Jules on St. Mark's Place, of course.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Lights! Tables! Extra Place ready for action
As we've been noting (and noting and noting), Extra Place has been undergoing an extreme makeover lately... As these photos from yesterday afternoon show, the Place is ready for action ... and, perhaps, more than one food vendor...
Let there be light!
And, an Extra Place flashback to 1978...
[Top Image via Forgotten New York]
And for grins ... from November 2006...
Let there be light!
And, an Extra Place flashback to 1978...
[Top Image via Forgotten New York]And for grins ... from November 2006...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Earlier this evening on St. Mark's Place
Sorry to say that we don't know what was happening here. But it just looked funny. The Red Bull promo car was probably speeding.
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
"The booting of the Footmen is another sign that the city's gritty soul is on the run." (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
CB3 opposes plans for the outdoor plaza at the new 51 Astor Place (The Local EV)
Aerialist Seanna Sharpe's Williamsburg Bridge performance last night (BoweryBoogie ... The Lo-Down ... Gothamist)
A contentious co-op board election at Seward Park (Curbed)
Uncovering murals at the former Famous Amadeus on Eighth Avenue (City Room)
7 ways to Celebrate Bastille Day in New York City (Runnin' Scared)
And blue glass checks in with a few updates on East Ninth Street... This location of Tangdance is closing...
... and several weeks ago, Verameat opened her first shop at 315 E. Ninth St.
What are the rights of residents when it comes to an interruption in water service?
The Houston Street Corridor Reconstruction continues... scheduled to wrap up in 2013 (heh — right!)...
A resident who lives along Second Street between Avenue C and D has a question about water shut-off regulations as they pertain to projects by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC).
According to the reader, "usually my building gets maybe a 12-hour notice for shut offs that will happen the next day from 8 am - 4 pm. They've even done this on a Saturday."
The water interruption affects all buildings on the north side of Houston/Second Street and Avenues C and D.
Last Wednesday, however, the resident said that officials gave them very short notice before shutting off the water all day, which interrupted plans and other business matters. Apparently officials can give less than 24-hour notice for any emergency construction, and all construction can be considered emergency for any reason (via 311).
The resident and the resident's neighbors have filed multiple complaints with the city and the field supervisor. One small victory — getting a couple days notice for the shut off last Tuesday, to then be followed up with no notice regarding Wednesday morning's interruption.
"We (my neighbors and I) are prepared to be flexible to support the infrastructure updates, but we need more notice and some input on timing and regularity.
Said the resident, "Can't help but think that if I lived on Park Avenue, the City might have a little more consideration for the tenants. Do I really have no rights as the City tells me?"
Anyone with any advice?
A resident who lives along Second Street between Avenue C and D has a question about water shut-off regulations as they pertain to projects by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC).
According to the reader, "usually my building gets maybe a 12-hour notice for shut offs that will happen the next day from 8 am - 4 pm. They've even done this on a Saturday."
The water interruption affects all buildings on the north side of Houston/Second Street and Avenues C and D.
Last Wednesday, however, the resident said that officials gave them very short notice before shutting off the water all day, which interrupted plans and other business matters. Apparently officials can give less than 24-hour notice for any emergency construction, and all construction can be considered emergency for any reason (via 311).
The resident and the resident's neighbors have filed multiple complaints with the city and the field supervisor. One small victory — getting a couple days notice for the shut off last Tuesday, to then be followed up with no notice regarding Wednesday morning's interruption.
"We (my neighbors and I) are prepared to be flexible to support the infrastructure updates, but we need more notice and some input on timing and regularity.
Said the resident, "Can't help but think that if I lived on Park Avenue, the City might have a little more consideration for the tenants. Do I really have no rights as the City tells me?"
Anyone with any advice?
On Avenue A, a bagel oven for Tompkins Square Bagels
Yesterday, Tompkins Square Bagels at 165 Avenue A near 10th Street took a big step toward its opening date with the delivery of a bagel oven and dough mixer ...
