On East 10th Street a little bit ago. Photo by John Iz. Turns out this fellow isn't exactly a trailblazer on the weed sign front. Check out this article from the Daily News.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
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On East 10th Street a little bit ago. Photo by John Iz. Turns out this fellow isn't exactly a trailblazer on the weed sign front. Check out this article from the Daily News.
Today's sign of the apocalypse: A mini golf-bocce ball-nightclub combo on University Place
The 16,000-square-foot Greenwich Village Country Club is coming this fall from the Bowlmor Lanes folks, Eater reports. Oh, and there's shuffleboard too. At University and 13th Street.
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
The TSP rats don't disappoint in their national debut (Neither More Nor Less)
New border for the East Village: 20th Street, says Stuy Town (The Observer)
The pre-iPod, iPad, i-everything subway of NYC (Nonetheless)
Another longtime, unglam business exits the Meatpacking District (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
Celebrating 15 years of the New York International Fringe Festival (DNAinfo)
Looking at "Entourage" actress Constance Zimmer's East Village home (New York Post)
Anarchy and austerity: Why London won't be the last city to burn (The Atlantic)
And NYU is moving into the revamped Fairchild Publications Building at 7 E. 12th St. (The Real Deal)
After careful investigation, Key Food is still the least-expensive beer option of East Village grocery stores
After yesterday's hard-hitting post on Key Food raising the price of Pabst from $3.60 to $4.99, we decided to take an undecidedly unscientific poll of what other East Village grocery stores charge for cheap beer.
For your reference...
Key Food:
Pabst — $4.99
Natural Ice — $4.79
Milwaukee's Best Premium – $3.99
So.
Met Foods on Second Avenue near Sixth Street...
Pabst — Crap, I forget. It was more than $4.99 though.
Natural Ice — $5.19
Milwaukee's Best Premium – $4.99
So, would it be safe to assume that prices would go down the further east you go? No!
At the Associated on Avenue C at Eighth Street, the Pabst was $11.49 a 12-pack. (A six-pack of Budweiser in cans? $8.49! No Pabst in six packs.)
And at Fine Fare on Avenue C at Fourth Street...
Pabst — $6.99
Natural Ice & Natural Light — $4.99
...but the handy-dandy bro-pack of 24 is $19.99....
Bonuscheap beer tip:
The 12-packs of Natural Ice & Natural Light were just $6.59 at the Rite Aid on Avenue D...
Assume they are the same price at the Rite Aid locations on First Avenue and 14th Street. Enter at your own peril.
For your reference...
Key Food:
Pabst — $4.99
Natural Ice — $4.79
Milwaukee's Best Premium – $3.99
So.
Met Foods on Second Avenue near Sixth Street...
Pabst — Crap, I forget. It was more than $4.99 though.
Natural Ice — $5.19
Milwaukee's Best Premium – $4.99
So, would it be safe to assume that prices would go down the further east you go? No!
At the Associated on Avenue C at Eighth Street, the Pabst was $11.49 a 12-pack. (A six-pack of Budweiser in cans? $8.49! No Pabst in six packs.)
And at Fine Fare on Avenue C at Fourth Street...
Pabst — $6.99
Natural Ice & Natural Light — $4.99
...but the handy-dandy bro-pack of 24 is $19.99....
Bonus
The 12-packs of Natural Ice & Natural Light were just $6.59 at the Rite Aid on Avenue D...
Assume they are the same price at the Rite Aid locations on First Avenue and 14th Street. Enter at your own peril.
Tonight in Tompkins Square Park: Movie with a swear word in it
Tonight marks the seventh of the free music-movie nights in Tompkins Square Park. This evening's cinematograph: "Kick-A**"
Unfortunately, given the cuss word in the movie's title, we've can't mention it here. In fact, we will be circulating a petition during the screening of "Kick-A$$" tonight asking for it to be banned here and any other places where there might be children. This is NOT Times Square in the 1970s.
So, instead of a trailer of the film per usual, we will play something more wholesome.
OK, OK ... it's "Kick-Ass" from 2010 ... Here's a quickie recap from Rotten Tomatoes: "Adapted from Mark Millar's hyper-violent comic book of the same name, director Matthew Vaughn's (Layer Cake) vigilante superhero film tells the tale of an average New York teenager who decides to don a costume and fight crime. Comic book geek Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) may not have good coordination or special powers, but that doesn't mean he isn't a fully capable crime fighter."
And upcoming...
Aug. 18 — Rosemary’s Baby
Aug. 25 — The Godfather
Sept. 1 — Stake Land
Here's the official website for the summer movies.
Unfortunately, given the cuss word in the movie's title, we've can't mention it here. In fact, we will be circulating a petition during the screening of "Kick-A$$" tonight asking for it to be banned here and any other places where there might be children. This is NOT Times Square in the 1970s.
So, instead of a trailer of the film per usual, we will play something more wholesome.
