Thursday, December 31, 2020
Grant Shaffer's NY See
[Updated] Morning-after look at the damage caused by the broken water main on 1st Avenue and 7th Street
.@NYCWater is responding to quite a few complaints about this. Yes, likely related to the watermain break. Call 311 with your address so nearby hydrants can be flushed. In the meantime, DEP recommends to run cold tap water for a while to see if it helps flush the pipes.
— NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera (@CMCarlinaRivera) December 31, 2020
E7 Deli & Cafe receives 2020 welcome
Golden Food Market owner Ali Fardos now runs East Village Organic a few storefronts away.
A tapas-wine bar was in the works for No. 118 in April 2018, but those plans never materialized.
On 2nd Avenue, B&H Dairy wraps up a trying year, ponders its future
The final straw came a few days before Christmas, when city inspectors ordered B&H to dismantle their newly-erected sidewalk structure, due to its proximity to a curbside tree. (The bus lane on 2nd Avenue means B&H can't take advantage of on-street dining).
By that point, they'd already relocated the outdoor area twice to meet the city’s demands, while investing thousands of dollars in new wiring that will, in theory, eventually allow them to connect an outdoor heater. "When the man stopped by and told me about the tree, I almost had a heart attack. No one ever mentioned the tree, all of a sudden they remember the tree," Ola told Gothamist on a recent morning. "I give this place so much heart and emotion to continue the tradition, and the city wants to destroy us."
Nowon will close temporarily starting New Year's Day
So long Milon
It takes awhile for your disbelieving eyes to adjust, because the space is hung with thousands of tiny colored lights. Some are Christmas lights, but others are stars, hearts, and red-hot chiles. These descend from the ceiling, as do dozens of banners for seemingly every nation on earth, like a United Nations on acid.
While Milon and Panna II had been catering to the Instagram crowd in recent years, locals still find the restaurants a comfort on evenings away from the weekends. Some have feared that the indoor-dining ban could mark the end of the so-called Curry Row.
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
[Updating] 1 week later, there's ANOTHER water main break on 1st Avenue and 7th Street
It took workers two-plus days to clean up the broken pipe last week... which forced several businesses to temporarily close and residents to lose their water service.Happening now! Another water main breaks at the same spot on East 7th Street and 2nd Av. @evgrieve pic.twitter.com/DQGoZidnx9
— Gili Getz 🔥 (@giligetz) December 31, 2020
for real this is wilddddd pic.twitter.com/i1cBV8rFfp
— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) December 31, 2020
Residents have reported the city has shut off the water to the buildings in the immediate area... and several residents on Seventh Street were spotted leaving their apartments with suitcases...
Updated:EVG Etc.: Appreciating Pinc Louds; Visiting Punjabi Grocery and Deli
Holiday greetings for NYC
The Poetry Project's 47th annual New Year's Day Marathon will be a livestream extravaganza
Join 250 poets, artists and performers at The Poetry Project's 47th Annual New Year's Day Marathon. 11 p.m. (ET) New Year's Eve – 11 p.m. (ET) New Year's Day.
This year's gathering combines poetry readings with hypnosis, DJ sets and music videos, ritual offerings, celebrations of place and history, cooking segments, short films, archival media and more.
The Marathon begins New Year's Eve (Dec. 31) with an 11 pm-to-midnight countdown, a broadcast of live performances, and a special feature from the clocktower of St. Mark's. And continues all through New Year's Day (Jan. 1) up until 11 p.m. with an continuous assemblage of performances recorded for this year's Marathon.
The event will be be available online FREE via The Poetry Project's Facebook Live and The Poetry Project YouTube live accounts.
RSVP here.