The tree pen is empty for now... just 45 days past Dec. 25. Hopefully we have enough mulch in reserve to get us through the summer.
Photo today by Bobby Williams
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
There aren't any more holiday trees to mulch in Tompkins Square Park
The tree pen is empty for now... just 45 days past Dec. 25. Hopefully we have enough mulch in reserve to get us through the summer.
Photo today by Bobby Williams
Updated: Report of a fire at 86 E. 10th St.
Fairly big fire on corner of 10th and 4th - a lot of firefighters and EMTs at the scene. pic.twitter.com/QfaGIzZW7a
— Will Tooke (@willtooketv) February 7, 2017
The FDNY responded to a report of a fire this afternoon at 86 E. 10th St. between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue.
A department spokesperson told Patch there were "two reported injuries being evaluated on the scene."
The fire reportedly started on the third or fourth floor of the building, which houses the bar Black & White on the ground level. (2/10 — Black & White remains closed.)
There isn't any info at the moment about the cause of the fire or extent of the damage.
— im lilakatz (@iguesslila) February 7, 2017
Updated 3:30 p.m.
These shots are via eventphotosnyc ...
98 Favor Taste, now without the plywood on St. Mark's Place
Workers have removed the plywood here on St. Mark's Place at Second Avenue... offering the full reveal of the incoming 98 Favor Taste...
As noted back on Friday, the restaurant is from the operators behind the 99 Favor Taste restaurant in Sunset Park since 2011 ... and the Grand Street location since 2012.
The restaurants specialize in traditional Korean-style barbecue and Chinese hot pot meals.
Thanks to EVG Senior Plywood Correspondent Steven
A tribute to Leonard Cohen at HiFi
Hifi is hosting a tribute to the late Leonard Cohen tomorrow evening... check out the list of performers here. The show is free and starts at 7:30 in the bar's back room. Hifi is at 169 Avenue A between 10th Street and 11th Street.
Report: Raphael Toledano selling major EV portfolio; foreclosure proceedings underway
This contract comes as Madison Realty Capital has moved to foreclose on one of Toledano's major portfolios.
Per The Real Deal:
Madison, according to documents filed in New York State Supreme Court late last week, claims Toledano, the founder of Brookhill Properties, owes the firm about $140 million, which includes $125 million in loans against 15 properties, plus interest and attorneys’ fees.
Sources close to Toledano said that after he defaulted last year, Madison waited months to initiate foreclosure proceedings, allowing time for him to find a buyer for the properties.
It's unclear just how many EV buildings Sutton is purchasing. (Toledano purchased 28 buildings in two separate portfolios from the Tabak family for a total of $140 million.)
The Brookhill Properties website previously showed that the company owned 21 buildings in the East Village. As if this morning it shows 18 properties. If this deal goes through, then the number will presumably be in the single digits.
Last September, he reportedly sold 221 E. 10th St. and 58 St. Mark’s Place. There was also a listing for 444 E. 13th St. (That address is no longer on the Cushman & Wakefield website.)
As market observers have told The Real Deal, Toledano was believed to be in way over his head.
Toledano has also been accused of a variety of predatory practices. In addition, 20 of his buildings were tested for toxic levels of dust.
Image via the Brookhill website
Work underway on 10-story condoplex at 4th Avenue and 10th Street
Looks as if work has officially commenced for the 10-story retail-residential complex at the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and 10th Street...
To recap, there are approved plans for a 10-story building ...with retail on the ground floor and 12 dwelling units above. The residential portion encompasses more than 24,000 square feet, so those units will presumably be condos. Floors 2-5 will each have two units while 6-8 will each have one unit while a two-level duplex to top things off. The plans also show a rooftop "recreation space" ... with more outdoor space on the ground level. Residential perks include a media room, an exercise room and storage for seven bikes, according to the permits.
SBLM Architects are listed as the architects of record. We didn't spot a rendering at their website.
However, we've seen several renderings for this lot elsewhere. The most recent one was posted at CityRealty ... it is listed as 80 E. 10th St. ...
This is the wrong corner, though. The above rendering is on 13th Street at Fourth Avenue. Perhaps a potential sign of things to come to that currently one-level corner building?
Previously on EV Grieve:
Report: Demo permits filed to raze southeast corner of 4th Avenue and 10th Street
The 'tremendous retail potential' of East 10th Street and 4th Avenue
10 stories of condos in the works for the long-vacant corner of 4th Avenue and East 10th Street
With new building OK'd, corner of 4th Avenue and 10th Street finally ready for razing
Clay Pot, from Hong Kong to St. Mark's Place
Signage is up for a new restaurant called Clay Pot at 58 St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue...
According to their Facebook page, they will be serving "traditional Hong Kong style open-flame cooked clay pot rice."
Here's more:
Clay Pot Rice – a literal translation from the dish called “Bao Zai Fan” (煲仔饭) – is revitalizing a traditional style of cooking rice in a clay pot over an open-flame setting. A flavor packed combination of aromatic Jasmine rice, topped with fresh ginger, scallion, a splash of soy sauce, and enriched with your choice of protein, come together to deliver your taste buds on a powerful and savory exotic journey.
