Beijing Express pulls into 3rd Avenue after Gala's quick exit

The signage/brandage arrived for Beijing Express at 92 Third Ave. late last week (H/T EVG reader Laura!) ...



The quick-serve restaurant takes the place of the quickly departed Gala BBQ, which just opened in September here between 12th Street and 13th Street.

Gala, whose questionnaire on file at CB3 described the place as a "high-end Chinese restaurant," had tough competition, sandwiched in a space between the popular Han Dynasty and Hunan Bistro. I don't know if the owners of Beijing Express were also involved with Gala.

In any event, the interior shows some work left to do before opening...

PARTIAL reveal at 80 E. 10th St. (Eighty East Tenth)

On Thursday, workers started removing the scaffolding and construction netting from 80 E. 10th St., the ultra-swank condoplex at the southeast corner of 10th Street and Fourth Avenue.

And how it looked Saturday...



There are 12 units here in the development called Eighty East Tenth, ranging from one to five bedrooms. (The Eighty East Tenth website lists one unit still available, a unit on the sixth floor for $7.85 million.)

The building will also have ground-floor retail.

As noted before, a one-level row of businesses were on this corner, including a market and St. Marx Music, until 2007.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Selling Eighty East Tenth

KC Gourmet Empanadas coming soon to 38 Avenue B

Last month, a tipster told me that a empanadas place was coming to the former Dojo Noodle House space on Avenue B near Third Street.

And now, the same tipster shares the above photo ... showing the coming-soon signage for KC Gourmet Empanadas. Will post further details about the business as soon as more information is available.

Sunday's parting shots

Marquee letter spotting at the Village East Cinema on Second Avenue at 12th Street ...

Week in Grieview

[Tompkins Square Park this a.m. via Vinny & O]

Stories posted on EVG this past week included...

Report: Upright Citizens Brigade closing East Village outpost next month (Thursday)

Mayor's new East River Park flood plan faces City Council scrutiny (Wednesday)

Find the history of every neighborhood building with East Village Building Blocks (Thursday)

A new I Am a Rent-Stabilized Tenant (Friday)

Some dick tagged the Tompkins Square Park playground (Monday)

Brodo opening a bone-broth outpost on Astor Place (Thursday)

The Starbucks on Broadway and 9th Street has closed (Friday)

Violet ready to roll out the grilled pizzas this week (Tuesday)

TR Crandall Guitars trades in 3rd Street for Ludlow (Tuesday)

JR's 'Gun Chronicles' is no longer on the Bowery Mural Wall (Thursday)

New Ukrainian restaurant at 136 2nd Ave. now in the hiring phase (Wednesday)

Ellis looking to bring comfort food to 6th Street (Thursday)

Chelsea Thai closes after 5 months on 1st Avenue (Monday) The now-closed Chelsea Thai on 1st Avenue is selling all its equipment (Friday)

Questions about a partial vacate order on 3rd Street (Tuesday)

A solo show for PhoebeNewYork at 212 Arts (Wednesday)

Luke's Lobster rolls back in business after temporary closure (Sunday)

6th Street townhouse, once said to be owned by Andy Warhol, listed for $4.95 million (Tuesday)

Make Sandwich leaves 4th Avenue, will try again somewhere else (Monday)

Report of a stolen car on Fifth and A (Sunday)

Report: Andy Byford talks L-train changes and next steps at CB3 committee meeting (Wednesday)

Let it fake snow! Let it fake snow! Let it fake snow! (Tuesday)

EVErything about the new luxury rentals at the former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office (Monday)

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An opening-night look at the PhoebeNewYork show at 212 Arts

A solo show featuring PhoebeNewYork, the alter ego of local artist Libby Schoettle, opened Thursday night at the 212 Arts Gallery, 523 E. 12th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.

Vinny & O shared these photos from opening night...





The show, titled "Wall to Wall," will be here through Jan. 29. The gallery is open today from 2-8 p.m.

MulchFest Day 2 Preview: 87 things you need to know about today's Chip-a-thon in Tompkins Square Park

Well, maybe three things.

1. There aren't many trees. What's there now will take about 75 seconds to mulch.

2. The announced hours for the MulchFest are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

3. There is a mulch mound in the middle of the Park... help yourself to a bag or wheelbarrow full to use in your own garden or to make a winter bed for a tree or to blend in a favorite smoothie recipe.



Day 1 highlights here.

Saturday's parting shots

Members of the Ukrainian Village Voices folk collective today on Second Avenue ... photos by Derek Berg...

S_ _ _ happened

Someone took this dog poop etiquette sign's fill-in-the-blank challenge on 14th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue...



Don't be a "Sick Bum With a Cute Face."

🤔

Mulchemian Rhapsody: Chipping underway in Tompkins Square Park!

Let the mulching commence!

Here are some photos via Steven as the two-day Chip-a-thon gets underway in Tompkins Square Park...






[Go Seahawks next season!]



And, despite the promise of a Mulch-themed brunch — bacon, egg & pine sandwiches, chocolate wood chip pancakes and unlimited Mulchmosas — the crowds have not yet arrived for the festivities, which last until 2 p.m. today...



... and again tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

And there are freebies. Per the Parks Department website: "We'll chip your tree and give you your very own bag of mulch to use in your backyard or to make a winter bed for a street tree."

(Please note that the workers WILL NOT mulch old documents that you need shredded.)

A fiery sunrise courtesy of the Con Ed plant

The sunrise on this cold, dry day combined with the steam from the Con Ed power plant on 14th Street and Avenue C made for some photogenic moments this morning.

Thanks to EVG reader Scott Johnson for the above photo...

Friday's parting shot

Birthday celebration at Mee Noodle Shop on First Avenue via EVG regular Dan Efram (read about his new book here) ...