Welcoming the needy

[EVG photo at the St. Joseph House]

From On the Bowery, Questions About the Catholic Church’s Shifting Mission in The New York Times today. A passage about the St. Joseph House on East First Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Gerald Howard ushered a few men at a time inside. Once homeless himself, he has lived at St. Joseph House for several years, and helps the ministry in welcoming the needy.

“The hipsters, yuppies or whatever name you call them have been infiltrating this neighborhood,” he said. “They’re gentrifying the area, and I don’t think the homeless are part of their equation. I think, for them, out of sight is out of mind. You don’t see them. You don’t talk to them.”

Sunset strip

Taking in the new dorm going up on Cooper Square and East Sixth Street at sunset … looks as if workers are up to about 11 floors ... on the way to 13 for Marymount Manhattan College.

Previously on EV Grieve:
City OKs 13-floor dorm for Cooper Square

Updated: Here's what the newest East Village dorm will look like

Dig bottoms out on Cooper Square; here comes the dorm, here comes the dorm!

At Day 2 of the 'Riot Reunion' concert in Tompkins Square Park

[The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black]

The annual Tompkins Square Park Riot reunion shows were Saturday and Sunday ... EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by yesterday for some of the festivities ...

The weekend also marked the 25th anniversary of The Shadow, the underground newspaper that sponsored these concerts.

Good times.






[Rosabelle Selavy]




[Paul Kostabi of Damn Kids]


[Sewage]


[David Peel and friends]


[Gyda Gash of The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black]


[Kembra Pfahler]



Check out some of Goggla's photos here.

Late morning upright bass photo break

Second Avenue and East Seventh Street photo via Derek Berg.

[Updated] NYPD searching for missing East Village resident

Per the Daily News:

Brianne Dougherty, 21, was last seen at her apartment at 530 E. 13th St. near Avenue B about 7 p.m. on Friday.

"It's an unexplained absence. We're not ruling anything in or out," NYPD Lt. Tom Antonetti told the Daily News.

She was reported missing yesterday.

Dougherty, a Long Island native, is 5-5, 120 pounds and has hazel eyes. She was wearing a black shirt with black jeans at the time of her disappearance. She has tattoos of a skull and cross bones on her triceps.

Anyone with information that could help in the investigation is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). You may also submit tips online.

Updated 8-5

Brianne Dougherty was found safe at Queens Hospital in stable condition, where she is being treated for a possible drug overdose, New York City Police Lt. Thomas Antonetti told the Daily News.

This block of East 14th Street is about half of what it used to be (for now)

[Click image to enlarge]

The demolition of the one-level row of buildings along East 14th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B is complete.


[From Friday]

From east to west, workers took out the former ABC Animal Hospital, Petland, Bargain Express, Rite Aid, Blarney Cove, Rainbow, the beauty shop, Jackson Hewitt, Pete's-a-Place and Stuyvesant Grocery.



No. 520 is all that remains between the pits. (The Dunkin Donuts is moving down the street, though.)



Speaking of the pits…


[From Friday]





Anyway, you can go take a look yourself through a blogger portal. Don't cost nothing.



Many of the businesses here either relocated or closed to make way for two, 7-floor retail-residential buildings. Gary Barnett of Extell Development grabbed up eight parcels in a 99-year lease worth $35.14 million.

The building plans are still awaiting the city's approval.

Previously on EV Grieve:
New 7-floor buildings for East 14th Street include 150 residential units

Unless marked, the photos are from Saturday

Prepping for the arrival of DF Mavens on 2nd Avenue and St. Mark's Place

[Saturday morning]

On Friday, workers plywooded part of the storefront on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place… where a retail outpost of DF Mavens has been in the works, as we reported back in October.

