Previously.
Monday, November 5, 2012
No gas at BP this morning
As of around 10 a.m., the BP station on Second Avenue at East First Street was out of gas... and waiting for a delivery...
The line of cars waiting for gas stretched back to East Sixth Street.
While the line has been fairly orderly, there were tense moments here Saturday afternoon.
The line of cars waiting for gas stretched back to East Sixth Street.
While the line has been fairly orderly, there were tense moments here Saturday afternoon.
Coffee by candlelight: Thanks to everyone who stayed open during the blackout
Several readers wanted a chance to thank all the East Village businesses who were able to stay open and serve the neighborhood leading up to and after Hurricane Sandy. If there's a restaurant or business that you'd personally like to thank, then please leave a comment.
Of course, I know of many places that wanted to stay open, but either suffered damage or had some other issues preventing them from doing business.
Alphabet Plaza ready to rise on Avenue D
Despite the aftermath of the Sandy ... crews arrived last week to work on the formerly empty lot on East Houston and Avenue D...
In October, the city OK'd plans to erect a 12-story mixed-used apartment building for this space. According to the DOB, the building will be 108,953 total square feet, with 9,640 set aside for retail.
Per documents, Jerry Kahen of Alphabet Plaza LLC is listed as the managing partner. Avinash K. Malhotra Architects is the architect of record. The firm's projects include the W Downtown and 2 Gold Street.
This past January, The Real Deal reported that a Queens property owner plucked down $21 million for a 130,000-square-foot development site at Avenue D and East Second Street.
Kahen Properties bought six lots at 5-9 Avenue D and 306-310 East Second Street for a luxury apartment building featuring apartments in the $2,500 to $3,600 range.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Will Avenue D finally turn into Avenue C?
Listing appears for Houston and Avenue D development
Report: 12th-story 'Alphabet Plaza' in the works for Second Street and Avenue D
In October, the city OK'd plans to erect a 12-story mixed-used apartment building for this space. According to the DOB, the building will be 108,953 total square feet, with 9,640 set aside for retail.
Per documents, Jerry Kahen of Alphabet Plaza LLC is listed as the managing partner. Avinash K. Malhotra Architects is the architect of record. The firm's projects include the W Downtown and 2 Gold Street.
This past January, The Real Deal reported that a Queens property owner plucked down $21 million for a 130,000-square-foot development site at Avenue D and East Second Street.
Kahen Properties bought six lots at 5-9 Avenue D and 306-310 East Second Street for a luxury apartment building featuring apartments in the $2,500 to $3,600 range.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Will Avenue D finally turn into Avenue C?
Listing appears for Houston and Avenue D development
Report: 12th-story 'Alphabet Plaza' in the works for Second Street and Avenue D
Cleaning up the Sixth Street and Avenue B Community Garden
The garden here got whacked pretty good during Hurricane Irene... as noted earlier, the garden's willow tree didn't make it... Clean-up started last week...
[Carmine assessing the damage on Friday ... via peter radley]
EVG friend Elizabeth Frayer filed this report on the clean-up efforts:
Read more here.
[Photo by Mat Gundell]
To follow the progress, there's now a Twitter account for the garden — @6BGarden
EVG friend Elizabeth Frayer filed this report on the clean-up efforts:
Gardeners showed up with their tools and some even brought their children to help clean up. After several hours of work, the tree and other items that had been damaged from the storm were on their way to being cleaned up. The tree fell across many garden plots, however, and many were completely destroyed. It will take months, if not years, to restore this East Village oasis.
Read more here.
To follow the progress, there's now a Twitter account for the garden — @6BGarden
Sunday, November 4, 2012
East River Park after the storm
Photos from Friday via EVG regular peter radley...
Meanwhile, yesterday, volunteers arrived to help clean up the Park... via @caitibeth
Meanwhile, yesterday, volunteers arrived to help clean up the Park... via @caitibeth
Hurricane Sandy Relief Volunteer Opportunities
EV resident Alyssa Galella has created a Google Map with local volunteer opportunities in the neighborhood... Find the link here.
[Updated] Fire at East Yoga on East 13th Street and Avenue B
EVG reader @grahamashcraft reports that the FDNY has responded to a report of a fire on the southeast corner of Avenue B at East 13th Street...
@evgrieve quite a bit of smoke coming out from lower floors
@evgrieve don't see any flames at the moment though
Updated 3:56
Here's a photo via @DamianDaz showing the smoke coming from East Yoga...
Updated 4:09
East Yoga has been gutted. Ugh. Via @grahamashcraft
Updated 8:56 p.m.
