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The watermelon toss outside Sunny and Annie's on Avenue B at East Sixth Street...
Photo by Peter H. from 8th St.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
A moment on Avenue B
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The watermelon toss outside Sunny and Annie's on Avenue B at East Sixth Street...
Photo by Peter H. from 8th St.
Here's the lineup for the 3rd annual MoRUS film festival
Via the EVG inbox...
The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) will partner with community and activist groups to present I [heart] NRCHY: Subversion & The City, which runs Aug. 1-8, with screening times at 8 PM.
This series of shorts, documentaries, oral histories and features will pay homage to the spirit and legacy of anarchy in New York, its impact on the United State and explore self-determined communities fighting for their own forms of power today. Dates, times and locations are as follows:
• Saturday, Aug. 1 @ Orchard Alley, 350-54 East 4th Street between Aves. C & D. 8 PM – TENEMENT MUSEUM presents “Immigrants, Anarchism & the USA” featuring ANARCHISM IN AMERICA, dir. Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher
• Sunday, Aug. 2 @ Orchard Alley, 350-54 East 4th Street between Aves. C & D. 8 PM – ABC NO RIO presents “Bio Terror, Manufactured Fear & State Repression” featuring MARCHING PLAGUE, created by Critical Art Ensemble and STRANGE CULTURE, dir. Lynn Hershman Leeson
• Monday, Aug. 3 @ Le Petit Versailles, 346 East Houston Street between Aves. B & C. 8 PM – THE GOOD FIGHT presents “Neighborhood Narratives” featuring oral histories from contemporary community activists.
• Tuesday, Aug. 4 @ 6th & B Garden, 6th Street and Ave. B. 8 PM – TIME’S UP! presents “Grassroots Gardening and Bicycling Change the City's Urban Design” featuring STILL WE RIDE dir. Andrew Lynn, Elizabeth Press, Chris Ryan, and the debut of the new MoRUS found footage piece titled community gardens: 42 years of Activism in Greening Manhattan with more TBA
• Wednesday, Aug. 5 @ La Plaza Cultural, SW Corner of 9th Street and Ave. C. 8 PM – 350NYC presents “Sustainable Activism” featuring DISRUPTION, dir. Kelly Nyks and Jared P. Scott and IDLE THREAT, dir. George Pakenham (filmmaker in attendance)
• Thursday, Aug. 6 @ La Plaza Cultural,SW Corner of 9th Street and Ave. C. 8 PM – 596 ACRES presents “Reviewing Renewal” featuring REZONING HARLEM dir. Natasha Florentino and Tamara Gubernat and THE RINK, dir. Sarah Friedland (with guest speaker DW Gibson and filmmaker in attendance)
• Friday, Aug. 7 @ El Jardin del Paraiso, 311 East 4th Street between Aves. C & D. 8 PM – INTERFERENCE ARCHIVE presents “Rooted in Community: Filmmakers Collaborating with Community Movements” featuring VOCES DE FILLMORE, dir. Ariana Allensworth, Teresa Basilio, and Regina Eaton; CLAIMING OUR VOICE, dir. Jennifer Pritheeva Samuel and FALLING, dir. Maya Suchak and Imani Peterkin (filmmakers in attendance)
• Saturday, Aug. 8 @ El Jardin del Paraiso, 311 East 4th Street between Aves. C & D. 8 PM – MoRUS presents for the closing night SALT OF THE EARTH, dir. Herbert J. Biberman
A limited supply of all-inclusive passes for $20 are now on sale here 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.
Visit the MoRUS website here for more details.
In the case that you are just being an ass about the buzzers
An Urban Etiquette (Door Buzzer) Sign spotted at 20 Avenue A...
Photo via RyanAvenueA
Blockheads opens tomorrow on 3rd Avenue
The San Francisco-style Mexican restaurant opens tomorrow at 5 p.m. in the East Village.
The big burrito specialists, from the folks who launched Bennie's, is at 60 Third Ave. between East 10th Street and East 11th Street.
Per their Facebook page, frozen margaritas at this location will be $3 for the rest of July.
This will be the seventh Blockheads in Manhattan … not to mention the Benny's in the West Village.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Blockheads bringing their San Francisco-style burritos to the East Village
133 Avenue D is for sale (again)
An EVG reader points us to 133 Avenue D, where the 6-floor building between East Ninth Street and East 10th Street is on the market now for $12 million.
