Following eviction proceedings, Steve Croman's 9300 Realty has a new office

Over the weekend, these "We're moving" flyers appeared on some of the East Village properties owned by Steve Croman's 9300 Realty.

As noted, the company has a new office on Broadway as of today.

Not noted is that this move follows eviction proceedings against 9300 at their previous location, 632 Broadway. According to the legal papers filed in public records, Croman and company had until today to get out — or the Marshall would legally take possession of the space...





In June, Croman pleaded guilty to charges of grand larceny, tax fraud, and an additional fraud charge relating to false statements. As part of the deal, he will reportedly spend one year at Rikers. Croman will be sentenced on Sept. 19.

Meanwhile, last week, the civil case related to his tenant harassment tactics was adjourned from Sept. 18 to Nov. 13.



Croman's real-estate portfolio includes 47 buildings with 617 units in the East Village. He owns more buildings in the East Village than any other landlord.

Jennifer Esposito's Jennifer's Way Bakery is moving from 10th Street; destination unknown

An EVG reader who lives on 10th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue shared this... Jennifer's Way Bakery is moving, per the sidewalk signage spotted yesterday... owner Jennifer Esposito, the Brooklyn-born actress (currently on "NCIS"), was selling off some items (stools, tables, etc.) from the small bakery...



She reduced her hours here in May due to an increase in online orders for the organic bakery that makes its products without gluten, dairy, soy, refined sugar or peanuts, per store signage at the time.

The reader who lives nearby said that the bakery was closed last weekend and Saturday.

To date, there isn't any mention of the new location on the bakery's website or social media properties. The online bakery currently isn't taking any orders.

Esposito wrote about the situation on Facebook:

Only a handful thought I could even stay open for more than a few months, never 5 years. I am so very proud of not only what I managed to withstand here but so beyond thrilled how many of you I was able to help and feed safely. I celebrated birthdays, weddings and holidays with you and served your children their first safe cookie. My heart is full. However it's is time to move forward now. My lease on this magical little space is up and I must move on now. I am FAR from done with bringing you safe, reliable, TRUST WORTHY delicious food, it's just time to regroup ... stay tuned, I am not done.

The bakery opened in March 2013. Esposito was later reportedly sued by her investors, though she said in a tweet that the case was dismissed.

Her book, "Jennifer’s Way Kitchen," is set for release next month.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Jennifer Esposito responds to reports that she fled East 10th Street for Denmark

Little Tong Noodle Shop taking an end-of-summer break

Since opening in late March on First Avenue at 11th Street, Little Tong Noodle Shop has racked up some pretty solid reviews. (Like from Pete Wells at The New York Times.)

Now chef-owner Simone Tong and her team are taking a break. The restaurant closed after service last night... and will reopen after Labor Day on Sept. 5.

Per Facebook: "Coming back fresh and rested for more exciting mmmmiiiiixxxxxiiaaaannnnnn on Sept. 5th!"

Momofuku Ko remains closed as expansion-related work continues in Extra Place

As first noted back in May, David Chang's Momofuku Ko was expanding in the extra quiet Extra Place off of First Street here between the Bowery and Second Avenue.

The restaurant remains closed with the renovations in progress...



The plans submitted to CB3 show a bigger waiting area, six or seven more tables and an expanded bar/chef counter. There will also be a new entrance.

The sign on the door notes a closure until Sept. 6. According to the Ko website, "our re-opening date may change. We encourage you to revisit our website for the latest updates." In May, Chang told Eater that he did not anticipate the restaurant having to close during renovation.

Momofuku Ko relocated to 8 Extra Place from First Avenue in November 2014. To date, this is the only business to succeed in Extra Place since its debut 10 years ago.

Previously on EV Grieve:
With new restaurant opening, will Extra Place finally become a dining destination?

Extra Place now officially a Dead End

Extra Place and Heidi currently 'closed for renovation' in Extra Place

Red Hook Lobster Pound in the works for Extra Place

A few more details on Momofuku Ko (aka, TBD) coming to Extra Place

David Chang's Momofuku Ko is expanding in Extra Place

Côte opens a 'quick Côte' shop on 13th Street

Côte, "a luxurious nail care destination," opened its first NYC location last week on 13th Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue.

Here's more about what to expect: "Understanding the Manhattan woman's busy lifestyle, we'll be offering 'quick côtes' ($20) as our signature service (it’s a polish change, but with a little extra love) at our new york location."

