Someone tagged Banksy's two-day-old work on the Bowery Mural Wall overnight...
A worker scrubbing the graffiti off the #KindComments mural back in January said that the wall was getting tagged on a daily basis.
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Noted
Someone tagged Banksy's two-day-old work on the Bowery Mural Wall overnight...
A worker scrubbing the graffiti off the #KindComments mural back in January said that the wall was getting tagged on a daily basis.
March 17 and McSorley's
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EVG reader Allen Semanco shared the above photo... showing the 7 a.m. St. Patrick's Day (Happy St. Patrick's Day BTW!) line for McSorley's Old Ale House on Seventh Street... (I think they opened today at 8?????)
Meanwhile!
Gregory and Teresa from McSorley's commissioned East Village-based Billy the Artist to create a poster for St. Patrick's Day...
And here's Billy at this favorite bar (McSorley's, if that wasn't clear)...
[Image via Facebook]
Find out more about the poster here.
Friday, March 16, 2018
NYPD looking for suspect who robbed 87-year-old man on 1st Avenue
The #NYPD is looking to identify this #wanted man for a Robbery that occurred on March 9 at 7:15PM.
— NYPD 9th Precinct (@NYPD9Pct) March 15, 2018
He forcibly removed 💰from an 87 year old victim as he was returning home near 1 Ave & E6St. #NYC #EastVillage If you have any info we ask you to 📞 #800577TIPS pic.twitter.com/GaSoM7qd74
Patch had a few more details:
Police say the man followed the 87-year-old into his apartment building, located near East Sixth Street and First Avenue, on Friday at about 7:15 p.m. As the 87-year-old entered the building, the robber grabbed him from behind and remove his wallet before throwing him to the ground, according to the NYPD.
The robber took $230 in cash from the man before running from the area, police said.
The 87-year-old man was not seriously injured during the attack.
Anyone with information that could help in the investigation is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). You may also submit tips online.
Go Forth
The above video is for "Nevermine," a track off the upcoming Sub Pop release by the Forth Wanderers... the leaders are two college students now by way of Montclair, N.J.
I Am a Rent-Stabilized Tenant
East Village resident Susan Schiffman has been photographing the apartments of rent-stabilized tenants living in the East Village for her Instagram account, I Am a Rent Stabilized Tenant. She will share some of the photos here for this ongoing EVG feature.
Photos and text by Susan Schiffman
Tenant: Yvonne, since 1990
Why did you move to the East Village?
I moved to Brooklyn in 1985 with a woman I knew from Northampton. We lived in what was then called Prospect Heights Vicinity — Saint Mark's between Vanderbilt and Underhill. It was Crack Central. The train stopped at Atlantic after midnight and we had to walk from Atlantic up — it was pretty scary.
A few years later, another friend moved from Northampton to the Chelsea Hotel. Her roommate lasted one day so she asked me and I moved in. Later we moved to a two-story place on 13th Street. We lived on 9th Street between B and C during the Tompkins Square Riots. I used to cut through the Park to get to the subway to get to work. And then I had to walk all the way around and there were all these "undercover" cops hassling everyone who lived in the neighborhood.
I loved the East Village though. I guess I never really thought about living other places. I worked in the music industry and was also in the music scene so it was the best place to live.
How did you find your apartment?
The roommate I had been living with was moving in with her boyfriend. They were moving to 5th Street above where Three of Cups is now — it used to be an Indian restaurant. So I had to get my own place.
There was a broker — I forgot her name but they called her the "rock-n-roll" broker. She had this weird storefront on 13th Street. It was an apartment that wasn't really an apartment. It was just a card table and I thought "this is a scam." But it wasn't. She didn't really seem to care that I had a good job. She helped out all of the people who were either musicians or worked in the music industry. None of us had good credit.
