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Saturday's opening shot

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 16 May 2026 13:39:00 +0000

The NYPD is towing vehicles this morning, including the above Lamborghini, that are parked in the marked No Parking area along the Dance Parade and DanceFest zone.

The parade will be coming along Astor Place and St. Mark's Place early this afternoon, ahead of the DanceFest from 3-7 in Tompkins Square Park.

Thanks to the EVG reader for this pic!

A spin through the East Village with the Judex’s ‘Sweet Hatchback’

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Musician William Byron shared this new video for "Sweet Hatchback" from his band The Judex, filmed around the East Village last month.

Though the band isn't based in NYC, Byron said much of their work is mixed at producer Mark Plati's private East Village studio. (Plati is perhaps best known for his work with David Bowie in the 1990s.)

The video features neighborhood scenes and appearances by local resident Felix Goodman, a stylist on St. Mark's Place and violinist who has played with various New York bands.

Byron said regular breaks at places like Paul's Da Burger Joint, Juicy Lucy, and Tompkins Square Park helped shape the project's atmosphere.

Scenes from Nine Perfect Lives at Irving Plaza

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Photos by Stacie Joy

For a band playing just its fourth live show, Nine Perfect Lives already carries itself like a seasoned NYC act.

Saturday night at Irving Plaza, the group — featuring Helena Straight and Stella Wave from the on-hiatus Hello Mary, Cooper Ladomade of Rocket, and musician/audio technician Jeanne Hill — delivered a set that felt loose, loud, and fully locked in despite the band's short history together.

The band was the middle act of a bill featuring Television Overdose and headliners The Thing.

Here's vocalist-guitarist Helena Straight...

... vocalist-guitarist Stella Wave...

... bassist Jeanne Hill ...

... and drummer Cooper Ladomade...

Even just four shows in, the band already sounded remarkably locked together, shifting easily between hazy shoegaze textures and punchier guitar-driven hooks.

Helena and Stella's voices gave the songs their emotional center ... sometimes floating above the noise, sometimes cutting right through it.

Nine Perfect Lives delivered a loud, immersive set built around swirling guitars, distortion and sharp pop melodies.

The band just announced its first shows outside NYC, playing with Horsegirl on a few dates in June.

Keep tabs on Nine Perfect Lives via Instagram.

Checking out 'Obscura,' the latest exhibit at Ninth Street Espresso's 10th Street outpost

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Photos by Stacie Joy

There's a new exhibition on the walls at Ninth Street Espresso's 10th Street outpost.

"Obscura," a series of charcoal and pastel works on paper by Greenpoint-based artist Molly McCutcheon, is now on view through June 5, 341 E. 10th St. near Avenue B.

The pieces have a dreamlike, shadowy quality that pairs nicely with the low-key hum of the coffee shop.

We stopped by for a look during the opening this past Saturday evening...

The exhibition was curated by Mark Roth and Leon Brown of Adjacent To Life.

Ninth Street Espresso is open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday's opening shot

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Photo by Steven

As you likely noticed, the barricades are up along St. Mark's Place and Avenue A ahead of the Dance Parade and DanceFest tomorrow (Saturday!)... details here.

RIP Ben Morea

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 14 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Ben Morea, a central figure in the 1960s Lower East Side anarchist guerrilla theater collective, passed away on May 2.

According to published reports, he died near his home in Colorado. He was 84.

Morea was a central figure in the downtown radical movements of the 1960s. The Brooklyn native helped found the art-anarchist collective Up Against the Wall Motherfucker and the anarchist publication Black Mask, and was involved in a series of headline-grabbing protests and direct actions, including demonstrations at MoMA, the Pentagon, Columbia University, and the Fillmore East.

He also took part in a well-known protest in which Lower East Side garbage was dumped into the fountains at Lincoln Center to draw attention to city neglect and sanitation conditions downtown.

In recent days, someone left a tribute to Morea outside the vacant storefront that once was part of the Fillmore East, the 2,700-seat concert venue (RIP 1971) on Second Avenue at Sixth Street.

A parting thought from CrimethInc.:

Ben was not simply an old revolutionary from another era, nor a nostalgic remnant of the American counterculture. He was one of those rare human beings who attempted to transform rebellion into a total form of life — to erase the borders between self and other, poetry and insurrection, art and survival, to bring global social revolution to the streets of the metropolis.