Here's more about the L.A.-based founders:

côte founders mary lennon and leah yari created côte to provide a safe, transparent, quality product and an elegant nail care experience that could be shared with their families and friends without worry. they set out to take the “toxins” out of the nail treatment experience; from the shop environment, to the technician / guest interaction, to the actual products themselves. with that in mind, all of côte's polishes are created free of the major toxins and allergens that are often associated with nail polish: formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate (DBP), toluene, camphor, formaldehyde resin, TPHP, xylene, ethyl tosylamide, parabens and gluten.

The space was previously an office for Mirador Real Estate.

Sunday's parting shot

EVG reader Ronnie shared this photo from today's Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Tompkins Square Park ... Ronnie noted, "it was a lovely, beautiful evening with a crowd I have not seen since the early 1990s and Wigstock!"

Week in Grieview

[Photo on Astor Place by Derek Berg]

Stories posted on EVG this past week included...

The owner of East Village Wines says goodbye to the neighborhood (Thursday)

Solar eclipse! (Monday)

Woman pushed onto F train tracks at 2nd Avenue in unprovoked attack; victim in stable condition (Wednesday)

Starbucks signage arrives at incoming Starbucks on Avenue A and St. Mark's Place (Tuesday)

Out and About with Felix Velazquez (Wednesday)

Landlord makes eviction case against tenant with the Confederate flags, then withdraws (Monday)

Checking in on the former Other Music space, soon to be a health-focused restaurant (Tuesday)

An updated look at that Moxy hotel for 11th Street (Wednesday ... Monday)

From Joey Ramone to Debbie Harry on the Bowery (Friday) And... The Joey Ramone street sign returns to Joey Ramone Place (Thursday)

Thaimee Box brings Thailand's Khao Kang eating culture to 13th Street (Monday)

Capturing lightning on a building (Wednesday)

The Village Voice is ending its print edition (Tuesday)

Montauk Salt Cave now open on 10th Street (Monday)

Watts up with the bright lights inside Key Food? (Monday)

Just For Fen bringing rice noodles to 1st Avenue (Tuesday)

You may now enter and exit Tompkins Square Park at 8th Street and Avenue B (Thursday)

Saltwater now serving on 12th Street (Friday)

Space Mabi sets Sept. 19 opening date on 1st Avenue (Wednesday)

On Target for a summer 2018 opening on 14th Street and Avenue A (Tuesday)

Dec. 1 date set for Boris & Horton, Avenue A's new dog cafe (Thursday)

Pata Negra has closed on 12th Street (Thursday)

A Cheers Cut sneak peek on St. Mark's Place (Monday)

Sooooo many "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" filming posts (Thursday)

75 1st Ave. now in bendy thing phase (Thursday)

Look at the former Bowlmor Lanes now (Monday)

... and spotted on Avenue A today...



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Today in street-closure planning

The Fourth Avenue Festival is happening now (Street fair!) ... and the Avenue is closed from Ninth Street to 14th Street ... coinciding with NYU's Move-In Day.

Bird Flies

Bird Flies

Bop! Shout! Fingers Pop!

Another bird flies in the park.

A jazz migration, people Hop!

Music passing through. Mark

that time once a year,

When people smile and cheer,

Saxophones soar, cymbals crash,

Improvisation worth more than cash.

People cool in fun clothes, a slick hat.

Sunday revelry, Angels scat.

Shades in attendance, no shadows cast,

We should have known it wouldn’t last.

Fold up that chair, head for the train,

Come back next year for Jazz, again, again …

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peter radley

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The 25th annual Charlie Park Jazz Festival is today in Tompkins Square Park from 3-7 p.m.

The photography of Ryan John Lee at 9th Street Espresso (on 10th Street)

East Village-based photographer Ryan John Lee has a selection of his work on display at 9th Street Espresso (the location on 10th Street near Avenue B)... you can read more about this exhibit, which is up through Sept. 22, here.

He has shared his work with EVG in the past, such as here and here.

A farewell to Etna Tool & Die on Bond Street

After 70 years at 42 Bond St., Etna Tool & Die Corporation has closed... Gothamist has a feature on what was one of the last tool and die shops in the city.

Tool and die employees are a class of machinists in the manufacturing industry and make a variety of things one doesn’t usually think twice about—jigs, fixtures, dies, molds, machine tools, cutting tools and more. Galuppo invented the anti-coin theft device that was installed in most of the city's pay phones. ConEd was also one of Etna's biggest clients, making the tools they use every day in the streets.

