Hawks on the horizon

EVG readers Rob & Mike noticed something atop the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer on East Third Street...



Turns out that it was Dora, proud mother of the baby hawks ...



... and later, Christo joined Dora... perhaps for a quick parental meeting...

Week in Grieview

[Avenue B last evening by Fallopia Tuba]

First Avenue Pierogi and Deli is closing (Monday)

The Alphabet City-Tompkins Square Slow Zone arrives in August (Tuesday)

1st look at the Women of the Lower East Side Film Fest from MoRUS this summer (Friday)

Thoughts on the East Village today from a former resident (Tuesday, 50 comments)

City of Saints Coffee Roasters is now open on East 10th Street (Saturday)

Icon Realty's "frat house" is attracting attention (Tuesday)

Adinah's Farm is closing on Avenue C (Wednesday)

Out and About with Tim Floyd Young (Wednesday)

A visit to the Olympic Restaurant, closing soon (Thursday)

Duane Reade coming to Avenue D (Monday)

An actual barber shop opens on East Sixth Street (Monday)

Abraço Espresso opens Abraçolina on East Seventh Street (Tuesday)

Demo permits filed for former R&S Strauss store on East 14th Street (Friday)

State seizes Mobil station on Avenue C and Houston (Friday)

Royal Tailor Shop ready for action on East 11th Street (Wednesday)

St. John’s School of Risk Management arrives at the Death Star (Friday)

Eleventh and Third brands itself (Wednesday)

It is now the summer (Saturday)

Xi’an Famous Foods reopens today (Friday)

Not much left of the Sunburnt Cow (Thursday)

Retail space housing the Smith and M2M is for sale (Thursday)

Happy Father's Day Joe Strummer (Sunday)

The Copper Still takes over for Ryan's on Second Avenue (Thursday)

One way to watch the World Cup in the East Village

From the privacy outside your RV parked on Avenue A near East Sixth Street.

Someone tell those people standing outside Zum Schneider about this!

Photo via RyanAvenueA

For sale: Everything must go at the former Boukiés space on 2nd Avenue

The Greek-themed Boukiés closed in March after a two-year run at Second Avenue and East Second Street. And today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., there's a sale on lights, tables, chairs, etc., as the sign on the front window reads …



As for meeting those new neighbors … the Times reported in April that Vicki Freeman, Marc Meyer and Chris Paraskevaides, who own Cookshop, Hundred Acres and Five Points, will convert the corner space into a Mexican restaurant.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Boukiés has 'permanently closed' on Second Avenue

Big rewards for these lost pets

Spotted yesterday on East Second Street via @fnytc …



… and on the Bowery this morning… Lila has been missing since May 31 … there's also a Twitter account for her…

If anyone has any leads or information on Lila please call me at 917-868-8978 #findlila

— Lila Missing Cat (@LilaMissingCat) June 20, 2014

East 2nd Street pothole notice

Just west of Avenue B. When I walked up to it, a man sitting nearby called out, "Look inside — it's deep."

Fledge class

The baby hawk watch continued yesterday at the Christodora House on Avenue B and East Ninth Street … where the kids are getting ready to fledge…



Find more hawk photos at Gog in NYC … as well as Goggla's Flickr page. Check out the latest nest cam photos via Francois Portmann here.

Photos yesterday by Bobby Williams

Previously

ArtisanFest today at the Neighborhood School

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The ArtisanFest featuring local vendors is today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Neighborhood School, 121 E. Third St. between Avenue A and First Avenue. The sale helps raise money for Studio in a School, which sends professional artists into underserved city schools.

Making Music today in Orchard Alley

A little bit of everything today at the community garden at 350 E. Fourth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D.

It's part of the Make Music New York program. Go here for more details.

City of Saints Coffee Roasters now open on East 10th Street

[Photo via Instagram]

Open as of yesterday at 79 E. 10th St. between Fourth Avenue and Third Avenue …

We don't know too much about them (here is their Instagram account) … a non-shilling EVG reader said that their iced coffee was good. So there you go.

