Saturday, February 26, 2011
The red-tailed hawk's meals are becoming more popular
EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams notes the latest meal ... last time out, a rat... today, a pigeon...
This afternoon in topless male model photo shoots
Somewhere on West Houston ... Photo via EV Grieve reader Samo, who noted this scene gave the tourists something to talk about...
'Quality-of-Lifer' issues
Just went to see the latest exhibit at La Mama Galleria on East First Street near the Bowery ... It's a collection from Day Gleeson titled "Quality-of-Lifer." Per the LaMama website, the exhibit "directly adresses the formal and conceptual metamorphoses of the Lower East Side and East Village neighborhoods over the decades, where the artist lives and continues to work." They're some great pieces here...
“Quality-of-Lifer” will be up until March 20. Gallery hours are: Thursday- Sunday, 1-6 pm. Stop by on your way to the Mars Bar...
“Quality-of-Lifer” will be up until March 20. Gallery hours are: Thursday- Sunday, 1-6 pm. Stop by on your way to the Mars Bar...
How the local TV news stations have been scaring the hell out of you
Courtesy of a YouTube clip titled "Terrifying 1980s Local NYC News Teasers."
Indeed!
And beware of the Dangerous Chicken!
Indeed!
And beware of the Dangerous Chicken!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Today in worrying about the Mars Bar
Well, it's that end-of-the-month time... and I'm hearing the same rumors as last month regarding the Mars Bar's future. One rumor: No one has placed a beer order for the weekend... Another rumor has the bar on a month-to-month lease...
Adding to some hysteria... several readers spotted workers alongside the bar yesterday...
In the morning, Georgia Lillie took this shot...
...And later in the day...
EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams was on the scene. A worker said that they were testing soil samples to monitor the water level.
We've been trying to figure this out ourselves ... if we can remember the formula ... the volume of water and VT = Vs + Vv = Vs + Vw + Va is the total volume (that is soil volume + water volume + air space)...
Will get back to you on that... Meanwhile, go have a drink while you can.
Adding to some hysteria... several readers spotted workers alongside the bar yesterday...
In the morning, Georgia Lillie took this shot...
...And later in the day...
EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams was on the scene. A worker said that they were testing soil samples to monitor the water level.
We've been trying to figure this out ourselves ... if we can remember the formula ... the volume of water and VT = Vs + Vv = Vs + Vw + Va is the total volume (that is soil volume + water volume + air space)...
Will get back to you on that... Meanwhile, go have a drink while you can.
City issues new work permit for 35 Cooper Square
Back on Feb. 15, Runnin' Scared reported that the city issued Stop-Work Orders on 35 Cooper Square... The notices cited the site's failure to "safeguard public and property affected by construction operations." They needed a fence.
So it was really just a matter of getting the correct permits... and yesterday, the DOB issued the necessary permit...
Previously on EV Grieve:
35 Cooper Square, 'this much-beloved little building,' dies at age 186
So it was really just a matter of getting the correct permits... and yesterday, the DOB issued the necessary permit...
Previously on EV Grieve:
35 Cooper Square, 'this much-beloved little building,' dies at age 186
Orologio serving its last meal with Sunday brunch
Last night, a reader passed along word that Orologio will serve its last meal with its Sunday brunch.
Meanwhile, a commenter had previously listed some of The Beagle's offerings:
Appetizers:
Braised and Pressed Pig Head - $16
Bacon Wrapped Rabbit Loin - $18
Roasted bone Marrow w/foie gras - $18
Entrees:
Pan Roasted Squab - $27
Braised Lamb Neck - $25
Anyway, the reader mentioned how many lovely meals that he and his wife shared at Orologio through the years. "Goodbye to affordable restaurant romance!"
And say goodbye to Chico's clock's mural...
The latest worse thing to happen to Cooper Square in the last few minutes
As Eater put it the other day: "A new restaurant is opening at the Cooper Square Hotel [today]. And what better way to announce said restaurant than the terrifying graphic of a giant old hand dangling an ominous pocket watch?"
The place is called The Trilby. And from all we've seen and heard about the place, it sounds like a major toolville.
Exhibit No. 2:
As usual, UrbanDaddy spreads the smarmalade on a little too thick:
Oh boy. This should provide a whole new installment of Notes from the Backside.
Oh, and the arrival of the Shrillby explains this.
[Images via Eater]
The place is called The Trilby. And from all we've seen and heard about the place, it sounds like a major toolville.
Exhibit No. 2:
As usual, UrbanDaddy spreads the smarmalade on a little too thick:
You’ll want to incorporate this spot as a before, after or in-between option for when you find yourself turned around in the Bowery. A place where you’ll order up the namesake cocktail (scotch, sweet vermouth and Parfait d’Amour), pair it with some Mini Short Rib Sandwiches and make yourself at home on a broken-in vintage couch for a few hours.
And as one might expect from a room of predominantly reclaimed wood, it’ll expand in the summer. The banquettes, settees and even boozy pots of mussels will all be moved outside into the garden.
Oh boy. This should provide a whole new installment of Notes from the Backside.
Oh, and the arrival of the Shrillby explains this.
