EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition

[Avenue A and East 9th Street]

Collapse scare at the Angel Orensanz Center (New York)

RIP Frankie Knuckles (Rolling Stone)

History of the Tompkins Square Lodging for Boys and Industrial School on Avenue B and East 8th Street (Off the Grid)

Landmarks Commission rejects 75 Essex application (The Lo-Down)

New York’s Pop International Galleries exhibiting 100 photos by Bob Gruen (FlavorWire)

The 40-year anniversary of Televison's debut at CBGB (BoweryBoogie)

The old New York of Diamond Way (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

Pure Hell, the first African-American punk band (Dangerous Minds)

... EVG Facebook friend Dave Whitaker shared some photos from yesterday's film shoot in Tompkins Square Park... In "Time Out of Mind," a homeless man (Richard Gere) tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter ... and here is Mr. Gere. And some extras. And a sign.

Warsaw Bakery sign makes a brief reappearance on First Avenue

Workers put in a new awning yesterday at the Golden Food Market on First Avenue at East Seventh Street.

That's when they discovered the great old sign of a previous tenant — Warsaw Bakery...


[Photo by Molly Fitch]

Ali at the market said that Molly Fitch, who owns the International two doors up as well as the Coal Yard one block to the south, could have the sign for one of the bars.

Unfortunately, some carelessness took care of that.

"The workers basically dropped it onto the sidewalk smashing it all to bits," Molly said. "Oh well, another piece of 1st Avenue history lost again. It would have looked so cool in the backyard of the Coal Yard."

As for the bakery ... anyone recall when it closed? We heard it was in the early 1970s… And Molly heard that the storefront was a radio shop in the 1930s...

Will we finally be getting that 'fresh, artisanal bacon' shop in the East Village?

An EVG reader spotted this new sign over at 75 E. Fourth St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery...

...advertising a new business — Pigskin™ ...



"Fresh, artisanal bacon from all over the world."

"Bacon for bacon lovers."

Heh.

Well, this is likely a gag... Perhaps timed for April Fool's Day ... Or not!

The space is the former home of the FAB Café ... it's now the FABworks Storefront operated by Fourth Arts Block and Made in the Lower East Side ... not sure what is coming next to the co-working space. Maybe someone wants to get their bacon biz a go?

Red Pepper has apparently closed

[Photo from March 18]

Several weeks ago, a notice appeared outside Red Pepper saying that they are temporarily closed for "mandatory repairs" in the building…

Now there's a for rent sign outside ... marking the end of the Sichuan restaurant that opened last September at 324 E. Sixth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

A few more details (hard-boiled eggs!) about Max Fish, which hopes to return to the LES

As you probably know, the folks at Max Fish are hoping to have a revival in the Lower East Side… the bar, which had a nearly 25-year-run at 178 Ludlow St., is looking to move into the Gallery Bar at 120 Orchard St.

Paperwork filed ahead of this month's CB3/SLA committee meeting next Monday offers up some details about Max Fish 2014.

• Proposed hours are 4 p.m. to 4 a.m.
• The paperwork lists nine tables with 69 seats ("including couches") … plus "56 other couch seats."
• They are planning on using two levels (ground floor and cellar)
• They "may host scheduled performances, possibly 1 performance per week, and it may be advertised but the premises will not be turned over to promoters."

You can check out the very detailed CB3 questionnaire (which includes the floor plans) here (PDF!)

There's also a mention of a few basic food items for sale…



Behold the Max Fish hard-boiled eggs!

Also, check out BoweryBoogie, who had some more info yesterday about the new Max Fish.

Max Fish closed last July 29 after 24 years on the LES. Higher rents caused them to move out to Williamsburg, but plans there for a bar haven't materialized.

Previously on EV Grieve:
The art evolution of Ulli Rimkus and Max Fish

From Tin Pan Alley to Max Fish

[Updated] Max Fish is apparently moving to Brooklyn; eyeing August close date

There's likely some kind of April Fool's Day gag potential with this photo

Like, Hey, The Tompkins Square Branch of the New York Public Library just got a liquor license! Or, The Owners of the 13th Step bought The Tompkins Square Branch of the New York Public Library! Or something better.

Not that we're recommending an April Fool's Day gag. They usually are pretty lame.

As for the photo… the driver simply pulled over for a moment to look at a map.

Kung Fu Tea announces itself on St. Mark's Place

The Kung Fu Tea location at 241 E. 10th St. at First Avenue closed for business at the end of February. And as we first noted on March 3, Kung Fu Tea was moving over to 32 St. Mark's Place … formerly the home of 8 Crown Trade, the family run T-shirt and souvenir shop at No. 28 that was ousted by a rent hike last June…

As you can see in the photos, workers installed the new Kung Fu signage yesterday. No word on an opening date.


[Photo via @NFLtipster]

And here are your bubble tea choices within a very short distance… TKettle is directly next door while CoCo Fresh Juice & Tea is directly across the street.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Kung Fu Tea closes on East 10th St.; move to St. Mark's Place apparently in the works

Spring cleaning

East 14th Street near Avenue A this afternoon via EVG reader Michael...

