Nabe News: May 12
The Bullet Space artist collective at 292 East Third Street is the first of eleven former LES squats to be turned over to its residents. Grieve has the scoop [EV Grieve]
Notes from Community Board 3’s SLA Licensing Committee meeting last night. Spitzer’s Corner won’t receive a sidewalk cafe after all [Eater, Previously]
A detailed update on the situation unfolding in Tompkins Square Park, including information on the victim, Ms. Lesia Pupshaw. She was 26 [Neither More Nor Less]
Residents of 150-152 West Fourteenth Street were evacuated from their homes last week after its partial collapse. A nearby flyer claims that the slumlord allowed the building to deteriorate [Vanishing NY]
Looking at the framed autographed photos lining the walls of Manny’s Music [Greenwich Village Daily Photo]
DBGB Kitchen & Bar will be in preview mode this weekend in anticipation of its official June opening [Grub St]
Muggers now targeting the SoHo Apple Store [Runnin’ Scared]
Recent Stories
Exhuming ‘Be My Baby’ and a Strange 1965 Visit to Parisi Bakery on Mott Street [VIDEO]
Thump-thumpthump-thwack. The night we met I knew I needed you so… It’s one of the most iconic song openers in pop history, and it’s inextricably linked to Little Italy. Both in song and film. Director and native son, Martin Scorsese, famously synchronized “Be My Baby” by the Ronettes to the opening credits of Mean Streets. […]
Traffic Changes as Essex Crossing Site 3 Readies 15-Story Tower
Major progress is underway at Site 3 of Essex Crossing, where a fifteen-story development is in the cards. And with it, a host of traffic changes to an already congested Williamsburg Bridge approach. Back in late March, the cluster of trailers that previously served as onsite offices for Delancey Street Associates (the developer consortium behind […]
Chinatown Plagued by Spate of Burglaries
Lock your doors. Hide your kids. Hide your wife. The 5th Precinct is warning residents about a spate of home burglaries in Chinatown over the past week. Police say that the suspect, described as an Hispanic male with medium build in his thirties, has struck at least six buildings so far. Four locations were reportedly […]
IZZIE’S Fires up Philly-Style Cheesesteaks for Clinton Street
Philly-style cheesesteaks are now part of the Clinton Street restaurant stock. Fast food joint, IZZIE’S (the “Queen of Steaks”), opened last weekend on the block between Rivington and Stanton Streets. Aside from its signature cheesesteak dish, the newcomer offers a menu with Philly Empanadas, Hoagies (aka heroes in New York City), and even a plant-based veggie […]
When it Comes to Lack of Noise Violations Against Bars, It’s All About that Bass
When it comes to a purported lack of noise violation enforcement, as Meghan Trainor would say, it’s all about that bass, no treble. That’s reportedly the reason city inspectors aren’t issuing as many noise violations based on neighbor complaints, according to an investigative report by NBC New York. Anyone who’s lived above, adjacent to, or […]