Parks Department seeks input on Tompkins recreation-area upgrades

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 14 May 2026 09:30:00 +0000

The conversation continues about the design process for a reconstruction project involving the Tompkins Square Park mini-pool, basketball courts and fitness area.

On Saturday morning, Parks officials and local City Councilmember Harvey Epstein are hosting an in-person meeting to discuss the project. (The city took recommendations in January and February.)

The meeting is set for 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Attendees can gather on the Ninth Street walkway near the basketball courts over closer to Avenue B.

Here's an aerial view of the area that will eventually be under construction along 10th Street and Avenue B...

A new petition is circulating asking that Parks remove the fitness area from the scope of work to ensure "the space remains accessible during the pool reconstruction, and direct the money where it will do good instead of doing harm."

The fitness area serves a large community of users, including people of every gender, age, income, race and fitness level, who meet year-round, all-weather, day and night. The equipment is well-known among calisthenics practitioners, and many travel to train there.

As for the pool... in August 2024, Gov. Hochul announced nearly $150 million in capital grants through the New York Statewide Investment in More Swimming (NY SWIMS) initiative.

As part of that, Tompkins Square Park was awarded $6.1 million for a new in-ground pool, which will double the capacity of the current above-ground trailer park model... as seen last week, waiting for the leaf blower ...

Other areas of the park have undergone renovations... last April, the field house and restrooms reopened after more than 18 months of rehab work. In 2023, reconstruction of the multipurpose courts took place.

From Avenue C apartment to LES studio: 5 years of Good Time Pilates

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 14 May 2026 09:20:00 +0000

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

Back when we first visited Good Time Pilates in January 2021, it was a pandemic workaround — a small setup inside an Avenue C apartment.

Five years later, the studio has evolved and expanded into a Lower East Side storefront as well as with locations in Boerum Hill and Gowanus.

We checked in with co-founders Sam Miles (right) and Meg Broome about what it has taken to get this far.

Congratulations on the fifth anniversary. What has changed since we first met at the original apartment space on Avenue C?

Sam: Thank you! So much has changed; we've been through a lot of ups and downs in the last five years with Covid and the uncertainty of the economy, but it has truly been such a blast to also watch the neighborhood and the Pilates industry itself change as well.

Meg: It went from something that felt like we were just trying to make work day by day to something that has real weight to it. In the beginning, it was scrappy and immediate; we were just figuring it out as we went. Now we've grown into multiple spaces, a full team, and a much more defined voice in how we teach. The scale has changed, but the intention hasn't.

We first met during a very challenging time early on in the Covid pandemic. How has it been navigating a health and wellness business during that time? How has that experience informed your current practice of owning and operating a fitness studio?

Sam: It felt really important to be promoting a movement style that was not only good for your body but also for your mental state. There was so much anxiety and confusion at that time, and — to be honest, still today — that carving out time just for self has become a superpower and our most powerful offering to New Yorkers.

Meg: It was honestly brutal at times. However, it made us a lot more human in how we run things. We understand that people are overwhelmed, stretched thin, and dealing with a lot. So the experience we try to create is one that meets people where they are, not one that demands more from them.

What does it mean to you folks to keep a footprint in the East Village/Lower East Side?

Sam: We were born in the LES. Our first studio was in Meg's apartment, and we raised money from our local community to open our Allen Street studio here just down the street from that apartment. Watching the LES change and grow around us while we do our best to remain a pillar in the neighborhood is our dream come true.

Meg: This has been my home for 11 years, so it is not just where the business lives; it is where my life has happened. This is not a neighborhood you can fake your way through; people here feel everything. Being here keeps us honest. It forces us to stay real, to keep evolving, and to actually earn our place instead of assuming it.

If you are a Lower East Side or East Village resident interested in trying a class, feel free to reach out to info@goodtimepilates.com to receive a discount code to book.

Previously on EV Grieve:

• A visit to Good Time Pilates • A new era for Good Time Pilates

Wednesday's parting shot

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 14 May 2026 00:13:00 +0000

Photo by Stacie Joy

Free haircuts today via the Bronx Loyal Mobile Barber along Avenue B and Ninth Street outside Trinity Lower East Side ... part of Trinity Wall Street's "Compassion Cuts" program...

