This is the first garden party here since 2019. Attendees can expect to find live music, food, art, plants and more... and all proceeds go toward the maintenance of this much-welcomed green space.
Friday, September 17, 2021
Details on the annual fundraiser tomorrow for El Sol Brillante
Like a 'Rollin Stone'
Little Simz, the UK-based rapper, released her fourth record, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, at the beginning of the month.
The video (flash warning!) is for "Rollin Stone."
The happy little sinkhole on 1st Avenue
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny sinkhole day ...
Goggla points out this sunshiny sinkhole that is under development here on First Avenue at Fifth Street ... will likely stay this way unless it tries to swallow an NYPD vehicle making the turn here to the 9th Precinct midblock on Fifth Street.
H/T Johnny Nash
Lancelotti Housewares is closing on Avenue A
EVG correspondent Stacie Joy reports that co-owners Michael Isaacs (below left) and Jeff Chatterton are moving to Dallas to be closer to family, and plans are in the works to open a similar concept/new home-goods store there.
The couple just closed on their dream home, but they will miss NYC, they said...
The two bought the store from Linda Heidinger, who launched the business in 1996, five years ago. (Isaacs had worked several years at Lancelotti and at Alphabets, Heidinger's other store.)
Isaacs and Chatterton expanded their retail space with a carefully curated selection of home goods here at 66 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street in 2018.
The closing sales begin today when Lancelotti opens at noon ...
Lancelotti's last day is expected to be mid-to-late October...
You can find updates on the shop's Instagram account.
Lancelotti is open Tuesday-Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.
Lancelotti, always a reliable spot to pick up a gift, will be missed.
Closing signage is up... and everything is 30 percent off in the store...
Ergot Records opens TODAY on 2nd Street
Founder Adrian Rew is expanding his experimental imprint Ergot Records from a label to a store.
"By opening in a neighborhood that once overflowed with vinyl delights and keeping the shop spacious enough for performances, mixing sessions, and other events, I hope to help keep the energies of these vital cultures flowing," said Rew, who has also worked at A-1 Records on Sixth Street. "New York has been a unique hotbed of spirited multicultural musical innovation ... so the shop will reflect that diversity with selections that range from jazz, salsa, punk, disco, hip-hop, and house to the avant-garde, minimalism, experimental music, and records by visual artists."
For now, Ergot's inventory will predominantly feature used vinyl and cassettes. However, Rew plans to broaden the stock in the months ahead with choice titles in new music and related books and print materials.
During this grand-opening weekend, the shop hosts several DJs inside the space (find a listing here).
Shop hours:
Wednesday-Thursday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday-Saturday: Noon-8 p.m.
Sunday: noon-6 p.m.
You can find the Ergot Records Instagram account here.
Stromboli and Dan & John's remain closed
In the past month, a lot of people have asked about or pointed out these closures. We don't have any updates, unfortunately.
As previously noted, we were told that there's a gas-line issue with the building at 83 St. Mark's Place/135 First Ave. The gas issue impacts the building's residents as well, sources said.
Photos yesterday by Steven
Dan & John's left a hopeful message for its patrons... stating that this location "will be back open soon."
With the recent start of the college football and NFL seasons, it's High Wing Season. The Dan & John's outpost in Murray Hill is open...
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Thursday's parting shot
(Back story: The tables were from one of the Indian restaurants, where it looked like some students were filming something or another... thanks Goggla!)
Branding the tree pit sinkhole on 6th Street
As noted earlier this month, the heavy rains that Tropical Storm Ida produced caused a tree pit sinkhole on Sixth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue ... there's a partial sidewalk collapse as well outside Awash at No. 338.
The sidewalk is awaiting repairs... in the meantime, someone recently decided to brand this spot — welcome to the di [sic] Blasio Spider Hole!
Midday break from Tompkins Square Park
Updated:
Derek Berg shared this moment from the piano...
Ruffian set for expansion on 7th Street
The wine bar and cafe that serves a mostly vegetarian-focused menu is taking over the storefront next door here at 125 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue.
Ruffian's name appears on this month's CB3-SLA docket for a wine-beer license for the new space. (The item received administrative approval based on their method of operation.)
Moshe Schulman, a managing partner at Ruffian (and Kindred on Sixth Street), told us that with the expansion, they will have 10-12 more indoor seats for patrons and room for about four at a drink rail where they can also serve food.
Patrons aside, the addition provides more room for food preparation. (While the storefronts share an address, they do not actually connect.)
"The extra space allows us to prep appropriately for the demand that we meet on a weekly basis," he said. "This will allow us more refrigeration space and a bigger oven. In addition, it will allow us to expand the menu a bit. We will add oysters and Crudo-type dishes when the kitchen buildout is complete — hopefully by early October."
Schulman said that the expanded Ruffian, a Bib Gourmand selection the past two years, will allow them to offer special events or wine classes that they couldn't host in their current 400-foot space.
The east storefront here at No. 125 was previously home to Big Gay Ice Cream, whose founders, Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff, said goodbye to the space in January after 10 years in business.
Schulman said they received permission to extend Ruffian's outdoor seating upon learning that the shop would not be returning.
"So it made sense for us to take over the interior space as well," he said.
Green Garden Buffet closes on 9th Street
Gabaroum is a former public health advocate with the Peace Corps who served in UN Peacekeeping Missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was an early recipient of a loan in the summer of 2019 as part of the East Village Revitalization Loan Fund for small business owners. (You can read more about the partnership with City Councilmember Carlina Rivera and community advocates here and here.)
Unfortunately, opening a buffet-style restaurant without seating during a pandemic proved to be too much.
Gabaroum had said opening a restaurant in NYC was a dream of hers. She will continue with catering work.
Renovations appear complete at McKinley Playground
Work started last September here adjacent to The Neighborhood School (PS 363) and Star Academy (PS 63).
The reconstruction yielded a new playground, "comfort station" and spray shower as well as safety surfacing, benches, lighting, play equipment, etc.
Funding for the project came via the Manhattan Borough President's Office and City Council. The idea-gathering phase for the playground's improvements dated to June 2017.
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