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Jadis Wine Bar on Rivington in the Lower East Side
2008-03-31 04:07:00 Jadis on Rivington in the LES Friday night was “wine bar night” as Jadis had the pleasure of hosting the East Village Podcasts blog and friend. Located at 42 Rivington between Eldridge and Forsyth Streets in New York City’s Lower East Side , this was my second visit to ... More About: Wine , Drink
iPhone Camera Not Working? My Solution
2008-03-31 01:20:00 Recently, my Apple Iphone ’s camera stopped working with an issue that looked like this: when I went to the camera roll to view any picture I’d taken, it appeared that the image had not been saved except for a small gray outline where the picture thumbnail would normally live (I’ve enhanced the gray outline in ... More About: Camera , Working , Solution
PJ Clarke?s Brunch by World Financial Center
2008-03-30 22:59:00 PJ Clarke’s View by World Financial Center The best part about P.J. Clarke’s in the World Financial Center is the view of the North Cove Marina and the Hudson River beyond. On warm spring and summer days, it can be sublime if you can deal with the swirl of ... More About: Food , Brunch
Sun Dominates East Village Saturday
2008-03-30 05:51:00 Cooper Square Lives The sparkling Saturday sky offered a welcome, Spring-like backdrop to today’s meanderings in the East Village of New York City. As I walked along 5th Street between Second and Third Avenues, I could see the top of the Cooper Square Hotel peaking above. For all my comments about its resemblance ... More About: East Village
Patterns in the Nabe of 10003 and Beyond
2008-03-26 13:04:00 Given that every neighborhood displays patterns of one sort or another, I have gathered together a few photos with patterns from New York City’s East Village in hopes of finding deeper meaning. Feel free to add your thoughts. Construction East Village Barriers One of the many constants of the East Village is ... More About: Patterns
SUD-DEN-LY Seymour Burton on 5th Street
2008-03-25 12:55:00 Seymour Burton Couple Late last year, the cozy little French restaurant, Le Tableau, closed shop at 511 East 5th Street between Avenues A and B, and Adam Cohn and his architect-partner Adam Kushner opened (start Little Shop of Horrors musical refrain) SUD-DEN-LY Seymour (end music) Burton, featuring skirt steak, hamburgers and American ...
Was: Kura Sushi, Now: Ishikura Sushi
2008-03-21 03:09:00 Ishikura Sushi Neon Now that they have added “Ishi” to the “Kura,” will the new Ishikura Sushi be providing the same great sushi as before? East Village Podcasts has yet to sample the fleshy, fishy morsals of “Ishi” on 1st Avenue and 4th Street in 10003 (Would somebody move the truck?), ...
Peter Grimes at Metropolitan Opera: Coronation of the Bi-Polar
2008-03-20 13:56:00 Awaiting Act I at Peter Grimes Saturday afternoon I had the good fortune of attending a performance of Benjamin Britten’s opera, Peter Grimes, at the Metropolitan Opera , located in Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, between West 62nd and 65th Streets and Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. The performance ... More About: East Village , Polar
Pinkberry Arrives with Carob and Strawberries
2008-03-18 12:48:00 Pinkberry Skycam with Strawberries and Carob Last night, I made my first visit to Pinkberry in spite of the cold temperatures and the surprising crowd huddled at the new frozen yogurt location on St. Marks Place between Second and Third Avenues in New York City’s East Village. If you’re looking for ... More About: Pinkberry
Cooper Square Hotel’s Plywood Windows
2008-03-09 04:54:00 At Bowery and 5th Street in New York City’s East Village, The Cooper Square Hotel is apparently still waiting for the final windows to be put in place. In this time-lapsed study of the Cooper Square, a.k.a. “Enormous Dildo,” a.k.a. “Dubai on the Bowery,” the Carlos Zapata-architected hotel clearly has been unable to replace the last few plywood windows. March 8, 2008 December 2007 Perhaps the Peck-Moss Group is creating the last panels in their laboratory of urban destruction. Or maybe they are too busy planning what is going to happen next door and irritating their fellow investors such as Robert Becker? On February 28, Chris Shott of The Observer provided an in-depth profile of Gregory Peck (a protegé of Ian Schrager and André Balazs) and the professional “split” that the developing duo has endured. Also in the article are details on the new construction-to-be: (more…) Tags: east village, coo... More About: Windows , Plywood
World Trade Center Survivors Stairway Nears Relocation
2008-03-07 13:46:00 March 6, 2008, World Trade Center Whenever someone visits Ground Zero, viewing the old WTC stairway at the northern end of the site is often a focal point. As widely reported yesterday, the largest remaining artifact from the former World Trade Center site, known as “The Survivors Stairway,” will take place this weekend. The LMCCC site confirms, “Removal of the “Survivor’s Stairway” at the Tower 2 site will take place mid-March 2008″ as construction of the new World Trade Center and Freedom Tower continues. For several years, families of victims of the collapse, survivors and others have fought to have this staircase preserved. The “Save The Stairway” website provides additional information on the stairway and the grassroots group which finally persuaded those in power to turn the WTC artifact into a memorial. “The “Survivors’ Stairway” is the last remaining above-ground remnant of the World Trade C...