RIP Albert Fabozzi

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

For more than three decades, Albert Fabozzi helped bring neighbors together each holiday season around the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Tompkins Square Park — a tradition rooted in remembrance, community and the East Village he ultimately came to love.

Fabozzi, who was born in June 1940, died recently at age 85 after a short illness.

A painter, interior designer, community activist and former chair of Community Board 3, Fabozzi became one of the East Village's most recognizable neighborhood figures during the 1980s and 1990s.

He was perhaps best known for founding the annual Tompkins holiday tree lighting in 1992, following the death of his longtime partner, Glenn Barnett, who died that October from AIDS-related illness. What began as a memorial for Barnett and others lost during the AIDS crisis became a lasting neighborhood tradition.

Fabozzi grew up in Coney Island, where his family operated businesses along the boardwalk. In an oral history with Village Preservation from 2015, he recalled an almost storybook childhood around Steeplechase Park and later described the neighborhood as "magical."

As a young adult, he moved to the West Village before relocating to the East Village in 1978 with Barnett, his partner of 18 years.

At first, Fabozzi resisted the move, later recalling that he viewed the neighborhood as "dangerous and filthy."

According to close friend and neighbor David Leslie, Barnett finally convinced him by saying, "If you don’t come here, we can't be together."

Fabozzi eventually embraced the neighborhood — and, characteristically, decided to help improve it.

"He figured if Glenn was going to make him live here, he may as well do what he could to tidy the place up," said Leslie, an artist/producer and co-founder of both The Howl Festival and East Village Community

Coalition.

Fabozzi became deeply involved in civic life, joining Community Board 3 in the early 1990s after an appointment by City Councilmember Antonio Pagán. He became chair in 1995.

During that era, he advocated for cleaner streets, safer parks and greater investment in the neighborhood, though some of his positions, including opposition to the volume of social services provided in the East Village and support of market-rate housing, also sparked controversy among activists and longtime residents who feared being displaced.

He also helped establish cultural programming in Tompkins Square Park, including support for the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival and the holiday tree-lighting ceremony that became his signature community event.

Beyond public life, friends remember Fabozzi as warm, theatrical, funny, and deeply caring — someone whose Seventh Street apartment was filled with art, music, newspaper clippings, and stories from decades of downtown life.

Sam Shipman, Barnett's nephew, recalled how Fabozzi remained close with the family after Glenn's death.

"When I came out as gay my senior year of high school, that same week Albert mailed me the gay-themed box set of 'Tales of the City' with a note saying how proud he was of me," Shipman said. "Soon after, he hosted me for a weekend in the city, touring me around gay historic sites and talking up all the beautiful experiences that awaited me as a gay man."

Shipman and his brother later attended NYU, where Fabozzi became a steady and comforting presence.

"We both have memories of arriving at an apartment smelling of delicious Italian cooking and being greeted by music and a singing/dancing Albert," Shipman said, noting that Cass Elliot's "Make Your Own Kind of Music" and k.d. lang's "Constant Craving" were among his favorites.

"He was always a young soul," Shipman said.

I'll personally miss spending time in Albert’s art-filled apartment listening to stories about old New York, brushes with famous people and his thoughts on the changing neighborhood around him.

He cared deeply about preserving the memory of Glenn and the many people lost during the AIDS crisis, and he became part of the fabric of this community in the process.

And when the lights go on again at the Tompkins holiday tree in December, many people will surely be thinking of Albert, too.

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And the celebration of Albert’s life — titled "Thank you, bless you, we celebrate you, Albert Fabozzi!" — will be held on Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at the holiday tree in Tompkins Square Park.

Attendees are encouraged to bring flowers to help encircle the base of Albert and Glenn's tree with what organizers are calling a "bouquet bed." Coffee and cookies will be provided by Veselka and C&B Cafe.

Beat happening: Dance Parade marks 20 years in motion this Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 13 May 2026 09:01:00 +0000

Dance Parade New York returns to the streets of Manhattan (and the East Village!) this Saturday for its 20th annual edition.

The event features hundreds of dancers, DJs and live bands representing a wide range of dance styles and organizations from across the city.

The parade starts at noon from West 17th Street and Sixth Avenue, heading downtown before turning east on Eighth Street. The route continues through Astor Place and along St. Mark's Place, where participating groups pause briefly for performances near the grandstand area, before ending at Tompkins Square Park.