She showed me this place and it was so far up, the fifth floor. The things that she pointed out that were good were that "you’re on the top floor, it’s the roof, so nobody lives above you." That's great now, when I first moved in it wasn't. The door to the roof wasn't alarmed and at 4 in the morning people would come running across the roof and the cops would chase them and yell, “stay in your apartment!” That doesn't happen any more.
Part of the reason I took this apartment was because it was close to my old roommate and everyone I knew lived in this area. Also it was 500 bucks a month. I did have to pay a broker’s fee, though.
Also for my job, I had to go to rock shows at CBGB and what is now Webster Hall. I really liked that I could come home after work, go to sleep and then wake up at 11 and go to the show. It was convenient. And that's still what I really love — that it's super convenient.
I had surgery last year and couldn’t get around very well. Which is a drag, but it was helpful that I was so central and friends could come by easily. If I lived out in Queens it would have been impossible.
I have lived here for so long. I'm really used to not having a car, not taking the subway. I walk to and from work. I really get annoyed with people who say, “oh, the East Village is dead.” I still know a lot of my neighbors. A lot of people have stayed in this building. And yeah there are twentysomethings but think about what we were doing when we were in our 20s.
About five years ago I had one of those pedestrian accidents. I got hit. But it was the first time a lot of my friends had come to my apartment, because it‘s on the 5th floor. It’s a commitment. I’ve had bands stay here. I had a single bed here and a bookcase. The room that's the bedroom now was pretty much empty because the guy who lived on the other side of that wall made so much noise that I couldn’t sleep in that room but the bands could sleep there.
What do you love about your apartment?
I watch the tiny house shows. I am so amazed at what people expect from their space. You want a dishwasher? Are you insane? I am a dishwasher. My friend and I went to Cape May this past weekend and I was so excited that not only was there major counter space where I could cook but there was also a washer and dryer right in the kitchen. I did an entire load of laundry while I was there. It was so great. It really shifts you away from that idea of what is necessary in a home. A lot of Americans have these grandiose ideas of how much space you need.
One of the things that I love about my apartment is that living in a place this small changes your awareness to space and what is needed and what is necessary. I have a storage space that I’ve had for decades. I have tons and tons of books. I’ve been in graduate school forever and I’m a reader and a reviewer. I sacrificed two of my bookcases to be my kitchen when I became a grown up and had to have dishes and spices and things.
One bookcase is all pasta and tea and it used to be just books. Some things have changed for the better — I like that the neighborhood is quieter now. They fixed the roof — it used to leak a lot. This apartment is really quiet, because it faces the courtyard, there’s no street noise. It’s very cozy.
I also like how easy it is to clean — cleaning a space like this, you can never really get it clean, but I have two trashcans for the whole place, and they’re small. I do my dishes all the time because I have nowhere to put them. I don’t have cabinets. Stuff is stored in bins so it’s not that easy to get to. I use a lot of plastic bins and I don’t love them but I don’t have cupboards. Living in a place like this makes you prioritize your stuff and it is so much easier to clean.
If you're interested in inviting Susan in to photograph your apartment for an upcoming post, then you may contact her via this email.
Photos and text by Susan Schiffman
Tenant: Yvonne, since 1990
Why did you move to the East Village?
I moved to Brooklyn in 1985 with a woman I knew from Northampton. We lived in what was then called Prospect Heights Vicinity — Saint Mark's between Vanderbilt and Underhill. It was Crack Central. The train stopped at Atlantic after midnight and we had to walk from Atlantic up — it was pretty scary.
A few years later, another friend moved from Northampton to the Chelsea Hotel. Her roommate lasted one day so she asked me and I moved in. Later we moved to a two-story place on 13th Street. We lived on 9th Street between B and C during the Tompkins Square Riots. I used to cut through the Park to get to the subway to get to work. And then I had to walk all the way around and there were all these "undercover" cops hassling everyone who lived in the neighborhood.
I loved the East Village though. I guess I never really thought about living other places. I worked in the music industry and was also in the music scene so it was the best place to live.
