Lucy's will return Aug. 12 or 13th

Or maybe Aug. 2 or 3. Hard to tell really. Anyway, time for the usual summer break here on Avenue A. No Smiley Face sign this time though. :(

The Wayside is now open on East 12th Street

A few readers told us that Wayside is now open at 139 E. 12th St. just west of Third Avenue...

The cafe took over for the long-closed D&M Convenience store.

We don't know too much about the Wayside (not to be confused with the Wayland). This was the info from the Wayside application filed ahead of the CB3/SLA committee meeting in August 2012:

The applicants, listed as Paul Typaldos and Andreas Typaldos, will run a small cafe that would be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday, and 7 a.m.-2 a.m. Thursday-Saturday. They describe the food as "simple organic fare: sandwiches, paninis, salads."

And according to the application, Paul Typaldos is a majority member in Greensquare Tavern over on West 21st Street.

EV Grieve Eatery Etc.: Power problems KO Alder's Friday night; here's Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken

Last Thursday night, several people noted the arrival of the FDNY at Alder, chef Wylie Dufresne's newish restaurant on Second Avenue...


[Photo by @jabell86]

Not sure exactly what transpired other than that the power went out... and that diners finished their meals by candlelight... The power issue kept the restaurant out of order on Friday night too...



Alder was back in business on Saturday.

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On Saturday, we took a look inside the incoming Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken on Second Avenue and East First Street... we haven't heard of any opening date yet... but it looks close...

Week in Grieview

[Bobby Williams]

Rally for Trayvon Martin (Sunday)

Cooper Union students end occupation of President's office after 65 days (Monday)

Q-and-A with Nick Zedd (Thursday)

It was pretty hot out (Monday)

Why S'MAC left First Park (Tuesday)

Klean & Kleaner remains a laundromat (Thursday)

205 Avenue A revealed (Tuesday)

St. John's coming to 51 Astor? (Wednesday)

L'asso EV closes (Monday)

No help likely to spare Mary Help of CHristians Catholic Church from demolition (Tuesday)

Box Kite Coffee to open on St. Mark's Place (Tuesday)

Out and About With Michael Duggan (Wednesday)

Alphabets has a new outpost on Avenue A (Monday)

Wafles & Dinges opens on Avenue B (Monday)

Richard Hell likes his apartment (Friday)

Workers remove giant elm in Tompkins Square Park (Saturday)

Swimming in the floating East River pool (Friday)

Rat battle (Monday)

A baby bird in a basket on East 13th Street

S. Wylie shares these photos ... as well as this story...

"Earlier this week an ingenious and noble New Yorker rescued this baby bird on East 13th Street..."





But yesterday, the baby flew the basket...

NYPD looking for help finding men accused of assault on First Avenue

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Twin brothers were attacked by a group of men early May 26 on First Avenue near East First Street. (BoweryBoogie first reported the incident here.)

Flyers are now up around the area in which the incident took place... As the flyers show, the victims are black. The men wanted for the attack are white, and the group numbered as many as 10. The NYPD assigned the incident to the Hate Crime Task Force.

Previously.

Moon set

Last night... photos by Bobby Williams

Today's rain

Photo by Bobby Williams

Nino's is back open on Avenue A

[Bobby Williams]

Nino's — the real Nino's — is back open as of today on Avenue A and St. Mark's Place...Nino Camaj has reopened the pizzeria that he previously sold...



... the pizza was just as good as we remembered it... though the interior still needs to be warmed up a bit. Plenty of time for that.

No sign of a soda fountain machine just yet, though they do sell Italian ices...

Previously on EV Grieve:
New Nino's will be the old Nino's

Cadillac dreams

Earlier today on East Fourth Street and Avenue C... Goggla notes that it attracted a lot of admirers ... and it's for sale...

Above the Bowery

Photo from the Bowery by Bobby Williams earlier today...

[Updated] Noted

Why aren't there any city trash cans on 2nd Avenue this morning?
— evgrieve (@evgrieve) July 20, 2013

Tweeted this observation this morning... several people have also noticed. Anyone know why there aren't any trash cans along Second Avenue?

Updated Sunday morning

Still trash-can free on Second Avenue... and people seem to be just tossing their trash on the sidewalk...

'#EV3 Release Party' today for 'the most desirable walk-up in the East Village'

Big doings today over at the "East Village3" aka "The #EV3" ... aka the buildings at 50-58 E. Third St. where many longtime tenants lost their leases when new owners took over the building last year ...

Today, according to the ALL-CAP notice on Streeteasy:

!!!!!!!!!RED CARPET RELEASE PARTY!!!!!!!!!
WAIT NO LONGER, THE HOTTEST PENTHOUSE 2BR + ROOFDECK IN THE EV JUST HIT THE MARKET!!!

Here's the flyer for the event...



Food. Drink. Music. Red carpet? Let us know if you drop by to say in front of the cameras, the "most desirable walk-in the East Village."

Previously on EV Grieve:
Reader report: Three apartment buildings sold on East Third Street

Advocate for East Third Street buildings moving to Washington Heights

More about the lease renewals at 50, 54 and 58 E. Third St.

Tenants at 50, 54 and 58 E. Third St. banding to together in face of building sale

More drama at 50-58 E. Third St.; 'heavy construction' awaits tenants who stay

And now the renovations really begin at 50-58 E. Third St.

The 'East Village3' is ready for you; for that 'Industrial Chic feel'

Workers remove rest of giant elm in Tompkins Square Park

Workers started cutting down a giant elm in Tompkins Square Park on Thursday... and now the tree near the entrance on Avenue B at East Ninth Street is gone...


[Bobby Williams]

Workers had said part of the tree was hollowed out and in danger of falling... and to show this, a portion of a hollowed-out limb remains...