The Dolar Shop bringing hot pot to 3rd Avenue and 11th Street

The Dolar Shop, a global hot pot chain with 50-plus locations, is opening an outpost on the southeast coast of Third Avenue and 11th Street... this will be the second NYC location for the Dolar Shop, joining the one out in Flushing.

This space was previously Wagamama, the London-based chain serving Japanese-inspired cuisine. Wagamama lasted 18 months before fizzling out in April 2019.

Thanks to Vinny & O for the photo and tip!

Closings: Brazen Fox, the Nugget Spot, Hu Kitchen, Mancora and Apna Masala

• Brazen Fox, 106 Third Ave. at 13th St.

The two-level bar-restaurant abruptly shuttered last week. They had been open for takeout and curbside service. A rep confirmed the closure.

This outpost of the  White Plains-based Brazen Fox opened in the fall of 2013.

• The Nugget Spot, 230 E. 14th St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

Ownership recently announced a closure, though they did leave the door open for a return in an Instagram message:

"It's with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of our 14th Street location. For 7 years we called this home, making friends from all over the world that share the same love for NUGS. We're not throwing in the towel just yet, but in order for us to return in the future we have to take these necessary actions now. "

The Nugget spot, which opened here in October 2013, had been in service for takeout and delivery for part of the summer.

• Hu Kitchen, 78 Fifth Ave. between 13th Street and 14th Street.

A for-rent sign now hangs in the front window of the quick-serve, health-focused restaurant that served made-to-order breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes and well as fresh-pressed juices and other grocery items. (H/T ADJG!) This location opened in October 2012. Their online operation is still in business.

• Mancora and Apna Masala, 97 First Ave. at Sixth Street.

Mancora, which served Peruvian cuisine, moved here from across Sixth Street in June 2017. Both Mancora and Apna, which shared part of the space, have been closed since the March PAUSE. OpenTable list both restaurants as closed.

And a reader recently spotted what was believed to be equipment from Mancora discarded on Avenue A and Sixth Street...

Week in Grieview

[Yesterday in Tompkins Square Park via Derek Berg] 

Posts this past week included...

• Jules Bistro will not be reopening on St. Mark's Place (Thursday) 

• After 46 years, the Ukrainian Sports Club has left the East Village (Wednesday) 

• Final public hearing on a larger 3 St. Mark's Place coming soon (Tuesday) 

• Farewells: Funny Face Bakery has outgrown its East Village space (Monday) 

• Funny fundraising business for the Sixth Street Community Center (Tuesday) 

• The original Coyote Ugly outpost closes; new location expected on 14th Street (Tuesday) Is this the news CU home? (Wednesday) 

• Pop's Eat-Rite debuts on St. Mark's Place (Wednesday) 

• These local streets will now be open during the week for dining (Thursday) 

• College Food Pantry now being offered at the Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish (Wednesday)

• St. Brigid is hosting a flea market on Saturdays (Saturday) 

• This week's NY See panel (Thursday) 

• Baby Kong arrives at the 6th Street and Avenue B Community Garden (Friday) 

• The Merchant’s House Museum reopen to visitors (Friday) 

• Construction watch: 24 1st Ave./101 2nd St. (Friday) 

• Got milk? (Wednesday) 

• Reaching the top at Zero Irving (Tuesday) 

• Saramsam is a new Filipino restaurant from Ravi DeRossi on 7th Street (Monday) 

• Say a prayer! Today's special guest at the Tompkins Square Park dog run (Monday) 

• Has Spiegel closed? (Friday) 

• Another day, another discarded microwave with a note (Tuesday) 

• Jewels is the new tenant for the former Ben & Jerry's space on St. Mark's Place (Wedensday)

• Elsewhere in NYC: Pearl Diner reopens for curbside dining (Friday) 

• It's full, wrapped in plastic: A Big Belly on B needs emptied out (Monday) 

• Report: Cloister Cafe granted temporary restraining order to reopen (Monday)

... and we're officially on Pumpkin Watch... as seen at Westside Market on Third Avenue at 12th Street...

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Thank you

Seen on the Bowery ... between First Street and Houston... art via @winstontseng

Saturday's parting shot

Reader photo from Sixth Street at Second Avenue ... added door signage: "Fuck you, wear a mask."