[Images via Eater]
A public hanging for Misha Nicole on the Bowery
The sign went up yesterday for the Misha Nicole store opening this spring or something at 303 Bowery... a few doors up from DBGB. (Hope shoppers will be able to enter the store once the DBGB sidewalk cafe reopens!)
Misha Nicole people have been running a pop-up shop around the corner on Extra Place ... And, well, I've never heard of Misha Nicole, so I looked them up on Racked: "Misha Nicole's goal is to introduce cutting-edge Indian labels to New Yorkers."
On Avenue C, two new delis, and two bright new signs
The Yankee Two Deli opened this week on Avenue C near Eighth Street... Yankee 1 is up a few blocks at 11th Street... (More here.)
And workers just put up the new Wholesome Foods sign on the southwest corner of Avenue C and Seventh Street... (More here...)
The deli at the Associated at Eighth Street had better step it up or they'll lose the officers and staff from Police Service Area 4 across the street...
And workers just put up the new Wholesome Foods sign on the southwest corner of Avenue C and Seventh Street... (More here...)
The deli at the Associated at Eighth Street had better step it up or they'll lose the officers and staff from Police Service Area 4 across the street...
Lady Gaga ads bring touch of class to burned-out deli on Second Avenue
Yesterday, BoweryBoogie noted the arrival of the Lady Gaga Supreme ads on the Bowery and other parts of the Lower East Side...
I noticed a few hundred myself around.... like on the plywood at Second Avenue and East Fourth Street... home of East Village Farm & Grocery, which suffered a major fire at the start of the year...
Meanwhile, does anyone know what's happening to this space? I've seen some work done on the apartment building... doesn't seem as if anyone is living here again ... Bobby Williams took this shot the other week in front of 69 Second Avenue.
I noticed a few hundred myself around.... like on the plywood at Second Avenue and East Fourth Street... home of East Village Farm & Grocery, which suffered a major fire at the start of the year...
Meanwhile, does anyone know what's happening to this space? I've seen some work done on the apartment building... doesn't seem as if anyone is living here again ... Bobby Williams took this shot the other week in front of 69 Second Avenue.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Earlier today on Avenue A
Just after 5 p.m., there was a brief skirmish between two Avenue A regulars ... in front of Cafetasia near Fifth Street...
EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams, who took these photos, noted that the winner of this fight reluctantly fled toward Tompkins Square Park.
EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams, who took these photos, noted that the winner of this fight reluctantly fled toward Tompkins Square Park.
Enjoying a late-afternoon snack in Tompkins Square Park
Hey, what's everyone looking at the hawk for....?
Oh! Uh, ack?
Yesterday afternoon... courtesy of EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams.
Bob Arihood has another great shot of the hawk's feast here.
Oh! Uh, ack?
Yesterday afternoon... courtesy of EV Grieve contributor Bobby Williams.
Bob Arihood has another great shot of the hawk's feast here.
Hawks and dogs
Thanks to Allen Semanco for these shots from the Tompkins Square Park dog run this morning... when a red-tailed hawk popped by for a visit...
... and a few curious looks....
... and a few curious looks....
Grace Farrell's 12-year-old son blames the 'street hustlers in Tompkins Square Park' for his mom's death
The Daily News has a follow-up today on Grace Farrell, the 35-year-old homeless woman found dead early Sunday morning in an alcove next to St. Brigid's. They speak with her 12-year-old so Oliver.
Some excerpts:
An autopsy showed no sign of foul play, but Oliver and his father, Al Muniz, who live in the East Village, blame the street hustlers in Tompkins Square Park for plying her with booze and cocaine.
"Drugs and alcohol ruin you," said Oliver. "The guys in the park knew she was weak."
Also:
He denied claims by her street friends that he abused her.
"Any man who lays his hands on a woman is a coward," he said.
[Photo of Grace and Oliver via The Daily News]
Noted
EV Grieve reader Samo notes that Earth Matters on Ludlow Street just introduced a new fridge dedicated to raw Gwyneth Paltrow vegan goodness...
As Samo notes: "This just further solidifies that EV/LES is the haven for the health conscious. With LIQUITERIA, Juice Press, Organic Avenue, Quintessence, Live Live, High Vibe, Xoom!, Caravan of Dreams, etc!"
Does V8 from Key count?
[Updated: Crap... no mention of one of my favorite places — Peter Silvestri's Whole Earth Bakery and Kitchen on St. Mark's Place..]
As Samo notes: "This just further solidifies that EV/LES is the haven for the health conscious. With LIQUITERIA, Juice Press, Organic Avenue, Quintessence, Live Live, High Vibe, Xoom!, Caravan of Dreams, etc!"
Does V8 from Key count?
[Updated: Crap... no mention of one of my favorite places — Peter Silvestri's Whole Earth Bakery and Kitchen on St. Mark's Place..]
A new era for CB3 liquor license approvals
There's good news on the future of Lower East Side/East Village nightlife after Community Board 3 approved revamped liquor license policies on Tuesday night. I've been following this story, and have attended several preliminary meetings. However, I wasn't able to make Tuesday night's meeting in which the full community board voted on the topic.
