Uh, nope...I asked one of the fellows standing there what was happening...he said it was a small independent film. This was their first day of shooting...and they were expecting to be done for the day by the opening 2 p.m. bell at Sophie's.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
An independent film shoot at Sophie's
On Saturday morning, there was a small film crew assembled in front of Sophie's. Perhaps Bourdain was back for seconds?
Uh, nope...I asked one of the fellows standing there what was happening...he said it was a small independent film. This was their first day of shooting...and they were expecting to be done for the day by the opening 2 p.m. bell at Sophie's.
Uh, nope...I asked one of the fellows standing there what was happening...he said it was a small independent film. This was their first day of shooting...and they were expecting to be done for the day by the opening 2 p.m. bell at Sophie's.
Overpowered by Funk
Filmmaker Paul Dougherty passed along the link to his most recent creation, White Collar Funk 1. (A sequel to his July 2008 video White Collar Funk.)
As Paul notes on YouTube, "In the summer of 1975 while working on E. 23rd St. I'd take a porta-pak out at lunchtime for people watching and capturing street scenes. The area, not *that* different from today, was east of the Flatiron building (district) and was/is kind of a office area, lacking the glamour of midtown (hence the tape name). A little like today, it harkened to an earlier era. It was grey and gritty and I liked it just fine. Besides the office workers, some "street" types came from a welfare hotel(s) east of Lexington. I'm pretty shy so I couldn't bring myself to follow or go up to people, so I did a kind of surveillance. For those reasons many of the shots are very short. Anyway taken together you get a feel for a NY street at the time. Enjoy."
Previous Paul Dougherty videos posted on EV Grieve can be accessed here.
Noted
From the Times today:
Much Vilified, Financial Titans Find a Friend in Bloomberg
By DAVID W. CHEN
The mayor’s refusal to echo the chorus of anti-business criticism is refreshing to the financial community, but critics say he is too cozy with his business-class brethren.
Monday, April 13, 2009
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
From a party to a protest: Bob Arihood has photos and a narrative from Saturday night's CATastrophe event (Neither More Nor Less)
Six Years Ago Today: Mainstream media Hailed "End" of Iraq War (Editor & Publisher)
Heroin is cheaper than a six-pack of beer (CNN)
Why young Americans still want to move to NYC (New York)
Discussion: What was the hipster? (New York Observer)
Plastic and rubber on Canal (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
A 1930 street fair on East 12th Street (Ephemeral New York)
The return of Chico?
Back on March 5, we did a post on a new mural by Chico/Tats Cru at Houston and Avenue B. It was our impression that this was Chico's last work before moving to Florida.
Well, maybe not. Spotted this on Houston and Avenue B...at the exact spot of their last mural....
Well, maybe not. Spotted this on Houston and Avenue B...at the exact spot of their last mural....
The Remaking of Pelham 123
We did a little moaning hereabouts at this time last year over the remaking of one of our favorite NYC films, "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."
Anyway, the posters are up and the trailers are out for the Denzel-Travolta remake coming June 12. We don't feel much better about this.
And the original trailer from 1974...
For further reading on EV Grieve:
New York City subway films of the 1970s
More on the EV ATM skimmers
The Post yesterday had more on the ATM skimmers found at two East Village banks.
"I was at the Chase Bank on the corner of 2nd Avenue and East 10th Street, where the old Second Avenue Deli used to be," said 34-year-old New Yorker, Sean Siebel. "I was on my way to get a haircut and stopped to get cash but noticed something was wrong with the ATM card slot."
When Siebel, who works for Microsoft, inserted his card the machine produced an error message. "Then my card came out really slowly like it was being obstructed," Siebel added.
He jiggled the card slot to try to get his card out and the plastic front piece, which he thought looked odd, came away easily in his hand. "It was just stuck on with tape -- there was a magnetic-card reader inside and a USB port."
Siebel said he took his find inside the bank and asked for help. Maria Pascuas, the assistant branch manager, "immediately freaked out," he said, telling Siebel she had heard of similar devices elsewhere but not in New York City.
Pascuas then called Chase security and sent Siebel on his way. "I asked her if she wanted my details and if I should file a police report but she said no," Siebel said.
The Consumerist first broke the story. Here are some other ATM-skimmer links.
And isn't easier to just crash a van into the ATM and haul it off...?
For further reading on EV Grieve:
Avenue ATM (aka, how many stupid ATMs does one block need?)
The R&S Strauss signs are gone
Last Monday we noted that R&S Strauss on 14th Street and Avenue C had been sold... And now, the signs have been removed...
There's no such thing as a free lunch....
OK, so I looked. Based on this ad on East Seventh Street at First Avenue, went to NBC's new New York Locals Only Web site.
Anyway, while there, you can vote on the city's "best 'old' bar," McSorley's or Old Town.
Coming soon on Avenue B: "Exclusive Smoke Shop and Deli Corp."
The Tibetan specialty shop Lhasa Boutique on Avenue B near Fourth Street closed up in February. Replacing it: Looks like another convenience store.
This addition will bring the empty storefronts total down to 21.
This addition will bring the empty storefronts total down to 21.
What lies beneath?
Have you taken the interactive tour of the Seward Park/LES area yet? A good spring activity. The Villager did a piece on the project last October. Dunno, though, if Kicking over the Traces ask this question: Why hasn't the largest tract of vacant city-owned property below 96th Street been touched in decades?
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