This was from the official news release on the opening:

“We’re very excited to open our first dedicated storefront and plant our flag in the vibrant East Village food scene,” states Malcolm Stogo, a world-renowned ice cream consultant and founder of DF Mavens. “Our new retail outpost will allow us to bring delicious, dairy-free ice cream to a greater segment of New Yorkers who want vegan-friendly dessert options … ”

And here are renderings of the space via Edelman Sultan Knox Wood / Architects LLP:

Working closely with fixture suppliers and lighting designers, we created a unified presentation of DF Mavens’ offerings that are visible and engaging from the street. Storefront elements form a social buffer between the street and the sales counters. A wood canopy projects out to provide shade, and continues into the store to define intimate seating areas against both facades. Passers-by will notice the bright and energetic sales area through the minimalist wood and glass storefront, where custom light fixtures and displays create a sculptural product presentation. The store experience combines classic, natural materials with a modernist sensibility, complimenting DF Mavens’ approach to quality and craft in their forward-thinking desserts.

No word on an official opening date yet. (They originally said Spring 2014.)

Eastside Bakery (.net?) closed down here in April 2013. And once upon a time, the space was home to the Gap in the late 1980s into the early 1990s.

Report: 20 Avenue A sells for $26.5 million

The 62-unit, rent-regulated building at the southeast corner of Second Street recently changed hands for the first time in three decades, The Real Deal reported.

Said broker Joseph Koicim:

“Given the fact the building was fully-rent regulated, many prospective purchasers had a rough time wrapping their arms around this asset, but we were able to procure a buyer who paid within ten percent of our asking price and plans to hold this long-term.”

The buyer was identified only as a Manhattan-based investor, per The Real Deal.

One building resident said that the new management company has been pretty responsive so far. And there's new laundry room coming soon.

"We will see how the honeymoon period goes," the resident said.

Meanwhile, we wonder if the new landlord plans to hold the Tats Cru wall long-term as well…





As far as we can remember, this wall has seen at least two marriage proposals. Here and here.

East 10th Street building new to the market; triplex unit in the future?

This listing arrived late last week at Massey Knakal:

A 5 story, walk up apartment building located on the south side of East Tenth Street between First Avenue and Avenue A. The building consists of 7 residential units of which 6 are free market and 1 is rent stabilized. The average in-place rent is $65/SF while rents in the area have achieved more than $80/SF.

The ground floor can be converted to retail as-of right in order to take advantage of a block that has seen retail rents reach over $130/SF. The property also benefits from approximately 3,724 square feet of air rights.

This represents an excellent opportunity for an investor who is looking for stable cash flow and tremendous future upside in the highly sought after East Village neighborhood. Alternatively, it could serve as an ideal user opportunity to create a triplex unit.

Price: $6.3 million

Elsa has closed

Elsa, the cocktail lounge modeled after a fashion designer's workroom, has now closed on East Third Street.

Not sure exactly when the doors closed for good. (There's a Yelp review from July 17.)

This had been an expected development, as Eater noted back on June 30.

Elsa's website says that they "will be moving to a new location at the end of July! Details on the new space will be coming soon."

However, per Eater:

Elsa's bartenders are apparently telling patrons that the bar is not relocating at all and will simply be shutting its doors. An employee at the bar tells Eater that the landlord refused to renew the lease, because he wants to "open his own place," although its not clear what that will be.

In June, CB3 OK'd an applicant taking over the space. Per the minutes (PDF!) from the CB3 meeting:

[T]he applicant managed a previous tavern business at this location from 1997 through 2004 and it furnished one hundred five (105) signatures from area residents in support of its application …

The working name for the new venture is Canvas Bar.

Elsa, named for fashion designer Elsa Schiaperalli, began in November 2008 in the former Hanger Bar (and before that Plant Bar) space here between Avenue B and Avenue C.

Elsa's owners opened Ramona in Greenpoint earlier this year.

Today in possibly bad ideas

Film shoot signs are so common we barely stop to look at them (Oh, Flesh & Bone again!)

This notice on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue might give you pause.

TAXI DRIVER 2!

While the idea of a sequel to the DeNiro- Scorsese classic has been floated, this isn't it.