Owner James Galuppo, who was born on the LES in 1918, opened here between the Bowery and Lafayette in 1946.

Per Gothamist:

The family owns the building on Bond Street, and Galuppo's daughter Flavia says she intends on "honoring my father’s wishes by maintaining the building" and not selling it, retaining the few commercial tenants it still has.

The position-based David Bowie art by Scott VanderVoort remains on the fence ...

A 'Sun' belt

Wrapping up Solar Eclipse Week with something via the Austin, Texas-based trio Ringo Deathstar from last year titled "Stare at the Sun."

Mattress Materialize

Mattress Materialize

Month ending, out they come,

Streets dotted with pale monoliths.

We walk among them as pagans,

Between their standing stones,

Magical meaning long forgotten,

no enlightenment to be revealed.

Swathed in plastic, sealing in,

Dreams, some lost, bitter tears,

Release, exhaustion, books half read.

Guarded by rumors of the uninvited,

Biting interlopers who have lost

the decency to leave when asked.

Suddenly, the mattresses are gone.

Pity, an equinox is almost here.

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peter radley

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival comes to Tompkins Square Park on Sunday

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival is now underway ... and the annual tribute to the eponymous late saxophonist comes to Tompkins Square Park for a free show Sunday from 3-7 p.m.

The Joshua Redman Quartet headlines a slate that also features “Sweet Poppa Lou” Donaldson, Tia Fuller and Alicia Olatuja. (Read the bios of the performers here.)

This is the 25th anniversary of the Festival, which each year coincides with Parker's birthday.

Parker, who died in 1955 at age 34, lived at 151 Avenue B from 1950-54.

Saltwater now serving on 12th Street

[Image via the Saltwater website]

Saltwater is now open at 345 E. 12th St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue. The Australian-style cafe had its grand opening yesterday.

The venture is via Lee and Sid, a couple who grew up in Sydney. Per the Saltwater website: "They missed the Australian-styled coffee reflective of the lifestyle back home; where it is a way of life and is uniquely intertwined with leisure rather than a fuel for work."

Saltwater's hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

No. 345 previously served as a to-go spot for S'Mac.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Saltwater bringing Australian coffee to 12th Street

From Joey Ramone to Debbie Harry on the Bowery

Back on Monday, a crew painted over the two-year-old Joey Ramone/CBGB mural on Bleecker at the Bowery...



In its place on Tuesday, Shepard Fairey (in connection with The L.I.S.A. Project NYC) created a mural in honor of Debbie Harry and Blondie...



..which wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon with a visit by Harry and Chris Stein. (Godlis has some photos here.)



Harry and Fairey previously collaborated on a project for his Obey fashion label coinciding with the 40-year anniversary of Blondie's debut album.

Updated 8:30 a.m.

Lola Sáenz notes this morning that, given the placement of the cardboard, it appears Debbie Harry has a new necklace...

NYU's residential hall Move-In Day is Sunday

You may have noticed some activity of late around the neighborhood's NYU dorms... it's all in preparation for...



Fall Welcome Week!

Sunday marks the Residence Hall Move-In Day... so you can expect some traffic and parking restrictions in and around the NYU dorm area — the Third North Dorm on Third Avenue between 11th Street and 12th Street, Founders Hall on 12th Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue, and University Hall on 14th Street between Third Avenue and Irving Place.

Move-in times are staggered throughout the day between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Something to keep in mind in case you were planning a trip to Whole Foods Market Union Square, Trader Joe's or Bed, Bath & Beyond ... or anywhere on the map below...


[Joking!]

Thursday's parting shot

Here's Manhattan (aka Fledgling #1, Ten, BioTen), Christo and Dora's lone offspring this year, in late-season form in Tompkins Square Park today.

Photo by Steven.

Summertime snow job

In the 568 posts the past few days about crews filming the Amazon series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" on St. Mark's Place, we've seen the crew set up a Christmas tree stand and reindeer ... not to mention bring in cars that fit the dramedy's 1958 setting... so we'll wrap it up with a photo from last night when it all came to life in front of the cameras between Avenue A and First Avenue — complete with fake snow...



Thanks to @jaclynstagrams for the above photo!

Meanwhile, on the L train...

Photo by Grant Shaffer...