Doc Holliday's turns 27 while closed during the pandemic; 'We will be back'

Doc Holliday's on Avenue A and Ninth Street turned 27 yesterday (b. April 6, 1994).

The bar has been closed since the PAUSE in March 2020. 

A few people have asked if Doc Holliday's will reopen... they are one of several bars that has remained closed, and without an official closing announcement or the arrival of a for rent sign outside (see also: The Library, d.b.a., Blue & Gold, Milano's and Tom and Jerry's). 

In an Instagram Story from yesterday, the bar said that they will be back...

In a post from March 20, the bar wrote:

... 50% or even 100% capacity means nothing to us without bar seating, with the 11 p.m. imposed curfew, no standing & drinking and about fifty gazillion other reasons. BUT, don’t worry we will be back. We just can’t predict the future. When we know, you will know. Miss you much!

EVG file photo 

Spring break

Goggla shares this photo... showing that the magnolia tree in the New York City Marble Cemetery on Second Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue is in full bloom...

At the first East Village Flea of 2021

The first East Village Flea (aka Nexus Flea) is in the books... the nice weather this past Saturday brought out residents who took in live music from the Carvels NYC (above) and Claudi from Pinc Louds (below) ... not to mention the local vendors selling everything from handmade jewelry to Vaccinated t-shirts...

Here's a look at the scene on First Street and First Avenue via EVG contributor Stacie Joy... the next Nexus Flea is scheduled for April 17 ...

Fresco will not be reopening at 138 2nd Ave.

Siblings Ilias, Vanessa and Anna Iliopoulos have decided to give up their Fresco space at 138 Second Ave. between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street.

A for-rent sign arrived on the storefront late last week. (The sign disappeared over the weekend.)

As you may recall, the family — citing a decline in business during the pandemic — temporarily shut down their 8-year-old gelateria-cafe and returned to their native Greece last October. 

They had hoped to reopen in January, but those plans didn't materialize with the surge in COVID cases and continued limits on indoor service. 

However, Ilias will be back in New York City next month to hunt for a new home for Fresco. In an email, he told EVG correspondent Steven that they will be looking exclusively at spaces downtown. Hopefully, they will land back in the East Village.

Photo by Steven

This photogenic East Village wisteria now has its own jigsaw puzzle

The wisteria outside 35 Stuyvesant St. at 10th Street is a thing of beauty each spring... and now it's the backdrop — along with the homes that form Renwick Triangle — for a new (as of March 5) 500-piece jigsaw puzzle...

An EVG reader spotted this at the Barnes & Noble website ($14.99) ... the puzzle — titled 500 Blooming Streets — from Galison Books "features a beautifully illustrated floral NYC street" ... from art by Jay Joy Laforme. 

The real-life wisteria — a favorite on Instagram – should be starting to bloom in a few more weeks. 

EVG photo from May 2020

Corner report: 14th and A

From the EVG inbox... a reader notes the progress with the deli-grocery going in on the southwest corner of 14th Street and Avenue A.

As noted previously, some of the gang from the old Stuyvesant Market on the southeast corner of 14th Street and Avenue A (RIP May 2010) will be behind the counter here.

The market takes over from Dion Cleaners, which closed in November after 35 years in business.

A look at Full Tank Moto Cafe, now open on Monroe Street

Full Tank Moto Cafe opened this past Friday down at 49 Monroe St. in the Two Bridges neighborhood.

The cafe portion of the business serves bread and pastries from C&B Cafe on Seventh Street. (C&B owner Ali Sahin was also said to give Full Tank an espresso machine.)

The exhibition portion of the space is currently showing "Group Sex" through April 18 via the East Village-based Ed. Varie... (read EVG contributor Clare Gemima's review of the show here).

Full Tank also includes space for people to park and work on their motorcycles...

The space previously housed Kaplan Philip Glass Works before becoming a restaurant called Monroe... and later the Ground until the indoor soccer facility moved over to Madison Street. 

Group Sex is on view through April 18 at 49 Monroe St. (roughly across the street from Coleman Skatepark under the Manhattan Bridge). Full Tank Moto Cafe is open daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the gallery will remain open until 6 p.m.

Easter in Tompkins Square Park

Let's hop right to Stacie Joy's photos of the colorful bonnets and bunny ears as seen in Tompkins Square Park on Easter Sunday ...