Previously on EV Grieve:
City of Saints bringing coffee to East 10th Street

[Updated] City goes all out to warn people about this 1st Avenue pothole/sinkhole

At East Fourth Street … let's see — we have a cone, a barrel, a barricade thing, a trashcan … as well newsboxes for the Voice and L Magazine.

What else should we drag out here?

Thanks to @admhttn for the photo this morning.

Updated 1:16 P.M.

Some intrepid residents went in for a closer look!


[Photo by Marjorie Ingall]


[Photo by Derek Berg]

Meanwhile at Starbucks on 2nd Avenue …

[Photo by Nora Balaban]

I'm going with ucks c here on out…

Updated 11:51 a.m.

Oh, c'mon. It's the first day of summer.

@evgrieve Ok, but can I go outside now? pic.twitter.com/cz5gU0ZKl6

— Pinhead (@evpinhead) June 21, 2014

It's now officially summer — what are you gonna do now?

[EVG photo from yesterday]

I'll be sunbathing at my usual spot on East 14th Street near First Avenue.

See you in the fall!

So long to the last day of spring, probably

Photo this evening by Bobby Williams

Dog day afternoons

Here's Bow Wow Wow with the 1980 release "C30 C60 C90 Go." Kinda always reminded me of summer. And tomorrow is officially summer, huh?

1st look at the Women of the Lower East Side Film Fest from MoRUS this summer

From the EVG inbox...

Female rebellion, the humanity of the homeless and struggles of immigrant workers are among the themes of the initial offerings of the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space's (MoRUS) Women of the Lower East Side Film Fest kicking-off Aug. 1, with a screening every evening at various indoor and outdoor venues through Aug. 9.

Opening night (Aug. 1) will feature "What About Me," which Billboard described "as much a bohemian time capsule as it is film art." Using Tompkins Square Park and its environs as a backdrop, with a procession of downtown legends including Dee Dee Ramone, Rockets Red Glare and Johnny Thunders in cameos, director/actor Rachel Amodeo traces the steps of a woman’s decline after she loses her apartment.



"What About Me" will screen at Anthology Film Archives at 8 PM.

"Your Day Is My Knight," a documentary sharing stories of immigrant residents of a “shift-bed” apartment in New York’s Chinatown, will screen on Aug. 2 at Orchard Alley Community Garden, 350-54 E. 4th St. The film’s director, Lynne Sachs, as well as other participants in the film, will be in attendance to introduce the screening with an informal Q&A afterwards.

Suzanne Wasserman's "Sweatshop Cinderella: A Portrait of Anzia Yezierska" will screen on Aug. 3, also at Orchard Alley Community Garden. This short film mixes archival stills and footage, silent film excerpts, letters, newspaper clippings, and interviews to provide a sense of the Jewish Lower East Side in the 1920s through the 1950s and the life of the critically acclaimed Jewish-American novelist. Director Suzanne Wasserman will be in attendance for a Q&A following the film.

Closing night on Aug. 9 brings feminist tour de force "Born in Flames," a comic fantasy set in America 10 years after a Second American Revolution. Filmmaker Lizzie Borden will be in attendance.

A limited supply of all-inclusive passes for $20 are now on sale at Eventbrite or by visiting MoRUS, 155 Avenue C between 9th and 10th Streets during hours of operation. Admission to each individual screening will otherwise require a suggested donation of $5.

Further details regarding the MoRUS Women of the Lower East Side Film Fest, including film lineups, venues and collateral events will be updated as available here.

There's also an amateur film competition this year.

Details!

MoRUS is calling for amateur filmmakers to compete for a spot in the festival. Submissions must tie into the “Women of the Lower East Side” theme and can be anywhere from 30 seconds to 10 minutes duration.

The competition is open to filmmakers of any gender, any age and at any experience level who submit either a link to their film or a DVD copy of the film along with a brief artist’s statement and $10 entry fee to morusfilmfest@morusnyc.org or mail to MoRUS Film Fest, Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, 155 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009.

Deadline for submissions is Friday, July 18 at 5 PM ET. A jury comprised of local business owners, artists, activists and MoRUS volunteers will determine which films will be publicly screened on Friday, Aug. 8 at a venue to be determined. First, Second, and Third-Place Winners will be selected by the audience and awarded monetary/in-kind prizes. In addition, one film will receive the MoRUS Choice Award.