How did you find your apartment?
The roommate I had been living with was moving in with her boyfriend. They were moving to 5th Street above where Three of Cups is now — it used to be an Indian restaurant. So I had to get my own place.
There was a broker — I forgot her name but they called her the "rock-n-roll" broker. She had this weird storefront on 13th Street. It was an apartment that wasn't really an apartment. It was just a card table and I thought "this is a scam." But it wasn't. She didn't really seem to care that I had a good job. She helped out all of the people who were either musicians or worked in the music industry. None of us had good credit.
She showed me this place and it was so far up, the fifth floor. The things that she pointed out that were good were that "you’re on the top floor, it’s the roof, so nobody lives above you." That's great now, when I first moved in it wasn't. The door to the roof wasn't alarmed and at 4 in the morning people would come running across the roof and the cops would chase them and yell, “stay in your apartment!” That doesn't happen any more.
Part of the reason I took this apartment was because it was close to my old roommate and everyone I knew lived in this area. Also it was 500 bucks a month. I did have to pay a broker’s fee, though.
Also for my job, I had to go to rock shows at CBGB and what is now Webster Hall. I really liked that I could come home after work, go to sleep and then wake up at 11 and go to the show. It was convenient. And that's still what I really love — that it's super convenient.
I had surgery last year and couldn’t get around very well. Which is a drag, but it was helpful that I was so central and friends could come by easily. If I lived out in Queens it would have been impossible.
I have lived here for so long. I'm really used to not having a car, not taking the subway. I walk to and from work. I really get annoyed with people who say, “oh, the East Village is dead.” I still know a lot of my neighbors. A lot of people have stayed in this building. And yeah there are twentysomethings but think about what we were doing when we were in our 20s.
About five years ago I had one of those pedestrian accidents. I got hit. But it was the first time a lot of my friends had come to my apartment, because it‘s on the 5th floor. It’s a commitment. I’ve had bands stay here. I had a single bed here and a bookcase. The room that's the bedroom now was pretty much empty because the guy who lived on the other side of that wall made so much noise that I couldn’t sleep in that room but the bands could sleep there.
What do you love about your apartment?
I watch the tiny house shows. I am so amazed at what people expect from their space. You want a dishwasher? Are you insane? I am a dishwasher. My friend and I went to Cape May this past weekend and I was so excited that not only was there major counter space where I could cook but there was also a washer and dryer right in the kitchen. I did an entire load of laundry while I was there. It was so great. It really shifts you away from that idea of what is necessary in a home. A lot of Americans have these grandiose ideas of how much space you need.
One of the things that I love about my apartment is that living in a place this small changes your awareness to space and what is needed and what is necessary. I have a storage space that I’ve had for decades. I have tons and tons of books. I’ve been in graduate school forever and I’m a reader and a reviewer. I sacrificed two of my bookcases to be my kitchen when I became a grown up and had to have dishes and spices and things.
One bookcase is all pasta and tea and it used to be just books. Some things have changed for the better — I like that the neighborhood is quieter now. They fixed the roof — it used to leak a lot. This apartment is really quiet, because it faces the courtyard, there’s no street noise. It’s very cozy.
I also like how easy it is to clean — cleaning a space like this, you can never really get it clean, but I have two trashcans for the whole place, and they’re small. I do my dishes all the time because I have nowhere to put them. I don’t have cabinets. Stuff is stored in bins so it’s not that easy to get to. I use a lot of plastic bins and I don’t love them but I don’t have cupboards. Living in a place like this makes you prioritize your stuff and it is so much easier to clean.
If you're interested in inviting Susan in to photograph your apartment for an upcoming post, then you may contact her via this email.
At Banksy's Bowery Mural Wall this morning
A NY1 crew was on East Houston and the Bowery early this morning for a segment on Banksy's new mural, a protest over the incarceration of Turkish-Kurdish painter and journalist Zehra Doğan. The black hash marks on the wall apparently represent the number of days that Doğan has spent in prison...