Here's some details from the listing at The Besen Group:
The 14,600 SF property is built 42.5' x 80', sits on a 42.5' x 93' lot and is zoned C1-5/R8A. The current maximum allowable FAR is 6 providing 3,646 SF of additional air rights. With cut-outs, the building has generous light and windows on all sides.
There are two retail units and one residential unit on the ground floor. Avenue D Deli & Grocery occupies the first unit with 850 SF of retail space. Marty's Wine & Liquor occupies the second unit with 850 SF of retail space. The residential unit has two-bedrooms and 600 SF.
The property has four two-bedroom units on floors two through six each with approximately 575 SF. Gut renovations were completed on all free market units. The roof has a cell tower lease in place until April 2020 which is pre-paid, and can produce future income if extended.
Highly desirable location and in demand for high-end residential and retail. 133 Avenue D is a few blocks away from Tompkins Square Park, situated close to subway stations, M140 bus stop, and walking distance to the cornucopia of stores, restaurants, and nightlife the East Village has to offer. The property is also walking distance to one of the best public schools, Bard High School Early College.
Situated close to what subway stations?
Updated 7:55 a.m.
Thanks to commenter EVEddie for noting that this building just changed hands back in the spring for $10.5 million. Per The Real Deal:
Vintage Group acquired an East Village mixed-use building at 133 Avenue D for $10,5 million ... Red Man Takes It Back Realty Inc. is the seller.
Nice flip!
Revisit King Tut’s Wah-Wah Hut starting today at the Whitney
From the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, the southeast corner of Avenue A and Seventh Street was home to King Tut’s Wah-Wah Hut (now the Niagara … and from 1981-1984, A7).
It was here at the bar where the performance duo Dancenoise (Anne Iobst and Lucy Sexton) organized a weekly performance series.
And starting today the duo is getting the museum treatment. Let's head to the preview piece in the Times from Sunday for more:
In “Dancenoise: Don’t Look Back,” Wednesday through Sunday, the Whitney Museum of American Art celebrates these two collaborators with programming that includes a new performance, an installation, film screenings and a reimagining of King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut ... Tom Berry, who originally designed the Wah Wah Hut’s ever-changing décor, will construct it in the lobby of the Whitney’s theater.
From the looks of it at the Whitney website, the show performances are all sold out. However, the installation is open daily for viewing. And there's also the film and video screenings on Sunday. Head to the Whitney website for times and everything.
If you're on Facebook, then you can see more ephemeral on the King Tut's Wah Wah Hut group page right here
[Photo via Facebook]
Previously on EV Grieve:
The amazing murals inside King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
NYPD installs patrol tower in the middle of Tompkins Square Park
[Photo via EVG reader Ryan]
The NYPD continues to expand its presence in Tompkins Square Park following the Post and the Observer's recent reports citing anecdotal evidence that there's an influx of homeless people and drug users in the park.
This afternoon, the NYPD brought in a patrol tower (SkyWatch) to sit right in the middle of the park.
[Photo by Tullah from 7th Street]
[Photo by @urbanmyths]
Thoughts?
Previously on EV Grieve:
The Post reports Tompkins Square Park 'has become a homeless haven' (113 comments)
Observer editors write, 'it's time to take back Tompkins Square Park' (49 comments)
Wash day for Temperance Fountain
The Hope side needs some attention. (And read about the history of the fountain here.)
Photo in Tompkins Square Park this morning by Derek Berg
RIP Charlie Romonofsky
[Photo by Sally Davies]
Charlie Romonofsky, a longtime East Village dog walker who was always seen with his chihuahua Sweet Pea, died in his East Fifth Street apartment last Friday. He was 57.
Romonofsky was born and raised in public housing in Coney Island. For the past 20 years he had lived on East Fifth Street where he ran his business, Mr. Charlie's Pet Services.
"He was a huge man who possessed the most gentle soul on the planet. Everybody knew him. Everybody loved him," said one of his clients, Diego Aguirre, who shares a dog with Jamey Poole, a longtime East Village resident and neighbor.
"Charlie's voice would be ringing in the morning air every day outside my window and he would go riding around on his bike with the tiny Sweet Pea tucked into his shirt," said his neighbor and friend Karen Platt. "The contrast between Charlie and Sweet Pea was something to behold, and when asked about why his tiny dog seemed so fearless and confident, he would always reply, 'Well, she's Sweet Pea, Queen of the Block.'"
