Previously on EV Grieve:
No Cure for this location?
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
No more Cure
I walked by Cure last night on Seventh Street near Avenue A. And as I suspected, it's gone. The menus were pulled down from the window. The inside looked to be in disarray. Also, a man had set up his bed out front for the night.
Previously on EV Grieve:
No Cure for this location?
Previously on EV Grieve:
No Cure for this location?
"Kids" these days
I was reminded that "Kids" was released in 15-or-so-odd markets on July 28, 1995. It opened in NYC on July 21. And we all knew people so excited about this. Parts of the movie were filmed around here, of course. And the reviews! ("A wake-up call to the world!") I was dragged along to the Angelika. (According to the Times back on July 26, 1995: " 'Kids' broke the house records for weekend box office grosses at both theaters where it played, the Angelika Film Center and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.")
I recall feeling underwhelmed by the film, though between the hype and the backlash it was difficult to keep an open mind. Anyway, I watched "Kids" again last weekend for the first time in 14 years...and turned it off after 20 minutes. I'll pick it again some other day.
I recall feeling underwhelmed by the film, though between the hype and the backlash it was difficult to keep an open mind. Anyway, I watched "Kids" again last weekend for the first time in 14 years...and turned it off after 20 minutes. I'll pick it again some other day.
Stereotypes wanted for R-Pattz film (Any "Rock N Roll East Village types" out there?)
According to an R-Pattz fanboy site:
Summit Entertainment is casting New York City extras for the Robert Pattinson film, Remember Me!
Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking local SAG New York City people for "Remember Me" extras to work through mid - August 2009:
* Hipsters, Rock N Roll East Village types;
* NYU student types;
* NYPD;
* FDNY;
* Washington Square Park Types (musicians, dealers, Rastas, artists, etc..);
* nanny types;
* real clowns with own make-up and props.
Oh. And if you are interested, which is fine:
Email a recent picture and contact information to: rememberme@gwcnyc.com
(Please e-mail a current headshot or snapshot of yourself and contact info and write the role you are submitting for in the subject line).
If submitting for the NYPD roles, please email a current headshot or snapshot of yourself and contact info to rememberme@gwcnyc.com ASAP and write “SAG NYPD w/ Light Blue shirt” in the subject line.
SAG advises its members that it is a misdemeanor to own or wear an NYPD uniform if you are not a member of the NYPD. Members who are not also members of the NYPD could be arrested if they are found transporting a police uniform.
Meanwhile, your chance to be in motion picture history: SATC part duh (Esquared)
Fallen tree on Sixth Street, day two
Just looking at what's left of the tree that nearly took out Banjara Sunday night on Sixth Street near First Avenue.
Monday, July 27, 2009
No Cure for this location?
We noticed that Cure was not open this past weekend. Maybe the owners of the small plates/wine bar decided to take the weekend off. Though you think they'd have left a note. Plus, well, they just opened in mid-April. Or maybe this space on Seventh Street near Avenue A is jinxed. In quick succession this spot was nearly the East Village Pie Lounge.... Previously, it was the short-lived Italian cafe Affettati.
Giant restaurant/nightclub coming to East 14th Street?
(Oh, right -- we're not supposed to call them nightclubs. New gastrodive?) Anyway. "Retail space for rent" signs are up at 235 E. 14th St. between Third Avenue and Second Avenue.
Renowned nightlife broker ("Mr. Nightclub," according to an Observer article) Alex Picken's agency is repping the landlord.
Here are a few excerpts from that article, which was published in April 2008:
Renowned nightlife broker ("Mr. Nightclub," according to an Observer article) Alex Picken's agency is repping the landlord.
Here are a few excerpts from that article, which was published in April 2008:
Perhaps no one has pounded the velvet-rope-lined pavement as much, in fact, as Mr. Picken, whose company, Picken Real Estate and Nightlife Brokerage, claims to have “successfully brokered more nightclubs in Manhattan than every other real estate agency combined.”
And!
Even though approaching middle age himself, Mr. Picken has little sympathy for the noise-rattled neighborhood groups that are increasingly thwarting his clients’ attempts to get and retain their liquor licenses citywide.
“Even in Nolita, which is really hot now, their community board is just kind of nuts,” he said. “It’s very difficult to get a license.
“I understand that there are certain people that have low-level apartments that hear noise at night and that’s not fun, but, you know, the noise you get from the garbage trucks is probably worse,” he later added. “I just encourage them to get double-paned windows.”
What the first four buyers get at the Copper Building
A few more details are rolling in regarding the Copper Building at 215 Avenue B and 13th Street.
From the Prudential Elliman Web site:
Our First BuyersRewards!!! The first four buyers to sign a contract at the Copper Building will have all their Common Charges and Taxes paid for the first TWO Years! New Construction. Private Presale Before Wide Release! Showings are Wednesdays from 12-2pm and Fridays from 2-4pm. The Copper Building is the latest luxury condominium project by the Steven B Jacobs Group. The 17 residences range from studios up to two bedroom penthouses and all feature floor-to-ceiling living room windows. No expense has been spared -- the kitchens are outfitted with granite countertops and high-end appliance packages. The bathrooms are complete with stone tiled floors and finishes from Zuma, Kohler, and Grohe. Many units also have private terraces or balconies. Building amenities include: full-time virtual doorman, sun deck, private storage, fitness center, and a private Zen garden.
As Curbed noted two weeks ago, the studios start at $475,000...and the four-bedroom penthouse is $3.6 million.
Previously on EV Grieve:
The ghost in you: Looking at 215 Ave. B
Gee, I think a pattern is starting to emerge here...
Meanwhile, NYPress pays a visit in the current issue.
Located on rapidly douchifying Avenue A, this plastic-cup-wielding, keg service-offering beer pong hot spot is the stuff of frat-boy dreams — in a good way. We think.
"We’re booked through September on keg service," said Alex Mynatt, a bartender at Superdive, which opened earlier this month. Mynatt credited online press as the secret to the bar’s straight-out-the-gate success: When word gets out that you let customers actually mix their own drinks, the masses are bound to get curious.
"People ask us, ‘why do you expect us to tip you if we’re the ones making the drinks?’" said Mynatt, who teaches the often heavy-handed pourer how to shake, stir and twist like a pro. "It’s obvious. Because we’re the only bar that lets you do that."
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