When we last checked in with Steven Hirsch, the East Village-based photographer was busy posting photos and essays for his Tompkins Square Park-based Crustypunks site.
These days, Hirsch has been uploading more shots on his photoblog.
Here are a few of them, from the East Village and locations around the city...
He is currently teaching at Pratt Institute. You can find more of his photos here.
[Reposted with permission]
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
'Legal' Miele washer dryer is the 'crown jewel' of this East Ninth Street condo
Here's your almost everyday listing (from Halstead) for a $1.85 million condo on East Ninth Street:
This is a high-end, recently renovated, 3 bedroom/2.5 bath (with office) quiet, corner apartment, surrounded by treetops. Unit 5/KL is the product of a seamless combination with fabulous flow and utilization of space. The large dining area is right off the open kitchen, distinct from the substantial living room. There is a separate home office, with built-in desks. Eight huge closets, including a double-wide food pantry adjacent to the dining area, boast custom-fit, adjustable shelving. The renovated kitchen features a widowed sink, custom built cabinetry, and top of the line appliances, such as a Subzero refrigerator and a Bosch dishwasher. The doors, moldings and light fixtures are all new and the electrical wiring upgraded. The crown jewel is the legal Miele washer dryer. 115 East 9th Street is one of the few full-service, doorman buildings in the East Village with its hallways currently undergoing a beautiful, modern renovation. It is near both Union Square and Washington Square parks, and multiple subway lines. It has a garage, rentable storage space, bike room, meeting/playroom and a laundry room, (not that you will need it). You will pay a very low maintenance, because the building has no underlying mortgage, making the apartment a great value. Pets are permitted with board approval. Pied-a-Terre and guarantors are not allowed.
And of all the photos of this home on the Halstead, there's not one of the crown jewel feature!
Tenant wanted who can leverage the death of the Bowery
Oh, missed this item yesterday in Steve Cuozzo's column in the Post (thanks Racked!) ... 313 Bowery, that one-time home to the CBGB Gallery that now houses the Morrison Hotel gallery is looking for a new tenant ...
(Confused by this — I spotted the "for lease" signs back in August 2009. Not sure what is different about the leasing now. Maybe to whip up some interest?)
So, Cuozzo reports:
The 3300-square foot space at 313 Bowery now occupied by the Morrison Hotel music-photo gallery — named for the famous Doors album and a spiritual successor to the CBGB gallery that was adjacent to the club — has been put on the market by Elliott Azrak's The Max's Kansas City Co., which netleases the property's retail space from the Bowery Residence Committee.
"The netlease holders are looking for not just any tenant, but one who can leverage the history of the block and the unique Bowery demographic," one source said.
That could mean a restaurant/lounge — or another store similar to John Varvatos.
The secret club Extra Place by Max's Kansas City is also part of the deal.
[Photo from September 2009]
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Because you want to know more about the plans for 34 Avenue A
Rebecca Marx talked with Todd P. at Fork in the Road last evening... and he shared more about plans for 34 Avenue A:
And!
(DNAinfo also has more on the space here.)
The comment box is awaiting.
As EV Grieve first reported last Friday:
Phil Hartman bringing a 'performance venue' back to former Mo Pitkin's space
And Monday:
[Updated] Bringing 'the tradition of the old Knitting Factory and Tonic' to 34 Avenue A
Patrick says that he and his co-partners (who also include Mo's/Two Boots owner Phil Hartman and Mike House, an architect whose projects include work on Santos Party House) all want to create a venue that "reflects and serves the surrounding community. No one wants this neighborhood to be this gauntlet of bars where you can get Jell-O shots. We are very happy to remove that stain [of Aces & Eights], but at the same time, no one wants more overpriced boutique restaurants."
The new space will have a ground-floor restaurant which, Patrick says, "will be the main revenue source and the main face of the business." Its menu will be seafood-based "Pacific Coast-style Mexican cuisine" (Pacific as in Jalisco, not California) and its atmosphere "casual yet fairly sophisticated as well. We envision high-quality and not bargain-base priced cuisine, but also not prices that price out the average individual."
And!
As for the performance part of the equation, Patrick stresses that "this is not an indie club, not a rock club, and certainly not a dance club." Instead, it will be purely avant-garde. "Our feeling is that it's a genre that really needs to be represented in the city," he says. "Both the Stone and Issue Project Room are great, but they're maybe more of a museum setting than we would like to be. I have a great respect for those things, but you're seeing kind of a presentation of something rather than it being a little more free form."
