On 11th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Madonna and Sean Penn got married on this date in 1985
Just felt like mentioning that...
And you may already know this story... Andy Warhol and Keith Haring collaborated on this painting as a wedding gift...
[©The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts]
By the way, three years later, someone stole the painting from one of Madonna's homes... The FBI was on the case... The Smoking Gun posted all the details on the case back in 1999.
Anyway, happy 25th anniversary!
And you may already know this story... Andy Warhol and Keith Haring collaborated on this painting as a wedding gift...
[©The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts]
By the way, three years later, someone stole the painting from one of Madonna's homes... The FBI was on the case... The Smoking Gun posted all the details on the case back in 1999.
Anyway, happy 25th anniversary!
The community board-State Liquor Authority drinking game
To help pass the time during the dull stretches of community board/state liquor authority meetings... we started getting stupid(er), like, given the boozy topic, maybe we should create a drinking game to play ...
So! You have to do a shot every time an applicant says:
"I just want to be part of the community."
"I'm just a guy from the neighborhood."
Someone speaking against a proposed bar/restaurant says, "I like the concept, just not on this block."
Someone speaking against a proposed bar/restaurant uses any of the following words: fraternity, sorority, hell, zoo, spring break, Bourbon Street or woo woo.
The applicant wears a Bluetooth throughout his or her presentation.
Two shots if:
A priest speaks for the applicant.
The applicant's previous restaurant experience was working as a club DJ or promoter.
The applicant has 500 signatures in support, though only 3 of the residents actually live on the block in question.
The applicant says that his or her new place will be an upscale restaurant that will be open until 4 a.m.
The applicant says that the new place will be for the neighborhood, with entrees starting at $32.
They just want the license to pair wines with dessert.
The applicant's attorney says, "This is New York City -- it's supposed to be noisy."
Supporters of the applicant suggest that, if opponents don't like noise, they should move to, or move back to, [Ohio, Delaware, Schenectady, et al]
Three shots if:
The bar name is a nod to homeless people, welfare recipients, alcoholics or serial killers.
The applicant says that he or she is willing to work with the community, and to prove it, the restaurant/bar will close at 1 a.m. on Sundays.
The applicant uses the words "artisanal" or "gastro."
Four shots if:
The applicant uses the words "artisanal" and "gastro" together.
You're told dear old mom from the Old Country will be the chef.
The applicant says if he or she doesn't get approval, the space will likely become a chain store, bank or halfway house for pyromaniacs.
The applicant says that the restaurant will sponsor art classes for kids in the neighborhood.
Chug if:
The applicant gives each committee member an envelope with cash.*
The applicant promises to keep the spirit of the previous owner's establishment alive by having the now-deceased owner stuffed and mounted over the bar.
* We're not suggesting this has ever happened...
Outside the Mars Bar, a tribute to Roy
Roy, who prepped the Mars Bar in the morning for the day ahead, passed away earlier this summer... and now there's a tribute to him outside the bar...
The art is by Terry Galmitz, who had a show starting yesterday at the Mars Bar...
For more photos of Roy, visit The Gog Log.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Roy in the morning
The art is by Terry Galmitz, who had a show starting yesterday at the Mars Bar...
For more photos of Roy, visit The Gog Log.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Roy in the morning
It wouldn't be a CB3/SLA meeting without a Superdive scratch!
In the last six months, Superdive has been on the CB3/SLA agenda five times for a transfer, alteration, etc. ... and each time, the Superdivers have been a scratch... the keg-tappin' gang is now off tonight's agenda too...
They need to go for nine!
Seriously, though, I asked Superdive officials what is happening... when I last checked in with them, they were at the beach... Via e-mail:
... at the beach right now in fact!
Still undecided in regards to landlord's generous buyout proposal (he really wants a neighborhood restaurant for space)... adjourned till September. Got to roll, surf is calling!
