This year, we'll post photos like this of various buildings, streetscenes, etc., to capture them as they looked at this time and place... The photos may not be the most telling now, but they likely will be one day...
Friday, May 11, 2012
This is what 67 and 69 St. Mark's Place looked like on May 10, 2012
This year, we'll post photos like this of various buildings, streetscenes, etc., to capture them as they looked at this time and place... The photos may not be the most telling now, but they likely will be one day...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
[Updated] Centre-Fuge public art project honors the Beastie Boys on East First Street
EV Grieve reader @jimnobu sent along the above photo from East First Street tonight... It's part of the third cycle for the Centre-Fuge public art project ... BoweryBoogie has all the details on the latest artists right here.
Previously.
Picnic table caught trying to escape from Tompkins Square Park dog run
Amateur hour! You need to wait until nightfall. Duh!
Uh, actually have no idea what was really happening here. Still.
Photos by Bobby Williams.
Maybe it's a Maybelline TV commercial?
From earlier today on Avenue A at St. Mark's Place... a Maybelline TV commercial... featuring, here, Charlotte Kemp Muhl... (she's dating Sean Lennon? I can't keep up with all this...)
[Photo by EVG reader @daniellegiza]
... and later, around the bend...
... and later, around the bend...
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning edition
Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place circa 1935 (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
The LES in photos from the 1890s-1940s (Gothamist)
Martin Scorsese relives the old Bowery days (The Gallerist/NY Observer)
The latest on a 7-Eleven and Dunkin' Donuts for Seward Park (BoweryBoogie)
Teen fights off attacker on Delancey (The Lo-Down)
Watching the May Day go by (The Gog Log)
Finding a Harajuku-style haircut in the East Village (DNAinfo)
And there is a Maybelline commercial filming now on various streets ... Via @CelineNYC —
Shoot on Ave A & St Marks. Spotted: a panda and alligator on set
East Village photographer aims to capture 'The History of the World'
East Village-based photographer John Marshall Mantel told us about his new project — "The History of the World."
And what does this entail?
"My plan is to walk up and down every street in the entire world, photographing interesting things along the way. When I am done, I will have completed a history of the world. So far, I mostly have been shooting in the East Village and Lower East Side."
He figures it will take 30 years to complete.
Here are a few of his East Village photos at the beginning of his journey...
You can find his Tumblr here
[All photos by John Marshall Mantel]
Why there could be a long, hot summer at 140-150 E. Seventh St.
Last Friday, we noticed that workers had erected a really long stretch of sidewalk bridges along 140-150 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and Avenue B...
A resident filled us in on what's happening... Short version: to address leaks, the landlords are sealing up the wall sleeves for air conditioners instead ... and are asking residents to purchase window units (which the landlord will kick in $200 for...)
This development isn't sitting so well with some residents.
There are memos.
First, from the landlord. The following arrived after the sidewalk bridge was up and confusing residents. (Someone already scribbled his or her disapproval on the note.)
[Click to enlarge]
An excerpt:
And here is response from a resident (or residents).
[Click to enlarge]
An excerpt:
Anyway, here's how it all might look one day.
Now!
Later!
Our tipster says that the landlords are pretty cool, and are generally responsive ... It's a good place to live, though this situation is setting up for a long, hot summer at 140-150 E. Seventh St.
A resident filled us in on what's happening... Short version: to address leaks, the landlords are sealing up the wall sleeves for air conditioners instead ... and are asking residents to purchase window units (which the landlord will kick in $200 for...)
This development isn't sitting so well with some residents.
There are memos.
First, from the landlord. The following arrived after the sidewalk bridge was up and confusing residents. (Someone already scribbled his or her disapproval on the note.)
An excerpt:
We will be removing your Wall AC Unit and seal up the hole that is left. A $200 credit will be given for your purchase of a Window AC Unit. JRC Supers will handle the installation free of charge.
There will be dust and debris from the work performed. Please be sure to keep your windows closed if workers are nearby or if you leave your apartment.
And here is response from a resident (or residents).
An excerpt:
If the landlord takes each tenants' AC wall unit away, is not this a reduction in services? Would that not equal a reduction in rent?
