Christmas at Stuy Town, as seen on 14th Street and First Avenue...
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Holiday Joe
The holidays have arrived at the Joe Strummer mural outside Niagara on Seventh Street and Avenue A...
Thanks to Steven for the photos!
Schiti no more
On Thursday night, as Eden pointed out on Twitter, the "Schitibank" signage was removed from outside Gem Spa on the corner of Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place.
The satirical advertisements for Schitibank arrived in September ahead of the Cash Mob for the shop, which has been struggling financially this past year. (The signage was only expected to be up through September. One piece of it remains behind.)
As you know, "Schitibank" was a play on Citibank, who was rumored to be interested in buying out the lease. (Citi has denied they had any interest in the storefront.) You can read more about the art installation that Tommy Noonan and Doug Cameron of the design firm DCX Accelerator created at Jeremiah's Vanishing New York.
Meanwhile, the shop, now run by owner Ray Patel's daughter Parul, is working toward profitability again. The financial turnaround has been aided by the sale of Gem Spa-branded hats and t-shirts.
And now, hoodies are available...
[Photo by Steven]
Previously on EV Grieve:
• At the Gem Spa Cash Mob (Sept. 16)
• Gem Spa is now a 'Schitibank' (Sept. 12)
• Get your Gem Spa t-shirts or photos of Madonna — at Gem Spa! (Aug. 16)
• Will you buy a Gem Spa T-shirt? (June 28)
• "Gem Spa is open!" (June 18)
• What is happening at Gem Spa? (June 11)
• A visit to Gem Spa (May 10)
Police looking for suspect accused of taking $6,300 in jewelry from the Cure Thrift Shop
Via the EVG inbox..
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's assistance identifying the male depicted in the attached photos wanted for questioning in connection to a grand larceny that occurred within the confines of the 9th Precinct. The following was reported to police:
On Thursday, November 14, 2019 at approximately 1400 hours, a unidentified individual did enter the Cure Thrift Shop located at 111 E. 12th St. and removed jewelry from over the counter as store clerk was helping other customers. The individual then fled the store on foot with property valued at approximately $6,375. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident.
The individual is described as a male, Black, with a medium build and last seen wearing a red and blue jacket, dark-colored pants, dark-colored hat, tan boots and wearing eyeglasses.
Anyone with information that could help in the investigation is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). You may also submit tips online. All calls are strictly confidential.
Friday, November 22, 2019
My friend Edgar
The NYC-based Lunachicks are playing their first shows in 15 years — April 11-12 at Webster Hall on 11th Street. (Tickets went on sale today. That first show is already sold out.)
The band — led by Theo Kogan — formed in 1988, recording six albums between 1990 and 1999. The video here is for "Edgar" from their 1995 release "Jerk of All Trades."
Falling tree in Tompkins Square Park
A tree (was this the crabapple?) has fallen in Tompkins Square Park at the chess tables near the Avenue A and Seventh Street entrance... EVG regular Daniel shares these photos...
No word on any injuries.
Updated 11/23
Another view of the tree via Vinny & O...
EVG Etc.: More bus passengers on 14th Street; another food hall downtown
[Ageloff Towers on 3rd and A on Wednesday afternoon]
• At the NYCHA town hall in the East Village (Fox 5) ... Thanksgiving without gas for cooking for some residents in LES NYCHA properties (Patch)
• Speeds and ridership increasing on the 14th Street Busway; camera enforcement arriving (amNY)
• The Market Line food hall opens today in Essex Crossing (Crain's)
• Local developer-landlord Michael Shah, who has been arrested twice over alleged domestic incidents with his girlfriend, claims that "the DA’s office has shown gender bias that only women and not men can be victims of domestic violence, even in the face of copious evidence." (The Real Deal)
• More about Giovanni Destefano, who died after a mugging on Fifth Street (Daily News ... previously on EVG)
• A stabbing at the East Broadway F stop (The Lo-Down)
• A chilly morning in Tompkins Square Park with red-tailed hawks Amelia and Christo (Laura Goggin Photography)
• Sietsema likes that Japanese omelet rice at the just-opened Aoi Kitchen on Sixth Street (Eater ... first on EVG)
• The French classics at Brasserie Saint Marc on Second Avenue (Frenchly ... previously on EVG)
• That Noah Baumbach residency continues (Metrograph)
• A retrospective featuring the work of French composer Luc Ferrari (Anthology Film Archives)
• Study: Starbucks’ open bathroom policy may be hurting foot traffic (Yahoo! Finance)
• Details on the long-awaited SoHo and NoHo planning study (Gothamist)
• The footwear of the Ramones (Flaming Pablum)
🙄 Poll: Bloomberg most popular of last three New York City mayors (The Post)
... and EVG reader Sylvia G. spotted these giveaways last night on Sixth Street between Avenue C and Avenue D...
... it was not immediately clear if the "it works" sign referred to the microwave or penis-shaped Trump bottle opener...
No parking signs remain after garbage trucks leave 10th Street
For the first time last night in more than 14 months, there weren't any garbage trucks parked on 10th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue.
As reported here yesterday morning, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is temporarily relocating the trucks to Pier 42 along the East River for the next three months. It's not immediately clear where they will park after those 90 days.
In September 2018, the DSNY started using this section of 10th Street to park up to seven garbage trucks from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., including on Sundays. The DSNY no longer had use of their garage on 30th Street, and the solution was to relocate their fleet to residential blocks.
This move sparked numerous complaints from residents and merchants alike who called out the problems with the smell, noise and negative impact on business.
Meanwhile, the "Authorized Vehicles Only" signs remain up along this corridor, reserving parking for DSNY vehicles...
As of now, no one is parking here... but the open spaces did attract a few idling motorists.
H/T Steven!
Previously on EV Grieve:
• Questions and concerns as the sanitation department begins using 10th Street to park garbage trucks
• More trash talk about those garbage trucks parked on 10th Street
• Local elected officials continue to press city for alternatives to parking garbage trucks on 10th Street; muggings now a concern
• A waste of space: 10th Street still waiting for the garbage trucks to move on
• Garbage truck parking situation on 10th Street still stinks, residents say
• Waste land: Local elected officials tell the city to move the garbage trucks from 10th Street
• State pols introduce legislation to ban garbage trucks from parking overnight on city streets, like on 10th Street
Openings: The Dip on St. Mark's Place; Jell & Chill on 7th Street
Two new quick-serve concepts to note...
• The Dip, 58 St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue
The Dip is now serving a variety of sandwiches, including, as you may have guessed, a French dip (shaved beef, horseradish, gruyere and cherry peppers on garlic bread).
Have a look...
You can find their menu here.
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 2 p.m. to midnight, with a 1 a.m. close on Friday and Saturday.
Previous coverage here.
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• Jell & Chill, 110 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue
The shop is now serving traditional handcrafted Bīng Fěn Ice Jelly, a Sichuanese cold dessert jelly. You can find their Instagram account here.
[Photo by Derek Berg]
Previous coverage here.
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Get an early start on Christmas this Thanksgiving
The tree stand has arrived outside the Bueno East Mart on Avenue A and Third Street — one week out from Thanksgiving and possibly the earliest that we can recall live trees go on sale.
And this is an actual stand and not a backdrop for a Netflix series.
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