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Posts published in January, 2013
Making It | Danny Abrams of Mermaid Inn, Turning Ten
By SHIRA LEVINEMelissa Hom There can never be too much ice at a seafood spot with a popular raw bar. Danny Abrams, owner of The Mermaid Inn, estimates that every day his restaurant at 96 Second Avenue goes through significantly more than the 1,500 pounds his two ice machine hold collectively. “I can’t keep up,” he told […]
On Crashing Allen Ginsberg’s Funeral
By POROCHISTA KHAKPOURLast week “Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg” opened at the Grey Art Gallery. The photos of Beat icons amount to a love letter to a lost New York. They prompted novelist Porochista Khakpour to look back.
Police: This Guy Pulled a 10-22 at 7-Eleven
By DANIEL MAURERGuess someone hasn’t seen those “Shopping 7-11? Shame on You!” stickers.
The Day | Three New Art Galleries
By DANIEL MAURERThe Local’s daily roundup of East Village stories from around the Web.
2,500 Likes? 1,500 Followers? Aww, Thanks Guys!
By DANIEL MAURERStephen Rex Brown Being The Local ain’t always easy. Last year someone hacked our Twitter account and stole all of our followers. Boy, was that a bummer. But things are looking up: the new @nytlev handle just got its 1,500 follower, and we just passed 2,500 likes on Facebook. That’s almost as cool as getting […]
Organic Restaurant Replacing Candela Candela
By NICOLE GUZZARDINicole Guzzardi Let’s douse some more cold water on those ridiculous rumors that Mermaid Inn is taking over the Candela Candela space, shall we? Turns out, the owners of the Cuban-Italian restaurant are remodeling it and turning into an organic Italian eatery. Candela Candela officially closed its doors last Sunday, said owner Shai Zvibak. Mr. […]
Elderly Woman Struck By Cab On East Sixth Street
By DANA VARINSKYDana Varinsky A woman thought to be 75 years old was hit by a taxi while crossing East Sixth Street at Avenue C this afternoon. According to a construction worker who was present at the time, a police car was at the corner when the accident occurred, and responded immediately. The woman was taken to […]
Shaoul Seeks $53 Million For Six Buildings On East Fourth
By NICOLE GUZZARDITwo of the buildings are responsible for the anti-Shaoul blog Occupy East 4th Street.
With Penthouse in Contract, Alphabet City Townhouse Drops to $7.5 Million
By DANA VARINSKYWant to buy a four-story luxury townhouse from a media power couple? Congrats, the one that Rachael Weisz and Daniel Craig are said to have checked out just got $1 million cheaper!
The Day | A Shoplifter, a Book Thief, and a Hennessy Hoarder
By DANIEL MAURERThe Local’s daily roundup of East Village news from around the Web.
An Ambitious Williamsburger Closes, But Plots a Comeback
By DANIEL MAURERBellwether, the restaurant that Josh Cohen opened in the former Royal Oak space a little over a year ago, has quietly closed – at least, for the moment.
Oodles of Noodles! Fourth Ramen Joint For 141 First Avenue
By NICOLE GUZZARDIThe storefront at 141 First Avenue that held the original location of Ramen Setagaya and then its replacement, Ramen Kuidouraku, and then yet another noodle joint, Ichiraku Ramen, is set to become (you guessed it!) another ramen joint.
Parents Do ‘Happy Dance’ as Students Return to P.S. 60 Building
By DANA VARINSKYStudents at East Side Community High School returned to their building on East 12th Street today for the first time since structural issues forced them to evacuate in September.
The Day | Standard East Village Names Chef
By DANIEL MAURERThe Local’s daily roundup of East Village news from around the web.
Street Scenes | Bowery Safari
By NICOLE GUZZARDIA lion on the Bowery?
About Those Fishy Mermaid Inn Rumors…
By DANIEL MAURERMermaid Inn’s TwitterYo, rumormongers: get a clue! Last week the Mermaid Inn tweeted that it had some “pretty exciting news to share about the East Village” soon. Of course, it wasn’t long before the neighborhood rumor mill kicked into high gear, as several readers told EV Grieve that the restaurant was expanding next-door. That blog’s […]
Nightclubbing | Ballistic Kisses
By EMILY ARMSTRONG and PAT IVERSPat Ivers and Emily Armstrong continue sorting through their archives of punk-era concert footage as it’s digitized for the Downtown Collection at N.Y.U.’s Fales Library. Emily Armstrong In 1980, Ronald Reagan ushered in a long cold winter of conservatism in America. But a little bit of heat was generating on the Lower East Side. Over […]
Cultural Center Tries to Give Lobby Bar the Heave-Ho, Bar Says Hell No
By MARY REINHOLZThe Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center wants Drew Figueroa, a former program director and board member, to shut down the lobby bar he has operated for over a decade, but he isn’t going without a fight.
The Day | Gallery Sues Over Schrager Hotel
By DANIEL MAURERThe Local’s daily roundup of East Village news from around the Web.
Happy MLK Day, All
By THE LOCALSuzanne Rozdeba Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, everyone. We’re off contemplating the windows at 7A. Barring any breaking news, we’ll see you back here tomorrow!