The festivities continue in Tompkins with DanceFest, featuring multiple stages, performances and free dance classes from 3-7 p.m.

Expect some street closures for all this on Saturday, including Astor Place between Fourth Avenue and Third Avenue, St. Mark's Place between Third Avenue /Astor Place and Avenue A, and Avenue A between St. Mark's Place and 10th Street.

Relive last year's event in photos here.

The 50th anniversary edition of the Ukrainian Festival is this weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

One of the neighborhood's favorite spring traditions returns this weekend.

The annual St. George Ukrainian Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary with three days of Ukrainian food, music, and culture on Seventh Street between Second Avenue and Taras Shevchenko Place.

Hosted by St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, the festival features traditional Ukrainian dishes such as pierogi, borscht, holubtsi (stuffed cabbage) and honey cake ... along with live music, dance performances, choirs and vendors selling art, crafts, embroidery and jewelry.

Outdoor performances are typically held on Saturday afternoon and evening, then again on Sunday. We haven’t seen a full entertainment schedule just yet.

Festival hours:

• Friday, May 15: 5-8 p.m.

• Saturday, May 16: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

• Sunday, May 17: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

More info and updates here: St. George Ukrainian Festival Facebook page.

[Updated] The East Village Sephora opens on Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:59:00 +0000

The Sephora outpost opens Friday on the NE corner of Third Avenue and St. Mark's Place.

Here's part of a promo for opening weekend...

Hours for the beauty retailer: Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Some history from EVG reporting here... in November 2017, the commercial and residential real estate firm Real Estate Equities Corporation (REEC) picked up the 99-year leasehold for the assemblage on this NW corner for nearly $150 million.

The Gabay family had owned the buildings for generations. The previous buildings, which included retail tenants such as Korilla BBQ, the Continental, and McDonald's, were demolished in the summer of 2019 to make way for an office building.

The building's size caused a lot of drama (flashback), and work was stopped for 10 months in 2021 when Madison Capital Realty tried to foreclose on the property.

Foundation work finally started in late August 2022 — after crews and equipment were assembled here in the summer of 2020.

Sephora is the first retail tenant here, in a lease deal announced last September.

No word on what office tenants may be coming to what became a 9-story building.

Updated:

Jacob Ford reports that the storefront opened on Tuesday... in a soft launch of sorts...

Signage alert: Skinny Louie on 2nd Avenue

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:50:00 +0000

Signage arrived yesterday for a Skinny Louie outpost at 141 Second Ave. between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street. (Thanks, Feryal!)

This will be the fifth NYC location for the Miami-based smash burger chain. (There are also Skinny Louies in the West Village, Nomad and UES ... with one coming to Penn Station and Park Slope later this year.)

And this will be the second burger joint in very close proximity. Burgerhead debuted in December, a short distance away on Second Avenue and Ninth Street.

No. 141 has seen many quick-serve concepts, most recently Krave It ... and Planet Taco. Other recent past lives include Otto's Tacos for seven years. Before that, there was Good Guys, a Subway (sandwich shop), part of a Max Brenner outpost, and Burritoville.

H/T Steven!

May 12

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 May 2026 23:45:00 +0000

As seen today on 13th Street and Avenue B... thanks to EVG reader Richard for this shot. (Ian sent one, too — thank you!)

At the first Show Brain show of 2026 in Tompkins Square Park

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Photos by Stacie Joy

Sunday saw the first Show Brain show of the year in Tompkins Square Park.

The bill featured headliners the Lemon Twigs (above) and Josephine Network...

... Fine Mess ...

... with tarot card readings by MamajoeVramajoe... (unfortunately, we missed the opening DJ set by Sarah Savannah)...

Here's Show Brain founder Ozzie...

... and in the crowd...

You can follow Show Brain on Instagram for updates on free shows here or in Washington Square Park or Maria Hernandez Park.

A 13-story mixed-use development is now in the works for this 3rd Avenue lot

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 May 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Plans are in motion for a new mixed-use development on Third Avenue between 10th Street and 11th Street.

As first reported by Crain's, SK Development recently filed plans with the Department of Buildings for a 13-story building at 122 E. 11th St.

According to DOB filings, the proposed structure would span roughly 136,400 square feet and include 69 residential units, about 12,000 square feet of commercial space, and a loading area for large vehicles.

The public records show that the Plan Examiner has issued objections related to the job filings on the first round.