Today (last night) in photos of cars with starting costs of $114k on East 4th Street

EVG contributor Derek Berg spotted this Audi R8 V10 on East Fourth Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery last night... let's look underneath the back windshield...



Shrug. Still miss EV Lambo! Come back!

The baby hawks of Tompkins Square Park are ready to leave home (also, fledge party alert!)

[A baby hawk practices yesterday via Bobby Williams]

They grow up so fast! (Faster than Hanson.)

The baby hawks arrived on May 8 (May 10 for the third egg) up here on the Christodora House on Avenue B and East Ninth Street. And the latest nest cam photos from Francois Portmann show that Christo and Dora's offspring are ready to start driving, dating and using fake IDs to get into bars...


[Photo by Francois Portmann]


[FP]

Francois figures the young ones will be ready to fledge starting at any moment.

What might happen? We'll turn to Goggla, who has been following the hawks from Day 1. She wrote this in a post last Thursday.

I'm hoping they fly out and land either on the rooftops across 9th Street, or in the trees of the park. They'll likely be on the ground, though, so if anyone sees the birds seemingly lost on the ground, it's probably going to be ok.

In case the young hawks end up on the sidewalk below on East Ninth Street or Avenue B ... Francois someone has posted these flyers with key contact information ... So in case something goes wrong...


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And now a flashback to May 16...


[FP]

Visit Gog in NYC for many more excellent hawk photos.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Red-tailed hawks nest on the Christodora House

The hawks of Tompkins Square Park have laid an egg at the Christodora House

More eggsciting hawk news from the Christodora House

Breaking (heh) news: The hawks of Tompkins Square Park are officially parents

OMG baby hawks! (UPDATED WITH VIDEO!)

VIDEO: Watch the baby hawks of Tompkins Square Park dine on some rat

Xi’an Famous Foods reopens Sunday on St. Mark's Place

After a longer-than-expected renovation, Xi’an Famous Foods at 81 St. Mark's Place near First Avenue reopens on Sunday...



The popular noodle shop closed for renovations back on March 17 and was expected to be closed an estimated three-four weeks. However, there were apparently some issues with the DOB and Con Ed.

Anyway, here's a look inside the renovated space...

St. John's brands 51 (or 101) Astor Place

St. John's University continues to prep its new 71,000 square feet of space for its Manhattan campus here at 51 Astor Place/101 Astor Place/the IBM Watson Building/Death Star, etc.

According to a release about the move from December:

The new location will house St. John’s School of Risk Management, a key division of the University’s Peter J. Tobin College of Business and a global leader in risk and insurance education and training.

The School of Risk Management contains the Kathryn & Shelby Cullom Davis Library, which comprises the world’s largest collection of risk and insurance literature, policies, and related documents, and serves as a center for study and research for students of risk management, insurance, and actuarial science around the world.

The location will also be home to The Language Connection, St. John’s intensive English language institute, and to continuing professional education and other academic programs.

St. John's plans to be ready for the fall semester. The new site replaces the school's Manhattan campus in Tribeca, which the University sold for $223 million in July 2013.

Meanwhile, we've already spotted several students walking to their new campus...


[Random photo from last week by Derek Berg]

Films on the Green return to Tompkins Square Park tonight

The Films on the Green are back in Tompkins Square Park tonight and next Friday (June 27 for those keeping track) ...

To refresh your memory: "Films on the Green is a free out-door French film festival that brings classic and contemporary French cinema to New Yorkers in different parks around the city." (Merci to the French Embassy!)

Tonight!



Friday, June 20, 8:30 pm
"The Women on the 6th Floor"
Per IMDB: In 1960s Paris, a conservative couple's lives are turned upside down by two Spanish maids. (Comedy!)
By Philippe Le Guay
Starring Fabrice Luchini



June 27!



