Neighboring Businesses
Restaurant Scoop
From a tipster… “i’m home on maternity leave and have been spending more time in the neighborhood… i’ve been nosing around some of the construction sites…. some gossip for you… MEET is becoming a high-end Mexican restaurant. Indeed, Sue Torres of Suenos has partnered with the boys from Lotus (David Rabin & Will Regan) to open... »
Billboard & Hotel Gansevoort update
The battle against the illegal billboards at Hotel Gansevoort continues, as reported by Ivy Brown, we are currently looking into the garden of ono at the gansevoort hotel and it’s illeagel entrance on hudson street, (by law all should enter through the restaurant on 13th street). i am a big supporter of protesting the billboards,... »
Africa comes to the MPD
Per the NYTimes, Marcus Samuelsson, the executive chef of Aquavit, who was born in Ethiopia, will open Merkato, a restaurant offering his interpretation of dishes from all over Africa, in mid-September in the old Sascha space (55-61 Gansevoort). Um, I guess it wasn’t the PM Lounge getting the liquor rights, or the nice men from... »
PM Lounge – Noise Code Violation Hearing
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Subject: PM Lounge – Hearing for Noise Code Violation Tuesday, June 26th and Wednesday, June 27th at 9:30am 111 Centre St. Room 949 NY, NY 10013 / Judge Stallman / NYC Civil Court Dear Neighbors, My husband and I and two young children (Lucas, 6 and Juliette, 3) moved into unit 1A at 838 Greenwich St. right... »
Liquor & Sidewalks – keeping tabs on the scene via CB2 monthly agenda
CB2 SIDEWALKS, Sidewalk Cafe Licenses: Mon., 4/16 @ 6:30 PM – St. Vincent’s Hospital, 170 W. 12th St. Cafeteria (I.D. Required) Fig & Olive, the new Mediterranean resto (which serves over 30 olive oils – holy olive oil batman!) at 420 West 13th street, b/w Wash & 9th, is requesting permission for a sidewalk... »
Liquor License Hearing: PM Lounge, the other not-so-great neighbor, applies for license in old Sasha space
PM Lounge doesn’t get much action in these pages, because the complaints about PM Lounge are, well, a little boring. They aren’t false, and they certainly don’t lack serioussness, they’re just unchanging. How do you make news out of that? Case-in-point: In May of ‘05, almost exactly two years ago, the emails were flying... »
Hotel Gansevoort – Leaving Trash on our street
Ugh, not only are they erecting a hideously ugly billboard, but the billboard base has now taken the space where Hotel Gansevoort used to keep their trash, so now we have to walk by their massive loads of trash heaped on the sidewalk every day. Aren’t there rules about where and how you... »
Hotel Gansevoort Picket
Join Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation for an informational picket outside the Hotel next Thursday, February 22nd, from noon to 2 pm. E-mail gvshp@gvshp.org if you can make it. »
Call-A-Thon: Hotel Gansevoort
What can you do protest the monstrously inappropriate billboard that Hotel Gansevoort is erecting? Call the Hotel Gansevoort as many times as you can at 212/206-6700 and 877/426-7386 (toll free) to let the hotel know that you are outraged about the billboards on Hudson Street and want them removed. If they try... »
Frustrated by the newest Billboard?
Lots of Government officials and community organizations (like GVSHP) are organized to fight the trashy billboard that threatens to soon over-illuminate our skies, and clash with the historic feel of our neighborhood. Check back here to see what you can do. ****Update: 3/23: City (DOB) agrees that Billboards are in violation of zoning... »
A Horatio Street Dog Pillow
Did you know that a dog pillow has been named for our street? “This luxurious pillow bed offers a lifetime of tough performance and elegance. Designed to fit into sophisticated environments – a superior alternative for you and your pet. ” So, savvy marketing folk equate “sophisticated environments” with Horatio Street. Oh la la, pass... »
May 3: Meeting about THEORY Roof Garden
Theory, an international clothing company which will occupy the first newly constructed building in the Gansevoort Market Historic District at 38 Gansevoort Street, has proposed a roof garden. They have been in touch with neighbors and have shared plans and a Memorandum of Understanding regarding usage of the garden. We hope you will join... »
Theory – 36-40 Gansevoort
Nancy Blanford has been covering the new building being constructed at 36-40 Gansevoort Street, at the corner of Greenwich and Gansevoort and has raised a number of community concerns that she emailed to concerned neighbors: As you know, Theory, an international clothing company, has signed a 15 year lease for the building being constructed at... »
Outrageous Offer to Horatio Streeties – Last minute gift!
Do you have an inner fashionista? Cordila Jochim, Horatio Street resident and founder and owner of Thickskin, a new “sophisti-funked” line of upscale leather accessories crafted from outrageous Italian leather, stingray, embossed crocodile and ostrich let and accented with fierce metal and oxidized copper Italian hardware, has succesfully channeled her inner fashionista in her... »
Where’s the Beef?
Nancy Blanford noticed a devastating tidbit in the New York Post: “It looks like the Western Beef Building and its supermarket at 401-03 W. 14th St., on the northwest corner of Ninth Avenue, is heading for gentrification. The 65,000-square-foot “little jewel” is under contract and now destined to become a high-end retail/office project. ” Where, oh, where... »
Florent/HighLine Ball tix on sale now!
LAST CHANCE TO BUY TICKETS FOR FLORENT / HIGH LINE BALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, AT ROXY Buy your tickets now for Florent’s Bi-Decade{nt} Ball and Miss Meat Market Gown Contest, this coming Saturday, October 22, at the Roxy. The event celebrates 20 years of Restaurant Florent and the wild celebrations, drag shows, and Bastille Day... »
St. Vincent’s Files for Bankruptcy
St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers (SVCMC) filed for bankruptcy protection. I would assume that a good number of the peeps on our street use doctors affiliated with St. Vincents (I know mine is), but according to the hospital there is no need to be alarmed. They are trying to assure their... »
Save CBGB’s – Eat Chocolate
The Chocolate Bar has launched a campaign to save CBGB’s, a classic New York rock institution in danger of closing. How can you help? By eating chocolate, of course. They offer a limited edition line of CBGB chocolates, including the Punk Rock Box (a 16 piece truffle collection embossed with iconic imagery of CBGBs) and... »