Death & Co.: Classic Cocktails in a Coffin
2008-03-04 13:57:00 The Belly Up at Death & Co. Last Saturday night included a visit to the well-fortified cocktail lounge, Death & Co., located on 6th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue in 10009. If you have ever passed by this East Village lounge of classic cocktails, you know what I’m ... More About: Classic , Coffin , Cocktails
Pinkberry Is Near in the East Village
2008-03-03 04:35:00 Pinkberry Under The Plywood The new East Village Pinkberry, heavily chronicled here on EVP, is nearly ready. A peak through two, really good peep holes and a view from across the street on Saturday revealed the frozen yogurt store’s imminent opening. I eagerly await a new competitor to my lucrative, Ben ... More About: East Village , Pinkberry
Houndstooth Invades; East Village Capitulates
2008-03-03 04:13:00 Woof, woof - it’s Houndstooth! Houndstooth is here, there, everywhere! For the past two months my fashion senses have been overwhelmed by the Houndstooth swarm walking in the East Village and New York City. What is it about this seizure-inducing pattern that has made it the new “black” for fashionistas during ... More About: East Village
Day 3: No Fake Designer Handbags on Canal Street
2008-02-29 13:13:00 Carnage on Canal We’re entering the third day since the New York Police Department swooped in and grabbed all the world’s counterfeit handbags, and there appears to be no end in site for the disappointment felt by tourists and New Yorkers alike who need their very own Chanel. (Click here for ... More About: Handbags , East Village , Street , Designer , Fake
Community Board 3 Meets To Rousing Ovation
2008-02-27 13:48:00 Community Board No. 3 Last night was my first attendance at a local community board meeting. Let it be known that you do not need to get there by 6:30 p.m. for the proceedings as it says on the Community Board No. 3 website unless you enjoy sitting in the Anna ... More About: Community , East Village
Variety on Avenue B in the East Village of NYC
2008-02-26 04:06:00 Avenue B in the East Village It may seem like the East Village is being swarmed over by development and cultural deterioration but reminders of the East Village of old remain if you hunt around - and the sun hits just right. I’ve never been inside this liquor store on Avenue B ... More About: Variety , Avenue
Bouche Bar To Become Fifth Street Burger; SLA Fun
2008-02-25 04:55:00 Burgers Meant For Royalty It appears that the former Bouche Bar is to become the future Fifth Street Burger at 540 E. 5th St. according to the minutes from a recent Community Board No. 3 SLA & Economic Development Committee meeting on Feb. 11. The The new burger shack - ... More About: Burger
Three Years Later: Thompson LES Hotel May Complete Someday
2008-02-25 04:18:00 The Glorious Thompson LES It’s a bird, it’s a plane - no, it’s another East Village vicinity hotel. This one looks like a HoJo’s from the outside, too. Nearly three years since the previous buildings were razed, Jason Pomeranc’s Thompson LES Hotel (why didn’t he build the Allen Hotel on Thompson ... More About: Years , Complete
Weekend Shopping and Belgian Beer in 10003
2008-02-23 20:47:00 Weekly Shopping I admit that very little has been cooked in the “offices” of the East Village Podcasts blog lately. Due to requirements at the office-office and a prevalence of an “oh I might as well go get takeout instead of cook” attitude to many an evening, my refrigerator remains ... More About: Drink , Beer , Weekend , Belgian
The Black Ham of Pata Negra
2008-02-23 20:08:00 Pata Negra Plate Located at 345 12th St. between First and Second Avenues in New York City’s East Village, the newly-opened Pata Negra recently revealed to me a whole new world of ham - an also-ran meat in a world of beefy steaks and tenderloins. I can’t say that I actually tasted ... More About: Black