Per the East Yoga website:
No one was in the studio and the surrounding businesses and people living in the building are all okay. So we are counting our blessings that the extent of the damage is limited to our physical space.
While the damage is extensive, we are hopeful that we will be up and running again in a few weeks time. We are so thankful for the outpouring of support that we have already received. It's been truly incredible how many hugs, phone calls, texts, offers we have had so far. This is when you really understand how powerful our community truly is.
Monday night
Around 10 p.m. on East Eighth Street looking east toward Avenue C.
Photo by Gudren Georges. Find more photos here.
The scene at BP yesterday afternoon
A reader shares these photos from yesterday afternoon at the BP station on Second Avenue at East First Street... there were blocks-long lines all day...
According to the reader:
The reader didn't see everything that transpired here. So perhaps there was more to the NYPD's actions. Did anyone else witness this?
According to the reader:
Passing the gas station ... I heard a policeman screaming 'shut your door' to a woman driver one car away from tanking up. I guess she didn't cause the next thing I heard was her screaming. When I doubled back to see what the commotion was, she was on the ground getting cuffed! I was shocked to see such a display of force upon a mother in front of her two kids.
The reader didn't see everything that transpired here. So perhaps there was more to the NYPD's actions. Did anyone else witness this?
Riding the storm out
Local legend Adam Purple on First Avenue Friday. Photo by @rahav via Twitter.
Read more about Adam Purple at Vanishing New York.
This morning
I took a long walk this morning. It seemed like a holiday weekend Sunday morning. Not many people around. Some businesses not open.
Tompkins Square Park reopened yesterday. There was some damage, but not as extensive as after Hurricane Irene. The Tompkins Square Park Green Market is up and running on Avenue A.
From the outside, it almost looks like business as usual anywhere west of Avenue B. Of course, some restaurants lost all their produce during the blackout. For instance, there's a sign on Prune on East First Street saying as much. They hope to reopen tomorrow night.
The line for the BP station on Second Avenue at East First Street stretches north to St. Mark's Place. But it seems to be moving quickly. The NYPD is directing traffic there. A cab driver near the front of the line said that he had been waiting a little more than an hour. (It was not apparently as orderly yesterday, per some reader photos. Will post those later.)
Around 9:30, the NYPD stood watch as the gas arrived at the Mobil station on East Houston at Avenue C. (Photo above). The cars waiting extended east to Avenue D and north on D past East Third Street.
You can start smelling the moldy air around East Sixth Street between D and midway between B and C. This is where you see the most visible damage. Piles of wet, ruined furniture and clothes from flooded apartments and basement. Some of the hard-hit businesses include Zum Schneider, Associated, Arcane and The Yankee Deli, to name just a few.
Meanwhile, I'll pass along any relevant information via the EVG Twitter account or Facebook page. My Internet access is still out. Not a big deal. I could easily go somewhere with WiFi, but I need to be at home to manage a few storm-related items. I'll likely post again later today.
Anyway, it's a really beautiful fall day out.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
The latest updates will be on the EVG Twitter account
With lost produce & revenue, #EastVillage businesses need our support. Eat & shop local.
— evgrieve (@evgrieve) November 3, 2012
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MoRUS needs help drying out on its basement on Avenue C
From the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, 155 Avenue C:
The museum is racing against time to dry out its basement. Please, please, please share extra fans, dehumidifiers and heaters with us and spread the word that we need help. The space will be open all day today following the Alphabet City parade, which meets at 12:30 p.m. at East Houston Street and Avenue C.
Assessing the damage to businesses along Avenue C; Associated may be closed for 1 month
New York Natives takes a look at some of the storm-damaged businesses along hard-hit Avenue C. Things are particularly bad at the Associated at East Eighth Street. Per NYN:
[A]t The Associated Supermarket, flooding effected an entire basement and half the general floor with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of food completely spoiled. A supervisor estimated they would be closed for at least a month as he threw out sealed but still contaminated boxes of lettuce.
Help clean up local parks
Many city parks are reopening this morning... The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation sent out the following:
Here is a list (PDF) of the parks that remain closed.
New Opportunities to Volunteer
Many of New York City’s parks and playgrounds were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. If you would like to volunteer with NYC Parks to aid in clean-up and recovery, please review the list of parks and playgrounds below that are in need of assistance and go here to sign up.
Manhattan
East River Park
Saturday and Sunday
10am – 1pm
meet-up: East River Track Building located at E. 6th St.
Sara D. Roosevelt Park
Saturday and Sunday
10am – 1pm
meet-up: Hester Street and Sara D. Roosevelt Park
Here is a list (PDF) of the parks that remain closed.
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