Meanwhile, someone added his or her own message... about the March for Our Lives rally on March 24 ...
The person who added this message sent an email, saying there are issues closer to home that need attention. "I did it because it's such a big wall, and there's room for an American statement."
[Updated] Get well soon, Gino!
[Photo by Steven]
Updated 4/2
Gino died on March 30. He was 82.
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An EVG reader shared this from yesterday about the Royal Tailor Shop, owned by Gino DiGirolamo, on 11th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue...
I stopped by Gino’s on East 11th and there was a big sign on the door that the shop was closed due to illness. I stopped next door at the Ipswich Watch & Clock Shop to learn that Gino suffered a heart attack about two weeks ago and has been in critical care ever since.
People with clothes in the shop should leave their name and phone number at Ipswich so that Gino's son can contact them.
[Photo by Steven]
We haven't heard any updates about Gino's condition.
Gino has been working as a tailor the past 50-plus years in several locations. It looked like a rent hike at his previous space on 14th Street would force him into retirement. Thankfully, with some help, he was able to secure the 11th Street shop in 2014.
[Photo of Gino in 2014 by Michael Paul]
Previously on EV Grieve:
After 50 years in business, Gino DiGirolamo is closing the Royal Tailor shop
Report: Rent hike forced Gino to retire and close his Royal Tailor shop
Gino's short-lived retirement
Report: Cooper Union moves to reinstate free tuition
[EVG file photo from 2013]
Here's The New York Times:
Under a plan approved by the board of trustees late Wednesday, Cooper Union would begin increasing tuition scholarships in two years, and aim to provide full tuition in 10. The additional outlay would be offset by unspecified cuts in expenses, more fund-raising and “other revenue increases necessary,” the college said in a statement.
“If we exceed the financial targets in any given year, we may be able to accelerate the plan; if we don’t meet the targets for any number of reasons, such as an economic downturn, we have built-in guardrails that allow us to slow the plan if necessary,” said Laura Sparks, Cooper Union’s president, who took office in January 2017.
Cooper Union started to charge students tuition in 2014 — for the first time in its 150-year-history.
This piece at Hyperallergic outlines the subsequent drama surrounding that decision.
Previously on EV Grieve:
What went wrong at Cooper Union
Report: Cooper Union Board says no to proposal that would keep the school tuition-free
Free Cooper Union presents #TwoWeeksOfLeaks
After 65 days, Cooper Union students end occupation of president's office
Here's video of Cooper Union students entering the president's office this morning
Not a lot of information about what's next for these 2 former East Village bars
This past weekend someone removed the handpainted Grassroots Tavern sign from here at 20 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue...
Kind of surprised no one tried to take it earlier (it was bolted into the wall pretty well). The bar closed after 42 years on New Year's Eve.
As previously reported, the new owner of the bar is Richard Precious, who operates the mini chain of Irish-style pubs called The Ginger Man (including the one on 36th Street).
To date, not much has been made public about his plans for the space. In addition, not much has happened inside the space (aside from some minor clean up and keg removal). An EVG tipster recently found the door open, and ventured inside.
I went over and spoke to one of the guys inside. I asked him when are they going to open. He said kind of laughing "April or May. You know how it is." I then asked are they going to use the name Ginger Man or Grassroots. He said no to Ginger Man and possibly for Grassroots. I have no idea what is the guy’s position in the organization, so you never know what’s really going to happen. To be continued.
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And over at 120 1/2 First Ave. between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place... the for rent sign has been removed from the former International Bar (the asking rent is $9,955) ...
According to one former employee, a bubble tea shop is moving in. Now this has not been confirmed ... and could merely be a sarcastic (yet seemingly probable) response ...
The latest iteration of the International Bar closed this past Thanksgiving. (Non-renewal of lease, via landlord Steve Croman.) The bar merged with its sister saloon, the Coal Yard, one block to the south between Seventh Street and Sixth Street.