World Trade Center, February 2008: East Bathtub Excavation Finished
2008-02-19 06:02:00 The blasting has stopped at Ground Zero - at least, temporarily. East Bathtub - 2/18/2008 East Bathtub - 9/11/2008 Excavation of the southern portion of the East Bathtub, in the opposite corner from the Freedom Tower and just across the street from Century 21, ... More About: World , World Trade Center , East Village , Trade
Walking Down Bond St., Looking for a Hotel
2008-02-19 05:10:00 Bond St. at the West End Ten years of continuous construction on Bond St. has transformed the quiet cobblestone street in Noho (East Village West) into a competitive - yet still quiet - architecturalmania. Now, all that is missing is a hotel. Lately, there have been hints here and there that ... More About: Bond , Hotel , Walking
Aspergers Community Started By Brooklyn Blogger
2008-02-18 01:05:00 In recent years, the profiles of the neurological disorders Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome have grown dramatically. A Brooklyn friend of mine has moved forward with developing an Asperger’s community site that will address her ongoing research in the field as well as provide a hub for researchers, educators and service providers who are unearthing ... More About: Blogger , Community , East Village , Aspergers
International Bar and La Casalinga No More: What Next?
2008-02-17 22:05:00 International Bar Headstone With the classic dive bar “International Bar” at 120 1/2 First Avenue already “history” and now the very recent demise of La Casalinga - where I used to get a tasty and affordable Penne a la Vodka - it follows that the neighboring restaurant and bar could now ... More About: International , East Village , New York City
Etherea: Best East Village Record Store
2008-02-17 21:38:00 Etherea in the East Village Etherea never goes away in spite of the continued gentrification of the East Village of New York City. If you haven’t been to the EV’s best record store - check it out. It’s located at 66 Avenue A in 10009. I enjoy going into the ... More About: Store , Record
Urban Lobster Takeout: Don?t Forget the Crackers
2008-02-17 00:36:00 Eating Lobster Bake in the E.V. Didn’t know there was lobster takeout in the East Village, did you? Neither did I until I walked by Urban Lobster on Avenue A and Houston Street in 10002. With a huge selection available to the average shellfish connoisseur -including clam chowder and lobster roll, I ... More About: Crackers
Degustation Is Not Disgusting
2008-02-14 05:47:00 Degustation à l’intérieur The lead-up to my meal at Degustation Wine & Tasting Bar was something akin to digging in a cereal box to reach a special toy surprise. Over the past few months I’ve eyeballed the restaurant from afar and wondered what went on beyond its diminutive ... More About: Degustation
4th Avenue and 10th Street: New Chinese Takeout Planned?
2008-02-11 02:48:00 71 or 73 Fourth Avenue , Tomato Tomahto As Jerry, my newspaper guy, said to me a few weeks ago, The Bowery and Fourth Avenue may become the new Fifth Avenue in 10 years. Given all of the hotels and construction, he may be right. In the coming months, ... More About: Chinese , East Village , Street
East Village Blog Revives Pinkberry Expansion Plans
More articles from this author:2008-02-10 02:38:00 This East Village blog brings light to the ooze of pink insulation at Pinkberry one week. All H-E double toothpicks breaks out the next. Power to the people, baby! Last Week This Week Tags: pinkberry,, east, village,, nyc,, new, york, city More About: Blog , East Village , Plans 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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