Sunday, May 8, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Aerial views of the Essex-Houston Street fire
EV Grieve reader Chris sends along more photos from the street/sewer/manhole/whatever fire currently burning on Essex at Houston...
Even the workers are impressed with the fire... this fellow is either taking photos or texting — or both!
Per Chris: "Fire department seems to be mostly just watching" for the time being...
Update: As of 2:11 or so, Chris notes that the fire is out.
Even the workers are impressed with the fire... this fellow is either taking photos or texting — or both!
Per Chris: "Fire department seems to be mostly just watching" for the time being...
Update: As of 2:11 or so, Chris notes that the fire is out.
[Updated] A big boom and fire on Houston and Essex
Just around 1:30 at Houston and Essex... Photos via Anonymous Octopus ...
Per the Anonymous Octopus: "Smells electrical. Some nice pretty mushrooms puffing out."
Three more shots from EV Grieve contributor samo...
Per samo: "Some are saying electrical fire where there was road construction."
Per the Anonymous Octopus: "Smells electrical. Some nice pretty mushrooms puffing out."
Three more shots from EV Grieve contributor samo...
Per samo: "Some are saying electrical fire where there was road construction."
Bespoke Chocolates bids farewell from Extra Place
Bespoke was the first retailer to open in Extra Place ... a topic that we covered quite a bit, starting here. Here's the note that's Bespoke is sending out to friends...
They opened early in 2009 ... and they will close on Thursday. We'll have more on this topic on Monday...
They opened early in 2009 ... and they will close on Thursday. We'll have more on this topic on Monday...
Missing the OTBs
The Kentucky Derby is today... though betting on it is more challenging now with the closure of the OTBs (like the one above on Third Avenue in the 40s) back in December.
From an article in The Wall Street Journal yesterday:
In a city where it's possible to do just about anything imaginable, it's suddenly become enormously difficult to legally put money on the most prestigious horse race on the planet.
So it's off to Belmont then... instead of a trip to Delancey...
Birdbath Bakery now open on Third Avenue
As Eater noted, the fifth location of Birdbath Bakery, a spinoff of City Bakery, opened yesterday on Third Avenue at NYU. Among other things, they'll serve Kombucha on tap. And we hope that no one decides to detoxify the body right there on the corner... Jeremiah noted the Birdbathers impending arrival back in October.
Distributing Cornell's plants continues today
As you can see from the sign, more of the plants that belonged to Cornell Edwards, who opened The Flower Stall at 143 E. 13th St. in 1967, will continue to be distributed today...
Noted
Just noticed that Diablo Royale Este put up a Cinco de Mayo banner on the property that belongs to the coming-soon Tompkins Square Bagel next door ...
A new paver around Temperance Fountain
This morning, a worker was on the scene at Temperance Fountain in Tompkins Square Park...
...adding a paver from the Make Your Mark in the Park program ...
Read more about the program here.
...adding a paver from the Make Your Mark in the Park program ...
Read more about the program here.
Friday, May 6, 2011
After the fire: East Village Farm returning Monday
Five months after a devastating fire ...
[Special Monkey]
East Village Farm at Second Avenue and East Fourth Street is reopening Monday, as EV Grieve reader @mattheworley reports. EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams took this photo yesterday...
Meanwhile, nearly one year after the fire, there's no sign of life at the Stuyvesant Grocery (and the rest of the building) at 14th Street and Avenue A...
[Sergey]
Previously on EV Grieve:
[Updated] Major early-morning fire on Second Avenue and Fourth Street
[Special Monkey]
East Village Farm at Second Avenue and East Fourth Street is reopening Monday, as EV Grieve reader @mattheworley reports. EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams took this photo yesterday...
Meanwhile, nearly one year after the fire, there's no sign of life at the Stuyvesant Grocery (and the rest of the building) at 14th Street and Avenue A...
[Sergey]
Previously on EV Grieve:
[Updated] Major early-morning fire on Second Avenue and Fourth Street
Breaking: Tompkins Square Park ping-pong table defaced, a little bit
On March 19, the city installed a new permanent ping-pong table in Tompkins Square Park. And we've been wondering how long before someone tagged or defaced or befouled it.
Well! We now note the arrival of a sticker in the last, oh, well, since we walked by it yesterday.
What is the sticker promoting? Like the sports fan who runs out onto the field, the network that won't show the person and the announcer who gets all huffy about the fact that someone is on the field (help me out of this sentence!), we will not disclose that information.
To be continued, likely.
Well! We now note the arrival of a sticker in the last, oh, well, since we walked by it yesterday.
What is the sticker promoting? Like the sports fan who runs out onto the field, the network that won't show the person and the announcer who gets all huffy about the fact that someone is on the field (help me out of this sentence!), we will not disclose that information.
To be continued, likely.
August Cardona buying Bowery Wine Company, expanding next door
There's the following item on this month's CB3/SLA meeting agenda under the Alterations/Transfers/Upgrades category:
• To Be Determined (Epicurean Management), 11 E 1st St (trans/op) (Bowery Wine)
Well, 11 E. First Street is the space to the east of the Bowery Wine Company.
According to documents on the CB3 website (warning! PDF!), August Cardona, owner of Dell'Anima, L'Artusi and Anfora, is the name of the applicant.
The plans call for buying the Bowery Wine Company and expanding into the empty space next door in the Avalon Bowery Place.
In total, there'll be 50 tables seating 160 people with plans for outdoor dining and a sidewalk cafe. The proposed hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week.
Not familiar with Dell'Anima? Here's a summary via New York magazine:
Salivating foodies? Goggle-eyed scenesters? Sounds about right for the Bowery 2.0.
The CB3/SLA meeting is May 16 at 6:30 pm — JASA/Green Residence, 200 East 5th Street at the Bowery.
• To Be Determined (Epicurean Management), 11 E 1st St (trans/op) (Bowery Wine)
Well, 11 E. First Street is the space to the east of the Bowery Wine Company.
According to documents on the CB3 website (warning! PDF!), August Cardona, owner of Dell'Anima, L'Artusi and Anfora, is the name of the applicant.
The plans call for buying the Bowery Wine Company and expanding into the empty space next door in the Avalon Bowery Place.
In total, there'll be 50 tables seating 160 people with plans for outdoor dining and a sidewalk cafe. The proposed hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week.
Not familiar with Dell'Anima? Here's a summary via New York magazine:
This is what happens when a former Babbo sommelier and an ex–Del Posto kitchen whiz get together and open an unassuming little trattoria: mobs of salivating foodies and goggle-eyed scenesters clamoring to get in.
Salivating foodies? Goggle-eyed scenesters? Sounds about right for the Bowery 2.0.
The CB3/SLA meeting is May 16 at 6:30 pm — JASA/Green Residence, 200 East 5th Street at the Bowery.
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