H/T Steven!
Thursday, March 15, 2018
'The Last Three' unveiled on Astor Place; Saltz — 'It’s like a Vegas acrobatic act'
[Photos via @AstorPlaceNYC]
Australian artists Gillie and Marc Schattner officially unveiled their 17-foot bronze sculpture "The Last Three" this morning on Astor Place...
The Schattners recreated the last three Northern White Rhinos – Sudan, Najin, and Fatu – "to inspire, educate and mobilize the global community to raise their voices and affect real change against illegal rhino poaching trade."
Visitors to the sculpture are encouraged to leave a goodbye message ... with the artists hoping to collect 1 million messages worldwide to "put them toward a petition for approaching governments about eliminating the demand for rhino horns through education."
And as Patch noted in its coverage:
The artists partnered with app developers at INDE to create an informative, augmented reality experience to accompany the statue. The app allows smartphone users to see a life-size, augmented reality version of one of the three last white rhinos. Using the app, you can watch a rhino walk around and meander among the tourists and pedestrians on Astor Place.
The sculpture will remain here through at least May. You can read more about the project here.
Meanwhile, at New York magazine, Jerry Saltz weighed in with some thoughts on "The Last Three" ...
It is an ugly, bathos-filled folly that proves my adage that 95 percent of all public sculpture is crap. Thank goodness this crap is only temporary.
This surreal-ish kitsch monstrosity is a stack of the last three northern white rhinos on Earth. The bottom one is standing with the next one resting on it, back to back — why? — facing up, and then supports the third one on its feet. It’s like a Vegas acrobatic act.
And!
We must accept that hating this work is not dissing the cause. Not liking the sculpture is to show the cause the deep respect it deserves and not selling it out to gaudy artsy spectacle. As an art critic, I also feel compelled to add that if you like the sculpture, I’m afraid it means that you have pretty bad taste.
Previously on EV Grieve:
A sneak preview of the world's largest rhino sculpture, coming to Astor Place early next year
World's tallest rhino sculpture arrives on Astor Place this week
The rhinos have arrived on Astor Place
Banksy's message to 'Free Zehra Doğan' at the Bowery Mural Wall
As mentioned yesterday, the Bowery Mural Wall had been painted over in preparation for the next installation here at East Houston ... that apparently happened late last night and early this morning (top photo from around 7:15) ... and later... EVG regular Lola Sāenz shared these photos...
The message via Banksy reads "Free Zehra Doğan" ...
Here's artnet News with more about Doğan:
The Turkish-Kurdish painter and journalist Zehra Doğan has been sentenced to two years, nine months, and 22 days in prison for creating a painting which depicted the destruction caused by Turkish security forces in the Nusaybin district of Mardin province, a Kurdish region in Turkey.
Banksy also added a rat to the clock of a former bank of 14th Street and Sixth Avenue.
Demolition permits filed for northeast corner of 3rd Avenue and St. Mark's Place
[EVG file photo]
Permits were filed today to demolish the existing low-rise buildings at 3 St. Mark’s Place, 23 and 25-27 Third Avenue presumably to make way for the seven-story, 66,000-square-foot office building with ground-floor retail slated for this corner.
As reported back in November, plans are in the works to redevelop this three-building assemblage ... from the former McDonald's to the corner.
REEC picked up the 99-year leasehold for the addresses for a little more than $150 million, per The Real Deal.
McDonald's and Papaya King have already closed. The Continental said in January that their last day is July 1. There haven't been any closing dates announced yet for Korilla BBQ, E Smoke Shop and the smaller shops that line St. Mark's Place.
So far there aren't any new building permits filed for the property, owned by the Gabay family.
