Spotted at Sixth Street and Avenue C.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
A shattered window at Horus Cafe
EV Grieve reader Ted Roden notes this morning that someone smashed (or kicked in) a window at Horus Cafe on Sixth Street at Avenue B...
He says that it doesn't appear that anyone entered the place; and that it probably happened in full view of the security camera on the corner...
He says that it doesn't appear that anyone entered the place; and that it probably happened in full view of the security camera on the corner...
Reader reports: Multiple gunshots on Clinton Street
Multiple readers reported hearing gunshots around midnight on Clinton Street. BaHa said that she heard "four distinct gunshots" ... and the skies soon filled with NYPD helicopters ... A BoweryBoogie tipster heard "that someone was stabbed and someone shot off multiple rounds from a gun." The crime scene was reportedly at John’s Deli & Grocery at 37-39 Clinton St., where the NYPD locked down the area between Stanton and Rivington.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
It's a wonderful life now on Avenue A, for several reasons...
Playing at (or outside) 2A ... and no woo-wooers on Avenue A...
Photo by Dave on 7th...
Chalk vandals targeting Avenue A sidewalks now
Oh, wait... outside Tompkins Square Bagels this afternoon...
[Thanks to Dan on 13th for this shot!]
Dec. 24
14th Street and Avenue A today via EV Grieve reader Tom... very likely not left over from xmas 2010... But a commendable effort nonetheless by Tom...
But, in a shocking reveal from Tom:
The tossed tree was my neighbor's Christmas 2010 tree. Honest to God!
If so, then this is clearly the winner... The previous best was Aug. 23...
Tests are pending. Hold all tickets.
Manny delivers the rock salt
Manny the Peddler was out last night delivering rock salt to businesses along Avenue A using a wheelchair... RyanAvenueA, who took this photo, notes that Manny turns 71 on Jan. 2. He's been selling odds-and-ends down on Avenue A near Second Street for 32 years...
Today in rants: the Peter Stuyvesant Post Office
Via Craigslist today...
PETER STUYVESANT P.O. WORSE EVER! (East Village)
Date: 2011-12-24, 7:14AM EST
Peter Stuyvesant Post Office has done it again, lost another one of my packages — and they seem not to care in the least. They scanned it delivered last Monday, December 5th and I WAS NOT EVEN HOME. Who did they give it to? They don't know and they don't care. It is appalling that the residents of the East Village must be held hostage by this shoddy Post Office. It has the monopoly and realizes there is nothing we can do about it. I spoke to a temporary Postal Carrier about my lost package, trying to get information, and her response was, "I am just here temporarily. At least I hope so. This is the worst Post Office ever and I am trying desperately to get reassigned." Even their own workers know it sucks. WORST POST OFFICE EVER.
Does anyone like this post office branch on East 14th Street near Avenue A?
In case you still need a tree...
Plenty left around as a quick survey this morning revealed...
At the Hamptons Deli Grocery Marketplace Store place on First Avenue at 13th Street...
On 14th Street at First Avenue...
On Houston near the Bowery...
No sign if the shredders ... just yet...
At the Hamptons Deli Grocery Marketplace Store place on First Avenue at 13th Street...
On 14th Street at First Avenue...
On Houston near the Bowery...
No sign if the shredders ... just yet...
Friday, December 23, 2011
Dreaming of a White Christmas
From 1978... I've actually never seen this particular clip of "White Riot," in which Joe Strummer goes down...
And do you know what Kris Kringle's favorite Clash album is?
Santa-nista!
(BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)
"Charlie Don't Surf" via Sandinista! from 1982... (and yes, I think I have posted this video before...)
And do you know what Kris Kringle's favorite Clash album is?
Santa-nista!
(BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)
"Charlie Don't Surf" via Sandinista! from 1982... (and yes, I think I have posted this video before...)
More about the murder case against Davawn Robinson
In our roundup earlier today, we included a link to the Post article on the murder case against Davawn Robinson, who is accused of killing CUNY professor Edgard Mercado in his Avenue C apartment. After seven days of deliberations, the judge declared a mistrial. Troy Masters has a thorough account of the trial at Gay City News. You may find that article here.