Said his close friend Sally Davies, "Charlie was an eccentric. An original East Villager, a stand-up guy and a man of his word."
His friends created a memorial outside his apartment building between Avenue A and Avenue B.
[Photo by Sally Davies]
The memorial reads in part: "Happy trails to a Mighty Man, with a Mighty heart. We will miss you Charlie."
The memorial grew throughout the day yesterday... as did the tributes from those who knew him...
Said another friend: "Charlie was such a a larger-than-life character. Gregarious, sweet, helpful, funny, gentle but tough — infinitely likable. He was really one of a kind."
There's no word just yet about a memorial service.
Updated 12:45 p.m.
I don't know why the post disappeared earlier for about an hour. I found a version of the post in my drafts in the Blogger template. This version is missing the last photo and comment from a neighbor. I'll try to redo that.
Bruno Pizza, opening very soon on East 13th Street
Bruno Pizza is inching closer to opening at 204 E. 13th St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.
We checked in with Demian Repucci, the restaurant designer-consultant who is launching his very own place with Bruno. He and his team held Bruno's first friends-and-family "super-secret, trial-and-error pizza party" on Saturday night. While the evening went very well, he says they still need to do some tweaking on their dough recipe and pizza-making process.
In any event, Repucci says that they will start serving pizzas this coming week.
Aside from pizza, the menu includes various pastas and salads... eventually the space will serve a tasting menu from his executive chefs Justin Slojkowski and Dave Gulino. (You can read more about all this over at Grub Street. Eater has more details here.)
Bruno was also OK'd for a liquor license, but there's still some paperwork pending. So no alcohol at the outset.
Meanwhile, Repucci has been posting photos of the menu items on his Instagram account …
There is a Bruno website with more information, though it doesn't appear fully functioning just yet.
Openings: Turntable Retro Bar & Restaurant on Avenue B
[Photo Saturday via @salim]
The sibling of the Flushing-based Mad For Chicken operation opened this past weekend at 58 Avenue B at East Fourth Street.
There's also a Turntable location on Fifth Avenue in Koreatown. Their description: "Korean eatery & bar serving fried chicken, soju & cocktails in a hip setting with jazz-themed decor."
As the signs outside the Avenue B restaurant show, everything is apparently 50 percent off during their grand opening over the next two weeks.
The previous tenant at this address, Vella Market, lasted just six months here, closing in October 2013.
The 16-year-old vegetarian restaurant Kate's Joint closed here in April 2012.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Turntable Retro Bar & Restaurant ready to play on 4th and B
S'MAC turns 9, and celebrating with a $1 deal
Happy Birthday! That's right, S'MAC is nine years old!
In celebration of our 9th birthday, on Tuesday July 21st we will be offering the All-American Nosh for $1.00 (Regular, Gluten-Free or Vegan).
Available at both the East Village and Murray Hill locations.
Limit one All-American nosh per person.
Valid for takeout only, not for deliveries.
Find more details here.
S'MAC is located at 345 E. 12th St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue.
Dunkin' Donuts moving into the Jefferson's retail space
[Back in April]
Back in April, we noted that the Dunkin' Donuts at 218 E. 14th St. near Third Avenue was for lease.
And we promptly forgot about it… since then several readers noted that the DD will be moving west a few storefronts to 208 E. 14th St., part of the Jefferson's retail space...
Anyway, just a short move for the DDers …
As always, if this helps… pointing out the move for you…
A CityMD opened up in the main retail space at the Jefferson, the newish still 82-unit residential building in the North West East Village.
Monday, July 20, 2015
A rush hour moment
A little earlier this evening on East Ninth Street just past First Avenue... via EVG reader Sam Teichman...
A woman walked by with a bag full of ends and crumbs from various breads and baked goods, dumps it right in the M8 bus stop ... and the hordes descended.
Thankfully, the driver of the bus that pulled up 90 seconds later had enough sense to give them some room.
Sounds better today than hot chocolate
Spotted in the window at Moishe's Bake Shop on Second Avenue today.
Photo by Elizabeth Janovsky
Sidewalk bridge work continues at 190 Bowery
Workers continue to erect the heavy duty sidewalk bridge at 190 Bowery, where developer Aby Rosen is converting the former single-family home into office space and maybe some high-end condos.
BoweryBoogie first spotted the scaffolding going up late last week, and not much progress has been made since then, it appears.