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Shake Shack effect? McDonald's on 3rd Avenue at St. Mark's Place has closed after 20 years
Report: Northeast corner of St. Mark's Place and 3rd Ave. fetching $50 million for development site
Report: NE corner of St. Mark's Place and 3rd Avenue will yield to a 7-story office building
A memorial for Elizabeth Lee on Cooper Square
During yesterday's #NationalSchoolWalkout, students from Grace Church School also left a memorial with a bed of roses on Cooper Square where longtime staff member Elizabeth Lee was shot and killed as she arrived for work this past Nov. 2 ...
Police have said that she was allegedly gunned down by Vincent Verdi, a onetime boyfriend.
According to the Daily News, Verdi spent four months stalking and harassing Lee. Police had arrested him previously for stalking, per the News. She had an order of protection barring him from contacting her, which was in place the morning he shot her.
Verdi, who survived a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, made his first appearance in Manhattan Supreme Court on Feb. 22.
The DA's office charged him with murder, weapons possession, aggravated criminal contempt and stalking.
Per the Daily News:
Verdi’s lawyer Robert Soloway declined to comment on the charges but said his client feels for Lee-Herman’s family.
“My client has great regret over the family’s loss — more than he’s able to express,” Soloway said.
Last November, school administrators established a trust to help provide for the education and other critical needs, such as medical coverage, of Lee's two children, Sasha and Hunter. Between GoFundMe and physical donations, $169,000 was raised for the family. The funds were turned over to the Elizabeth Lee Family Trust.
This really nice townhouse is for sale on 7th Street
The townhouse at 263 E. Seventh St. between Avenue C and Avenue D is new to the market. (H/T Curbed!)
Let's go to the listing at Corcoran:
Historic 1880s townhouse re-imagined by the architect of the DIA Beacon Museum, features lush garden views from floor to ceiling windows and terraces on every floor. This 25-foot wide house with modernist addition offers a total of 4,900sf interior space plus over 2,400sf of outdoor space, facing onto a community garden with protected views.
Configured as an owners duplex and income producing apartment with roof deck, and separate guest quarters. Easy to combine back to its original layout as a single-family home, and currently zoned for up to 3 residences. Loft-like parlor floor with custom sliding glass doors open onto an expansive outdoor patio. Exposed brick, beamed cathedral ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces, and original wide plank oak floors interplay with modern touches of polished concrete, ebonized oak and cedar.
And here are a few photos before we get to that price...
Price: $6.495 million.
Robataya to become Sakagura on 9th Street
The former Robataya space on Ninth Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue is staying in the family.
Shuji Bon Yagi, who owns six nearby Japanese establishments, including Soba-ya, Curry-Ya and Rai Rai Ken, has plans to convert the restaurant to Sakagura ...
The address is on this month's CB3-SLA docket for a new liquor license. (The meeting is Monday evening at 6:30 p.m.)
The questionnaire on file with CB3 shows that Sakagura will have a lunch and dinner service daily. Lunch hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with dinner from 6 to 11 p.m. The proposal calls for 10 tables seating 42 diners (and a 16-seat counter).
There's also an extensive sample menu on the questionnaire (PDF here) showing a variety of dishes, including housemade soba noodles and rice bowls.
Robataya, which featured the robata technique of cooking proteins over a charcoal grill, closed at the end of 2017 after nine years in operation.
About the Juice Generation opening soon on Astor Place
You may have noticed the signage up for a new Juice Generation (the 19th outlet in the chainlet) at 4 Astor Place between Lafayette and Broadway.
As Lois Weiss reported at the Post, this Juice Generation is partnering with another tenant in the building — Harvey Milk High School, known as the nation’s first public school for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.
Per the Post:
Juice Generation will be partnering with the school and working with students to develop a juice to celebrate Gay Pride month in June, with all proceeds benefiting the school, said Eric Helms, Juice Generation’s founder and CEO.
It will also launch a health and nutrition awareness campaign with the students.
