...including a little cat and mouse with a squirrel...
Then. The arrival of another red-tail hawk. Squabbling ensued.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Two hawks beat as one
From yesterday in Tompkins Square Park ... from Bobby Williams... A busy day...
...including a little cat and mouse with a squirrel...
Then. The arrival of another red-tail hawk. Squabbling ensued.
...including a little cat and mouse with a squirrel...
Then. The arrival of another red-tail hawk. Squabbling ensued.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Night falls on 'Inside Llewyn Davis' on East Ninth Street
Nighttime action from the Coen Brothers between Avenue A and First Avenue...
And much earlier today... via Bobby Williams...
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Coen Brothers want to dress up East Ninth Street
And much earlier today... via Bobby Williams...
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Coen Brothers want to dress up East Ninth Street
No. 158 (or so) and counting for McSorley's
Happy belated 158th (or 150th) birthday to McSorley's today, who celebrated by having members of the New England Patriots on-hand...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Happy 155th birthday, McSorley's (or not)
Previously on EV Grieve:
Happy 155th birthday, McSorley's (or not)
EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition
Does the Ukrainian East Village Restaurant have the best potato pancakes in the city? (Fork in the Road)
History of the endangered Bialystoker Home for the Aged (Bowery Boys)
Ed Sanders at Boo-Hooray Gallery last night (Village Voice)
Past, present and future of the Delancey Underground (BoweryBoogie)
Lots of thoughts on the new Empellon Cocina on First Avenue (Eater)
CB3 joins fight to save Bowery newsstand (The Lo-Down)
Solving a Television photo location mystery (Flaming Pablum)
Where ya peen?: The Standard goes full frontal again (The Grumbler ... more thoughts and photos on Curbed)
L train not being kind to bars and restaurants in Williamsburg (Gothamist)
Speaking of Williamsburg: Drinking at Redd's (Tripping With Marty)
NYU faculty want more administrative transparency on pending gym demo (NYU Local)
And if you're in Boca Raton anytime until March 15, check out "Low Fidelity - The Photographs of Bobby Grossman 1975-1983" (The Sun-Sentinel)
Is this the final Starbucks sign on First Avenue?
Marjorie Ingall sends along this photo from First Avenue and East Third Street ... She asks a fine question: Is this signage temporary or will Starbucks keep the stenciled look for that rebellious East Village feel?
Previously on EV Grieve:
Today's sign of the apocalypse: Starbucks taking over The Bean's space on First Avenue and Third Street
[Updated] Coen Brothers back in action on East Ninth Street
Well, after yesterday's rain delay... the grounds crew is pulling the tarp off the field and...uh, removing those not-very-1960sish-shoes from the trees...
The above "Inside Llewyn Davis" photos from East Ninth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue are via EV Grieve reader Lulu...
And via @melissa0sue ...
...and @StarkOnline ...
... and via @delcecato ...
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Coen Brothers want to dress up East Ninth Street
The above "Inside Llewyn Davis" photos from East Ninth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue are via EV Grieve reader Lulu...
And via @melissa0sue ...
...and @StarkOnline ...
... and via @delcecato ...
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Coen Brothers want to dress up East Ninth Street
Today in looking at David Schwimmer's in-progress mansion
The construction crew at David Schwimmer's new place at 331 E. Sixth St. is making a lot of progress, at least based on this aerial shot by EV Grieve reader weigone... this photo is from Wednesday...
...and from Feb. 1 ...
Some neighbors, who say they have put up with horrendous noise from the site in recent weeks, are curious about the box-like structure in the top photo — elevator shaft? Indoor BBQ pit? Vault? Panic room?
...and from Feb. 1 ...
Some neighbors, who say they have put up with horrendous noise from the site in recent weeks, are curious about the box-like structure in the top photo — elevator shaft? Indoor BBQ pit? Vault? Panic room?
Boarding up 21 E. Second St.
A three-alarm fire involving 140 firefighters broke out late Tuesday night at 21 E. Second St., a six-floor apartment building between the Bowery and Second Avenue...
Yesterday, Bobby Williams notes that workers were on the scene to board up the windows. The Red Cross is currently offering temporary housing to the 30-plus residents who were displaced from the fire.
Yesterday, Bobby Williams notes that workers were on the scene to board up the windows. The Red Cross is currently offering temporary housing to the 30-plus residents who were displaced from the fire.