Carlos Cardoso of Beyer Blinder Belle is listed as the architect of record.

Meanwhile, last week, a construction trailer arrived on the site... the first activity we've seen here since a soil sample was taken last summer. (H/T Steven.)

The lot has sat quiet since January 2025, when crews finished demolishing six buildings at 50-64 Third Ave.

Here's a plot view from last year via the AMC Village 7 on the NW corner of Third Avenue and 11th Street...

Kinsmen Property Group — a joint venture between State Building Group and another Toronto company, Madison Group — bought the walk-up buildings over several years, paying more than $60 million for the parcel.

However, according to Crain's, SK Development filed the plans. Until now, we weren't aware of their involvement in this project.

Previously on EV Grieve:

• Demolition watch: 50-64 3rd Avenue

Double the Han Dynasty signage on 3rd Avenue

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Top photo by Stacie Joy

Signage is up for Han Dynasty at 98 Third Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street... four storefronts to the north of its current home at 90 Third Ave. ...

The owners of the 13-year-old Sichuan restaurant that got its start in Philadelphia applied for a new liquor license for No. 90 way back in October 2023.

No word on when they'll be making the move.

No. 90 was previously Bar None, which closed in the spring of 2022 after nearly 17 years in service.

Signage alert: Tea Leaf and Creamery on St. Mark's Place

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:50:00 +0000

St. Mark's Place will soon have yet another choice for bubble tea.

Signage is up for Tea Leaf and Creamery, which offers a variety of bubble teas, smoothies and desserts.

This will be the brand's first NYC location, with five branches in Georgia, Tucson, Ariz., and Miami.

The space was previously occupied by Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea.

Next door, the outpost of Joju, serving Vietnamese sandwiches and salad/rice bowls, recently opened...

Monday's parting shot

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

EVG reader-submitted photo

There was a report of a fire this morning around 11:30 at 425 E. Sixth St. between Avenue A and First Avenue, prompting a sizable FDNY response.

Witnesses told us they didn't see any visible flames, though there was a noticeable smell of smoke in the air.

According to reports on the Citizen app, there were no injuries, and the cause remains under investigation.

The 5-story building currently has a sidewalk bridge and scaffolding out front for "repair of existing facade," per Department of Buildings records.

H/T Creature!

Report: Judge keeps East Village intake center plan on hold

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000

The city's plan to relocate the longtime Bellevue intake shelter and shift services to the East Village remains on hold after a Manhattan judge on Friday pushed a key hearing to May 28.

As first reported by amNewYork, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Sabrina Kraus extended a temporary restraining order that blocks the city from relocating to the East Village facilities while legal challenges continue.

The lawsuit, filed by neighborhood coalition V.O.I.C.E. (Village Organization for the Integrity of Community Engagement), argues that the city rushed the approval process and improperly used emergency powers to move the intake center from Bellevue to the Project Renewal building between the Bowery and Second Avenue. (Public records list the V.O.I.C.E. members as Trisha Goff, Caleb Berger, David Bonnouvrier, Niki Donohue, Diane Nye, Michael Rayden and John Ruha.)

According to court filings, the city has since proposed scaling back the planned capacity from roughly 175 beds to 117, while adding security measures and indoor processing.

Josh Goldfein, a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society, told amNewYork that he didn't see anything new in V.O.I.C.E.'s arguments, calling them similar to other efforts to block shelters, which he said are often rooted in racist assumptions.

"I've been in this business a very long time," Goldfein told the outlet. "I've seen a lot of cases like this. They are all the same. They raise all the same issues. There is no merit to any of these issues. The petition will eventually be dismissed and the [intake center] will open."

Housing advocates, including the Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless, have defended the site's use at 8 E. Third St. as a shelter while also raising accessibility concerns about the accelerated timeline.

The two groups released this statement after the V.O.I.C.E. lawsuit was filed last month.

Project Renewal was founded in 1967, and the organization has used the spaces at 8 E. Third St. and 333 Bowery for decades.

On tonight's CB3-SLA docket: The return of Kotobuki East Village; a Georgian-inspired bakery and café for 6th Street

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 11 May 2026 09:31:00 +0000

Here are a few items of interest on tonight's CB3-SLA committee docket (find the full calendar here) ...

