@evgrieve Mace comes in such cute packaging now. pic.twitter.com/fNoGX9GRx4
— EdenBrower (@edenbrower) June 12, 2015
"Line was around the corner — took us about 35 minutes to get inside to order but then another 45 to wait for the food, so an hour and 20 minutes total. But my God was it worth it — crispy and flavorful on the outside, nice and juicy inside."
Apparently the buildings that house University Place Gourmet, the doggy day care and Benny Louie Laundry have all been sold to one person and will be coming down. I was in Benny Louie this morning and was told the new owner came by and advised that they have about 6 months before they will need to get out.
Almost 99 percent of Manhattan rentals are currently occupied, according to a new market report.
The vacancy rate is now 1.07 percent, the lowest it has been in three years, Citi Habitats reports.
Last year at this time, Manhattan vacancies were at 1.17 percent.
The Community Board approved because the SLA (State Liquor Association) would approve the license and that if the board actually denied it (which they were inclined to do) it would have meant that the SLA would grant the license and the establishment could stay open until 4am. A motion was passed and the establishment can be open 7-days a week from 5pm-2am. Apparently this falls under the 500-foot rule. Since there are only 2 other establishments within 500 feet of 14 Avenue C holding full liquor licenses it makes it very easy for 14 Avenue C to secure a new license.
Albert Trummer, the new owner, is proposing to serve $1,600 bottles of champagne and there was bottle service listed on the menu that he submitted to the board – including $375 bottles of vodka and a single cocktail priced at $300. Mr. Trummer wants to have a DJ for “background music” and serve "tapas" style food, though there is no kitchen (except a "prep kitchen" which consists of a countertop).
We support the #SAVENYC mission and understand that this is a small business that wants to open. However, this particular business is completely incongruous to the neighborhood and we fear the collateral damage it could inflict on the other small businesses on the block...
The powerful New York City real-estate industry, which is aligned with the state Senate’s Republican majority, opposes many of the regulations, saying they don’t help tenants or landlords. Many lawmakers simply want to leave Albany without upsetting the status quo this year after a tumultuous few months marred by two corruption arrests.
Real-estate executives, city officials and state lawmakers say little has been decided, and that it is likely the current rent regulations, set to expire this year, will be extended at least for a limited period. More than 1 million units in New York City are affected by rent regulations, according to a 2011 study by the Furman Center at New York University.
People familiar with the talks don’t expect the de Blasio administration to get its way on a key issue: ending “vacancy decontrol” — the practice of exempting regulated apartments from rent controls once their rents hit a threshold, currently $2,500, and letting them go for market rates. Mr. de Blasio wants to end vacancy decontrol and put a cap on rent increases, a move championed by liberal lawmakers as crucial to strengthening rent laws.
It’s named for their great-grandparents Harry and Ida Zinn, Hungarian immigrants who had a store in Harlem. The market specializes in preserved foods: pickling, hot- and cold-smoking, fermenting and canning to make goods as varied as old-fashioned pastrami and smoked eels for sandwiches.
