First Hanksy, and now this. If you somehow missed the huge news today, Banksy’s latest piece was right here in our very own neighborhood, at the Hustler Club no less. The piece is captioned “Waiting in vain…”
This appeared out of nowhere. Convo Bar has opened up in the former space of Zigolini’s, taking over in what must be a record time of a week or two. Good news, they’re still very much a pizzeria, with much more of a focus on the “bar” side of things than Zigolini’s, it seems.
We noticed the big peace sign on the inside of the store over the past week and they’ve been open for business for at least a few days now, but the storefront signage hadn’t gone up yet, so it’s been a mystery…until now.
Green Rancho is now open, bringing an end to the Lime Jungle to Green Rancho saga. They’re current open with a “limited menu” while they get settled, but they’re already starting to get busy.
To recap, the place was previously Lime Jungle (sister store of the popular Limón Jungle a few streets north), but closed down for “renovations” several months ago. The plan was to reopen as Lime Jungle, but over the course of the months they eventually changed into the Green Rancho we have today.
After what seems like an eternity, 7 Brothers Deli on the corner of 49th&9th has reopened. They closed for the renovations in June, and now, four months later, they’re ready, complete with all the celebratory decorations out for it:
A quick note, the decorative lights all over the exterior of the recently-closed Kiran Indian Cuisine were back on tonight, even though there’s been no signs of life in weeks:
The store has been closed since around the start of the month, but still haven’t cleared out much of the furniture or anything, so there’s always the chance that they’re just having a hiatus of sorts and will come back eventually. Time will tell.
A little late on this one, but the seemingly-popular Turkish spot Lezzette, near the corner of 34th&9th, has closed its doors for good, as noticed by Midtown Lunch.
Roseland moved to its current location in 1956, and was bought by its current owner in 1981, who promised not to shut it down. Apparently money beats promises, given the pending closure.
It’s not like the cavernous Roseland on West 52nd St. isn’t busy. It’s used all the time for concerts, dances, and Broadway show openings. But the space must be coveted by real estate developers, Bloomberg’s favorite New Yorkers, for use as yet another skyscraper of condos with a CVS and large, anonymous restaurant in its base.
It’s impossible to imagine that area without Roseland. At almost 60 years at that spot, it’s probably older than most of the people who even live in the area nowadays. For now, there’s still a number of events coming up at Roseland, so you’ve got a few opportunities to experience Roseland one last time, before the steady march of gentrification claims the venue.
Our favorite event was on yet again today: the Broadway street fair. There’s nothing really to say about this that we haven’t said already, so unless you’re in the market for tacky phone accessories, plain food, or the general feeling of “meh”, you can ignore it.
Over on 10th Ave however, outside PS111, the was a small market of sorts set up, with a handful of people offering various homemade foods and other items:
As Sunday comes to a close, here’s something fun to lead into the week. Illustrator James Gulliver Hancock has been steadily working through his project “All the Buildings in New York”, where he hand-draws various buildings from around the city.
He’s already done several buildings from Hell’s Kitchen – here’s some of our favorites:
The weekend-long event started from our very own Pier 84, heading all the way up past 110th St, then back down across the Brooklyn Bridge, before heading back up to Randall’s Island. Marathon.
The walkers will leave Randall’s Island tomorrow, making their way around central park, down to 23rd St, then back up along the Hudson to Pier 84, completing their massive circuit. The “closing ceremony” starts at 2:30pm tomorrow afternoon. You can donate to the charity here.