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
Jury deadlocked in trial for murder of Avenue C resident Edgard Mercado (New York Post)
A tomato protest at Trader Joe's (The Villager)
No fur coats at Revision Bar and Gallery on Avenue B (DNAinfo)
Good question: Is Ludlow Manor the worst bar on the Lower East Side? (Eater)
All about New York Bound Books (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
Remembering Schmulka Bernstein’s on Essex Street (BoweryBoogie)
Bellevue Hospital during the holidays (Scouting New York)
Still need something to do tomorrow night? From the EV Grieve inbox...
If you’re tired of sipping spiked eggnog to the same old holiday stand-bys, then, Oh, Come All Ye Faithful to "A Night Of Dirty Songs" ... the ribald brainchild of Jessica Delfino, the "Lower East Side’s Queen of Obscene" (Village Voice) and winner of Voice Choice’s "Best Of" award for being the "Best Potty Mouthed Guitar Slinging Comedian" in NYC ... On December 24 at 9:30 PM, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (and Gentlewomen and Gentletranspeople) in the cozy seats and couches of Joe’s Pub, located at 425 Lafayette Street, as ye sip dirty martinis and listen to delightfully dirty songs. Tickets are $15 each and are on sale now. Details and tickets here.
Breaking: 7-Eleven may open today at 2
"Guys were working inside all night and said they might try opening today @ 2pm."
Just in time for all your last-minute holiday shopping!
You can also buy the EV Grieve e-book that showcases our complete 7-Eleven coverage. Just $
Merry fucking Christmas!
Just yesterday we pointed out how many trees were still for sale alongside the St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery...
So what do they do with the remaining trees two days before Dec. 25? Here's the scene this morning on Second Avenue via a tweet by @joshuastern ...
h/t to @hula_doll
So what do they do with the remaining trees two days before Dec. 25? Here's the scene this morning on Second Avenue via a tweet by @joshuastern ...
h/t to @hula_doll
A look inside Life Cafe
Life Cafe closed on Sept. 11, as we first reported...
As Kathy Life said at the time:
"I'm doing this due to issues around building repairs the landlords were supposedly going to complete one year ago."
And not much has been happening here of late... the necessary renovations don't seem to be happening... (there aren't any permits on file to indicate any starting soon...) We noticed that a light was on inside, and we took a look ...
We've talked with several people who don't think that Life will ever return to 10th Street and Avenue B...
As Kathy Life said at the time:
"I'm doing this due to issues around building repairs the landlords were supposedly going to complete one year ago."
And not much has been happening here of late... the necessary renovations don't seem to be happening... (there aren't any permits on file to indicate any starting soon...) We noticed that a light was on inside, and we took a look ...
We've talked with several people who don't think that Life will ever return to 10th Street and Avenue B...
Will there be enough room for a sidewalk cafe outside the new 5 Napkin Burger on 14th and Third?
Upon hearing that the incoming 5 Napkins Burger is aiming for a sidewalk cafe at 14th Street and Third Avenue, a few commenters questioned this, uh, wisdom...
So we took a look yesterday during a non-rush-hour time... Let's assume that the space the plywood currently takes up will be close to the size of the sidewalk cafe ... (not sure if the sidewalk cafe will be on the 14th Street or Third Avenue side...
Doesn't seem all that appealing to sit along here for a meal... just imagine what this corner will be like, at, say, 6 p.m., when you add in swarms of students, Trader Joe's shoppers, pallets of Trader Joe's products, people returning home from work ...
argie said...
I'm in favor of 5 Napkin Burger's existence (I've eaten at the Hell's Kitchen one and it was tasty), but a sidewalk cafe there is madness! It's already so crowded there. Hard to even wait for the light to change without getting knocked over.
Anonymous said...
The idea of a sidewalk cafe on the corner of 14th & 3rd is silly.
