The Ludlow sales reach new heights

And they still haven't updated their Web site to include the new hotel/condo/whatever that's currently stalled next door.



Yeah, guys -- that thing.


[Image via Curbed]

A Stop Work Order for the P.J. Hanley's pizza parlor on First Avenue

On Friday, a Stop Work Order was issued on the P.J. Hanley's pizza parlor opening on First Avenue between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place....



Of course, this is 122 First Avenue, and the order lists 122 Second Avenue...



And here's with the DOB has down for the complaint:

CLR IS REPORTING THAT THE ABOVE ADDRESS COMMERCIAL SPACE ONTHE GOUNDFLOOR/ CLR STS THAT THE POSTED PERMIT HAS EXPIRED ON DEC 2 /WORKER GOES THOUGHT BASEMENT TO DO WORK/ CLR NO PERMITS & ILLEGAL CONST

Sure enough, there are no current work permits issued for this space.

By the way, Fork in the Road confirmed Hanley's arrival...

Previously on EV Grieve:
Rumors!: Will PJ Hanley's be opening a pizza shop on First Avenue?

A Building lobby still rehabbing

Not much progress to report in the second week here on 13th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue. Though those buckets have been moved.

And with the lobby out of commission, does this mean that the A Buildingers won't have a Christmas tree in the lobby to adorn with empty beer cans and bras?

Previously on EV Grieve:
A Building residents forced to use the service entrance

"Partying Like You Never Graduated in New York, New York"

Superdive is decked out for the holidays...



... and there's a new review of the place on something called trazzler.com:

Partying Like You Never Graduated in New York, New York
There was this place in college. You remember it. A house devoted to the pursuits of alcohol-fueled debauchery, where the couch was always damp, where the basement-level parties were like classes in beer-bong technique. A shame the city condemned it. Your beer pong game never recovered. Enter Superdive, the next generation party house, where the kegs come tableside. That’s right: keg service—from a list of 750 beers (the Keg Master will need advance notice for more eclectic choices). The bar looks like the offspring of a ski lodge and a fraternity house. Claim a booth with your party people, order some suds, grab a plastic cup, and release your inner-undergrad. Once you’ve plugged your iPod into Superdive’s sound system, or jumped behind the bar to mix your own Mind Erasers, you’ll understand what could happen here: anything. Keg-stands are “not encouraged.” Which the same as saying they aren’t discouraged.

Village Veterinarian coming to 11th Street

We now know at least one of the tenants in the new storefronts on 11th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue...




Figured we were due for the 7th or 8th vintage/consignment shop along here... (not that there's anything wrong with vintage/consignments shops...)

U2/2U Karaoke's sidewalk show

On St. Mark's Place.

Previously on EV Grieve:
2U (or U2) Karaoke is now open on St. Mark's Place; Hanover Cafe coming soon

18th annual Tompkins Square Park holiday tree lighting is today

The lights have been placed on the tree....




And from 4-5 p.m. today...(via Greenwala)

The 18th annual Holiday Tree Lighting at Tompkins Square takes place Sunday, December 13 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Tompkins Square Park, near the southeast corner of the central lawn.

Over 30 caring people volunteer their efforts to make each year's Tree Lighting our biggest and happiest celebration yet. The musicians of the Mandel & Lydon Trio, sponsored by Third Street Music School Settlement, join carolers from Theater for the New City, donating their time and talent to help lead everyone in songs of the season.

A joyful crowd of neighborhood residents joins us as our audience, growing in size each year. The Tree Lighting has become a bright East Village tradition, touching more and more people every season.

Flashback to last year's tree lighting...

On this date in 1989 in Tompkins Square Park

Came across this photo at Corbis by Les Stone. Titled, "Homeless Man Burning Cardboard for Warmth" dated Dec. 13, 1989.

Lots of fire trucks but, thankfully, no fires

Seemed as if there were a lot of fire trucks responding to calls this weekend, such as here on 10th Street and Avenue B last night.




However, as far as I know, there were never any fires. Here on 10th and B, the firefighters left nearly as quickly as they arrived...

Lessons in frugality from the Times: And just never you mind about the women in bikinis sipping Veuve Clicquot in South Beach

Nice piece in the Times titled "A Lesson in Frugality, From the Tenements." And it starts at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.

Writer Damon Darlin asks, "Can middle-class American consumers save like immigrants of more than a century ago? Can they change their mind-sets and lifestyles in order to accumulate capital and work down debt?"

Excellent discussion point, though I got sidetracked with the promo ad next to the article for a South Beach feature in the Times.

A walk along Second Avenue

Second Annual Rock and Roll Clothing sale at Manitoba's

Manitoba's @ 99 Avenue B between Seventh Street and Sixth Street.

SANTA! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

A little brisk, but a fine morning nonetheless to run some errands. It's rather peaceful out and...



WOOOOOOOOOOOO!

SANTA! SANTA! I followed a group of Santas up First Avenue who kept yelling at people a block ahead of them -- at 9:30 a.m. ... And someone asked my where the North Pole was -- two different times along Third Avenue. Can't wait till they all start drinking...

The Santas are congregating now at Lunasa.

Noted

Five starting points for Santacon this year. Around here, people are meeting at Lunasa on First Avenue at 10 a.m. And per the Santacon Web site:

It is NOT a bar crawl for assholes wearing a Santa hat!

And did some of the participants ever find any little people to tag along...?