Anyway happen to know how long this car has been blocked off with the Con Ed tape and cone here on East Third Street between Avenue A and Avenue B?
Monday, February 10, 2014
You may want to avoid this car parked over the smoking manhole on East 3rd Street
Anyway happen to know how long this car has been blocked off with the Con Ed tape and cone here on East Third Street between Avenue A and Avenue B?
Today's mid-morning Tompkins Square Park snow shot
[Photo by Derek Berg]
Heard some grumbling from residents about what they consider a fairly half-assed plow job in the Park this past week... Kinda have to pick your spots to walk...
New building at 227 E. Seventh St. — revealed
The construction netting came down Friday at the all-new 227 E. Seventh St. just west of Avenue C… here ya go…
[Photo by Dave on 7th]
What do you think?
Here was the rendering… as you can see, the developers ditched the all-glass façade...
[Via BuzzBuzzHome]
There are six condos here… we haven't seen any pricing yet for these homes. (Perhaps you have?) Regardless, one amenity is having the ability to be first in line for any matches showing at Zum Schneider next door.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Asbestos abatement on East Seventh Street, then a new 6-story building
3rd hearing set tomorrow for proposed hotel next to the Merchant's House Museum
Nearly a year has passed since the last time the developers of a proposed hotel next to the Merchant's House Museum made their case to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC).
The groups will reconvene tomorrow for the third hearing on the matter. Folks from the Merchant's House Museum on East Fourth Street between the Bowery and Lafayette as well as other local residents and officials are concerned that the proposed 9-story hotel would compromise the structural integrity of the Merchant's House.
During the second meeting before the LPC last March 12, the developers provided what Curbed described as a thorough nine-part presentation on how the construction would be completed in a manner that would not damage its historic neighbor. In the end, the LPC "had significant objections to the proposed design of the hotel itself" and were looking for a third-party expert to weigh in on the matter.
Here's the message from the Merchant's House website ahead of tomorrow's meeting:
A developer is planning to build a 9-story hotel at 27 East 4th Street, adjacent to and towering over the Merchant’s House Museum. The new 9-story building would not only overwhelm the 180-year-old landmark Merchant’s House and be strikingly inappropriate to the historic residential context of East 4th Street within the Noho Historic District, but the construction process for a building of this scale is absolutely guaranteed to damage the house.
The potential damage to our very fragile 1832 landmark building — a federal, state, and city landmark, inside and out — during demolition of the existing garage and construction of the new hotel is huge. According to analyses performed by structural engineers, if our building shifts, even 1/4 inch — as is predicted by the developers — the original landmark 1832 decorative plasterwork, considered the finest extant in New York City and a national treasure, will be damaged.
While there isn't any public testimony tomorrow, the Merchant's House is encouraging people to show up in support. (Find more details on the meeting, which starts at 2 p.m., here.)
Find Curbed's coverage of the proposed development here.
The Merchant's House was the sixth landmark designated in 1965, when LPC was first created.
The space next door to the museum is currently this one-level structure… housing Al-Amin Food Inc., which stores food carts…
[Via Google]
Previously.
INA opening a designer consignment store on East 13th Street
Photo Tech Repair Service moved away from its home on East 13th Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue last fall ... merging with their West 34th Street location…
And now signs are up announcing the new tenant — another location for INA …
Here's more about INA via their website:
INA is New York’s most established designer consignment store. Since we opened in 1993, we have been accepting only the finest designer clothing, shoes, accessories, and select vintage, all carefully curated by our trained staff. In addition to choosing merchandise that is only of the highest quality and condition, INA staff are attuned to current fashion trends, as well as being collectors and followers of couture history, examples of which often find their way into our stores.
Currently, the closest INA shop is at 15 Bleecker St. between the Bowery and Lafayette.
Please stop feeding the rats and bugs
Today's Urban Etiquette Sign comes from East Fifth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B… where someone is apparently dumping food in this tree pit… not sure if the above buffet arrived before or after the sign did. Regardless, that looks pretty tasty. Maybe a kale carrot slaw that's heavy on the carrots? The rule of thumb is two medium-sized carrots for every cup of kale.
Shima space for lease on Second Avenue
The "for lease" banners have arrived at Shima, the Japanese restaurant on Second Avenue and East 12th Street that abruptly closed last month.
No sign, however, of the listing just yet at the Newmark Grubb Knight Frank website.
Shima's sister restaurant Sapporo East on First Avenue and East 10th Street also closed last month.
How you can support The Neighborhood School by eating at Stanton Social on Wednesday
Via the EVG inbox…
The Neighborhood School (aka TNS, aka PS 363) is a diverse public school on East 3rd Street in the East Village. Over 45 percent of the students live below the poverty line. In 2011, the school’s art funding was cut drastically, which quite frankly blows. Thankfully, celebrity chef and Food Network star Chris Santos has stepped in to help — again. In 2012, he hosted a fundraiser at his restaurant Beauty & Essex; on Wednesday, he’ll be hosting one at Stanton Social (99 Stanton between Orchard & Ludlow), from 5 pm to 1 am.
Santos will donate $10 to the school for every person who reserves in advance (5pm-1am) and mentions TNS. He’ll also donate $5 for every non-TNS cover that night, PLUS he’ll match whatever the total is. The money will go toward supporting the school’s wonderful art program.
