street ... and Printed Matter at the Swiss Institute on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place ... plus Mast moved to a larger space on Avenue A.
Images via Facebook
Purple reign (or, today in discarded plush, purple couches on Avenue C)
Between 11th Street and 12th Street. #SundayFunday
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Vintage Day at the Hester Street Fair
Until 6 p.m. down at Essex and Hester... find the list of vendors here.
The good people from the East Village Vintage Collective are there... with this gem to wear to the picture shows...
Last weekend for Matcha Cafe Wabi on 4th Street
[Photo via Instagram]
Matcha Cafe Wabi will close tomorrow after nearly three years at 233 E. Fourth St. near Avenue B.
The owners announced the news on Instagram:
We thank each and every one of you for the wonderful memories and the the chance to make the best matcha for you. It was truly an honor! Thank you for making Wabi your go-to place. I hope one day soon, we will have the opportunity to open up a new place, with the same name and to make sure, there are plenty of tables and chairs 😂. Stay healthy, safe and happy, all! ❤️
The small shop, serving matcha lattes, sencha tea and other Japanese-style drinks and pastries, opened in December 2014. It's owned by the folks at Pirka Salon next door.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Matcha Cafe Wabi now open on East 4th Street
Open house Sunday at the all-new Matcha Cafe Wabi
Friday, September 7, 2018
'Reverser' of fortune
The Oh Sees just released this video for "Overthrown" ... off the latest record, Smote Reverser, via John Dwyer and company. If you're counting, then his Oh Sees/Thee Oh Sees tally is something like 21 full-lengths, eight EPs, two live albums, four compilations and assorted 7-inch singles.
P.S.
The "Overthrown" video may cause a seizure. Maybe this live clip from late 2017 is better...
[Updated] 2 days of shows in Tompkins Square Park this weekend
The Shadow and the Time Warp Zine are presenting free concerts tomorrow and Sunday in the Park.
Here are the band lineups (they'll be guest speakers as well) ...
SEPT. 8:
• The Drew Stone Hit Squad
• The Carvels
• Suicide Sister
• Damn Kids / Hammer Brain
• The Minutes
Updated: Rain has washed out Sunday's show.
SEPT. 9:
• Mora Tao
• Love Pirates
• Night Terror
• VON LMO
• (More performers to be announced)
Find more details at the Facebook event page here.
Jimmy Carbone is on the mend
[Photo via Instagram by @jtaggfoto]
This has been an extremely challenging summer for Jimmy Carbone, the East Village resident and restaurateur.
Carbone, the proprietor of the currently closed Jimmy's No. 43 (and Mugsy's Chow Chow previously), shared the above photo on Instagram this past week of his "new look," featuring a spine brace and wheel chair.
His brother Christopher provide background in this update on Wednesday:
As you know, Jimmy had been in the hospital since June, where they found spinal infection and he had two emergency surgeries.
Since then he had been in and out of ICU and the Acute Rehabilitation wing of the hospital for recovery and rehab. Jimmy was recently shifted to a less intensive facility: NYU Gouverneur Medical Rehab on the Lower East Side.
1. Infection: generally stable, but there is still bacteria lingering in the spine where the rods were installed that can't be cleared out due to the sensitive area in the spine. He will be taking antibiotics for at least another year with the hope there is no relapse.
2. Legs & Spine: Doctors report that Jimmy is very lucky that he was finally diagnosed in June. He was very close to being permanently paralyzed in his legs. Now with ongoing rehab work, he is getting stronger with sitting up with back brace for longer periods of time – and LEGS are BEGINNING to MOVE and get STRONGER!!!
Now Jimmy is STANDING with support for brief periods and Taking SUPPORTED STEPS as well — with Walker/Crutch-support to walk in the future: seeing a chance to cross a finish line, even if it takes a long time… One day, One week at a time.
Financial difficulties forced Carbone to close Jimmy’s No. 43, the restaurant he owned and operated on Seventh Street near Second Avenue for 12 years, in August 2017. (Read more about that here.)
Carbone fell sick last fall and wound up in a hospital. "That was from my 20 years of running a restaurant," Carbone told me on the phone in February. "I let my health go. I had diabetes."
He had lost weight (40 pounds) and was trying to get healthy when doctors at NYU Langone made the spinal diagnosis — stemming from a knee infection last fall. (You can find more information at the Jimmy's Wellness Fund here.)
Meanwhile, the 9th annual Pig Island NYC takes place tomorrow on the Red Hook waterfront. Carbone, who founded the food-and-beer fest, sounded confident of attending via this Instagram post earlier this week:
Hell yeah, I'll be there! I'll take a hospital day pass, practice occupational therapy tasks like: taking a wheelchair in a taxi, using crutches in public, and getting some sun! I've been cooped up in hospitals since June 19, I will not miss this 9th annual event...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Jimmy Carbone and Paloma Rocket collaborating on new venture for the Jimmy's No. 43 space
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