Last night in Tompkins Square Park

There were reports of a pretty raucous party last night in Tompkins Square Park ... someone described it as a "rave" (with glowsticks and White Claw!). 

We're told that it was an NYU party, complete with a DJ and a crowd here past 1 a.m. We're also told that it was "a prom for those who couldn't have a prom earlier. And there was someone's birthday too..." while others said they were protesting. Something.

Given the noise, duration (four-plus hours), alcohol and lack of social distancing, observers were surprised the NYPD didn't break up the bash. And they were on patrol nearby guarding the Samuel S. Cox statue this whole time.

EVG contributor Stacie Joy was walking through the Park and took this video...

'May she remind you to keep going'

As seen this morning on Avenue A at 13th Street. 

Art by Capt. Eyeliner, who left several of these in the neighborhood. Per the Capt.'s Instagram: "May she remind you to keep going."

12th Street hosting a voter registration drive this weekend

The East 12th Street Block Association, in conjunction with the community gardens between Avenue A and Avenue B and the East Village Vintage Collective, is hosting a voter registration drive this weekend (Saturday and Sunday!) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be two locations for registrations on each side of the street (one is to be in front of the El Sol Brillante community garden).

Per the invite: "As this is such a crucial election, we must do all we can to ensure people are registered and VOTE."

The East Village Vintage Collective, pictured above, is at 545 E. 12th St. between A and B.

St. Brigid is now hosting a flea market on Saturdays

The St. Brigid-St. Emeric parish is now hosting a flea market on the first and third Saturdays of the month (from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)... starting today... This had been in the works for earlier this year, but the start date was pushed back for obvious reasons. The entrance to the (former) St. Brigid schoolyard is on Avenue B between Seventh Street and Eighth Street.

In February 2019, the Archdiocese of New York announced that St. Brigid School would cease operations at the end of the 2018-2019 academic year, a move that blindsided students, parents and faculty alike. 

Founded in 1856, the Saint Brigid School was one of seven city Catholic schools marked for closure by the Archdiocese. 

To date, the Archdiocese has not stated its plans for the space. Mary Help of Christians hosted a weekend flea market before the property was sold for what became Steiner East Village.

Report: Father-son bandits busted for alleged ATM heists

 

The NYPD reportedly arrested Brooklyn residents James Allen, 72, and his 45-year-old son, Ed Allen, early Wednesday morning after allegedly taking an ATM on Clinton near Rivington. They were eventually caught in a stolen van on 52nd Street after a chase.

Police believe they may be behind a spate of ATM thefts of late, including one from outside Yankee Deli on Avenue C at 11th Street on Aug. 14. In this case, surveillance video shows a van pulling the ATM from the storefront, which was said to cause $10,000 in damage to the deli.

According to the Post, the senior Allen has 11 prior arrests while Ed has 53 prior arrests. Previous charges for both include assault and grand larceny.

Photo from Aug. 14 by Vinny & O

'Nonsense' you say!

Osees have a new record out today. John Dwyer’s band — you may know them as Oh Sees and Thee Oh Sees and a few others — remains incredibly prolific and ass-kicking. 

From that new record, here's the 94 seconds of "Dreary Nonsense."

Baby Kong arrives at the 6th Street and Avenue B Community Garden

Thanks to a Good Stuffed Animal Samaritan, there's now a Baby Kong in the Sixth Street and Avenue B Community Garden

Back in February we had the story about how Kong, the stuffed animal that longtime East Village resident Nefertiti Jones had as a child, ended up in the Community Garden. (Link to the story is below.) 

Unfortunately, Kong went missing earlier this month. As Jones wrote in an Instagram post, "I am heartbroken my beloved Kong was stolen ... Kong who was loved by so many people and had become a permanent fixture on Avenue B was taken a few days ago. If you have seen him please bring him back."

Now though, someone placed a Baby Kong in the spot with a note...

The note reads in part: "I offer hope and health to all who care for me. Hopefully, mommy and daddy Kong come back to visit. If not, I am here to carry their legacy!"

H/T Briar and the 6th & B team!

Previously on EV Grieve: 

King Kong lives: How a favorite stuffed animal from childhood became part of a community garden