"Pimp it out..."?
Monday, January 24, 2011
A new era for DOB/Barbao on St. Mark's Place?
The transformation from DOB 111 on St. Mark's Place to Barbao seems to be complete... (We first noted this last week.) We even spotted Michael 'Bao' Huynh dining in the empty dining room last week...
Anyway, perhaps this is a new era for the Bao-owned eatery... there are new letters up on the front window for happy hour ... and takeout!
I've told this story before... Shortly after DOB 111 opened, Mrs. Grieve was waiting for me on St. Marks's... she walked over to look at a menu out of boredom/curiousity ... She asked to see a menu, and the hostess on duty yelled at her that DOB 111 doesn't offer food to go. She said that she didn't want food to go, only to look at a menu. The hostess yelled again that they don't do takeout...
I guess they do now.
Anyway, perhaps this is a new era for the Bao-owned eatery... there are new letters up on the front window for happy hour ... and takeout!
I've told this story before... Shortly after DOB 111 opened, Mrs. Grieve was waiting for me on St. Marks's... she walked over to look at a menu out of boredom/curiousity ... She asked to see a menu, and the hostess on duty yelled at her that DOB 111 doesn't offer food to go. She said that she didn't want food to go, only to look at a menu. The hostess yelled again that they don't do takeout...
I guess they do now.
One restaurant, two buildings
Back in September, we first saw the construction-netting-free new apartment building at 92 Seventh St. ... in the former garden of the Miracle Grill ... At that time, we also noted the "for lease" signs up around the corner in the Miracle Grill space on First Avenue...
I noticed that a sign recently went up advertising the groundfloor space on Seventh Street too... I didn't realize that the two spaces were connected. The listing mentions 112 First Avenue (AKA 92 East 7th Street).
In addition, the three-bedroom unit here at 92 originally listed at $5,995 is now down to $5,495.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Former Miracle Grill garden not-so-suddenly looks like a condo
I noticed that a sign recently went up advertising the groundfloor space on Seventh Street too... I didn't realize that the two spaces were connected. The listing mentions 112 First Avenue (AKA 92 East 7th Street).
In addition, the three-bedroom unit here at 92 originally listed at $5,995 is now down to $5,495.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Former Miracle Grill garden not-so-suddenly looks like a condo
Let's go Yankees!
Last Monday we noted that the deli/grocery on Avenue C near Eighth Street had closed... And signage has quickly gone up here...
It appears to be another location of the Yankees Deli on 11th Street and Avenue C...
Which replaced Jays...
Yet another more upscale market for Avenue C....
It appears to be another location of the Yankees Deli on 11th Street and Avenue C...
Which replaced Jays...
Yet another more upscale market for Avenue C....
Sunday, January 23, 2011
A movie that people may actually want to see filming in the East Village
You know, it's usually "Step Up 3D" or the Smurfs movie...
An independent movie called "A Late Quartet" will be filming in and around the East Village this winter... such as on Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue tomorrow... and later this week on Avenue C... the film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener...
According to Variety: "Story centers on a quartet whose members have performed together for 25 years and have to adjust to one of them retiring due to Parkinson's disease."
It's worth noting that Frederick Elmes is serving as the director of photography... he has worked with Jim Jarmusch and David Lynch, including "Wild at Heart," "Blue Velvet" and "Eraserhead."
An independent movie called "A Late Quartet" will be filming in and around the East Village this winter... such as on Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue tomorrow... and later this week on Avenue C... the film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener...
According to Variety: "Story centers on a quartet whose members have performed together for 25 years and have to adjust to one of them retiring due to Parkinson's disease."
It's worth noting that Frederick Elmes is serving as the director of photography... he has worked with Jim Jarmusch and David Lynch, including "Wild at Heart," "Blue Velvet" and "Eraserhead."
On East Second Street, a sink hole and an Icicle Audi
Thanks to RyanAvenueA for this shot... of a large hole in the middle of Second Street near Second Avenue...
Come spring, we'll move the cars, throw around some deck chairs, and open a Shake Shack here.
Oh, and here's a closer look at the new icicle Audi model.
Come spring, we'll move the cars, throw around some deck chairs, and open a Shake Shack here.
Oh, and here's a closer look at the new icicle Audi model.
On the hunt?
EV Grieve reader Crazy Eddie sends along these photos and a note ... He says he was walking south on Avenue A around St. Mark's Place this morning when he noticed that the pigeons were going batshit over Tompkins Square Park ... Was the read-tailed hawk around? Sure enough... on the west side of the Avenue... The crows seemed to be saying, Don’t fuck with us.
One of the Park's hawk watchers said that the hawk is in "hunting mode."
One of the Park's hawk watchers said that the hawk is in "hunting mode."
Possible delay in emergency responses today
We'll periodically have information on local fire companies that service, in part, the East Village ... including when they are closed for periods of time...
The following companies that are either located in the East Village or that respond to emergencies in the East Village have M.U.D. (Multi-Unit Drill) scheduled for Sundays:
E-14
E-5
L-3
E-15/L-18
Companies MAY experience delays when responding to emergencies during Multi-Unit Drill.
The following companies that are either located in the East Village or that respond to emergencies in the East Village have M.U.D. (Multi-Unit Drill) scheduled for Sundays:
E-14
E-5
L-3
E-15/L-18
Companies MAY experience delays when responding to emergencies during Multi-Unit Drill.