Christopher Pugliese, part owner of Court Street Bagels in Cobble Hill, is eyeing an Aug. 1 opening ... we'll have more on all this later...
Previously.
Christopher Pugliese, part owner of Court Street Bagels in Cobble Hill, is eyeing an Aug. 1 opening ... we'll have more on all this later...
Previously.
Claim: Tompkins Square Park is 'Heroinville'
The Villager has an article in this week's issue about Asylum, a group of travelers who hang out in Washington Square Park. The members claim that the NYPD leaves them alone since they're not bothering anyone.
Which leads us to this passage:
However, Hollywood claimed that this isn’t the case in Tompkins Square Park where rumors are that the police have driven some homeless people out of the park permanently.
“The hard drugs are in Tompkins,” said Hollywood.
Russell, another Washington Square Park regular, added.
“I don’t go to Tompkins Square Park because there’s a f---ing bad vibe there. It’s Heroinville!”
Police officers make it extremely hard for the homeless to stay in Tompkins Square Park anyway. They tend to confiscate transients’ belongings as well as harass them incessantly, the transients say.
“You can’t even lie in the grass,” Russell said. “Just because we are homeless doesn’t mean we don’t have rights!”
[Photo by Bobby Williams]
Newsstand in the works for the Bowery and Second Street
Tomorrow night, CB3's Transportation & Public Safety/Environment Committee meets... and among the items on their agenda: Newsstand Application: SE corner, Bowery & E 2nd St.
Interesting... though it will likely be one of those lifeless Cemusa boxes filled with digital advertising.
Meanwhile, about six blocks up on Astor Place, the city is trying to toss Jerry Delakas and his newsstand of 24 years.
New shop carries on proud tradition of St. Mark's Place
As we reported last April 1, Cherries, the porn adult gift shop on St. Mark's Place had closed...
Smart money was on a frozen yogurt shoppe taking over the space... a rare commodity in these parts.
But seriously, the new shop has emerged...
Smart money was on a frozen yogurt shoppe taking over the space... a rare commodity in these parts.
But seriously, the new shop has emerged...
Fu Sushi gets the OK to reopen
After several failed attempts, the DOH let Fu Sushi on Avenue B reopen. On Friday, the DOH revisited, and gave Fu nearly a clean bill of, um, health — just two violation points... that's down from the 99 points that shuttered the place back on June 23. So the the restaurant was able to reopen for the weekend.
After three damning stories, what are the chances that the New York Post notes that Fu Sushi has reopened?
Previously.
C coffee shop quickly closes on East Third Street
On April 18, C cafe opened at 256 E. Third St. near Avenue C. And on June 28, C closed.
Per a Yelp reviewer:
Great while it lasted. The owner was a drummer/arranger/classical pianist ... He wanted to run the place in his spare time because his second passion was coffee and he was making a great living as a producer and sideman. Unfortunately for us, his spare time ran out.
Monday, July 11, 2011
At the Second Line March tonight for d.b.a.'s Ray Deter
Tonight at 7, friends of d.b.a. owner Ray Deter arrived at the bar on East First Street to celebrate his life with a Second Line March.
Deter, the owner of d.b.a., died on July 3 after a bicycling accident.
Thanks to jdx for all the photos here.
Deter, the owner of d.b.a., died on July 3 after a bicycling accident.
Thanks to jdx for all the photos here.
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
Changes coming to 84 Second Ave.? (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
The Hare Krishnas move out of 96 Avenue B (BoweryBoogie)
City to secretly sell off piece of NYC history – to one person (Lost City)
Rainbow Room getting a glitzy makeover (Grub Street)
People are now using the subway on weekends too (Runnin' Scared)
The owner of Union Market, coming soon to Avenue A, denies bogus-meat story in today's Post (Gothamist)
And now in really important news... last week, we posted the photo of actor Vincent Piazza dressed as Lucky Luciano for a scene in "Boardwalk Empire" on East 12th Street.
Per
And did you know: Lucky Luciano grew up at 265 East 10th Street (Off the Grid)
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