OK, OK ... it's "Kick-Ass" from 2010 ... Here's a quickie recap from Rotten Tomatoes: "Adapted from Mark Millar's hyper-violent comic book of the same name, director Matthew Vaughn's (Layer Cake) vigilante superhero film tells the tale of an average New York teenager who decides to don a costume and fight crime. Comic book geek Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) may not have good coordination or special powers, but that doesn't mean he isn't a fully capable crime fighter."
And upcoming...
Aug. 18 — Rosemary’s Baby
Aug. 25 — The Godfather
Sept. 1 — Stake Land
Here's the official website for the summer movies.
Motek Creperie on St. Mark's Place has apparently closed
Multiple readers have pointed out that the year-old creperie at 125 St. Mark's Place has closed. Recent trips past show that the gate is down. The inside looks a little disheveled.
One Yelper we know (well, through Twitter) called it the "WORST crepe ever. WORST business in the East Village."
Dunno. Never ate here. You?
On the Bowery, Forcella pizza shows a sign, Twitter account
As we pointed out back in February, a new pizza shop is coming to 334 Bowery, former home of Bowery Tattoo...
Just checking in on the progress at Forcella — La Pizza di Napoli. Coming Soon signs are up!
And they're on Twitter...
Workers still have a way to go to hit that opening Summer 2011 mark...
In any event, this isn't actually a new Twitter account... Italian Pizzaiolo and Chef Giulio Adriani has a place in Williamsburg too. Who has eaten there?
Just checking in on the progress at Forcella — La Pizza di Napoli. Coming Soon signs are up!
And they're on Twitter...
Workers still have a way to go to hit that opening Summer 2011 mark...
In any event, this isn't actually a new Twitter account... Italian Pizzaiolo and Chef Giulio Adriani has a place in Williamsburg too. Who has eaten there?
Checking in on the Wren, a new gastropub for the Bowery
Meanwhile, up the block, work continues at the former Sala space. (Sala closed "for renovations" back in January.)
As Daniel Maurer reported for Grub Street in March, the owners of Wilfie & Nell on West Fourth Street plan to open a gastropub here called the Wren.
Eater's Jackie Goldstein reported on March 10 that Community Board 2 OK'd a full-liquor license for the space. According to Eater, the place will have 197 seats ... and no DJs or live music. Several tenants of the apartments above here at 344 Bowery gave their support of the project.
As Daniel Maurer reported for Grub Street in March, the owners of Wilfie & Nell on West Fourth Street plan to open a gastropub here called the Wren.
Eater's Jackie Goldstein reported on March 10 that Community Board 2 OK'd a full-liquor license for the space. According to Eater, the place will have 197 seats ... and no DJs or live music. Several tenants of the apartments above here at 344 Bowery gave their support of the project.
Montessori preschool opening on Avenue B
An EV Grieve reader notes that the long-vacant storefront on Avenue B between Third and Fourth Streets ...
... is becoming the third branch of Gold Material, a Montessori-style preschool. Their pricing follows the precedent set by the World Class Learning Academy: $21,000 a year for the full-day program; $16,000 for half-day programs. (The tuition rates for Gold Material are here.)
... is becoming the third branch of Gold Material, a Montessori-style preschool. Their pricing follows the precedent set by the World Class Learning Academy: $21,000 a year for the full-day program; $16,000 for half-day programs. (The tuition rates for Gold Material are here.)
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
On the menu tonight for the rats: Chili
EV Grieve reader AC noted this on Avenue A at Seventh Street... Presumably leftover from one of the charitable organizations who provide a much-needed service to those in need... Unfortunately, these kinds of things can happen afterwards...
Meanwhile, in the First Avenue bike lane
EV Grieve reader Steve Carter notes this at First Street this afternoon.
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition — The LES in video circa 1967, Jim Caviezel filming on Avenue B
The LES circa 1967 via video (BoweryBoogie)
And NYC in video circa 1962 (Nonetheless)
Check out the latest work at the EV Grieve animated gif tribute site (EVGif)
Thrillseekers toss themselves subway parties, record them (Runnin' Scared)
Another stretch of Bleecker Street is doomed (Jeremiah's Vanishing NY)
Our friends at EV Heave are back with more barf on the Coop (EV Heave)
A look at Manhattan rents (Curbed)
Crap, speaking of rent, I forgot to thank W.M. Akers at the Observer for including my comments about the update of "Rent" (The Observer)
The Post's vision of a hooker
City saves Bowery Bank Building (The Lo-Down)
Staying at the Chelsea Hotel in 1978 (Epehmeral NY)
And just when we said we didn't pay any attention anymore to film shoots... Here's Jim "Jesus" Caviezel filming the new CBS drama "Person of Interest" on Avenue B today...
...where earlier, EV Grieve reader E.G. wondered what this was outside 29 Avenue B... The aftermath of a night out at Billy Hurricane's or something more sinister?
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