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Chilling with Ricky, Little Doris and Mr. Stix

July 10, 2014 2 Comments

As the temperatures have been soaring, Ricky Syers has been offering refreshment from his “Good Humor” cart in Washington Square Park — no, not ices, but marionettes. The whole gang is there, including Little Doris Diether and twerk-happy hillbilly Mr. Stix, getting a high five from a little girl, above left.

Here’s to your HealthPlex! New E.D. set to open

July 10, 2014 No Comment

The new Lenox Hill HealthPlex, at 12th St. and Seventh Ave., in the renovated former St. Vincent’s Hospital O’Toole Building, was dedicated in a ceremony on Wednesday morning. The $150 million facility includes the city’s first freestanding emergency department — with no hospital beds on site — which will operate 24/7, 365 days a year. This read more here »

Scoopy’s, Week of July 10, 2014

July 10, 2014 4 Comments

Something in the Airbnb? At the Village Independent Democrats’ May 30 endorsement meeting, Assemblymember Keith Wright spoke on behalf of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s re-election bid. That much we understood. What we eventually didn’t quite get, though, was when Wright started riffing about other various issues he’s been dealing with and specifically got on the topic read more here »

Zephyr Teachout blows into primary, pressuring Gov. Cuomo on his left

July 10, 2014 No Comment

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Downtown progressive Democratic club members were having a hard time finding reasons why they should support re-electing Governor Andrew Cuomo to another term. More to the point, there were too many reasons not to back him, they felt, such as his support for charter schools, his acceptance of the Independence Party read more here »

Final frame is played at famed Bowlmor Lanes as condos keep rolling

July 10, 2014 1 Comment

BY ZACH WILLIAMS | Even on the evening of Mon., July 7, the final day of a 76-year run, much remained the same at Bowlmor Lanes. The elevator attendant ran the antique cab up to the second floor of 100 University Place, as he had for decades. Dance music played loudly. The lights were dim read more here »

It’s melting! It’s melting!

July 10, 2014 No Comment

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Like the noonday sun bearing down on a treat from the Mister Softee truck, time has been melting away the New Ohio Theatre’s Ice Factory Festival — its annual summertime showcase, where emerging and established companies develop their work. Already chipped off the Ice block: Rady&Bloom’s June 25 – 28 production read more here »

Greenhouse courts neighbors with ‘new concept’ early hours

July 10, 2014 2 Comments

BY SERGEI KLEBNIKOV | After closing for “rebranding,” violence-plagued nightspot Greenhouse will continue with its attempts to reopen, this time reportedly with a “new concept.” The Varick St. nightclub has had a troubled history. In late April, the club was forced to shut down after its liquor license expired. A renewal application was filed with read more here »

New NYCHA chief talks about trust at First Houses

July 10, 2014 1 Comment

BY LESLEY SUSSMAN | Shola Olatoye, chairperson of the New York City Housing Authority, paid a surprise visit on Wed., July 2, to the East Village’s First Houses, as part of a renewed effort by the city agency to establish “better relations and trust” with its tenants and staff. Olatoye, a Mayor de Blasio appointee read more here »

Pink boxes proliferate throughout Lower East Side

July 10, 2014 2 Comments

BY ZACH WILLIAMS | Within 30 minutes via bicycle, The Villager found nine illegal sidewalk clothes-and-shoes-donation boxes around Delancey St., but their origins and charitable legitimacy remain unclear. The boxes are pink and operated by Our Neighborhood Recycling, with a phone number listed below the group’s name. State business registration records link them to an read more here »

Hot rooftop, but not a party

July 10, 2014 No Comment

On Tues., July 1, around 5 p.m., a fire broke out on a rooftop at 151 W. 10th St., at the corner of Waverly Place. Several fire trucks quickly arrived and the flames were speedily extinguished. Tom Bernardin, who was inside Julius’ bar across the street, ran out and snapped this shot. “I heard it read more here »