Early evening in Tompkins Square Park... see you next month!
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Seat saved for Merrick Garland on Astor Place
Tonight at 8, President Trump is expected to reveal his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, earlier today... this sign went up in the seating area outside 51 Astor Place/the IBM Watson Building/Death Star...
EVG reader Rosemary shared these photos... showing reserved seating for Merrick Garland, the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit...part of a broader #SaveMerrickASeat campaign...
President Obama nominated Garland to the Supreme Court last March to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. However, Garland never had a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
As of this evening his seat remained here...
[Photo by Steven]
Meanwhile, earlier today... this sign went up in the seating area outside 51 Astor Place/the IBM Watson Building/Death Star...
EVG reader Rosemary shared these photos... showing reserved seating for Merrick Garland, the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit...part of a broader #SaveMerrickASeat campaign...
President Obama nominated Garland to the Supreme Court last March to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. However, Garland never had a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
As of this evening his seat remained here...
[Photo by Steven]
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EVG reader Sheila writes in: "Peter Cooper, advocate for public education, seems to be going down in flames today."
No one to our knowledge has claimed responsibility for the paper fire just yet...
That last day of January when it snowed a little bit
Some flurry action on Astor Place (photo by Daniel) and on 10th Street and Avenue C (photo by Bobby Williams)...
Report: East Village landlord Raphael Toledano close to losing prize Chelsea building
Raphael Toledano, who has had a tumultuous few years as an East Village landlord, is facing foreclosure proceedings on a Chelsea rental, according to The Real Deal.
Toledano reportedly named the West 16th Street building "the Devorah" after his wife.
In previous articles in The Real Deal, critics have said that Toledano is overleveraged.
Meanwhile, as previous noted, Toledano is in the process of unloading 13 of the 21 buildings — mostly walk-ups — he owns here.
The Real Deal says that he is in contract to sell 97 Second Ave. to investor Dominic Gan for $15 million. The 6-story building between Sixth Street and Fifth Street was one of the first East Village properties purchased by Toledano. (Public records show that Toledano paid $4.95 million for it in April 2014.)
[Image via Cushman & Wakefield]
Toledano, 26, has been accused of a variety of predatory practices. In addition, 20 of his buildings were tested for toxic levels of dust. Last spring, Toledano agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged that he harassed rent-regulated residents at 444 E. 13th St. He also apparently ruined Thanksgiving for a few East 12th Street residents.
In December, tenants of more than 20 buildings owned by Raphael Toledano, along with local elected officials and community organizers, went to Midtown to call out Madison Realty Capital and Signature Bank for their role in lending money to Toledano.
Toledano’s Brookhill Properties acquired the 39-unit, 39,000-square-foot property for $41.5 million in 2015. At the time of the purchase, the firm secured $34 million in financing from Madison, including $29.8 million in immediate funds to buy the building. The remainder, to be provided at a later date, was allocated for proposed renovations.
Madison, in its capacity as the lender, filed the summons filed Monday in New York State Supreme Court, to initiate foreclosure proceedings over the building, which has $29.8 million loan.
Toledano reportedly named the West 16th Street building "the Devorah" after his wife.
In previous articles in The Real Deal, critics have said that Toledano is overleveraged.
Meanwhile, as previous noted, Toledano is in the process of unloading 13 of the 21 buildings — mostly walk-ups — he owns here.
The Real Deal says that he is in contract to sell 97 Second Ave. to investor Dominic Gan for $15 million. The 6-story building between Sixth Street and Fifth Street was one of the first East Village properties purchased by Toledano. (Public records show that Toledano paid $4.95 million for it in April 2014.)
[Image via Cushman & Wakefield]
Toledano, 26, has been accused of a variety of predatory practices. In addition, 20 of his buildings were tested for toxic levels of dust. Last spring, Toledano agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged that he harassed rent-regulated residents at 444 E. 13th St. He also apparently ruined Thanksgiving for a few East 12th Street residents.
In December, tenants of more than 20 buildings owned by Raphael Toledano, along with local elected officials and community organizers, went to Midtown to call out Madison Realty Capital and Signature Bank for their role in lending money to Toledano.
Mandolino Pizzeria has opened on 13th Street
The pizzeria opened its doors this past weekend on 13th Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue...
EVG reader Daniel shared these photos...
They offer a variety of salads, pastas and whole Neapolitan pies (no slices)...
You can find their menu here ... and read more about the owners here.
Mandolino Pizzeria is open from noon to 11 p.m. daily.
The space was previously home to Sahara Citi, the hookah/hummus restaurant that closed last summer after four years in business.
Checking in on Artichoke's new 14th Street home
As we first reported last November, Artichoke Basille's Pizza is apparently on the move to a new space across from its current 14th Street digs.
EVG regular Pinch passed along word of the progress on the storefront (above), which had been vacant for as long as we can recall.
No word on when the popular pizzeria might be ready for the move.
Artichoke's first location opened here in 2008.
There are currently nine Artichoke locations, eight in NYC and one in Berkeley, Calif.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Artichoke appears to be moving into a new space on 14th Street
Monday, January 30, 2017
At the 'Lower East Side Rally Against Hate' tonight in Tompkins Square Park
Several hundred protestors joined local elected officials and other community leaders tonight in Tompkins Square Park "to stand together" against the Trump Administration's executive order on travel restrictions targeting seven Muslim-majority nations and Syrian refugees.
EVG contributor Stacie Joy shared these photos from the rally. (amNY has a recap here.)
The event was organized by City Council member Rosie Mendez...
Among the more than a dozen speakers were Public Advocate Letitia James ...
... Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer...
...and Debbie Almontaser, board president of the Muslim Network ...
And in the crowd...
This was the latest rally in the city to protest President Trump's ban.
Pichi & Avo wrap up new work at the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall
After a week of work, the Spanish street-art duo PichiAvo have completed their piece on the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall today...the first in NYC for them.
Some detail ... the two are known for fusing classic ancient gods with contemporary urban art
...and a look at the mural from last night...
The mural, titled "Urbanmythology" according to a news advisory from Goldman Properties, will be up through May. (I've also seen the mural titled "Urban Homeric Hymn to Poseidon.")
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Spotted on the streets...
14th Street at First Avenue...
...the Bowery at Third Street...
10th Street near Avenue A...
Avenue B at Sixth Street...
14th Street at First Avenue...
...the Bowery at Third Street...
10th Street near Avenue A...
Avenue B at Sixth Street...
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