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Smile! Cafe Grumpy Is Coming to Nolita

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(Courtesy of Cafe Grumpy)

(Courtesy of Cafe Grumpy)

Cafe Grumpy, the Greenpoint coffee roaster that shot to fame as Ray and Hannah’s place of employment in Girls, is opening a seventh shop in Nolita. The roaster just signed a lease at the Brewster Carriage House, the luxury condo building on the corner of Mott and Broome where John Legend lives.

News of the 15-year lease comes via broker Eastern Consolidated. The 19th-century building was once home to a factory that built carriages used by the Astors, Vanderbilts, J.P. Morgan, and Abraham Lincoln, the press release notes.

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WTF? Another French Tapas Spot, Excuse My French, Flips Open Its Doors on the LES

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“This is my little baby,” Ricardo Valdez said with an excited grin, opening the door to his brand new bar on Orchard Street. A former floor manager at one of New York’s premier French destinations, Ladurée Soho, Valdez capered off with Chef Johann Giraud (who has a truly jaw-dropping internet 1.0 web-xistence), to launch their own take on the old world. The result: Excuse My French, an irreverent tapas bar dedicated to all things Francophone.

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Winter Waterland: Spa Castle Premier 57 Just Added Heated Rooftop Pools

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Spa Castle's Premier 57, not your grandmother's hot tub gardens (Photo via Spa Castle / Facebook)

Spa Castle’s Premier 57, not your grandmother’s hot tub gardens (Photo via Spa Castle / Facebook)

Not since the jacuzzi at Plato’s Retreat has Manhattan seen an aquatic playground like Spa Castle Premier 57. When we checked out the beloved Queens spa’s seven-month-old Midtown offshoot a little while back, there was no shortage of cavortage in the hydrotherapy pool. So what if the backsplash from everyone’s water-jet massages was landing in our champers flute — we’re all friends here. But one thing did put a damper on this waterworld: there was no rooftop pool a la College Park location.

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Dine Under Throw-Ups, Global Street Art’s Finest are the Decor at New Tao Resto

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(Photo by Kavitha Surana)

(Photo by Kavitha Surana)

Prepare to witness the unholy union of street art and a multimillion dollar restaurant brand. Tomorrow night Vandal, a concoction from The Tao Group, will make its debut at 199 Bowery with the help of street artists from around the world.

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House of Yes is Now (Legally) Open For Good, Here Are the Photos to Prove It

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(Photo: Nicole Disser)

(Photo: Nicole Disser)

It’s been a long time coming, and even though House of Yes officially opened on New Year’s Eve, the Bushwick performance collective’s brand new (and impressive) space is finally complete, with all the the licenses and permits it ever dreamed of, and it appears to be running on schedule, no less. Kae Burke– the co-founder of House of Yes along with Anya Sapozhnikova– played host last night and, strutting across the stage in impossible heels and sequined bikini number, reminded the audience, “This is our first variety show in two-and-a-half years.” Proof that even a fire, raids by the cops, and a colossal construction project couldn’t keep House of Yes down.

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Bonus Room is ‘Dad’s Basement Bar’ Where Tampons Are As Good As Cash

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Bonus Room has its grand opening January 16 Ridgewood (Photo: Nicole Disser)

We like the way bars are going these days– which is to say backwards. In the past year we’ve been given a slew of cheeky tiki bars– there’s El Cortez, plus Dromedary on the way. But unless you’re willing to risk colada-induced diabetes, or you’ve turned into an actual diamond-encrusted yacht because you’ve been price gouging HIV patients, downing elaborate bourbon-filled ceramic shark heads like the ones at Mother of Pearl on the reg isn’t gonna fly. Instead, pony up to Ridgewood’s newest old man bar, Bonus Room, and order yourself a sensible drink.

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Honey, Let’s Go to Lucky Bee, the New Farm-to-Table Thai

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Back in July we predicted that Lucky Bee was going to generate some serious “buzz” (heh). Six months later, we can confirm that the interior decor alone will definitely get people talking when it opens next Thursday (and, I’d wager, Dev and crew visiting in the next installation of Master of None).

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The Sock Man Is Closing, and Patricia Field Is Having a Liquidation Sale

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(Photo by Kavitha Surana)

(Photo by Kavitha Surana)

The story of Mamoun’s had a happy ending, but not so for another St. Marks Place institution. Marty “The Sock Man” Rosen is shuttering his doors this Friday, January 15.  Today, we caught up with the beloved grump, who confirmed rumors of the closing and told us he’d been socked with a rent hike.

“This is the East Village,” he said, in the midst of rearranging the funky socks and tights he has long sold to everyone from neighborhood punks to Chloe Sevigny. “I don’t want to leave this block. As bad as it is, I don’t want to leave. I don’t know what to do.” He’ll be looking for a new space, but in the meantime you can still order online.

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A Decade Sans 2nd Ave Deli in the EV; No Love For Barcade’s Liquor License Request

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(Photo: Nicole Disser)

(Photo: Nicole Disser)

This year, Brooklyn’s Kings County will likely have more new apartments than any other submarket in the country. [Forbes]

It’s been 10 years since the 2nd Avenue Deli closed its 2nd Avenue location. [Bowery Boogie]

Last night Barcade on St. Mark’s Place failed to get Community Board 3’s support for a full liquor license. [Bowery Boogie]

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Shops and Union Square Theatre Vacate Tammany Hall, Clearing Way For Makeover

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(Photo: Mary Reinholz)

(Photo: Mary Reinholz)

There was a closing sale today at Frank’s Wine and Liquor store on 46 Union Square East, one of four stores forced to leave the historic Tammany Hall Building on the brink of a massive renovation. Already shuttered are Trevi Deli, a smoke shop, and a newsstand.

The big moving vans came Friday to clear out Tammany Hall’s most prominent tenant, The Union Square Theatre around the corner from Park Avenue South at 100 East 17th Street. Within a matter of hours, it was a ghost building, emptied of all vestiges of the Tony-Award winning hit comedy, 39 Steps, which had played on Broadway and other venues for 1,135 performances starting in 2008.

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