Saturday, October 17, 2020
At the XR Youth NYC flea market in Tompkins Square Park today
Happy No. 18 to Otto's Shrunken Head
To celebrate, Otto's has debuted a new T-shirt for sale.
The bar is open today and tomorrow from 4-11 p.m. here between Avenue A and Avenue B.
Photo via Instagram
EVG Etc.: Kim Gordon's new book; Luc Sante's East Village tour
An inside look at Rosella, now serving sushi on Avenue A (Eater ... previously on EVG)
NYC restaurants OK'd to use outdoor heaters this winter (Gothamist)
An interview with Chloë Sevigny outside B&H Dairy (The New Yorker)
Not sure why, but Fat Buddha is currently without a liquor license (Instagram)
Syringe-wielding man robs the Marhsalls on East Houston (BB)
Kim Gordon on her visual memoir "No Icon" (The Cut)
A look at "Wojnarowicz: F*** You F****t F***er," which pays homage to David Wojnarowicz (IndieWire)
Looking back at the last show — Patti Smith! — at CBGB (Far Out)
Keep Cozy Soup N Burger in your diner plans on Broadway at Astor Place (Instagram)
Diversions: An interview with the people who bought the diner from "Twin Peaks" (Grub Street)
And the story many people have been talking about in recent days: author Luc Sante's historical tour of the East Village (The New York Times)
We appreciated Sante's use of the Death Star in the interview to describe 51 Astor Place. And look who we roused!
LUC, HE IS MY FATHER!
— 51 Death Star (@51deathstar) October 15, 2020
Friday, October 16, 2020
Put a spell on you
Pinc Louds have a new single and video out today ... the band describes "Spellbound" as "a bolero-tinged ode to classic harmony groups of the 50’s and 60’s."
And there's a dreamy summer-in-the-city vibe in this video filmed in Tompkins Square Park...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Halloween at Trash & Vaudeville
The Halloween-themed windows recently went up at Trash & Vaudeville, 96 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue... EVG correspondent Stacie Joy stopped by for a closer look...
Manager Diane Zito invited Stacie into the shop, now in its 45th year in the East Village (four-plus years in this location), for a closer look...
.
Store hours:Monday - Thursday noon to 8 p.m.
Friday 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
NYPD releases surveillance footage of suspects in weekend murder on Avenue A
Police are searching for three suspects wanted in connection with the murder late Saturday night of 26-year-old Tyrell Williams on Avenue A near 13th Street.
The video below shows the suspects in a nearby deli... and each of them receives hand sanitizer from the store clerk... the video then cuts to the shooting... police reportedly said that Williams was shot four times...
🚨WANTED🚨for a HOMICIDE in the vicinity of Ave A and East 13 Street #alphabetcity #Manhattan @NYPD9Pct on 10/11/20 @ 1:20 A.M.💰Reward UP TO $2500 👓Seen them?Know who they are? ☎️Call 1-800-577-TIPS or DM us!📞Calls are CONFIDENTIAL! #yourcityYourcall @NYPDShea @NYPDDetectives pic.twitter.com/R8OArsJQke
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) October 15, 2020
The NYPD also released this montage of the three suspects...
According to the Daily News, the shooting may have been gang-related. Williams was allegedly a member of the YG Bloods, and was wanted for questioning in a shooting two years ago.
Top photo by Michael Paul
The Loisaida Open Streets Community Coalition looking for a few good volunteers
As we move further into fall, the Loisaida Open Streets Community Coalition is seeking volunteers to help set up barricades in the mornings/evenings along Avenue B between Sixth Street and 14th Street.
If you're interested in volunteering to be an Avenue B Open Streets Ambassador, then you can find a sign-up sheet here.
The group, described as "a community-led program providing safe, socially distanced recreation for our neighborhood," formed back in the summer, and have led efforts to paint and repair the colorful barriers seen along the Avenue...
The group also has a Twitter and Instagram account that you can monitor for updates.
The city announced the Open Street plan in late May to help residents safely get some fresh air while social distancing.
Photos courtesy of the Loisaida Open Streets Community Coalition
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Noted
As seen on the front door of a building on Ninth Street... a "Notice to all Residents" about new legislation "that mandates that every resident of the Upper West Side born before July 23, 1996 is now required to listen to a minimum of 200 hours of Fiona Apple before the end of 2020 and every year afterwards."
And the photo is of Emmy Rossum, who used to play a character named Fiona Gallagher on Showtime's "Shameless."
🤔
Photo by William Klayer.
Grant Shaffer's NY See
Here's the latest NY See panel, East Village-based illustrator Grant Shaffer's observational sketch diary of things that he sees and hears around NYC ... and, more recently, observations on current events...
City committee says no to air-rights transfer for 3 St. Mark's Place
It appears that the 10-story office building going in at 3 St. Mark's Place at Third Avenue will be 20-percent smaller than the developers had hoped.
Yesterday, the City Council’s Zoning Subcommittee voted down the application by developer Real Estate Equities Corporation (REEC) seeking to transfer air rights from the landmarked 4 St. Marks Place to the new building across the street.
With the air-rights transfer, REEC would have been allowed to build 8,386 square feet larger than the current zoning allows on the northeast corner.
The Village Preservation, who had rallied support against the transfer, noted this denial via an enewsletter:
This more or less guarantees that the air rights transfer, which requires City Council approval, will not happen. Local Councilmember Carlina Rivera voted against the air rights transfer and urged her fellow Councilmembers to do the same. State Sen. Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Deborah Glick had joined us in testifying against the application and urging its rejection, and Borough President Brewer had recommended its rejection earlier in the year.
As we've been reporting in recents months, work has already commenced on the northeast corner of Third Avenue and St. Mark's Place, where the building has a February 2022 completion date.
Regardless of an extra 8,000 square feet, construction will still happen. The project's architect, Morris Adjmi, has said a building of a similar height size would be built as of right.
REEC picked up the 99-year leasehold for the properties here for nearly $150 million in November 2017.
• New building plans revealed for 3rd Avenue and St. Mark's Place
Openings: A10 Kitchen on Avenue A
Photos by Stacie Joy
A10 Kitchen debuted on Tuesday at 162 Avenue A between 10th Street and 11th Street... (we mentioned the restaurant seeking a liquor license back in February.)
Owner Enkeleda Kelmendi (below left) was all set for a March 15 grand opening...
You can find the menu, featuring bistro fare — salads, sandwiches and main dishes such as steak frites and halibut — at the A10 website. You can find their Instagram account here. A10 is open daily from noon to 10 p.m.
Flinders Lane closed here in August 2018 after five-plus years in service. Before the Australian restaurant, this space was The Beagle ... and Orologio before that.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)