Sticky's bringing the chicken fingers to Union Square
A new outpost of Sticky's Finger Joint — "New York City's finest gourmet Chicken Finger restaurant" — is opening in a retail space in the Zeckendorf Towers along 14th Street between Irving Place and Fourth Avenue.
EVG regular Pinch, who shared the above photo, believes this space was previously a GameStop (which moved to another storefront a block or so away).
This will mark the fifth Sticky's location in NYC.
If you're new to Sticky's, then here's background via their website:
Created in 2012 by Paul Abrahamian and Jon Sherman, Sticky’s Finger Joint is New York’s first variety gourmet chicken finger restaurant. Sticky’s takes the classic chicken finger to an elevated level by not only locally sourcing ingredients and using farm raised, antibiotic-free, hormone-free, chicken, but also by putting unique, flavorful, and creative spins on this childhood favorite.
Thoughts on Raphael Toledano: 'The dude was imploding'
The interview touched on a variety of topics, including Delshah Capital's recent deals to scoop up "commercial mortgages and particularly debt that is nonperforming or on properties that have slipped into bankruptcy."
That's when the conversation turned to Raphael Toledano, who quickly established himself as a terrible landlord in the East Village.
To the Observer's Q&A:
[T]hose deals have also earned you enemies like landlord Raphael Toledano, who allegedly said he would “bury you” after you bought the note on his building at 97 Second Avenue. What did you make of that? [In November 2017, a federal bankruptcy court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Toledano seeking to block Shah’s acquisition of the property.]
The dude was imploding, and it was pretty clear vultures were going to pick his carcass dry, and I wanted to be one of them. From the time Madison Realty Capital made the loan [a $124 million mortgage on Toledano’s acquisition of a 16-building East Village portfolio], it wasn’t a question of if he was going to default — it was when.
I don’t really know how anybody in their right mind believed [Toledano] was going to out-litigate us; he’s not very litigation-savvy. I think it was a lot of noise and press — he’s a colorful guy.
Before we did the deal, we had analyzed the litigation risk and knew how a bankruptcy would end, and it played out exactly how we planned. [Note: Toledano and his firm, Brookhill Properties, could not be reached for comment.]
Previously on EV Grieve:
Foreclosure notice arrives on Raphael Toledano-owned building on 12th Street
Claim: Landlord of 444 E. 13th St. threatened 'to drop dynamite on the building'
Report: State investigating East Village landlord Raphael Toledano
Health Department to inspect Raphael Toledano's East Village properties for toxic levels of lead dust
Foreclosure notice arrives on Raphael Toledano-owned building on 12th Street
Report: Raphael Toledano files for Chapter 11; $145 million deal for EV portfolio is off the table
East Village tenants pay landlord Raphael Toledano a visit at his Upper West Side home
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Scenes from National School Walkout
Thousands of students across the country today took part in #NationalSchoolWalkout, a growing movement to protest gun violence in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
In a show of solidarity, students at several East Village schools took part at 10 a.m., walking out of the classroom for 17 minutes — one minute for each person murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School one month ago today.
EVG reader Christine Champagne shared the above photo from Avenue A, where she spotted students from East Village Community School.
Per Christine:
Some of [the students] were stationed on chairs at various points along the route, holding signs with photos of the people who were killed in the Parkland shooting. I spoke with a teacher and told her how moved I was, and she told me it was all the kids. They wanted to do this, and they organized it.
Here are a few other images from the neighborhood this morning via Instagram ...
A blank canvas awaits at the Bowery Mural Wall
Workers painted over the Bowery Mural Wall here at East Houston yesterday ... to provide a blank canvas for the next artist to make his or her mark here. (Haven't heard just yet who this might be...Updated: Oh, Banksy.)
The most recent mural was a collaboration by London-based artist Lakwena along with Instagram and Goldman Properties. The mural, which promoted Instagram’s #KindComments campaign, seemed to get tagged on an almost-daily basis in recent months...
[Photo from Jan. 24 by Lola Sāenz]
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