Friday, June 27, 8:30 pm
"La Haine"
Per IMDB: After local youth Abdel is beaten unconscious by police, a riot ensues on his estate during which a policeman loses his gun. The gun is found by Vinz who threatens he will kill a cop if Abdel dies. (Drama, duh!)
By Mathieu Kassovitz
Starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui



As for the free Films in Tompkins series that played on Thursday nights in previous summers ... well, as you may have figured by now, that is not going to happen this year. A rep for Howl! Arts confirmed this to us via email. We hope to have more on this later.

State seizes Mobil station on Avenue C and Houston for nonpayment of taxes

Passersby and motorists alike were surprised to find the Mobil station on East Houston and Avenue C closed yesterday.

The orange stickers affixed to the pumps tell the story...



Nonpayment of taxes. Perhaps this is just a matter of writing a check, taking care of some paperwork, etc.

Or maybe this is it for the station.

Back in March, Hakimian Property filed plans (waiting for approval) to erect a 9-story mixed-use building on the site. Plans call for 45 residential units and 4,550 square feet of commercial space.

The Times reported in October 2013 that construction would begin when Mobil's lease expires in two years — roughly toward the end of 2015.

Previously on EV Grieve:
How much longer will the East Village have gas stations?

The East Village will soon be down to 1 gas station

The Mobil on Avenue C is still going strong — for now

You have a little longer to get gas on Avenue C

Plans filed for new 9-story building at site of Mobil station on East Houston and Avenue C

RUMOR: Gas station going, boutique hotel coming on Second Avenue? (31 comments)

BP station on 2nd Avenue closes this month

Demolition permits filed to make way for 15-floor building on East 14th Street and Avenue C

[EVG photo from June 9]

Last week we noted that workers were giving last rites to the former R&S Strauss auto parts store on the southeast corner of East 14th Street and Avenue C.

And yesterday the demolition permit was filed with the city to knock down the one-level building.

Coming soonish. A Karl Fischer-designed retail-residential complex featuring 8,578 square feet of commercial space, 18,937 square feet for community space ... and 50 apartments above it all, so to speak.

R&S Strauss closed in the spring of 2009.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Development back in play for East 14th Street and Avenue C

More details on the sale of 644 E. 14th St.

Here comes a 15-story retail-residential complex for East 14th Street and Avenue C

Prepping the former R&S Strauss auto parts store for demolition on East 14th Street and Avenue C

7 Spices space for rent on Second Avenue

The Turkish restaurant at 82 Second Ave. between East Fourth Street and East Fifth Street recently closed.

And Icon Realty is asking $11,000 for the space — 620 square feet on the ground floor and another 480 square feet in the basement.

It wasn't always easy here. Last fall, 7 Spices went on a week-long vacation for several months before eventually reopening. Previously, the owner tried a go with Reyna Exotic Turkish Cuisine.

Things that randomly appear on 1st Avenue around 1 a.m.

EVG reader Sam Teichman spotted this unattended vehicle early this morning between East Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place... seemingly came out of nowhere...





Also, can any car people out there let us know what this is...?

Taking Citi Bikes for a bike ride

Spotted on Avenue D this morning... We've never noticed this more environmentally friendly way to transport bikes from one station to the next... via @artisanmatters

The Olympic Restaurant may close for good as soon as tomorrow

With the star-spangled Essex Crossing retail-residential complex on the way to the Lower East Side, the life expectancy of the Olympic Restaurant at the corner of Delancey and Essex has been relatively short.

In fact, the 34-year-old diner has been on a month-to-month lease for some time, as The Lo-Down pointed out almost two years ago to this day.

And BoweryBoogie reported that demo permits for the single-level structure that also houses the neighboring Jade Fountain liquor store were filed in late May.

EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by the other day for what very well may be a last meal at the Olympic...









The waitress told Stacie that owner Steve Palakas is going to court tomorrow to fight to stay open for another few months. If things don't go his way, then tomorrow is probably the last day for the diner.



The Olympic has been the no-frills kind of place where you can get an egg and cheese on a roll and a glass of frothy lemonade and receive back change from a $5.



As Jeremiah Moss wrote after a recent visit to the Olympic, the restaurant wasn't offered space in Essex Crossing. It doesn't "have a place among the artisan bread and cupcake shops, the Prada and Pastis that fill the architect's renderings of the new shopping mall to come. When it's all done, Delancey will be a very different place."