Anonymous said...
The idea of a sidewalk cafe anywhere in the EV struck me as absurd years ago. Now I think to each his own, even if it's a noisy, dirty, exhaust filled location. Enjoy... you idiots.
So we took a look yesterday during a non-rush-hour time... Let's assume that the space the plywood currently takes up will be close to the size of the sidewalk cafe ... (not sure if the sidewalk cafe will be on the 14th Street or Third Avenue side...
Doesn't seem all that appealing to sit along here for a meal... just imagine what this corner will be like, at, say, 6 p.m., when you add in swarms of students, Trader Joe's shoppers, pallets of Trader Joe's products, people returning home from work ...
Things that you can do today if you're really bored
Try Google Maps with Street View ... The Googlers have been updating the streetscenes, but not totally... so you can see Seventh and A in June 2011 ...
...and cross the Avenue and it's June 2009 again...
Or!
From Avenue A, the Washington Mutual is still on the corner circa June 2009...
...but the but the view from Second Street shows it as a Chase...
Thanks (I think!) to RyanAvenueA, who apparently was bored at work, for passing along this timesucker...
...and cross the Avenue and it's June 2009 again...
Or!
From Avenue A, the Washington Mutual is still on the corner circa June 2009...
...but the but the view from Second Street shows it as a Chase...
Thanks (I think!) to RyanAvenueA, who apparently was bored at work, for passing along this timesucker...
Holiday movies: 'Blast of Silence'
I know that I've written about "Blast of Silence," Alan Baron's New York (slightly hokey) indie noir from 1961.
Will repeat some of it now... the movie is about a contract killer in New York for a job during the Dec. 25 holiday season ... well, the trailer will tell you what you need to know...
Of interest hereabouts... the main character, "Baby Boy" Frankie Bono, stays at the Valencia on St. Mark's Place... which is the St. Mark's Hotel today, of course...
[Via]
In the background, you can see the former Saint Marks Russian and Turkish Baths ... which became the New St. Marks Baths ... and, eventually, Mondo Kim's ... and now the NYC Tofu House...
Will repeat some of it now... the movie is about a contract killer in New York for a job during the Dec. 25 holiday season ... well, the trailer will tell you what you need to know...
Of interest hereabouts... the main character, "Baby Boy" Frankie Bono, stays at the Valencia on St. Mark's Place... which is the St. Mark's Hotel today, of course...
In the background, you can see the former Saint Marks Russian and Turkish Baths ... which became the New St. Marks Baths ... and, eventually, Mondo Kim's ... and now the NYC Tofu House...
Piccola Positano will apparently really be into clams and mussels
On Monday, we had an item on the future of the former E.U./Tonda space on East Fourth Street near Avenue B... it will be an Italian restaurant called Piccola Positano...
Yesterday, Thrillist had more details... including that there is a January opening date... Anyway, per Thrillist from a post titled "An Italian vacation in the East Village":
Eschewing the extraneous ingredients that apparently confuse visiting Italians, the food hews to simplicity and was seriously researched (the pasta alla vongole was tested with clams from all over the world before lighting upon the perfect cockles), and includes traditional calamari fritti, mixed shellfish soup, and four different preparations (incl. sauteed w/ scallions, fennel, orange, black pepper, and olive oil) of "cultivated mussels", which refuse to be stuck with weak bivalves.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
[Updated] Remembering Joe Strummer
We saw that several people stopped by the Joe Strummer mural today on the 9th anniversary of his death... a few people left flowers, candles and notes here on Seventh Street at Avenue A...
Photo by Bobby Williams.
UPDATED
Dave on 7th notes the scene at the mural this morning... made it through last night's rain...
Housecleaning at the former Yummy House
Over on Third Avenue near 12th Street, workers are on the scene emptying out the former Yummy House space... which, along with the former Nevada Smith's home next door, will be demolished to make way for this.