• Kotobuki East Village (Soundview Horizons LLC), 8 Stuyvesant St (op)

The Japanese restaurant is returning to the neighborhood with a new space at 8 Stuyvesant St. at Ninth Street, which has been vacant for six years since Sharaku closed in the early days of the pandemic.

Eric Kim and Bon Koo manage three Kotobuki restaurants on Long Island, in Babylon, Hauppauge and Roslyn. They previously owned Kotibuki at 56 3rd Ave., which closed in 2024, as developers bought up the parcels between 10th Street and 11th Street for a new residential building.

The mall-like Wonder is the main tenant in the Stuyvesant space, which makes us curious whether Kotobuki will also use part of the upper level.

In any event, people will be pleased that Kotobuki is on the way back.

• Lanna Cafe Inc, 164 1st Ave (op)

The owner of Bib Gourmand recipient Zaab Zaab in Queens and Zen Yai in Brooklyn is bringing Isan-Thai cuisine to 164 First Ave. at 10th Street.

According to its questionnaire on the CB3 website, Lanna Café will offer a morning coffee service before its lunch and dinner offerings. (The questionnaire has a sample menu.)

The previous tenant here, Beron Beron, closed on Dec. 31 after the death of its owner, Yuji Umeki.

• Wild Project (Wild Project Productions Inc), 195 E 3rd St (op)

The wild project has applied to upgrade its existing beer and wine license to full liquor for sale before and during performances at the 89-seat theater venue. (Pictured above: Chris Moseley, operations manager.)

Last fall, management purchased the building that houses the long-running indie performance space here between Avenues A and B.

• Prosciutto LLC, 435 E 9th St (wb)

We first mentioned this pending arrival between Avenue A and First Avenue here.

The operators, Gabriele Tosi and Mattia Casarin, previously worked as chefs at Fiaschetteria Pistoia on 11th Street near Avenue C.

Per the CB3 questionnaire, Prosciutto will have eight tables for 20 guests with proposed daily hours of noon to midnight.

• Thoné NYC LLC, 501 E 6th St (wb)

This item will NOT be heard at tonight's committee meeting.

Thoné is a Georgian-inspired bakery, café, and wine bar located in the space directly behind Corner Bistro on Sixth Street, steps away from Avenue A.

Per the questionnaire:

The concept focuses on freshly baked traditional Georgian breads, breakfast offerings, sandwiches, shareable plates, desserts, coffee, beer, and Georgian natural wines. Food service will be available throughout all operating hours. The establishment will operate as a full-service café and wine bar with prepared food available during all business hours.

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CB3's SLA meeting is tonight at 6:30. The Zoom link is here. This is a hybrid meeting, and limited public seating is available. The first 15 people who show up at the Community Board 3 Office, 59 E. Fourth St., between Second Avenue and the Bowery, will be accommodated.

Photos of 164 First Ave. and 195 E. Third St. by Stacie Joy

Regina's Grocery & Deli debuts on 1st Avenue

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 11 May 2026 09:24:00 +0000

Photos by Stacie Joy

Regina's Grocery & Deli officially debuted Saturday at 111 First Ave., between Sixth and Seventh streets.

The shop marks the fifth outpost for the Italian-American sandwich spot run by Bensonhurst native Roman Grandinetti. Regina's is built on the concept of family, with sandwiches named after relatives like Uncle Jimmy and Grandma Lucy. (Menu.)

If you've been to the outpost down on Orchard Street, then you know the interior leans old-school ... like someone's well-loved kitchen, with family photos and keepsakes lining the walls.

Hours: Daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A new dining room for Katz's?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

There's been some chatter about a possible dining-room expansion at Katz's on Ludlow and Houston.

Food writer Robert Sietsema flagged it on X last week ...

Looks like Katz's is building a new dining room. pic.twitter.com/QGTHOiFiAN
— Robert Sietsema (@robertsietsema) May 4, 2026

... and there are DOB permits on file for interior work on "a designated partial area" of the ground floor, along with plans to create two new restrooms.

Several workers on site confirmed that a space is in the works, though they didn't specify that it would be for dining. One source simply said it would be a storage and kitchen area.

For now, it's still the same classic Katz's — lines, tickets and all.

Sunday's parting shot

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 11 May 2026 00:44:00 +0000

Photo by Stacie Joy

Great turnout this afternoon for the first Show Brain show of the season in Tompkins Square Park... more photos soon!