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition

[Drilling at the former Mary Help of Christians site via Bobby Williams]

A look at the new boxset Miles Davis Live at Fillmore East (The Arts Desk)

More abut Max Fish's possible return to the LES (BoweryBoogie)

Cooking at the Bowery Mission (DNAinfo)

A visit to Malaysia Beef Jerky in Chinatown (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)

Revisiting Record City on Broadway (Flaming Pablum)

Bill Cunningham's period fashion photos now at the New York Historical Society (Architectural Digest)

Is Little Italy on the brink of extinction? (New York Post)

133 Third Ave. lives on with 16 floors of glass and NYU dorm views

When we last checked in on the new building going up at 133 Third Ave. back in December 2012, a construction mishap (oopsies!) "sent wet concrete oozing through a wall and into an NYU dorm next door."

NYU The owner of the building that NYU leases the dorm from subsequently sued to halt the project here near East 14th Street, but the city apparently sided with the developers… the DOB ok'd permits for the 16-floor residential building as Curbed reported last March.

Anyway, we haven't seen much, if any, work here of late… but there is one new detail: A rendering on the plywood showing what's to come… (brace)



Those southern exposures are going to provide the best upclose views of an NYU dorm that money can buy!

Feeling lucky? 12 East Village co-ops hit the lottery

[Random photo of East 9th Street that really has nothing to do with this post]

The Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association is holding its first "affordable housing lottery" in 13 years… with lucky contestants vying for 12 below-market co-ops in the East Village.

Serena Solomon first reported on this Friday at DNAinfo. Per her article:

The winners of a housing lottery will be able to buy into the co-ops for "a few thousand dollars," and then they will only have to pay a monthly maintenance fee of less than $550, according to Val Orselli, the association’s director.

The last time the association sent out a request for applications was in 2001, and nearly 8,000 came in, Orselli said.

There are income requirements. To qualify for a studio, a person must make between $18,050 to $48,100. To qualify for a two-bedroom, a couple must make $20,600 to $55,000. (Updated via comments: Apparently only studios and 1-bedroom apartments are available.) Also, half of the units spread out in the 21 buildings that Cooper Square runs, are reserved for people who live within the boundaries of Community Board 3 — namely the East Village, Lower East Side and Chinatown.

To receive an application, you have to send a standard postcard to Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association c/o Postal, 75 East 4th St. Suite 4149, New York, N.Y., 10003.

And because someone will ask. This is straight from the Cooper Square website:

• You can not get an application online.
• You can not visit the MHA office to pickup an application.
• You can not call the MHA for an application.
• The ONLY way to get an application, is to mail a postcard as described above. You can not send a regular envelope, it has to be a postcard.

The application deadline is April 21.

An eviction notice for This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef

[March 12]

On March 12, the city closed This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef for "for operating without a permit."

A handwritten note appeared a few days later here at 149 First Ave. noting the oversight with the paperwork…



The says that they'd reopen "early in the week" (this being the week of March 17).

Now, though, an eviction notice has arrived on the door…



The notice is dated today.

Help Wanted sign of the day

Spotted outside m2m on Third Avenue at East 11th Street…

Keep an eye out for a 'homeless' Richard Gere today

Filming continues today for "Time Out of Mind," a drama in which a homeless man (Richard Gere) tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Dakota Fanning).

Crews will be around parts of First Avenue between East Sixth Street and East 10th Street… Oh, just look at the sign for the film boundaries…



And here is just one photo that the Daily Mail had of Mr. Gere from the shoot last week…

Doc Holliday's turning 20 this week

Wow… 20 years for the bar (with two Ls) at 141 Avenue A at East Ninth Street…

[File photo from 2010]

Zoltar caught moonlighting in Gettysburg, PA

EVG reader Dave - everywhere shared this photo from a recent trip to Gettysburg, PA. Despite the accusatory headline, this Zoltar is not the same as our Zoltar outside Gem Spa on Second Avenue. For starters, no tags! And his crystal ball wasn't smashed with a skateboard!

A good sign

At the Tompkins Square Park Greenmarket today. A good sign that maybe spring is here?

Via

Week in Grieview

[Photo by EVG contributor jdx]

RIP ‎Dennis Zentek (Monday)

Tompkins Square Park regular Spike struck and killed by SUV on Third Avenue (Thursday)

How about a Trader Joe's for Avenue A? (Tuesday, 85 comments)

Plans for new 9-floor building filed for Mobil station on Avenue C (Monday)

El Sombrero has closed (Sunday)

Out and About with Pamela Joy (Wednesday)

Virage closed for renovations (Monday)

M8 weekend service is returning (Friday)

Max Fish making an LES comeback (Thursday)

"Dirt dag" Urban Etiquette Sign! (Tuesday)

Plans revealed for 347 Bowery (Thursday)

The conclusion of "Dirty Old New York" (Wednesday)

Former Odessa Cafe & Bar is back on the market (Monday)

Ugh: 98-100 Avenue A lies in ruins (Tuesday)

Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (Tuesday)

First look at the all-new 50-62 Clinton St. (Wednesday)

Mod World the documentary (Friday)

Here's the new home for St. Mark's Bookshop (Thursday)

More about the future of the former 7A (Tuesday)

Rain man on 1st Avenue

This afternoon via EVG regular Grant Shaffer…

A few more tags and Zoltar will not be able to see the future

Outside Gem Spa on Second Avenue...