FDNY responds to abandoned truck on First Avenue

The FDNY is on the scene now on First Avenue and East 10th Street... there's an abandoned pickup truck on the west side of First Avenue ... witnesses say that the gas tank is dangling from under the truck, or something like that. The firefighters are currently trying to move the truck. Thanks to Christopher Pugliese for the above video...

Checking in on the lonely, melting snowman of East 14th Street

Yesterday we noted the snowman who was locked inside a Stuy Town playground facing East 14th Street...

Flashback!

EVG reader Michael followed up today ...

Perhaps he'll be back again as soon as tomorrow night, when the forecasters are calling for up to inches of snow...

Report: Upper West Side old-timer Emerald Inn will likely close for good this spring

Stepping away from the neighborhood for a minute. The Emerald Inn, the Upper West Side saloon that has been serving up drinks since FDR was in office, looks like a goner, again. A huge rent hike nearly killed it a few years back, but the landlord couldn't find a tenant who'd pay $35,000 a month for the 800-square-foot space during the recession.

Now, though. The West Side Rag reports this afternoon that the landlord has already been showing the space to other prospective tenants. As they report: "The unpretentious bar now has some very tony neighbors, including high-end retailers like Helmut Lang and Club Monaco, and rents have escalated."

The current lease is up May 1.

Previously.

H/t Eater

Ev Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition

[Via EVG reader Raquel Shapira]

The plan to build three towers around St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery — in 1930 (Curbed)

Why yes — building luxury developments on public housing property is the worst idea ever (Gawker)

Kindergarten choices in the East Village/Lower East Side (DNAinfo)

Big crowd at yesterday's SPURA RFP information session (BoweryBoogie)

Dining with a hawk in Tompkins Square Park (The Gog Log)

At the 2013 Firecracker Festival (The Lo-Down)

Bloomberg aims to crush Styrofoam (Runnin' Scared)

RIP Memory Keeper on 14th Street (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

A look at the Costume Institute's punk exhibit (Racked)

Madonna is posting photos of her boobs on Instagram (Gothamist)

The latest indignity for Times Square — Señor Frog's (Eater)

And via Shawn Chittle this morning on St. Mark's Place... the Tanks A Lot truck...

And you say, "You're welcome."

OK, I'll be over here...

If you're traveling on Avenue C this morning...

... then please mind the gap here at East Sixth Street... and there are unconfirmed reports that brokers are already showing the property.

Photo by EVG reader Steven Matthews.

This morning

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Looking south from the East Village... a beautiful morning ... plus, making up for the dead rat on the windshield photo a little further down on the site today.

3rd East Village Juice Press now open

Now open on East 10th Street just east of Second Avenue ...

...as previously noted here ... and here.

'Out of Shaoul’s frying pan and into Kushner’s fire?' Super Tenants Association meeting planned

From the EV Grieve inbox...

Out of Shaoul’s Frying Pan and into Kushner’s Fire?

Are you or do you know someone who lives in one of the buildings that Ben Shaoul just sold to Jared Kushner? The tenants association of 118/120 East 4th Street is looking to get together with other tenants in the same parcel of buildings for a Super Tenants Association Meeting. The idea is to get together, talk about our past experiences, what we may have to look out for in the future and how to establish a network for support and information sharing.

Please email the organizers here

Previously on EV Grieve:
Report: Jared Kushner paid $49 million for 7 more Ben Shaoul-owned properties in the East Village

Ben Shaoul and company put East Fourth Street buildings on the market for $25 million

4 East Fourth Street apartment buildings hit market for $32 million

Rumors: Is Ben Shaoul selling his East Village properties?

What Lower East Side hotels have special rates for some afternoon delight?

Saw this headline fly by on Twitter yesterday morning: "Afternoon sex, affairs can be part of life on the road." Naturally, I clicked on the link to the USA Today article... about a newish website called Dayuse-hotels.com that lets people book "boutique" hotel rooms in New York City for a few hours of afternoon romance. Or rest. Or Internet. Or whatever you'd need a hotel room for from, say, noon till 4 p.m.

Anyway, I went to the Dayuse site to see if any local hotels were in their database.

There are two – the Blue Moon on Orchard and Off Soho Suites on Rivington... Randomly picked Feb. 19 to see the rates...

It's $275 for three hours at the Blue Moon...

..or $119 for five hours at the Off Soho Suites...

If this is too much, then you could always opt for the Days Inn at JFK — just $79 for six hours.

No 7-Eleven organizers are guests tonight on 'Let’s Get Real With Chef Erica Wides'

From the EV Grieve inbox... the organizers behind the East Village No 7-Eleven movement are guests tonight at 6:30 on "Let’s Get Real With Chef Erica Wides" on the Heritage Radio Network...

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Here's the "Let's Get Real" Website.

Previously on EV Grieve:
'No 7-Eleven' movement goes global with BBC report

OK, who tossed the dead rat on this car's windshield?

Gruesome reader discovery yesterday afternoon on East 10th Street and Avenue A. Theories?

Chloë Sevigny had a fashion show at St Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery Saturday

Chloë Sevigny, who may or may not still be living on East 10th Street, threw a fashion show at St Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery Saturday. The Daily Mail had a report on all this yesterday.

Per the article:

Chloë Sevigny returned to her model roots on Saturday, starring in the fall 2013 presentation for her own Opening Ceremony line ... the 38-year-old actress and fashion designer stood amongst her mod-themed models with blank stares, who, like the protests staged by youthquakers in the Sixties, held signs that said things like: 'The agony of power.'

And!

Ms Sevigny showed the kinds of clothes she likes to wear herself: hip, indie, and cool. And the Sixties-style-meets-music-festival collection of thrown-on separates and mini-dresses neatly fits in with this East Village cool-girl image.

Among the musical highlights: Kim Gordon and DNA's Ikue Mori played with Bleached, the all-girl surf rockers.

And here's a snippet about the show from... MTV...

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'Rarely available' A Building penthouse now available for $3.7 million

A penthouse at the pool-topped A Building on East 13th Street is now on the market. According to the Corcoran listing:

Rarely available in the luxurious modern A Building is this unique 3 bedroom/3 bath penthouse loft condominium with spacious sunny open south facing living area in the heart of the East Village. Step out from your living room onto your beautiful terrace with panoramic views of downtown and you won't want to leave. The island gourmet kitchen is perfect for entertaining and the bedrooms are large with generous closet space. This one is a must see!

Price: $3,795 million. It previously sold for $2.9 million in May 2008, according to Streeteasy.

Noted

Dave on 7th spotted this on the door at Ricky's on First Avenue.