So what's going to happen outside here at Spring Street? As Curbed reported, the plans approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission back in May call for keeping the graffiti on the exterior. Plus! "The exterior will have entrances restored to their original 1898 state, and all of the windows will be replaced."
And as for the interior of the Germania Bank Building, a company made up of agencies representing creative professionals had previously reported signing on for some of the office space.
Rosen bought the landmarked building from photographer Jay Maisel for a reported $55 million last year. And no — it's not for sale again.
Groundbreaking today on East 13th Street for the Bea Arthur Residence for homeless LGBT youth
Nearly two years have passed since news broke that the long-vacant building at 222 E. 13th St. near Third Avenue would become the Bea Arthur Residence for homeless LGBT youth.
Today, though, as Out Magazine first reported, the center breaks ground for the facility that will accommodate 18 residents.
Arthur, who died in April 2009, left $300,000 to the Ali Forney Center, an organization supporting homeless LGBT youth, in her will. In 2012, City Council as well as then-Borough President Scott Stringer awarded the Ali Forney Center and the Cooper Square Committee $3.3 million for the residence.
The property had been owned by the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
Executive Director Carl Siciliano of the Ali Forney Center will be in attendance at the ground breaking with several elected officials. In a press release, Siciliano said: "It meant the world to me that a star of the magnitude of Bea Arthur would do so much to help the Ali Forney Center in our work of housing homeless LGBT youths. I am very grateful that we will now be able to honor Bea and continue to keep her compassion alive through the establishment of the Bea Arthur Residence for Homeless LGBT Youth."
And here's a rendering from July 2012 of what the property will look like when it opens later next year...
Previously on EV Grieve:
A haunted house on 13th Street?
Abandoned 13th Street building becoming the Bea Arthur Residence for homeless LGBT youth
Here's what the Bea Arthur Residence will look like on East 13th Street
Good Night Sonny ready to say hello on 1st Avenue
[Photo via Facebook]
Over on First Avenue at St. Mark's Place, the owners of Good Night Sonny have been opening the bar-restaurant, like on Saturday night, to work out the kinks.
As previously reported, the proprietors of The Wayland on Avenue C and East Ninth Street took over the space after Simone closed last November.
Wayland partner Robert Ceraso shared more about the name of the new venture with us in April:
"It’s named after my maternal grandfather. Our family owned a bar on the corner of Mulberry and Hester for 40 years or so. He sold it in the 1960s. Even though he hadn’t been a bartender in 50 years, my grandfather still always kept our late hours. The name is my grandmother saying good night to him when she would go up to bed. We wanted to honor our elders as well as all the woman in our lives who put up with our crazy lifestyle and schedule."
Ahead of the official grand opening, Good Night Sonny is offering a limited menu, featuring oysters and clams from their raw bar. You can find more photos and details on the Good Night Sonny Facebook page.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Shaping up the former Simone
Paperwork filed to renovate Peter Brant's gallery space on East 6th Street
Just noting that reps for Peter Brant have filed the application to renovate 421 E. Sixth St.
Per the DOB, in their glorious ALL-CAP style:
ALTERATION TYPE 1 FILING TO CHANGE USE ON FLOORS 1-3 TO GALLERY AND SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON THE 4TH FLOOR. WORK TO INCLUDE PARTITIONS CEILINGS AND FINISHES AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.
Estimated cost of the renovations per the DOB paperwork: $4.8 million.
As previously reported, the building between Avenue A and First Avenue is intended to be a gallery space to display Brant's personal art collection. The intention is to have approximately two shows per year, with the first one scheduled for Fall 2016.
Brant has met with neighbors to discuss his intentions for the building… the plans look like this.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Rumor: The Brant Foundation buying Walter De Maria's E. 6th St. studio for an exhibition space (19 comments)
Confirmed: Peter M. Brant buys Walter De Maria's amazing East 6th Street home and studio
1st permits filed for renovation of Walter De Maria's former home-studio on East 6th Street
More about the 1st show at Walter De Maria's former home-studio on East 6th Street
Here's what Peter Brant wants to do with his new exhibition space on East 6th Street
When the world's top collectors of Dom Pérignon rosé came to the East Village for dinner
Reader report: 421 E. 6th St. will house Peter M. Brant's personal art collection
Peter Brant's East 6th Street Outreach Tour 2015 continues
Peter Brant meets the neighbors
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