Sunday, March 6, 2011
Putting the Bowery to canvas
EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams took these shots yesterday afternoon in front of 35 Cooper Square...
A British immigrant on the LES
EV Grieve reader Samo notes a 53 MG on Forsyth and Houston that drew admiring stares yesterday...
Some FYI per Jalopnik:
Some FYI per Jalopnik:
The '53 MG TD came with a 54.4 horsepower pushrod four-cylinder engine (yes, that extra 4/10th of a horse was so important that MG included it in the power rating) and was priced at $1,945. That was about $1,500 less than The General's new sports car, the '53 Corvette, but 200 bucks cheaper (and orders of magnitude better-looking) than the Triumph Mayflower. Budget-minded car shoppers who wanted to go a little less sporty could buy the bargain-basement '53 Ford coupe- which probably outperformed the prewar-technology MG TD in just about every category save parallel parking ability — for just $1,734.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
About HiFi (and long live El DJ!)
So yesterday afternoon, several readers noted the presence of some big yellow NYPD notices outside HiFi on Avenue A ... While we usually do call/e-mail for details on something like this, we did not yesterday. We quickly posted the photos. And we assumed the worst — as we've seen in other situations involving bars and the NYPD.
So while the bar did receive a summons from the NYPD, it did not have any impact on their business hours. HiFi was open as usual yesterday afternoon. We apologized to the folks at HiFi last evening. And we're sorry for causing any unnecessary hysteria among fans of the bar.
Meanwhile, onward!
Long live El DJ 2.0!
Here's a nice piece on El DJ by Chantal Martineau at Fork in the Road.
So while the bar did receive a summons from the NYPD, it did not have any impact on their business hours. HiFi was open as usual yesterday afternoon. We apologized to the folks at HiFi last evening. And we're sorry for causing any unnecessary hysteria among fans of the bar.
Meanwhile, onward!
Long live El DJ 2.0!
Here's a nice piece on El DJ by Chantal Martineau at Fork in the Road.
The Church of Earthalujah starting 3-month residency at Theatre 80
Starting tomorrow night, The Church of Earthalujah begins a three-month-or-so residency at Theatre 80 on St. Mark's Place...
I asked Rev. Billy what attendees can expect.
Find out more about what Rev. Billy is up to right here. Find him on Twitter here.
The Church of Earthalujah
Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir
Theatre 80, every Sunday through June, 7:30 PM, 80 St Marks Place
$10, no one turned away
I asked Rev. Billy what attendees can expect.
The Church of Earthalujah at Theatre 80 is not a political rally in a theatre, not a comedy in an improv club, and not a church service with great music — but if isn't all three, you get your money back.
Find out more about what Rev. Billy is up to right here. Find him on Twitter here.
The Church of Earthalujah
Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir
Theatre 80, every Sunday through June, 7:30 PM, 80 St Marks Place
$10, no one turned away
Here's your Veselka Bowery signage
Here we are at the coming-soon Bowery/First Street location of Veselka...
We last heard that the location will open in mid-March, per the Feast.
And here was a progress report from September.
We last heard that the location will open in mid-March, per the Feast.
And here was a progress report from September.
March 5
On East Second Street. And for authenticity purposes. The Holiday Tree Street team placed a copy of today's Post of New York next to the little fellow.
Meanwhile, apparently some upstarts in Park Slope think they can horn in on this late tree tossing thing. EV Grieve reader Kate sent along this shot from March 1 on Eighth Avenue and 10th Street...
Go back to Brooklyn! Uh. Or something!
Eminence Front
Thanks to EV Grieve reader Duke for these photos of the EV Lambo v2.0 from last night on Avenue A... (credit for headline also goes to Duke...)
A mid-Friday-afternoon slice-of-Second-Avenue life
...via EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams... who rounded the corner at Fourth Street to come across the aftermath of a cab-bicyclist mishap...
Despite the FDNY presence, everyone appeared to be OK...
Despite the FDNY presence, everyone appeared to be OK...
Friday, March 4, 2011
Repeat performance: 'Too Many Creeps'
I posted this Bush Tetras song about 18 months or so ago... One of my favorites — the song and the video, starring the Bowery circa early 1980s...
OK, then! HiFi is open
Well, that was fun. After learning that the NYPD put all those yellow stickers on HiFi earlier ... the bar is open ... a bartender says they did "get a ticket," but it's back to business as usual.
[From EV Grieve corespondent Shawn Chittle]
All sorts of crazy, Bao-related food shit happening on St. Mark's Place
Lordy! Eater has the details on ... on.... this:
And there's more... which you can read at Eater.
Michael 'Bao' Huynh has a new concept up his sleeve. He's partnering with Nicole Van Croft (left!) a Playboy Bunny ... on a burger, fried chicken, and waffles concept on St. Mark's Place. Croft, who Bao says makes "the best southern style fried chicken and waffles" will be the culinary force behind the place, which will be located at 125 St. Mark's Pl. The tentative name is Bao & Buny.
And there's more... which you can read at Eater.
'Another' DeNiro movie filming on East 12th Street
In addition to "30 Rock" filming around here today ... @jschauma points out that "Another Night" — starring Robert DeNiro and Paul Dano — set up shop this morning on East 12th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue. (P.S. — you're too late to pose as a crew member for a free breakfast from craft services) ... This is the adaptation of Nick Flynn's memoir "Another Bullshit Night in Suck City."
BoweryBoogie has more on "Another Night" filming around the LES...
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
Woman in coma after parking-space attack on East 14th Street (The Post)
About cell-phone use at registers (The Grumbler)
Check out this interview featuring Eden and John's East River String Band and Robert Crumb (Down Home Radio)
A shackled LES Jewels takes a spill in an ambulance (Nadie Se Conoce)
#AskMike (as in Bloomberg) on Twitter (Runnin' Scared)
A meal at Hinsch's in Brooklyn (Eater)
Another season of "Oddities" at Obscura Antiques on East 10th Street (BoweryBoogie)
Activists get primed for projects at ‘Land Use 101’ (The Villager)
The famous Macy's "holdout" building (Ephemeral New York)
Beware the MTA police on the M15 SBS (NYC the Blog)
Cute kitties! (New York Shitty)
And EV Grieve reader Samo notes a woman with a bloodied nose awaiting medical attention on Houston near the Bowery...
When people stop being polite... and start getting drunk
Outside Destination on Avenue A and 13th Street.
We have a feeling that we'll hear more from Flint-native Shawn Chittle on this matter. (And Shawn took the pic.)
'30 Rock' setting up to shoot inside Lucky Cheng's
That's the word from a reader just now on First Avenue... Photos anyone?
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