A Test Of Will: May 2007

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Radegast Hall (?) New Williamsburg Biergarten

Probably the last word on the Empire Candy building other than actually eating there.
http://testofwill.blogspot.com/2007/04/something-happening-in-empire-candy-for.html

I had heard from one of the roofers that this would be a restaurant but I wanted to get a shot of the proof on the permit. There were people inside while I was snapping the permit and a guy came out and asked if he could help me with something. I assured him that I was only photoblogging (ug, I can't believe I said that out loud) and was excited to see a new place coming in.

It's going to be an Austro-Hungarian beer hall with restaurant in the back. The space is huge, so they're still a couple months away from opening. The guy was kind enough to also give me a card for a free drink. See the card in this stream and let me know what you think the name of the place is. He was also cool enough to let me take a shot of construction. No sneaking.

Brand new Faro

This can't be more than a few days old.

Dance Tracks

East Village

Fortress

This is South 6th Street almost at the Broadway split. I don't know what will go in here but it's a pretty amazing face.

Greenpoint Ave between Manhattan Ave and Franklin Ave. It doesn't have the usual "cooking equipment" line in the permit but I poked my head in the door and it's a nearly finished nice looking bar. There was a couple (or a guy and a gal) inside who were very nice and they even gave me free drink token- a little wooden disc with a rabbit and the word "black" on it. Looking forward to this one in about a month.

Bicycle Fetish

Northsix

Northsix left the door open. I think the new name is going to be The Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Sidewalk maintenance

Outside Indian Larry's

ADDING:

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Huge house

Checking in on that massive house being built on No. Moore and West Broadway. Interesting shape.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Helados de coco

From this weekend's Bicycle Fetish in Brooklyn.

Summer shadows

Under the el, Broadway, Brooklyn

This looks a little more confrontational than it was. They were working around the bike and stopped everything to wait for her to unlock. Still, her heart must have jumped to see her bike basically under the truck.

Singing Subaru Guy

If you've been outside in Williamsburg on a nice day you know who Singing Subaru Guy is. He drives around blasting oldies and singing at the top of his voice. I wanted to ask him his name so I could shout hello but he seemed to get bashful when he saw me taking his picture. That struck me as a little odd given the spectacle he makes of himself, but OK.