EV Grieve

Monday, October 27, 2014

First sign of Rosie's Mexican, coming soon to 2nd Avenue

Signs are up now for Rosie's Mexican, the incoming restaurant from Vicki Freeman, Marc Meyer and Chris Paraskevaides, who own Cookshop, Hundred Acres and Five Points …

According to a fall preview at Zagat, the restaurant on the corner of Second Avenue and East Second Street will be "based on Meyer's travels to Mexico. Expect market-driven dishes cooked on a comal flattop grill as well as stews, homemade tortillas and more."

The Greek-themed Boukiés closed in March after a two-year run.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Boukiés has 'permanently closed' on Second Avenue

For sale: Everything must go at the former Boukiés space on 2nd Avenue

NYC's 1st bar for pregnant women goes belly up on Avenue A

The month-long reign of this unfunny marketing campaign on Avenue A and East Fifth Street is over… so long to Gestations — "NYC's first bar for pregnant women"…

The ads for whatever the app was came down on Friday. The whole campaign seemingly came to a halt on Oct. 6, the last day that someone posted to the Gestations Facebook page…

Last we heard the long-empty storefront would soon be home to a veterinarian's office.

Previously on EV Grieve:
No, 'NYC's first bar for pregnant women' isn't opening on Avenue A

People behind Gestations still pretending to be opening a bar for pregnant women on Avenue A

Amateur building inspector offering input outside 137 Avenue C

As we've pointed out, there's a building-wide gut renovation underway at 137 Avenue C … somehow, they're going to throw an extra floor atop the building that seems to lean a bit…

Meanwhile, someone has written this on the plywood …

… and does this read "this will fall" or "this will fail"? Well, either way — we get the idea…

If this is helpful…

Previously on EV Grieve:
Renovations in store for 137 Avenue C, home to the Sunburnt Cow

The Sunburnt Cow closes for good at the end of this month

137 Avenue C, hollow on the inside

Work permits arrive at the former Amato Opera on the Bowery

There's now activity at the Amato Opera building at 319 Bowery … the work permits have been posted… (the city issued them on Thursday)…

Landlord Steve Croman finally received DOB approval last month to convert the former theater between East First Street and East Second Street into a commercial and residential building. Documents show that there will be one residence on each floor above the retail space.

Amato Opera ended its long run on May 31, 2009. Anthony Amato, the company's founder, died in December 2011.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Life after the Amato Opera

Costume drama on the Bowery as the Amato Opera empties out

Ruin of the Bowery nearly complete: Last season for the Amato Opera

Amato Opera looks to be getting an encore as city OKs residential use

Sunday, October 26, 2014

The birds

Late this afternoon atop East 10th Street and Avenue D via Bobby Williams...

Humans nature

We're sorry that we missed the last free concert in Tompkins Square Park for the year... we wanted to see Dawn of Humans (and all the bands!) ... so we borrowed these Dawn of Humans photos from Slum Goddess via Facebook...

Week in Grieview

[Avenue A]

Police make an arrest in attempted Stuy Town rape (Monday)

More funding for the Bowery Mission (Tuesday)

1st permits filed for renovation of Walter De Maria's former home-studio on East 6th Street (Monday)

Vacate orders at 338 E. Sixth St. (Friday)

The R Bar closes on the Bowery (Thursday)

Police arrest man who reportedly robbed the Chase branch on Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place (Monday)

Korilla BBQ officially opens (Friday)

Out and About with Elissa (Wednesday)

Mile High Run Club gets its treadmills on East Fourth Street (Monday)

Here comes Checkers (Wednesday)

More about Zoltar moving to the left (Saturday)

First sign of the new 7-floor condo rising above the Jehovah's Witnesses on Avenue C (Tuesday)

Grey Era priced out of East Ninth Street (Friday)

Santa Barbara Deli Superette will return with a shorter name (Thursday)

No more letters at the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office (Monday)

Former Avenue A laundromat 'is perfect for anyone with an exciting hip concept for a bar or restaurant' (Friday)

The Thirsty Buddha has closed; Taqueria St. Mark's on deck (Monday)

Report: Kevin McEnroe bought baking soda, not cocaine, last summer on East Fourth Street and Avenue A (Thursday)

You'll never drive on this section of Astor Place again (Tuesday)

The former Joselito space for rent on Avenue D (Tuesday)

And from Friday… the Walgreens on Astor Place was decked out for a TV commercial… (hopefully)

[Photo by Joe Preston]

At the 24th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade

So the 24th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade took place yesterday … EVG contributor Stacie Joy was in the thick of it…

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DRONE ALERT!!!

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Nice try!

At the 24th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade yesterday… photo by Derek Berg.

A basement fire and a lot of firefighters last night on St. Mark's Place

Last night just after 7, the FDNY showed up full force on St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue …

MAN ALL HANDS 115 ST MARKS PL, COMMERCIAL FIRE IN BASEMENT, UNDER CONTROL
— FDNY (@FDNY) October 25, 2014

Greg Nardello, who runs Augers Well at 115 St. Mark's Place, believes that the fire was in the basement next door at No. 117.

[Photo by Greg Nardello]

The FDNY quickly contained the basement fire. Smoke from the blaze momentarily filled Box Kite Coffee at No. 115 with smoke.

"My basement was also completely covered in smoke. Not too much to report except for some minor damages from the fire crews to a few businesses on the block," Nardello told us.

Box Kite was open per usual today. No word on the cause of the basement fire.

Sunday noon - 4 pm: Pumpkin Carving, Tombstone Making, Face Painting
Thursday 5 pm - 7 pm: Spooky Storytime & Pumpkin Lighting
Friday 4 pm - 9 pm: East Village Insane Asylum with Haunted Garden, Magician, Fortune Telling, Shed of Horrors, Bat Cave & Treats! (Rain date Saturday, 11/1, 5 pm - 7 pm)

See you in the Bat Cave!