(DNAinfo also has more on the space here.)
The comment box is awaiting.
As EV Grieve first reported last Friday:
Phil Hartman bringing a 'performance venue' back to former Mo Pitkin's space
And Monday:
[Updated] Bringing 'the tradition of the old Knitting Factory and Tonic' to 34 Avenue A
Landlord: Gas has been restored at 97 E. Seventh St.
Anthony Zachariadis at management company TZM Realty just sent along this message to us. Management had promised to have the gas service restored today. I followed-up and asked Zachariadis if the residents will receive any kind of credit for the days in which they didn't have gas for cooking. (17 days total.) "I have been calling tenants all day to discuss that matter."
Previously.
Previously.
Community Boards to discuss fate of 35 Cooper Square and the Bowery
Here's more information on the flyer we posted last night...
A rep from the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors sent us an update to upcoming community board meetings that now include agenda items on preserving 35 Cooper Square and the Bowery.
Community Board 3's agenda for Thursday night now includes:
Parks, Recreation, Cultural Affairs, Landmarks, & Waterfront Committee
Thursday at 6:30 pm — BRC Senior Services Center - 30 Delancey St. (between Chrystie and Forsyth Streets)
1. Review of 2010 goals and accomplishments/committee goals for 2011
2. Peter Cooper Park—potential RFPs for food carts in park
3. Request for support by BAN to stop demolition of 35 Cooper Square and for preservation of other Federal houses on Bowery
And at Community Board 2:
LANDMARKS & PUBLIC AESTHETICS 1st APRIL MEETING Sean Sweeney, Chair
March 28 at 6:30 p.m. — Church of Our Lady of Pompei, 25 Carmine St. Father Demo Hall
*Nomination of the Bowery to the State and National Register of Historic District.
[Photo courtesy of EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams]
A rep from the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors sent us an update to upcoming community board meetings that now include agenda items on preserving 35 Cooper Square and the Bowery.
Community Board 3's agenda for Thursday night now includes:
Parks, Recreation, Cultural Affairs, Landmarks, & Waterfront Committee
Thursday at 6:30 pm — BRC Senior Services Center - 30 Delancey St. (between Chrystie and Forsyth Streets)
1. Review of 2010 goals and accomplishments/committee goals for 2011
2. Peter Cooper Park—potential RFPs for food carts in park
3. Request for support by BAN to stop demolition of 35 Cooper Square and for preservation of other Federal houses on Bowery
And at Community Board 2:
LANDMARKS & PUBLIC AESTHETICS 1st APRIL MEETING Sean Sweeney, Chair
March 28 at 6:30 p.m. — Church of Our Lady of Pompei, 25 Carmine St. Father Demo Hall
*Nomination of the Bowery to the State and National Register of Historic District.
[Photo courtesy of EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams]
Residents of 97 E. Seventh St. haven't had gas for cooking since Feb. 19
Residents of 97 E. Seventh St. near First Avenue have joined forces after being without gas for cooking since Feb. 19. (They've also launched a Facebook page to make it easier to share information.)
In addition, one resident said that they were without gas, heat and hot water for three days starting on Feb. 19.
According to another resident:
"Management has been leaving 'updates' posted in the hallway, but everyone has been scribbling notes all over them, encouraging each other to fight back against the management. It's gotten pretty heated lately as it's become more clear that the fault lies with the management."
(The super apparently removed the older flyers in the building that contained all the comments from residents.)
In hearing about the situation from two residents, it seems as if the management company and ConEd are pointing fingers at each other over who's to blame for the 17 days without gas for cooking. One resident has said the use of unlicensed contractors led to five gas leaks in the building.
Anthony Zachariadis at management company TZM Realty didn't respond to an e-mail seeking comment.
Meanwhile, one resident said that management promised that ConEd will have all the gas hooked back up today. Despite all this, the resident said that the management has refused to discuss rent abatement. Said another resident: "Landlord hasn't mentioned any reimbursement for food expenses or rent...I'm wondering if we will all have to go to court."
Work moves to the backside of St. Brigid's
The renovations continue at St. Brigid's on Eighth Street and Avenue B. Workers put up scaffolding on the church's backside last week...
Meanwhile, the crew continues to rebuild the church's northern wall...