New York Post discovers Deitch Wall
The Post checks in today with a lengthy spread on the mural on Houston and the Bowery... And if the story seems familiar to you, then you're probably right... The blogs have been on this story for a long time... Specifically, Animal NY... such as with this piece from Dec. 27 ...
Anyway! A few comparisons:
The Post:
And it worked. Out of respect for the names on the wall, the mural was left alone. Ironically, regular folks were inspired to write their names in pen, adding their contribution to the piece.
Animal NY from Nov. 15:
With the exception of a few tags, no prominent graffiti writers have bombed the Deitch wall that TWIST and company spray painted months ago in the Lower East Village, but there has been plenty of John and Jane Doe’s leaving their mark—Tumblrs included. It’s kind of ironic that vandals have mostly respected the wall, while the general public hasn’t, no?
Animal NY's Bucky Turco has more on the story here.
Credit for pointing out these similarities go to @Newyorkist ... More here. Reporter likely just got confused. Just another day in the newsroom ...?
Read Jeremiah's Vanishing New York for more ... in piece titled, "Post pillages East Village."
35 Cooper Square Press Conference and Rally on Friday
Back in early November, 35-39 Cooper Square was sold for $8.5 million ... As part of this development deal, the historic 35 Cooper Square, home now to the 35 Cooper Asian Pub, will be demolished to make way for a new development... But not without a fight... from the The Bowery Alliance of Neighbors ...
Friday, 1/28
4:30 p.m.
35 Cooper Square
There will be a rally and press conference in front of 35 Cooper Square to save this wonderful Federal-style house from demolition and to push for landmark designation. It is one of the oldest houses left on the Bowery. In addition to its architectural significance, its important historical and cultural associations range from a direct descendant of Peter Stuyvesant to the building's much later habitation by Diane DiPrima, the most influential woman of the Beat Generation. This much-beloved little building has been both a significant participant and a surviving witness to New York City history for 200 years! Under the stipulations of the Landmarks Law, it qualifies on architectural, historical and cultural criteria for designation as a NYC individual landmark. Losing this house would be a significant loss to the history of the East Village for both cultural and historical reasons.
Jeremiah has a comprehensive history of 35 Cooper Square here.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Cooper 35 Asian Pub putting up a fight before being torn down
Cooper 35 Asian Pub part of development deal on Cooper Square
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Tonda was open last night
Yesterday, we noted that Tonda, the pizzeria at 235 E. Fourth St. near Avenue B, had been closed this week. However, we walked by last night around 8:30ish and the place was open...
Today in ads for buying houses in New Jersey without any cash
Second Avenue and Ninth Street. Seems legit to me!
Possible delay in emergency responses today
We'll periodically have information on local fire companies that service, in part, the East Village ... including when they are closed for periods of time...
Engine 28 and Ladder 11 will be conducting Multi-Unit Drill (aka. MUD), beginning at 11 a.m. (as well as every Saturday morning). During this time, both units may be delayed to emergency responses. The reason being that during Multi-Unit Drill, a Ladder Company (aka. Truck), runs and tests all of the SCOTT Air Masks, the many meters and tools, and extends all portable ladders as well as the aerial ladder (the large ladder on top of the truck). The Engine also runs and tests all SCOTT Air Masks, meters and tools, as well as connecting to a fire hydrant and running the Engine's pumps to make sure they work properly, thereby checking water pressure. Hoses and hose fittings are also tested.
Delays are caused when an alarm is received at the time these various tools, ladders, pumps, fittings are being tested. Since either company may not respond without their full complement of equipment (they would be ineffective without them), they must be put back on the rig. All efforts are made to test one piece of equipment at a time and place it back on the rig to lessen the degree of delayed response.
Engine 28 and Ladder 11 will be conducting Multi-Unit Drill (aka. MUD), beginning at 11 a.m. (as well as every Saturday morning). During this time, both units may be delayed to emergency responses. The reason being that during Multi-Unit Drill, a Ladder Company (aka. Truck), runs and tests all of the SCOTT Air Masks, the many meters and tools, and extends all portable ladders as well as the aerial ladder (the large ladder on top of the truck). The Engine also runs and tests all SCOTT Air Masks, meters and tools, as well as connecting to a fire hydrant and running the Engine's pumps to make sure they work properly, thereby checking water pressure. Hoses and hose fittings are also tested.
Delays are caused when an alarm is received at the time these various tools, ladders, pumps, fittings are being tested. Since either company may not respond without their full complement of equipment (they would be ineffective without them), they must be put back on the rig. All efforts are made to test one piece of equipment at a time and place it back on the rig to lessen the degree of delayed response.
The problems with manholes this time of year
They explode.
From the Times today: There have been at least 19 manhole fires or explosions since New Year's Day in New York City. Per the article:
All these incidents — only one of which involved an injury, minor — are part of an annual cycle as predictable as crocuses in March and mosquitoes in June: the surge in manhole fires as salty slush seeps down into the city’s maze of subterranean utility closets.
How to explain the manhole explosions then in other times of the year...? Such as in September ... or October...
On the street, and in the sky
All shots by New York City-based emcee and street journalist AWKWORD, captured in the East Village with his Motorola Droid camera.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Ladder 3 out for right now
We'll periodically have information on local fire companies that service, in part, the East Village ... including when they are closed for periods of time...
Ladder 3, located at 13th St. & 4th Ave. Is currently CLOSED due to mechanical issues with their truck
Ladder 3, located at 13th St. & 4th Ave. Is currently CLOSED due to mechanical issues with their truck
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