From the streets of Hong Kong ✈️ all the way to New York City!! We are super excited to announce our grand opening soon on St.Mark's Place. pic.twitter.com/mM6QHhiYvI
— Clay Pot NYC (@ClayPotNYC) February 6, 2017
Hakata Hot Pot and Sushi Lounge closed here at the end of February 2016. (Hakata Hot Pot combined with sister restaurant Zen 6 the next block to the west at 31 St. Mark's Place.)
Natori, a longtime favorite, closed at this address in November 2012.
Monday, February 6, 2017
Sugar Cafe has closed
As expected, the 24/7 cafe on Houston and Allen shut its doors after service yesterday.
This note greets patrons...
BoweryBoogie had previously heard that a rent increase — perhaps as much as double the current ask — was behind the closing.
The narrow cafe had been here for 10-plus years.
For now, a few desserts remain behind ...
Today in photogenic squirrels in Tompkins Squirrel
Another day, another squirrel doing something adorable (or terrifying, depending on your opinion of squirrels) in Tompkins Square Park...
EVG Senior Squirrel Correspondent Steven spotted this squirrel enjoying some sap from a tree near Avenue A and Ninth Street...
Naturalists have noted that when a squirrel's stash of pinecones and nuts gathered during the summer and fall run low, they will often turn to sap for an energy boost... sap as well as pizza, crackers, bananas, pumpkins and Hershey's Cocoa.
Noted
As of this morning, this fuzzy artwork — on two sheets of plywood — sat outside 19-23 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... it's not immediately clear what this is (or was) It was placed out here sometime late on Saturday, as far as we know...
[Photo by Derek Berg]
Guess/theories are welcome (and LinkNYC, Lady Gaga or Tom and Gisele have been eliminated as suspects).
A look at the Moxy Hotel coming to 11th Street
Demolition work continues at 112-120 E. 11th St., where five walk-up buildings are coming down to make way for the 13-story hotel for Marriott’s Moxy brand here between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue.
Meanwhile, we hadn't seen any renderings for this 300-room hotel aimed toward the Millennial set. Stonehill & Taylor are the architects of record. (They designed the one going up in Chelsea.) However, their website didn't have anything on the East 11th Street property.
Turns out that we were looking in the wrong place. CityRealty had the first look back in December ... via Flintlock Construction...
[Rendering via Flintlock Construction]
Thoughts?
Work permits on file with the city show that the hotel will be 78,361 square feet — about 250 square feet per room. In addition, the permits show a lounge in the hotel's basement along with an "eating and drinking establishment with accessory terrace." The application also shows a lounge and another eating and drinking establishment on the first floor/lobby (not sure if these are connected) ... as well as a "grab n go" food and drink space. There's also another bar-restaurant planned for the top floor.
The permits, first filed in September, are still awaiting the city's approval. They were disapproved (again) on Friday, per the DOB.
Local residents, preservationists and local elected officials have all spoken out about the demolition of the "landmark-elegible" buildings and loss of housing.
The Moxy website shows that the 11th Street hotel is expected to open in late 2018.
And if you're new to the Moxy brand, here's more via its website:
Moxy is a boutique hotel with the social heart of a hostel. A free-spirited place where you can do all that crazy fun stuff you’d never think of doing at home, together with likeminded spirits you’d otherwise never have met.
Yes, the WiFi is speedy and the cushy beds are freshly made, but more importantly, the bar is always open and the crew is always on. Whether you’re staying for the night or just a nightcap, you’ll see why it’s no place like home.
Previously on EV Grieve:
6-building complex on East 10th Street and East 11th Street sells for $127 million
Report: 300-room hotel planned for East 11th Street
Preservationists say city ignored pitch to designate part of 11th Street as a historic district
Permits filed to demolish 5 buildings on 11th Street to make way for new hotel (58 comments)
At the Moxy hotel protest on 11th Street last evening
Tsukimi bringing sushi to 10th Street
Applicants for Tsukimi are on this month's CB3-SLA agenda for a beer-wine license. (The meeting is tonight, though this item won't be heard in front of the committee.)
According to the questionnaire (PDF here) on the CB3 website, Tsukimi will be open from 6 p.m. to midnight Tuesday through Sunday. The space will have four tables seating eight people plus a 10-seat sushi bar.
The application shows the Tsukimi Kaiseki Menu (9 courses) at $85 per person.
The applicants also run SakaMai, which opened in 2012 on Ludlow Street.
No. 228 was home until last September to Dieci, which closed after 10 years in service.
196 Orchard's 'Culture & Cuisine'
An EVG reader asked if we had seen the stencils on the plywood at Ben Shaoul's incoming luxury condos on Houston and Orchard...
Residences ... culture & cuisine... It's part of the branding for the building, which will include a two-level Equinox (gym). The 196 Orchard website includes a 46-page digital publication/advertorial called "The Orchard Review." (You can access it here.)
