EV Grieve

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Owners of Molly's Pub giving FiDi a gastro pub

Peter O'Connell and John Ronaghan, the proprietors behind Molly's Pub on Third Avenue and the Paris Bar and Grill on South Street, are opening a new gastro pub at 110 John Street in the Financial District. A liquor license is pending.

This is the former home of One Ten Bar & Grill, which closed in February.

Since Le Souk has closed...

So yeah, since nightlife hellhole Le Souk has moved on ... the doorways of the adjacent apartment buildings on Avenue B between Third Street and Fourth Street have been painted...

Now!

Then!

Previously.

Good news: The Blarney Stone has reopened

Yesterday, in fact, after being closed for nearly three weeks...

...with a few modifications...

On Fulton Street in the Financial District.

Previously.

Will this be the worst movie ever made?

Or at least the worst movie poster ever made. Third Avenue near 11th Street.

Another East Village hookah bar closes

Several readers have pointed out that the Revitali Hookah Lounge‎ at 125 First Ave. between St. Mark's and Seventh Street...

....recently closed. The space is now for rent.

Meanwhile, there are only 592 hookah bars left in the neighborhood...

Fowl play

At the classic Esposito’s Finest Quality Sausage Products, 38th Street and Ninth Avenue. Since 1933.

Noted

Woodland Creature spotted this vanity license plate on East 13th Street...

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

And this pretty much sums it up: City's 45,679th Subway taking over former Downtown Music space on the Bowery

AKA, Are You Fucking Kidding Me?

Fork in the Road brings the news.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Downtown Music Gallery is leaving the Bowery

Alex has more on Downtown Music here.

P.S.
Can't wait to see the Subway Dude handing out coupons in front of the Bowery Hotel....

Carroll Gardens institution PJ Hanley's opening an East Village outpost on First Avenue

Many thanks to EV Grieve reader dmbream for pointing out that work started yesterday at the long-dormant 122 First Ave. -- between Ruben's and Kim's (Seventh Street and St. Mark's). According to the work permits, the space is being renovated by the folks behind P.J. Hanley's, the Carroll Gardens mainstay and one of the alleged oldest pubs in Brooklyn.

As Jeremiah first reported back in June 2008, this space -- the former Cosmos Parcels, a 45-year-old Ukrainian packing and shipping shop -- would soon become a jazz cafe. I liked the sound of the plans for the jazz cafe. Do we really need an Irish pub here?

As dmbream noted: "Another Irish pub-style place...RIGHT next to Lunasa? Fantastic planning, guys."

Why 99X is closing

Yesterday, we reported that 99X was closing up shop on 10th Street... we asked Bert at 99X via e-mail what happened:

It was a combination of things. Drop in sales/poor economy, a lot of stores went out on the block so there is not that much foot traffic, the rent is high and Fred Perry opened a store down in SOHO which took a lot of our business. Everything did not happen all at once but it all happened within the past year and has gotten us to where we are now.

Air conditioning inspection at the former Amato Opera

On one recent November day, we noticed a sign hanging from the former home of the Amato Opera on the Bowery.

Perhaps a clue to the new tenant?!

Nope. Just a letter from the Bureau of Fire Prevention Inspectors. They need to inspect the air conditioning unit, which seemed to be working OK when the Amato Opera closed in May.

The Coop preps for winter

At the Cooper Square Hotel. Keeping the bold-faced names warm.

For lease signs removed at former Chocolate by the Bald Man space

Max Brenner's Chocolate by the Bald Man closed last July on Second Avenue and Ninth Street.

Anyway! The "for lease" sign that was in the window has been removed...