The Lo-Down has been all over the story. Here's their take:
In particular, the full board voted to phase out "the controversial practice of automatically transferring licenses from one operator to another." (Be sure to read the Lo-Down's post on last week's epic bar policy meeting in which CB3 member David McWater said to another board member: "That is the most bullshit thing you could ever fucking say. You want to see ballistic? This is ballistic.")
Here's the view from Rob at Save the Lower East Side!:
Jill at Blah Blog Blah has been closely following the issue too... Read her post on the topic from last week that inspired a good deal of conversation.
For more on this story, here are nice recaps from Patrick Hedlund at DNAinfo and the Local East Village.
One important note on all this: CB3 is going to grandfather all current licenses, meaning that a current active license may still be transferred.
In any event, I'm still wrapping my head around all this. Don't expect to see shops selling, say, yarn, records, zines, junk and what not popping up on Avenue A tomorrow now in place of bars as a result of this. It took years for the East Village/LES to get into this nightlife mess; it will take a few more before there's a noticeable difference. But there's hope....
The Lo-Down has been all over the story. Here's their take:
Last night Community Board 3 voted to put in place comprehensive new policies that could have a dramatic impact on the nightlife industry on the Lower East Side for years to come. The revised rules, governing how CB3′s SLA Committee evaluates liquor license applications, are intended to streamline and standardize a process that has been harshly criticized by bar owners and community activists alike as inconsistent and capricious.
In particular, the full board voted to phase out "the controversial practice of automatically transferring licenses from one operator to another." (Be sure to read the Lo-Down's post on last week's epic bar policy meeting in which CB3 member David McWater said to another board member: "That is the most bullshit thing you could ever fucking say. You want to see ballistic? This is ballistic.")
Here's the view from Rob at Save the Lower East Side!:
A momentous vote last night at Community Board 3: they voted, in effect, to curb the trend of commercial real estate speculation that has been decimating local-serving businesses and speeding up yuppie gentrification, which, unlike family-gentrification, creates neighborhoods of upscale transients displacing community without replacing any community at all. CB3 voted to phase out automatic liquor license transfer approval. It may be the most significant vote they've ever made.
Under the old dispensation, when a bar owner decides to sell the business, a new owner of that business can 'buy' the liquor license. The CB, treating the bought license as if there were no change in management, effectively guarantees the financial value of the license. That sends a message to prospective bar owners everywhere that a license is guaranteed — insured — in this community district. You don't have to face the community, you don't have to face the Board members. If the street on that business has over time filled with new bars, you don't have to worry about increased community objections.
Jill at Blah Blog Blah has been closely following the issue too... Read her post on the topic from last week that inspired a good deal of conversation.
For more on this story, here are nice recaps from Patrick Hedlund at DNAinfo and the Local East Village.
One important note on all this: CB3 is going to grandfather all current licenses, meaning that a current active license may still be transferred.
In any event, I'm still wrapping my head around all this. Don't expect to see shops selling, say, yarn, records, zines, junk and what not popping up on Avenue A tomorrow now in place of bars as a result of this. It took years for the East Village/LES to get into this nightlife mess; it will take a few more before there's a noticeable difference. But there's hope....
Lourdes of the bar flies
Yesterday, we noted that Kelly Osbourne, the new face for Madonna's tween line Material Girl, shot the ad campaign last month at Mars Bar and Lit Lounge. Osbourne hung out there with Lourdes Leon, who runs Material Girl with her mom.
Anyway! A few readers sent along pics from the shoot...
And here's Lourdes discussing the photo shoot at the Mars Bar: "Yeah, there were people drinking there and it was, like, three in the afternoon. And it's, like cool ... it was awesome. There were some interesting people there. I think they didn't even notice that there was, like, a girl in short shorts being photographed."
And if there's something really wrong with you, then you can watch the behind-the-scenes video and catch some glimpses of the Mars Bar shoot... and listen to some plugs for Macy's ...
[Ad photos via The Superficial]
Anyway! A few readers sent along pics from the shoot...
And here's Lourdes discussing the photo shoot at the Mars Bar: "Yeah, there were people drinking there and it was, like, three in the afternoon. And it's, like cool ... it was awesome. There were some interesting people there. I think they didn't even notice that there was, like, a girl in short shorts being photographed."
And if there's something really wrong with you, then you can watch the behind-the-scenes video and catch some glimpses of the Mars Bar shoot... and listen to some plugs for Macy's ...
[Ad photos via The Superficial]
Feb. 23
The date yesterday in which we spotted this discarded Christmas tree on St. Mark's Place. Currently the leader in the Late To Toss the Tree standings.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Falling piece of an air conditioner prompts FDNY response
Earlier this afternoon, EV Grieve correspondent Bobby Williams noted that FDNY crews responded to a call on Avenue A and East 10th Street after reports of a falling piece of metal ... Those on the scene said that it was a piece from an air conditioner from 280 E. 10th St.
Apparently no one was struck by the object ... but firefighters weren't taking any chances after the AC accident on Second Avenue last September...
Apparently no one was struck by the object ... but firefighters weren't taking any chances after the AC accident on Second Avenue last September...
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