East Village Eatery etc.: Sapporo East reopens; Venieros missing the VEN

Sapporo East on First Avenue and 10th Street has reopened...



...though with a more limited menu...



This cafe on Ninth Street near Avenue A closed as nearly quickly as it opened...



Hey, the VEN is missing!



Something called Hotel Tortuga is opening on 14th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue...



Noted at Pinkberry on St. Mark's Place...



...and when did Forbidden City on Avenue A become Fat Buddha?

What would you do?

Just noting the addition on the development sign here on Cooper Square... Another well-placed "You Would."



And no info yet on pricing, etc., on the Massey Knakal site.

Stop Work Oder for 147 First Ave.

Here at 147 First Avenue at Ninth Street...



...a new Stop Work Order was stuck on the front gate... so new, there's no record of it just yet on the DOB website....



The most recent complaint was posted on Friday:

CLR STS THAT ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THE ARE SLEDGEHAMMERING BEARING WALLS AND THE BUILDING STRUCTURE IS BEING AFFECTED. CONTRARY TO APPROVED PLANS. THEY ARE ALSO REMOVING BRICK FROM BEARING WALL

The space will likely eventually be home to new fancy apartments and restaurants....

Previously on EV Grieve:
Ninth Street and First Avenue shocker: Motel ... Hello?

Blockbuster: 147 First Ave. set for demolition

Tearing down the Howl! stage

Just after 8 tonight, crews had finally finished tearing down the Howl! stage in Tompkins Square Park... So much work setting it up for two days and tearing it down.... Wouldn't a permanent bandshell make sense here again?

Previously on EV Grieve:
Tompkins Square Park is way past due for a new bandshell

Sunday at Howl!

Before the drizzle today... EV Grieve correspondent Blue Glass was in Tompkins Square Park....










Plenty more going on with Howl! this month... Visit the Howl! site... and the East Villager Howler for a list of everything...

Meanwhile, there are plenty of other Howl! photos... Check out Melanie... Slum Goddess.... Bob Arihood....

Girlzilla!

You may have seen this towering robot yesterday in Tompkins Square Park during the Howl! Festival... It's Girlzilla, created this summer by the Lower East Side Girls Club. The Times has the story on how she came to be. Very cool story.

Art at the Mars Bar today

And welcome shelter from the 45,000 NFL-jersey-wearing zombies looking for Coors Light specials....

By now, you may be getting the idea that EV Grieve likes Art Around the Park

Photos from this morning....











Meanwhile, I'll just be sitting here...

Also...

I always like the 3D art....





Which reminds me:

Via Eater:

The Special: DBGB just launched a large format pig meal. It's $450 for up to eight guests and includes all you can drink craft ales, a whole Pennsylvania Green Village Farms applewood smoked and roasted pig stuffed with sausage and served family style with swiss chard, Gruyere, corn on the cob, potato gratin, and red and white sauerkraut. Baked Alaska for dessert.
When: They just need 72 hours notice; 212-933-5300.

The Mary Help of Christians Church Flea Market returns next week

This morning, police told the usual crew of sidewalk sellers on Avenue A at 11th Street to move out...




One of the men told me the police said that they needed permits to sell their junk. The man didn't seem to mind because he'd be back next week "inside."

That's right... the Mary Help of Christians Church Flea Market returns for good next Saturday....



...and, please note... you'll have to sell your drugs and porn elsewhere...

14th Street, 9:01 a.m., Sept. 12

And later...

About those wrapped packages in Tompkins Square Park

In case you are wondering what those carefully arranged wrapped packages (not the people) are in the middle of Tompkins Square Park...



GammaBlog has more about Ujin Lee's performance art piece here... Plus, this was an excuse for me to take a photo of people sunbathing...