Oh, and some bonus photos that I took back in early January. Don't you miss the snow?
Previous EV Grieve St. Brigid's coverage here.
Meanwhile, the crew continues to rebuild the church's northern wall...
Oh, and some bonus photos that I took back in early January. Don't you miss the snow?
Previous EV Grieve St. Brigid's coverage here.
Wannabe
Only just noticed this the other day under the scaffolding at Spice on Second Avenue and Sixth Street.
City unveils new plan to patrol First Avenue bike lane
'You lose it here, you're in a world of hurt'
On Friday, EV Grieve Technologically Advanced Form of Extraterrestrial Life Correspondent Bobby Williams spotted the Predator from, um, "Predator" outside Tokio 7 on Seventh Street...
Perhaps the masses were getting a little too close... there's now a fence around Mr. Predator...
Remember: He's using the trees.
Bonus...
Perhaps the masses were getting a little too close... there's now a fence around Mr. Predator...
Remember: He's using the trees.
Bonus...
"Mars Needs Red Riding Hood'
Last week, DNAinfo spotted a Jesus-"Confessions of a Shopaholic" movie poster mashup on Second Avenue at Seventh Street... Apparently Poster Boy has struck again... here on First Avenue near DeRobertis, there's a "Mars Needs Moms" - "Red Riding Hood" (two movies that no one will see!) combo along with a Public Service Announcement about the benefits of reading neighborhood blogs books.
Thanks to @cultofsoc for sharing the photo.
Thanks to @cultofsoc for sharing the photo.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Efforts continue to save 35 Cooper Square
Flyers are up outside 35 Cooper Square... Interested parties may attend the CB3 meeting Thursday evening....
March 10 at 6:30 pm — BRC Senior Services Center — 30 Delancey St. (between Chrystie and Forsyth)
Photo courtesy of EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams
March 10 at 6:30 pm — BRC Senior Services Center — 30 Delancey St. (between Chrystie and Forsyth)
Photo courtesy of EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams
'Crazy Landlord' back to being crazy!
Nearly two years have passed since we first noted the "crazy landlord" sign on the long-dormant corner of Second Avenue and Third Street.
Last we heard something called the Belgian was moving in... As the owner told Eater:
We've lost track of those plans. The corner has seemingly been quiet in recent months... And now, as this photo taken by EV Grieve reader Salim shows, the corner space is apparently back on the market. And the landlord just take it anymore!
Previously.
Last we heard something called the Belgian was moving in... As the owner told Eater:
The large french doors will open to a wraparound sidewalk cafe sitting 40 or so under large colorful awnings. It will be romantic yet appropriate. Think a sexier Balthazar marries a corpulent Fette Sau and the offspring is The Belgian.
We've lost track of those plans. The corner has seemingly been quiet in recent months... And now, as this photo taken by EV Grieve reader Salim shows, the corner space is apparently back on the market. And the landlord just take it anymore!
Previously.
[Updated] Bringing 'the tradition of the old Knitting Factory and Tonic' to 34 Avenue A
Last Friday, we reported that Two Boots founder Phil Hartman's name is attached to the new venue proposed for 34 Avenue A, the space that was most recently Aces and Eights ... and Mo Pitkin's before that ....
Hartman sent us a note during the weekend with a few more details on the space:
This is one of the items on the docket for the SLA & DCA Licensing Committee next Monday at 6:30 pm — JASA/Green Residence - 200 E. Fifth St. at the Bowery.
[Updated]
Patrick Hedlund at DNAinfo reports this afternoon that concert organizer Todd Patrick, aka Todd P, is also involved in the project. You can read more about Todd Patrick in this Voice profile from 2006.
Hartman sent us a note during the weekend with a few more details on the space:
I've been approached by a local music booker/promoter about helping get the old Mo's space re-opened as a music venue. His vision is to carry on the tradition of the old Knitting Factory and Tonic, and I love the idea of seeing the space revived for the use for which it was created, and to wipe out the stain that was Aces & Eights. There would also be a restaurant component on the ground floor.
My role is as an advisor and a cheerleader — I live and work within a block from there and think it would be great for the neighborhood. So, no, I'm not "re-opening Mo Pitkin's" but hopefully the spirit of that place, and of the old East Village, will be revived!
This is one of the items on the docket for the SLA & DCA Licensing Committee next Monday at 6:30 pm — JASA/Green Residence - 200 E. Fifth St. at the Bowery.