Actually we have no idea what this is for at the moment. A gag project name likely. Maybe we will call Chad the location manager.

H/T EVG reader Steven!

Week in Grieview

[10th and B last evening via Bobby Williams]

Remembering Michael Brody (Tuesday, 35 comments)

A letter from a 21-year-old NYU student (Thursday, 55 comments)

The Burger-Klein sign is gone from Avenue A (Wednesday)

A visit to Ben's Deli on Avenue B (Tuesday)

The Mudtruck leaves Astor Place for now (Friday)

The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space's Women of the Lower East Side Film Fest continues (Thursday)

Snow Cream coming to East 10th Street (Monday, 24 comments)

Out and About with Melissa Elledge (Wednesday)

David Schwimmer wants to be a good neighbor (Thursday)

The East Fifth Street cookout (Monday, 28 comments)

Structural issues force three East Fifth Street businesses to temporarily close (Thursday)

Dr. Dave avoids eviction (Wednesday)

Ben Shaoul's latest architectural wonder (Monday)

The 99-Cent Discount Center has closed (Monday)

The Paul's Boutique mural (Sunday)

Kim's Laundromat & Cleaners has closed (Wednesday)

San Marzano brings inexpensive pasta to Second Avenue (Wednesday)

"Obnoxious drunk girl" leaves a note (Monday)

10,000 Steps A Hungarian Bookstore has closed (Friday)

New owner for Butter Lane Cupcakes (Wednesday)

NYC politicos speak out against Steve Croman (Friday)

New jewelry shop on East Ninth Street (Monday)

Verizon breaks out the brown paint again (Monday)

Dog nappers! (Friday)

What Kim's closing really means (Monday)

CB3/SLA August highlights (Friday)

… and this is going pretty well…

Looking at Centre-fuge Cycle 14

Just checking out the now-complete Centre-fuge Cycle 14, the rotating outdoor gallery/construction trailer here along East First Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Artists represented in Cycle 14 are Adam Kidder, Alexander Prosser, J. David McKenney, Jeromy Velasco, Master Moody Mutz, Nether and Raquel Echanique. For more information on each artist, go here.













Find more info about Centre-fuge here.

EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition

Former cop acquitted of raping an East Village resident files $175 million lawsuit against his accuser and the city (Daily News)

Rivington House, the city’s only nursing home for AIDS patients, is closing in November (The Lo-Down)

Watch this video of a woman stealing an iPad from Dempsey's (DNAInfo)

"Now that the East Village is filled with artisanal restaurants and upscale boutiques, HiFi is no longer just another dive but a tether to this neighborhood’s faded bohemia." (The New York Times)

Chat 'N Chew closes on Union Square (Jeremiah's Vanishing New York) … and will relaunch in two weeks as Little Sal's (DNAinfo)

DAMEHT embarks on an August residency at the Pyramid Club (BoweryBoogie)

"Solar Tower" planned for Chrystie and Broome (Curbed)

The kestrel family on the Lower East Side (Gog in NYC)

NYC through the eyes of Woody Guthrie (Dangerous Minds)

In Midtown, "The Hardest Working Man… In Shoe Business." (The New York Observer)

An appreciation of The Modern Lovers (Nooga.com)

And tonight as part of the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space's Women of the Lower East Side Film Fest …

Orchard Alley Community Garden
350-54 East 4th Street (between C and D)
Lynne Sachs (the director will be in attendance to introduce the film and for Q & A)
YOUR DAY IS MY NIGHT
2013, 64 minutes
8 p.m.

Immigrant residents of a “shift-bed” apartment in the heart of New York City’s Chinatown share their stories of personal and political upheaval. As the bed transforms into a stage, the film reveals the collective history of the Chinese in the United States through conversations, autobiographical monologues, and theatrical movement pieces. Shot in the kitchens, bedrooms, wedding halls, cafés, and mahjong parlors of Chinatown, this provocative hybrid documentary addresses issues of privacy, intimacy, and urban life.