Early October!
A little later!
This week!
As Blue Glass notes, "When she gets a couch — watch out!"
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Psychic continues First Avenue sidewalk office expansion
We've been keeping tabs on the First Avenue psychic's growing sidewalk empire here next to Coyote Ugly.... check out these photos by First Avenue correspondent Blue Glass ...
Early October!
A little later!
This week!
As Blue Glass notes, "When she gets a couch — watch out!"
Early October!
A little later!
This week!
As Blue Glass notes, "When she gets a couch — watch out!"
Monday, November 8, 2010
Introducing EV Transitions
Well, apparently all that time EV Grieve regular Pinhead spent on the NYPL archives is being put to good use for our benefit! Check out EV Transitions, Pinhead's newly launched blog. Per the description:
Call it "Streetscapes Lite," after Christopher Gray's column in the Sunday NY Times. I apply my full geek powers and talent for time-wasting to researching the history of locations and buildings and other places in my neighborhood that I find interesting.
Meanwhile, EV Grieve, EV Heave and EV Lambo have all collectively sued Pinhead for violating our EV copyright!
Kidding... I love the site... though it will be better once he gets that full liquor license...
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning edition
Here comes Walmart, again (Crain's)
An early look at the "New York Dive" documentary (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
Saying goodbye to Ruby's (The Brooklyn Paper ... Amusing the Zillion has more coverage. ... ditto for Grub Street)
An Eighth Street video now and then (Flaming Pablum)
Protesting against an NYU tower (Curbed)
About that boyfriend-stealing Lady Gaga (Runnin' Scared)
A drink at Nice Guy Eddie's (Eater)
At the SPURA rally (BoweryBoogie)
EV Lambo's Midtown friend (Stupefaction)
And from [jdx] — extra place, squared
Cafe Hanover closed on St. Mark's
EV Grieve reader Ryan notes that the ginormous, 24-hour Cafe Hanover in the old Mondo Kim's space is closed right now...
The state already seized the then-two-month-old Cafe back in July.
Previously on EV Grieve:
2U (or U2) Karaoke is now open on St. Mark's Place; Hanover Cafe coming soon
The state already seized the then-two-month-old Cafe back in July.
Previously on EV Grieve:
2U (or U2) Karaoke is now open on St. Mark's Place; Hanover Cafe coming soon
What is taking over the Superdive space
The owner of the former Aces and Eights space at 34 Avenue A isn't the only person reaching out to the neighborhood.
Signs are up now at the Superdive space. The new owners of the space are on this month's CB3/SLA docket.
As you can see, the new owners want to meet the neighborhood tonight — with promises of cider and pastries. I sent Han Kao an e-mail Saturday morning asking for more details on what people can expect here, though he didn't respond.
However, a neighborhood power broker tells me the new owners are thinking something nouveau American cuisiney but aren't going to commit to anything until they meet with the neighborhood. The resident says while the new owners sound friendly enough, nearby neighbors would love a business that doesn't require a liquor license. One resident along Avenue A asked, "Why can't the landlord bring in a Yoga/Meditation center with a juice bar?" Noted another neighbor: "Great idea. Wrong lifetime."
Signs are up now at the Superdive space. The new owners of the space are on this month's CB3/SLA docket.
As you can see, the new owners want to meet the neighborhood tonight — with promises of cider and pastries. I sent Han Kao an e-mail Saturday morning asking for more details on what people can expect here, though he didn't respond.
However, a neighborhood power broker tells me the new owners are thinking something nouveau American cuisiney but aren't going to commit to anything until they meet with the neighborhood. The resident says while the new owners sound friendly enough, nearby neighbors would love a business that doesn't require a liquor license. One resident along Avenue A asked, "Why can't the landlord bring in a Yoga/Meditation center with a juice bar?" Noted another neighbor: "Great idea. Wrong lifetime."
An Avenue A now and then
Well, we continue to look through through the New York Public Library photo archives... EV Grieve reader Lambert Jack sent along these shots...
Avenue A between Sixth Street and Seventh Street from 1937...
...and today...
For more on the old Hollywood Theater, check out this post.
And facing south on Avenue A at Sixth Street from 1941...
....and today...
Previously on EV Grieve:
A little bit of Hollywood on Avenue A
Avenue A between Sixth Street and Seventh Street from 1937...
...and today...
For more on the old Hollywood Theater, check out this post.
And facing south on Avenue A at Sixth Street from 1941...
....and today...
Previously on EV Grieve:
A little bit of Hollywood on Avenue A
The Mission Cafe has closed
Back in August, I noted that the Mission Cafe on Second Avenue was for sale... Perhaps the sale went through: The Mission is now closed.
But, as the sign on the gate says, you can hit their big sister cafe across the Avenue...
But, as the sign on the gate says, you can hit their big sister cafe across the Avenue...
Mary Ann's remains closed
Last week, I noticed that Mary Ann's on Second Avenue at Fifth had been closed for "renovations." The place was expected to reopen Thursday, per their sign...
However, Mary Ann's remained closed during the weekend....
Here's a look inside on Sunday...
Dunno what this current closure is all about... As you may recall back in March, the state seized the restaurant for nonpayment of taxes...
However, Mary Ann's remained closed during the weekend....
Here's a look inside on Sunday...
Dunno what this current closure is all about... As you may recall back in March, the state seized the restaurant for nonpayment of taxes...
Not such a "New Deal:" FDR pizza and 99-cent slices opening on Second Street
Another inexpensive pizza option in the East Village....at the site of the barber shop that closed last summer just a little east of Avenue A...
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Seems like 4:41
10th Street along Tompkins Square Park. And I'll keep making that Daylight Savings joke.
"He possessed knowledge that most people don't even come across today"
Las week, we passed along that sad news that Howard O'Brien, a longtime bartender at Sophie's, had died after an eight-month battle with cancer.
Patrick Hedlund has a lovely feature on Howard at DNAinfo:
When friends came to clean out the apartment of Howard O'Brien, the longtime neighborhood bartender who passed away last week, they found his Yale University master's degree diploma still rolled up in its original packaging.
Friends said that was typical for a man who, despite his extensive education and vast accomplishments, chose to spend nearly 25 years behind the bar at Sophie's on East 5th Street, one of the last true local haunts left in the East Village.
"Maybe he took it out to look at it once and then put it back in the tube. That's how nonchalant he was about something like that," said Bob Corton, 57, the founder and former owner of Sophie's, who grew up with O'Brien in Westchester and helped empty his East 3rd Street apartment last week.
"He possessed knowledge that most people don't even come across today."
Previously on EV Grieve:
Howard O'Brien, 1954-2010
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