[Updated]
Patrick Hedlund at DNAinfo reports this afternoon that concert organizer Todd Patrick, aka Todd P, is also involved in the project. You can read more about Todd Patrick in this Voice profile from 2006.
A Gathering of Tribes faces an uncertain future on East Third Street
Colin Moynihan at the Times reports on what could be the end of A Gathering of Tribes on East Third Street. The building that has housed the arts and cultural organization at 285 E. Third St. between Avenues C and D is on the market for $2.995 million.
Per the article:
Per the listing at Marcus & Millichap:
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHT
• Four Free Market Floor-Through Two Bedroom Apartment
• Approximately 3,000 Square Fee
• 22 Feet of Frontage on East 3rd Street Between Avenue C and Avenue
• Possible Conversion into a Single Family Townhouse
• 1,100 Square Foot Garden Located Behind the Building
Cannon sold the three-story federal-style townhouse to its present owner — Lorraine Zhang — in 2004 believing that he would be able to occupy the second floor for at least a decade.
Meanwhile, according to the article:
Per the article:
The news sent shudders through generations of poets, artists, musicians and others, who felt a strong sense of devotion to A Gathering of the Tribes, a gallery and salon in the building, and to [Steve] Cannon. A former humanities professor, who taught for 25 years at city university campuses including Hunter College in Manhattan and Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, Mr. Cannon decided in 1991 to turn the building, which he had bought for $35,000 in 1970, into a salon and open house where practically everybody was welcome.
Per the listing at Marcus & Millichap:
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHT
• Four Free Market Floor-Through Two Bedroom Apartment
• Approximately 3,000 Square Fee
• 22 Feet of Frontage on East 3rd Street Between Avenue C and Avenue
• Possible Conversion into a Single Family Townhouse
• 1,100 Square Foot Garden Located Behind the Building
Cannon sold the three-story federal-style townhouse to its present owner — Lorraine Zhang — in 2004 believing that he would be able to occupy the second floor for at least a decade.
Meanwhile, according to the article:
"Mr. Cannon said he was exploring whether he had any legal recourse to oppose the sale in court. At the same time, he said, he would reach out to friends and arts patrons to see whether any of them might be interested in buying the building and turning it into an artists’ residence and cultural center."
326-328 E. Fourth St. now a shell of its former self
Not much left of the addresses here between Avenue C and Avenue D.... You can see right through 328 to the buildings on Third Street...
As the Times noted back September, the houses date to around 1840 ... "That these houses have remained virtually unchanged in the past 170 years is miraculous and noteworthy..."
Previously on EV Grieve:
Historic East Fourth Street artists' collective soon to be condos
Two side-by-side townhouses on East Fourth Street await your renovation
City doesn't give a shit about these historic East Village townhouses
More pages of novels appearing on the East Village streets
Last Monday, we noted the presence of a single page from a novel or something on Seventh Street and First Avenue...
Perhaps this sparked some kind of trend... we've noticed other pieces of fiction now in place around the neighborhood... such as on Fourth Avenue and 10th Street (home of the Scribbler!)
And Avenue A between Seventh Street and Sixth Street ...
I inexplicably didn't take a photo of Page 2 ... And yesterday's rain likely wiped these all out...
Perhaps this sparked some kind of trend... we've noticed other pieces of fiction now in place around the neighborhood... such as on Fourth Avenue and 10th Street (home of the Scribbler!)
And Avenue A between Seventh Street and Sixth Street ...
I inexplicably didn't take a photo of Page 2 ... And yesterday's rain likely wiped these all out...
Cowgirl Cupcakes (and Burritos) now open on East 10th Street
Back in December, we noted the Cowgirl Cupcakes was taking over a storefront on East 10th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A...
EV Grieve reader Leesy reports Cowgirl opened yesterday...
While she didn't sample the food, she did go in for a look... she notes the staff is very cool and excited to be part of the neighborhood... and that the place kind of smelled like, say, San Loco ... per the menu, burritos are the first item listed... Per Leesy: "I guess it just seemed odd that a place with cupcake in the name was more like Burritos."
Anyway, everything on the menu is vegan...
EV Grieve reader Leesy reports Cowgirl opened yesterday...
While she didn't sample the food, she did go in for a look... she notes the staff is very cool and excited to be part of the neighborhood... and that the place kind of smelled like, say, San Loco ... per the menu, burritos are the first item listed... Per Leesy: "I guess it just seemed odd that a place with cupcake in the name was more like Burritos."