The stained-glass windows at St. Brigid's
Have you seen the newish stained-glass windows at St. Brigid's here on East Eighth Street at Avenue B?
Meanwhile, as you may have noticed outside St. Brigid's in recent weeks, there are a handful of union picketers...
Matt LES_Miserable spoke with the picketers last week ... and they claim that "the contractor is paying poor wages and using non-union labor." As The Villager points out this week, they are protesting against DanMar Electric, the subcontractor of record, doing all the electrical work on St. Brigid's — not this specific construction site.
Speaking of The Villager, Roland Legiardi-Laura files a lengthy piece on the good, the bad and the ugly of the 164-year-old church's renovation process. He also provides the history of how we got to this renovation phase.
Per the article:
Meanwhile, as you may have noticed outside St. Brigid's in recent weeks, there are a handful of union picketers...
Matt LES_Miserable spoke with the picketers last week ... and they claim that "the contractor is paying poor wages and using non-union labor." As The Villager points out this week, they are protesting against DanMar Electric, the subcontractor of record, doing all the electrical work on St. Brigid's — not this specific construction site.
Speaking of The Villager, Roland Legiardi-Laura files a lengthy piece on the good, the bad and the ugly of the 164-year-old church's renovation process. He also provides the history of how we got to this renovation phase.
Per the article:
So what do we have to look forward to after 164 years of striving? A really fine initiative that is probably a million dollars shy of becoming one of the best church restorations this city has ever seen: a living example of history, community and philanthropy combining to right a wrong that had been done to a neighborhood and a parish...
The crane event at Hyatt Union Square
Well, over here on Fourth Avenue and 13th Street... outside the incoming Hyatt Union Square, we can expect a
We think that they mean Feb. 18 and not 16. Since we didn't see a crane yesterday. In any event. No word on whether the crane will be lifting into place the hydroponic bamboo garden.
This is what an empty lot on East 11th Street near Avenue B looked like on Feb. 12, 2012
This year, we'll post photos like this of various buildings, streetscenes, etc., to capture them as they looked at this time and place... The photos may not be the most telling now, but they likely will be one day...
The third annual Two Boots Mardi Gras Ball is Tuesday
From the EV Grieve inbox ... This year's Mardi Gras king is writer-actor-performer-Warhol-star Taylor Mead... Living Theatre founder Judith Malina is queen ...
Two Boots has announced details of their 3rd annual Two Boots Mardi Gras Ball, a benefit for the Lower Eastside Girls Club to be held on Fat Tuesday, February 21, at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge.
The Ball is produced and underwritten by Two Boots, with all proceeds going to support the Lower Eastside Girls Club.
The 3rd Annual Two Boots Mardi Gras Ball is Tuesday, February 21 at Le Poisson Rouge, located at 158 Bleecker Street between Sullivan and Thompson Streets. Doors open at 7 pm. Tickets are $20 a piece when purchased in advance – buy tickets now here; ticket price is $25 at the door. VIP tickets are available for $100 and include open bar until 10 pm, catered food by Two Boots and reserved seating.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Another co-starring role for Vazac's
"Person of Interest" filmed today here on Seventh Street and Avenue B.
Photos by Bobby Williams.
Noted
BaoHaus on East 14th Street has created the fried curry pork chop Taiwanese TBao in honor of Jeremy Lin.
People of interest
The CBS show "Person of Interest" is filming on Avenue B today... Jim Caviezel and (is that Kevin Chapman?) near Seventh Street. Photo by Melanie Neichin, who has more shots at East Village Corner.
EV Grieve Etc: Mourning Edition
More details from Monday night's CB3/SLA meeting (Eater)
Keith Haring died 21 years ago today (Off the Grid)
On the roof of the Chelsea Hotel (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York)
The last days of CBGB (The Guardian UK)
Traffic problems persist after Lake Bowery subsides (BoweryBoogie)
A fire last night on Eldridge Street (The Lo-Down)
The Wayland on Avenue C gets the Thursday Styles section treatment, which explains the use of "plaid-clad downtown types." (The New York Times)
A 70-year-old Mayor Bloomberg looks good for his age (The Wall Street Journal)
And Steve Cuozzo bestowed one star upon the Bowery Diner in the Post yesterday. The diner recently opened in the ground-floor space of the Sunshine Hotel. "Yup, another retro-proletarian pastiche of pressed aluminum, white tile, formica and 1950s pastels on the former Skid Row."
