Monday, August 2, 2010

Bon Vivant reopening as something completely different from Bon Vivant



Thanks to Eater, we now know the fate of the Bon Vivant diner on Broadway near 12th Street:

It's closed for renovations for a month. The potentially bad news for regulars is when it reopens, it will lose its diner atmosphere, have a new name, and focus on "organic foods," according to the owner of the salon next door. Despite all the changes, the restaurant will retain the same owners
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Previously on EV Grieve:
A bad sign at Bon Vivant

And another thing...: An instant classic urban etiquette sign



Spotted on East Third Street near Avenue B.

'Are you going to post this on Facebook?'



No!

Fifth Street near Avenue A.

No sign of life at Bon Vivant



Still no activity at Bon Vivant, the Greek diner on Broadway near 12th Street. The diner, owned several decades by a Greek family, remained shuttered over the weekend... no sign, no explanation... and no answer on their phone...

Previously on EV Grieve:
A bad sign at Bon Vivant

Shade for 325 Bowery

Just noting the progress here on the Taavo Somer/William Tigertt diner on the Bowery and Second Street... now with awnings... And I'm not sure about the exact shade of this color here -- vanilla?




Previously on EV Grieve:
325 Bowery gets scrubbed and painted

Bus and bike lane hijinks from the weekend

On First Avenue and Second Avenue...






The obstacles just seem that more apparent with the presence of signs, of course...

Previously.

Noted




Avenue B near Seventh Street.

Two closings: Amaya and Pinisi

Amaya thai eatery on Fourth Street near Avenue B appears to be closed....



Ditto for Pinisi bakery, which opened here on First Avenue near Second Street in May 2009....

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Man actually not shot in Tompkins Square Park

From today's NYPD Daily Blotter in the Post:

A bonehead who accidentally shot himself on the Lower East Side was busted after he claimed to have been shot in Tompkins Square Park, authorities said.

Fernando Torres, 62, shot himself in the hand and thigh in his apartment last Sunday at 5 a.m., sources said.

A neighbor told police he saw Torres shove a revolver into a bag along with bloody clothing, which the bumbling triggerman tossed into a garbage bin, cops said.

Torres then walked into Bellevue Hospital and claimed he'd been shot in the park, cops said.


And this may explain why detectives were in Tompkins Square Park last Sunday morning...

Mattress factory

Seems to be a more active move in/move out end-of-month/beginning-of-month period than usual... seems as if more people are moving out than moving in... While walking around yesterday and today, I counted 17 abandoned mattresses... I started taking pictures of them... but you get the idea...







And none of them were marked "bedbugs."

10:11 a.m., Avenue A, Aug. 1

Sunday morning reading




Third Street and Avenue C.