Previously on EV Grieve:
Another month, another Superdive scratch; Plus, Avenue A bars give it another go tonight
Superdive not going 5 for 5 this CB3/SLA meeting
Breaking: "Fear not — the SUPERDIVE sign burns brightly!"
DBGB doubles up for sidewalk cafe request
DBGB is on the CB3/SLA agenda tonight for a sidewalk cafe...
...and per the sign out front, there's also a public hearing on the matter... conveniently scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at 2...
...and per the sign out front, there's also a public hearing on the matter... conveniently scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at 2...
Rhong Tiam still pretending as if it's open
Yesterday afternoon....
Of course, the space at Second Avenue and Fifth Street has been closed for more than a week... And, last week, owner Andy Yang told Grub Street that he has closed the East Village outpost of Rhong Tiam... yet the "closed for private party" sign emerged...and the sign was not there Friday or Saturday...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Kurve/Rhong Tiam's long, strange trip is apparently over
Of course, the space at Second Avenue and Fifth Street has been closed for more than a week... And, last week, owner Andy Yang told Grub Street that he has closed the East Village outpost of Rhong Tiam... yet the "closed for private party" sign emerged...and the sign was not there Friday or Saturday...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Kurve/Rhong Tiam's long, strange trip is apparently over
Scenes from a fancy new apartment
Our friend Cat Sitter in the City has a funny post from Friday evening... in which she got a glimpse across the way into one of those new buildings in the neighborhood with the floor-to-ceiling windows...there was a party going on...then!
"At one point, a couple went into the bedroom right off the living room and closed the door. Like the living room, the bedroom didn't have any blinds or drapes.
"The girl foraged through a dresser and grabbed a silky top. She was changing when the guy, who was probably her boyfriend, whipped off his khakis and underwear, threw his arms up in the air and started air thrusting. She doubled over laughing."
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Reminders tonight: Sensitive Skin at the Bowery Poetry Club
There's a reading tonight at 6 with Sensitive Skin magazine. There will be readings by Darius James, Christian Hunter, Drew Huebner and Rob Hardin with music by Kurt Wolf (ex-Pussy Galore) and video by Rebecca Gaffney. Details here.
20-plus years of keeping Tompkins Square Park in shape
[Photo credit John Penley]
In case you haven't already seen it... Lincoln Anderson has a nice piece in The East Villager this week on Harry Greenberg, who's retiring after more than two decades as the supervisor of Tompkins Square Park.
There are plenty of passages to highlight...
Greenberg is quick to credit his staff for keeping Tompkins clean. Actually, the number of his workers has shrunk over the years, forcing him to do more with less. In 1990, he had 15 permanent workers in Tompkins Square Park, and also managed part of Parks District 3, which is contiguous with the East Village and Lower East Side’s Community Board 3. Today, he only has four permanent workers for Tompkins, who also have to maintain 34 other sites in a portion of the district, such as the planted islands on East Houston St., for example.
And!
Although there are drugs in the park, it used to be far worse. Plus, Greenberg noted, “What park doesn’t have drugs?”
“I used to come to this park early in the morning, and there were drug dealers and hookers. Now it’s normal people,” he said, though adding with a laugh, “They could be hookers and drug dealers.”
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Police presence in Tompkins Square Park
Seems to be more police than usual in Tompkins Square Park the last few days... Late Thursday afternoon, there were six police cars on the scene... and the only noticeable offense was a man receiving a ticket for an open container... more police cars were prowling around early Friday morning... asking some questions of a few Park regulars, such as John and Hot Dog...
NYU sets up temporary dorm on Seventh Street
Heh. OK, that was really bad. Just thinking about this story. Anyway, the castle is part of the Yorkiest Block Party on Seventh Street... where there are FREE hot dogs!
A rainbow in Tompkins Square Park
Earlier this morning. And you see the unicorn too right? Right! Tell me that you see the unicorn!
Friday, August 13, 2010
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