Turn-of-the-century tenements with patina facades house biodynamic wine stores. The corner slice joint rubs elbows with the starred cuisine of Wildair and Contra. And a perfect date night is sharing a Katz's pastrami followed by a scoop of black sesame from Il Laboratorio del Gelato.
Anyway, the available condos here in the 11-story, 94-unit building range from a 551-square-foot studio for $1.075 million to a 2,069-square-foot three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom apartment asking $5.995 million.
Work is still in the foundation stage, as a look through the blogger portals show...
Sales for the residences launched back in September. A few weeks ago, the Lo-Down asked a Ben Shaoul spokesperson how sales were going here. The response: "While sales have been robust with multiple units placed under contract since launching sales in mid-Fall of 2016, the Sponsor is not disclosing specific figures at this time."
Previously on EV Grieve:
Making way for Ben Shaoul's new retail-residential complex on East Houston
Katz's is now the last business on East Houston between Ludlow and Orchard
Send a salami to your boy next door in the condo
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Week in Grieview
[Photo on 2nd Avenue by Derek Berg]
Stories posted on EVG this past week included...
At the 'Lower East Side Rally Against Hate' in Tompkins Square Park (Monday)
Condos at Rite Aid's new neighbor on First Avenue will range from $1 million to $6 million (Thursday)
Rookie officer stationed at the 9th Precinct dies in car crash (Friday)
Streecha Ukrainian Kitchen is now open daily on Seventh Street (Monday)
Out and About with Lola Sáenz (Wednesday)
Report: East Village landlord Raphael Toledano close to losing prize Chelsea building (Tuesday)
Today is the last day for Turntable Lab before move to new 10th Street storefront (Thursday)
East 12th Osteria closes on 1st Avenue, moving to the West Village (Monday)
New bakery on the way for the Whole Foods Market® Bowery (Monday)
Mandolino Pizzeria has opened on 13th Street (Tuesday)
An appreciation: the Village East Cinema (Friday)
Pichi & Avo wrap up new work at the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall (Monday)
Todd Hase brings custom furnishings to Seventh Street (Wednesday)
Report: Anyway Cafe robbed at knifepoint (Wednesday)
There's a new barber shop on Ninth Street (Thursday)
Sugar Cafe closes after service today (Wednesday)
98 Favor Taste signage arrives on St. Mark's Place (Friday)
Reader mailbag: A call to keep the lights on the holiday tree in Tompkins Square Park (Friday)
Mr. White bringing 'new Southern cuisine' to St. Mark's Place (Thursday)
Progress at Little Tong Noodle Shop, coming soon to First Avenue (Friday)
Seat saved for Merrick Garland on Astor Place (Tuesday)
Checking in on Artichoke's new 14th Street home (Tuesday)
Gramercy Cafe closes; Gramercy Kitchen coming soon (Monday)
That last day of January when it snowed a little bit (Tuesday)
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Saturday, February 4, 2017
The 9th Precinct remembers Officer Bianca Bennett
The flag remains at half staff at the 9th Precinct on Fifth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue.
Bianca Bennett, a rookie police officer, died Wednesday night in a car crash while off duty with a fellow officer...
According to the Daily News, "speed definitely played a part" in the crash.
Friday, February 3, 2017
EV Grieve Etc.: Details on the LGBTQ Solidarity Rally; About the Bowery Presents deal
Details on the LGBTQ Solidarity Rally outside the Stonewall Inn tomorrow afternoon at 2 (Facebook)
NYU Anti-Fascists vs. the Proud Boys at NYU last night; 11 arrests (Gothamist)
Ex-con arrested after stealing jeep from the East Village (DNAinfo)
A look at Economy Candy in the 1980s (Ephemeral New York)
Black History Month in NYC: 15 historic sites to visit (Curbed)
C&B Café at 178 E. 7th St. near Avenue B turns 2 tomorrow (Instagram ... previously)
AEG deal to buy half of Bowery Presents does not include Bowery Ballroom or Mercury Lounge (Pitchfork)
This weekend: "Beyond Cassavetes: Lost Legends of the New York Film World (1945-70)" (Anthology Film Archives)
Nation senior editor Lizzy Ratner tells Jared Kushner's family story in a personal meditation on her own family's passage to America, which parallels that of Kushner's (The Nation)
Hanging around with some hawks (Laura Goggin Photography)
IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: We've only got three more days at our 7th St location before mov… https://t.co/17dcXiaXI5 pic.twitter.com/sWYPr4Xzpr
— TurntableLab NY Shop (@TurntableLabNYC) February 3, 2017
Troubles at the the Cornelia Street Cafe (Off the Grid)
An interview with Tod [A] of Cop Shoot Cop (Flaming Pablum)
The American Political Items Collectors show is Sunday in Seward Park (The Lo-Down)
There goes the Carnegie Deli sign (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
If you feeling like going out Sunday night but not have to be subjected to the Super Bowl, here's one option: Jimmy's No. 43 at 43 E. Seventh St. is offering a break from the game — no TVs with "old-time folk singers in the back room."
Or there's always a screening of the 1977 Paul Newman comedy "Slap Shot" down at the Metrograph on Ludlow Street Sunday night at 8:45 ...
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