We saw them toss an fax machine and some security lights
Anyway, Yummy House is now over on Second Avenue and 11th Street ... and, until Nevada Smith's reopens up the Avenue, they're showing matches at Webster Hall...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Those persistent rumors about 74-76 Third Avenue and the future of Nevada Smith's
The East Village will lose a parking lot and gain an apartment building
There are a lot of trees left for sale
A walk through the trees for sale alongside the St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery ... plenty to choose from...
...including these, like 30 footers that can't possibly fit inside that many apartments around here...
Related:
St Mark's Christmas Tree Vendor Fined for Shack Has Died (DNAinfo)
...including these, like 30 footers that can't possibly fit inside that many apartments around here...
Related:
St Mark's Christmas Tree Vendor Fined for Shack Has Died (DNAinfo)
Markand Thakar
You may not know Markand Thakar, though it's likely that you will recognize his work. Several of his paintings adorn the walls of Sophie's on East Fifth Street as well as at Mona's on Avenue B.
Thakar, who was born and raised in New York, is 82. You can read about his life and work and view his art at his website, The Skunk Museum & Library.
The site is also full of his writings. Thomas D. Ward, who took the top and bottom photos on this page, offered this: "Those interested in a first-hand account of the New York art world from mid-century to the present will certainly find much to ponder."
You may also appreciate his vivid, street-level accounts of a native New Yorker in "Noo Yawk, New York." (You can access that work here.)
In addition to the website, he distributes his writing via pamphlets at the two bars the old-fashioned way ...
Depending on the day or time, you might even find him sitting at the bar at Sophie's or Mona's. (He's particularly fond of the Tuesday night jazz sessions at Mona's.) Why not say hello.
[Photos by Thomas D. Ward]
New listing for 34 Avenue A
Back in August, 34 Avenue A hit the market as a rental via Coldwell Banker Commercial ...
Of course, there's a long recent history here, from Mo Pitkin's to Ace & Eights to a CB3 smackdown.
Anyway, there's now a new listing at Living New York ...
Here are the details:
Or you can just buy the whole fucking building. That possibility is mentioned at the bottom of the listing. No details on the price. Living had it at $4.65 million back in May.
Regardless, securing a liquor license will be a challenge.
As Patrick Hedlund at DNAinfo reported back in August about the rental:
In any event, it has been awhile since we've been inside the place... and Living New York has some photos...
Looks like someone from Aces & Eights left behind the Jäger machine!
Of course, there's a long recent history here, from Mo Pitkin's to Ace & Eights to a CB3 smackdown.
Anyway, there's now a new listing at Living New York ...
Here are the details:
Full Built out Turnkey Restaurant for Lease/Sale - Prime East Village Avenue A Location!
34 Avenue A between 2nd and 3rd Street
Originally the Famous Mo Pitkins Performance Space Venue!
Fully Built out Turnkey opportunity for a unique, cool space.
Fully built 1 or 2- story restaurant space available leased together or separately.
3000 Sqft + 1500 basement. Loaded with charm and character this space features high original tin ceilings, exposed brick, floor to ceiling windows and plenty of natural light..
Ground Floor - 1,500 Sqft + full 1500 sqft Basement built out as a bar/ restaurant with banquet seating and full kitchen including commercial appliances, beer taps, walk ins, security system, Ice maker, etc…
$15,000/mo
2nd floor 1,500 Sqft Large open space with platform for performance use, Large Bar and glassed in front Lounge area.
$7,500 /mo
Total Rent $22,500/mo
Key money $250,000
Or you can just buy the whole fucking building. That possibility is mentioned at the bottom of the listing. No details on the price. Living had it at $4.65 million back in May.
Regardless, securing a liquor license will be a challenge.
As Patrick Hedlund at DNAinfo reported back in August about the rental:
“We don’t think you can get a liquor license at this point because of so much negative history,” said Debra Stelnik, a broker for Coldwell Banker, noting her client is growing desperate to bring in a new tenant.
In any event, it has been awhile since we've been inside the place... and Living New York has some photos...
Looks like someone from Aces & Eights left behind the Jäger machine!
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