How is it we should be asked to keep our windows closed for THREE MONTHS and have our air conditioner (some of us have purchased our own wall units) taken away just as the HOT months of summer are beginning for a mere $200 credit.
Also, is this considered a Major Capital Increase that will benefit the landlord only, and ultimately cause our RENTS to be RAISED?
Anyway, here's how it all might look one day.
Now!
Later!
Our tipster says that the landlords are pretty cool, and are generally responsive ... It's a good place to live, though this situation is setting up for a long, hot summer at 140-150 E. Seventh St.
Yarn bombing the Mystery Lot fence
Over on 14th Street near Third Avenue...
It's the work of HOTTEA. BoweryBoogie has more on this former graffiti artist today right here. He has yarned(?) several fences around the neighborhood in recent days.
It's the work of HOTTEA. BoweryBoogie has more on this former graffiti artist today right here. He has yarned(?) several fences around the neighborhood in recent days.
Biker Billy Lives
Spotted these "Biker Billy Lives" messages around various walls the last day or two...
There's Biker Bill, a regular through the years at Bob Arihood's Neither More Nor Less...
Biker Bill Says : "What Do You Mean ... Do I Twitter?"
[Bob Arihood]
There were rumors going back five months or so that Biker Bill had passed away. No one ever confirmed that. But then, some people don't recall seeing Biker Bill of late. I thought I saw him a few weeks ago outside Ray's.
Of course, there's the imposter Biker Billy.
Definitely haven't seen him lately.
Does Biker Billy live?
There's Biker Bill, a regular through the years at Bob Arihood's Neither More Nor Less...
Biker Bill Says : "What Do You Mean ... Do I Twitter?"
There were rumors going back five months or so that Biker Bill had passed away. No one ever confirmed that. But then, some people don't recall seeing Biker Bill of late. I thought I saw him a few weeks ago outside Ray's.
Of course, there's the imposter Biker Billy.
Definitely haven't seen him lately.
Does Biker Billy live?
A Bowery and East First Street now and then
Our new friends over at NYC Corners launched their site last month... Per their description:
And here's one of particular interest: the southeast corner of East First Street and the Bowery circa 1942 and today...
Wonder if Blue & Cream will start selling expensive photos of Al's Barber Shop?
Whenever possible, we will show side-by-side photos of a particular street corner taken years or decades apart... and that's when the real magic happens.
And here's one of particular interest: the southeast corner of East First Street and the Bowery circa 1942 and today...
Wonder if Blue & Cream will start selling expensive photos of Al's Barber Shop?
Alphabet City Beer Co. sign up now on Avenue C
The sign is up now for the incoming Alphabet City Beer Co. on Avenue C near East Sixth Street... it's the beer-themed retail outlet (and small bar with tastings and food like cheese, meat and pickles) from David Hitchner of Alphabet City Wine Co. a few storefronts to the south. (He also owns In Vino on East Fourth Street.)
We haven't heard about an opening date just yet... the last word on their Facebook page dated late April: "Getting close."
More details to follow.
Next time, the rat may be driving the car
We just discovered a new twist to the EV rat problem — we were driving our car (which we park on the street) to pennsyvlania, when the engine light went on. When we got there, my husband popped the hood only to see a rat disappear into the engine! The mechanic called it a "mickey mouse" job and says it happens all the time in manhattan — the rat chewed 1200 fucking dollars worth of damage to the wiring!
For more on this topic:
Under the Hood, a Cozy Rat Retreat
The New York Times
December 2003
[Image via]
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A bag of 'fuck you' under the Tompkins Square holiday tree
Ah, Santa has come early this year...
What did he/she leave for us?
Oh.
Photos by Bobby Williams.
What did he/she leave for us?
Oh.
Photos by Bobby Williams.
Is anyone missing a tuft of hair?
Or maybe a weave? Or wig? If so, then let us know. We found this on Avenue A this afternoon. (And is there a reward?)
Photo by Bobby Williams.