Anyway, everything on the menu is vegan...
Souvlaki GR opening set for next Monday on Stanton Street
Back in January BoweryBoogie reported that food-truck favorites Souvlaki GR were opening an eatery at 116 Stanton St. just west of Essex Street. (New York Street Food had the scoop.)
EV Grieve contributor Samo happened by during the weekend and spoke with with Kosta Plagos, one of the owners. Opening date is slated for next Monday. Souvlaki will accommodate 40 inside ... and Plagos would eventually like to have sidewalk seating. "Concept is that you will feel like you are sitting in the streets of Mykonos."
BoweryBoogie has more on their food truck here.
EV Grieve contributor Samo happened by during the weekend and spoke with with Kosta Plagos, one of the owners. Opening date is slated for next Monday. Souvlaki will accommodate 40 inside ... and Plagos would eventually like to have sidewalk seating. "Concept is that you will feel like you are sitting in the streets of Mykonos."
BoweryBoogie has more on their food truck here.
[Updated] When will Veselka on the Bowery open?
After posting the coming-soon sign for Veselka Bowery on Saturday, we sent the folks there a note asking when they're expecting to open...
We didn't hear back from anyone at Veselka. We last heard that the location will open in mid-March, per the Feast.
[Updated 2:30]
From Fork in the Road:
We didn't hear back from anyone at Veselka. We last heard that the location will open in mid-March, per the Feast.
[Updated 2:30]
From Fork in the Road:
"Our opening date will probably be in May. Maybe early June, but we're hoping to be faster than that," said Veselka owner Tom Birchard, who mentioned that this new location will be similar to the one on Second Avenue, but will have a full liquor license and be "a little less dinerish and a little more restauranty."
As for the menu, he notes that "Everything will still be inexpensive and casual but we'll have some really exciting items. We're looking for inexpensive caviar, and we're going to have lots of vodkas from Eastern Europe which will be great because the food goes great with it."
Community facility available on East Second Street
The plans for the new luxury homes at 229 E. Second St. between Avenue B and Avenue C included a community facility on the ground floor... we were curious if this would actually happen... Apparently yes, as the newish sign shows...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Million dollar condos hit the market on East Second Street
229 E. Second St. sprouts a roof deck
Cutting condo prices by 20 percent on East Second Street
Previously on EV Grieve:
Million dollar condos hit the market on East Second Street
229 E. Second St. sprouts a roof deck
Cutting condo prices by 20 percent on East Second Street
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Week in Grieview
[Outside McDonald's on First Avenue]
Seizure causes smash-up at St. Marks Place and Avenue A (Tuesday)
Sidewalk is closed for renovations (Wednesday)
Putting together the pieces of Grace Farrell's last days (Tuesday)
A transformer fire at ConEd (Wednesday)
Charlie Sheen was on TV for some reason (Monday)
A Playboy Playmate and Bao teaming up for fried chicken and waffles on St. Mark's Place (Friday)
No more Junk on St. Mark's Place (Wednesday)
Another Juice Press coming soon? (Thursday)
Death & Co. had to close for a few days while waiting for its liquor license renewal (Thursday)
While we were suddenly quoting "Predator" (Friday)
Seizure causes smash-up at St. Marks Place and Avenue A (Tuesday)
Sidewalk is closed for renovations (Wednesday)
Putting together the pieces of Grace Farrell's last days (Tuesday)
A transformer fire at ConEd (Wednesday)
Charlie Sheen was on TV for some reason (Monday)
A Playboy Playmate and Bao teaming up for fried chicken and waffles on St. Mark's Place (Friday)
No more Junk on St. Mark's Place (Wednesday)
Another Juice Press coming soon? (Thursday)
Death & Co. had to close for a few days while waiting for its liquor license renewal (Thursday)
While we were suddenly quoting "Predator" (Friday)
ICTTS officials disqualify this tree from competition
Thanks to EV Grieve reader Rob D. for the above photo of this poor thing spotted during the weekend on Avenue A between First Street and Second Street.
However, since receiving this photo, officials at the International Coalition of Tree Tossing in the Spring (ICTTS) said that we cannot include this tree in this year's competition. An official said there is a little-known codicil in the ICTTS constitution that mandates trees must still have 75 percent of its branches intact to qualify.
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