Has anyone else complained about Bloom 62? I was walking on the street Saturday night and there was music so loud on the roof ... I contacted 311 and the police allegedly “resolved” the issue, but it was still very noisy through the night. I can’t believe the neighbors around the building can tolerate it.
We actually didn’t eat at Lavagna that night because the music was so loud by the restaurant.
It was clear there was a pro DJ with very serious sound system on the roof.
SAVING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS: EXPERTS DISCUSS HOW (AND WHETHER) IT CAN BE DONE
Tuesday, August 5, 6:30 – 8 P.M.
Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South
Free; reservations required: rvsp@gvshp.org
It could be Lucky Cheng’s or University Diner that you miss, Havana Chelsea or Manatus Restaurant. New Yorkers are in a tizzy over their favorite spots disappearing fast. The question is, what to do about it?
A panel of experts will investigate just that during this free discussion. Inspired by a Historic Restaurant Preservation Plan recently proposed by Eater.com restaurant critic Robert Sietsema, the inquiry will include Sietsema as well as former New York Times restaurant critic and longtime Villager Mimi Sheraton, who is skeptical of such a plan; Stacey Sutton, a Columbia University assistant professor of urban planning who specializes in community retail dynamics; and Robert Perl, the president of Tower Brokerage, which specializes in the sale and rental of commercial and residential property in the East Village. Karen Loew, The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation's director of East Village and special projects, will moderate.
Around the world, people are taking action to extend the lives of businesses they love – in effect aiming to preserve the “uses” inside buildings alongside preservationists’ usual target of the structures themselves. In England, traditional pubs can be deemed assets of community value, allowing community groups time to raise money to buy and preserve them, in order to compete with other buyers who may change the use. In San Francisco, the preservation group SF Heritage promotes Legacy Bars and Restaurants as a way to drive customers to qualifying businesses. Would it make sense for our capital of innovation, dining and independent business to be the next to create a path for restaurant preservation?
We’ll look at all sides of the issue, from rent hikes to owner retirement, to explore what can be done to save our favorite cafes and bars: our hangouts, our clubhouses, the places that feed our souls as well as our stomachs. Come join the discussion that could be the beginning of something: fewer endings.
Reserve your spot today at rvsp@gvshp.org or call (212) 475-9585 ext. 35.
For more background, read our blog post Maybe You Can Save Your Favorite Restaurant Before It Closes
Dr. Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd), New York City's star medical examiner, has a secret. He does not just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years — the answer to his own inexplicable immortality.
This long life has given Henry remarkable observation skills which impresses his new partner, Detective Jo Martinez (Alana De La Garza). Each week, a new case and their budding friendship will reveal layers of Henry's long and colorful past. Only his best friend and confidant, Abe (Judd Hirsch) knows Henry's secret.
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.”