In the past, the school raised half the money for the art program itself; Title I funding and Studio in a School provided the other half. But the removal of federal assistance paired with NYS’s drastic budget cuts mean that TNS has to raise the full amount in the future. That’s why the school community is touched and honored by Santos’s commitment.
There are often tensions between diverse public schools and snazzy new neighborhood businesses; Santos is mindful of the potential divide. And TNS is grateful for his outreach. We hope everyone who values public education and tasty pre-Valentine’s-Day noshes (because going out on Valentine’s Day itself is for amateurs – it is the Whitman’s Sampler of urban dining experiences) will come on out and support the school.
To support the school: Call Chef’s Assistant Erica at 212.995.0099 or email her for dinner reservations on 2/12/14 – be sure to mention TNS when you book!
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Coldcakes
You always post photos of abandoned cupcakes in Tompkins Square Park.
Photo by Bobby Williams
Week in Grieview
[Morning from Avenue B at St. Brigid's]
Nashville Hot Chicken coming to the former Odessa Cafe and Bar (Monday)
Man accused of rape on East Seventh reportedly says the sex was consensual (Wednesday)
Some part of 7A will stay in new 7A's name (Monday)
Help for injured artist Arleen Schloss (Tuesday)
Go inside Walter De Maria's home and studio on East Sixth Street (Monday)
Out and About with Tom Clark (Wednesday)
Recreating the 1980s East Village for this film shoot (Tuesday)
Hey, it snowed! (Monday)
A discussion about the Cooper Station PO (Thursday, 39 comments)
Building that houses Bowlmor Lanes going condo (Friday)
A temporary new look for the Mudtrucks (Thursday)
An excellent urban etiquette sign (Tuesday)
No relief from the 7-Eleven AC units on Avenue A (Thursday)
Are NYC cyclists more law-abiding on the streets now? (Wednesday)
The longterm impact of the IBM Watson Building (Tuesday)
Flinders Lane now open on Avenue A (Monday)
Criss-crossing East Houston...
Well, we've done a lousy job documenting the latest mural up on the wall at East Houston and the Bowery … where this past week the Brooklyn-based artist Maya Hayuk created some vibrant patterns… these photos are from yesterday … hopefully no one tagged the wall again…
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Celebrate the 35th anniversary of 'The Warriors' tonight
Sorry for the short notice… just heard about this…
In February 1979, Manhattan was a different place. Don't even get us started on Brooklyn. New York City was cold, and it was dangerous. It was a time of colorful gangs, graffiti covered trains, and broken truces. It was a time, of… The Warriors.
New York City has cleaned up a lot since then, but to be honest, we kind of miss the sense of style and danger exemplified by Turnbull AC's, The Orphans, The Warriors, The Lizzies, The Punks, and The Gramercy Riffs.
35 years after it's debut screening, Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the groundbreaking film that has captivated multiple generations with it's street smart characters, and violent action, in the city where it was all created! Eat, Drink, and get rowdy at (Le) Poisson Rouge - a multi-media art cabaret that offers impeccable acoustics, so those bottles clanking are guaranteed to give you chills!
We'll have DJ Small Change spinning the tunes from the epic film soundtrack before and after the movie and giving away Warriors Movie Soundtracks courtesy of LaLa Land records.
We'll also be giving out prizes and random free drinks to those who represent the best dressed members of the gangs from the film!
Plus: Q+A with Apache Ramos from The Orphans and other stars of the film!
Hosted by NYC Punk Rock Icon John Joseph!
(Le) Poisson Rouge is at 158 Bleecker St. Show starts at tonight 7. (Doors, 6) Tix are $10 at the door. Find more details here.
"The Warriors" debuted on Feb. 9, 1979…
AND BEWARE THESE BAD
P.S.
Luther needs more beer!
Friday, February 7, 2014
'Moonshot' kingdom
Tickets went on sale today for Dean Wareham at the Bowery Ballroom on April 5... He is on tour with a four-piece band (including Britta Phillips, his wife) playing songs from his first solo record that's out next month as well as others from his previous bands, Galaxie 500 and Luna.
From 2003, here's Phillips and Wareham doing a cover of Buffy Ste. Marie's "Moonshot."
Noted
[Photo from Jan. 7 by Anton van Dalen]
"I hate to say this, but if I see one more 7-Eleven, I’m going to throw up." — Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President, at an event this morning, responding to a question about small-business opportunities.
Quote from Politicker set up via Grub Street
NYPD looking for these 3 assholes in alleged anti-gay attack on 1st Ave.
The NYPD is seeking three men (pictured above) in connection with an alleged anti-gay attack on First Avenue in the early hours of New Year's Day, according to published reports. Here's the word from NBC New York:
The 27-year-old victim got into an argument with the men, who were allegedly making anti-gay statements while walking along First Avenue near 15th Street at about 3 a.m. on New Year's Day, police said.
The victim, who was with another man, was then physically assaulted by the three men, according to police. He suffered bruising on the side of his head.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).
Noted
Dear Patrons of the Tompkins Park Dog Toilet:
When the snow melts, the evidence remains. #PickItUp @evgrieve
— John Del Cecato (@delcecato) February 7, 2014
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