Max Fish opening a summer outpost on the Asbury Park boardwalk
Paper has the scoop that Max Fish is opening an Asbury Park outpost this weekend. Owner Uli Rimkus said that the bar will be open weekends through Memorial Day, then daily the rest of the summer. Rimkus said that she has made the space to "look like Max Fish but beachy, with blues, greens and clouds." [Via Eater]
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning edition
Funding campaign under way for the Living Theatre (BoweryBoogie)
The mean rent for Manhattan in April: $3,429 (Curbed)
One reason why the 5 train sucks (Gothamist)
Why you won't be getting any more of those Mikey's Burger menus shoved under your door (Eater)
Another High Line victim (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
German bakery opening on Orchard Street (The Lo-Down)
And from the EV Grieve inbox...
The Here Kitty Kitty Titty show is a neo-burlesque extravaganza featuring crazy cat ladies, sexy kittens and of course, titties. We know everyone has a little cat love inside of them and we want to celebrate that naughty feeling through burlesque!
Tonight
The Kraine Theater
85 e. 4th Street
Doors at 10 pm, Show at 10:30 pm sharp
Meet the landlord who owns 50-58 E. Third St.
The Voice filed a story yesterday on the ongoing situation at 50-58 E. Third St., which included a rally on Monday in which City Council member Rosie Mendez spoke.
As you may know, Abart Holdings LLC has sold (or is selling) the buildings at 50, 54 and 58 E. Third St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Seventeen residents of the building with market-rate apartments received letters that stated they must move out within 60 days.
Wasim Lone of Good Old Lower East Side told the Voice that he has been trying to contact the landlord on behalf of the tenants, but they've refused to take any calls. "The landlord's request is quite outrageous, considering he's trying to kick out 17 families out of the houses in just two months," Lone said.
And Ben Kim at the Voice did a little digging and discovered who the landlord is behind Abart Holdings LLC: Abe Haruvi. (The Voice wrote in October 2000 about how Haruvi allegedly tried to evict long-term tenants elsewhere in the city.)
In November 2010, the Post reported that Haruvi owns more than 40 Manhattan buildings. And, "Several years ago he allegedly tried to evict rent-stabilized tenants by wrongly claiming he needed their homes for his personal use."
Also, according to the Post in November 2010: "A 65-year-old housekeeper at the Palm Beach home of Manhattan landlord Abe Haruvi says she was made to work from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. and forced to share living quarters with her employers' dogs." She filed a lawsuit for unspecified damages.
Anyway, here's a photo of the house that Haruvi bought last November in Palm Beach for $7.8 million (down from an early high of $17 million). You can read about it here.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Reader report: Three apartment buildings sold on East Third Street
Know your rights: Help with understanding NYC rent laws
More about the lease renewals at 50, 54 and 58 E. Third St.
Tenants at 50, 54 and 58 E. Third St. banding to together in face of building sale
Tompkins Square Park still not quite rat-free
Dunno about you, but I've noticed an increasing number of rats in Tompkins Square Park of late. Well, not quite return to the bad old days of July 2011.
Not really a surprise. After all, it is Hey-Let's-Buy-A-Pizza-and-Leave-Half-of-it-in-the-box-and-leave-the-Park-to-get-drunker season.
Plus, it's spring.
Back in March, The Villager reported that Park officials had brought Ratstravaganza under control. Park officials have certainly done a lot to curb the rat population.
Here then, where Nevada Smith's once stood
I've been wondering what has been going on behind that sidewalk shed-plywood combo where Nevada Smith's once stood at 74 Third Ave. between 11th Street and 12th Street ...
So I asked a passerby for a lift so I could dangle over the plywood with my camera.
OK then. Here we are.
Just an empty lot for now. I thought workers may have already started a little excavating for this — the future.
As The Deal Deal reported, the corner will one day house an 82,000-square-foot, nine-story residential building with 94 units.
The city approved the plans last month.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Those persistent rumors about 74-76 Third Avenue and the future of Nevada Smith's
The East Village will lose a parking lot and gain an apartment building
So I asked a passerby for a lift so I could dangle over the plywood with my camera.
OK then. Here we are.
Just an empty lot for now. I thought workers may have already started a little excavating for this — the future.
As The Deal Deal reported, the corner will one day house an 82,000-square-foot, nine-story residential building with 94 units.
The city approved the plans last month.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Those persistent rumors about 74-76 Third Avenue and the future of Nevada Smith's
The East Village will lose a parking lot and gain an apartment building
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