It's a great morning for a run!
Second Avenue and East Fourth Street this morning. Escapee from Dolphin Fitness?
Photo and headline inspiration via EV Grieve reader Blaine.
The other secret old movie theater in the East Village
There's not much new to report on the long-empty 185-193 Avenue B at East 12th Street. There is a demolition application on file already with the city (dated Sept. 20). And, according to the DOB, plans for a mixed-use seven-story building with 44 units are pending with the DOB. (You can read a short history of what's happening with the space here.)
On Friday, EV Grieve reader Ron Z. noted some activity at the building...
Yesterday, another reader noted, "Construction work going on this AM, door wide open. They appear to be drilling un middle of auditorium floor."
Given the interest in the hidden theater behind the now-shuttered East Village Farms on Avenue A, thought it might be a good time to revisit this space.
The address was a movie theater for many years, first the Bijou in 1926, then the Charles. (The theater closed in 1975, and a church took over the space.) A fire nearly destroyed the building in October 2006.
A reader got inside the space back in July 2009 ... at the time, he sent us these photos — and diagram!
We went inside the space in June 2010...
Here's the Charles in 1966. (Via.)
You can see the Charles here in this shot from 1949. We're looking north from 11th Street. (Via.)
Anyway, just wanted to take another look here before the building comes down.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Revival planned for church and theater on Avenue B
Inside the Charles
Former landmark countercultural theater now for rent on Avenue B
7-story building in the works to replace former countercultural theater/church on Avenue B
On Friday, EV Grieve reader Ron Z. noted some activity at the building...
Yesterday, another reader noted, "Construction work going on this AM, door wide open. They appear to be drilling un middle of auditorium floor."
Given the interest in the hidden theater behind the now-shuttered East Village Farms on Avenue A, thought it might be a good time to revisit this space.
The address was a movie theater for many years, first the Bijou in 1926, then the Charles. (The theater closed in 1975, and a church took over the space.) A fire nearly destroyed the building in October 2006.
A reader got inside the space back in July 2009 ... at the time, he sent us these photos — and diagram!
We went inside the space in June 2010...
Here's the Charles in 1966. (Via.)
You can see the Charles here in this shot from 1949. We're looking north from 11th Street. (Via.)
Anyway, just wanted to take another look here before the building comes down.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Revival planned for church and theater on Avenue B
Inside the Charles
Former landmark countercultural theater now for rent on Avenue B
7-story building in the works to replace former countercultural theater/church on Avenue B
[Updated] What would you rather see at 51 Astor Place?
Yesterday, we posted updated photos (thanks to Curbed's discovery) of 51 Astor Place ... and there was pretty much a Universal Ugh from commenters here and on Facebook about the look of the building... (Alex calls it DisAstor Place at Flaming Pablum...)
One of our favorite responses, via Richard Bensam:
Several people asked if the developer could just keep the empty lot the way it looks now...
Bobby Williams took the above shots on Monday afternoon.
Well, anyway, the developer probably has a few dollars tied up in this project (whistling)...
Still, we can be democratic about it. Let's put it to an unbiased vote.
Updated:
Curbed is offering a $100 gift card to St. Mark's Bookshop for the best redesign of 51 Astor Place. Smurfs are always good.
Previously on EV Grieve:
51 Astor Place demolition begins July 1; 17 months to build new black-glass tower
East Village — the new Midtown?
Workers chopping down the trees at 51 Astor Place
One of our favorite responses, via Richard Bensam:
It dwarfs its surroundings and is actually less appealing than the building it replaces -- something many previously thought impossible.
On the upside, now the herbivorous primates of the East Village will finally learn how to use the femur of an antelope to crack open the skulls of tapirs and become omnivores, ensuring their future evolution into humanity. Later, their remote descendants will discover an exact duplicate of 51 Astor Place buried on the Moon.
Several people asked if the developer could just keep the empty lot the way it looks now...
Bobby Williams took the above shots on Monday afternoon.
Well, anyway, the developer probably has a few dollars tied up in this project (whistling)...
Still, we can be democratic about it. Let's put it to a
Updated:
Curbed is offering a $100 gift card to St. Mark's Bookshop for the best redesign of 51 Astor Place. Smurfs are always good.
Previously on EV Grieve:
51 Astor Place demolition begins July 1; 17 months to build new black-glass tower
East Village — the new Midtown?
Workers chopping down the trees at 51 Astor Place
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