The shop which was originally on Rivington Street which we photographed in the early 2000s. It specializes in vintage guitars and many famous musicians have purchased #guitars from the shop including Paul Simon, Courtney Love, Walter Becker and Billy Gibbons.
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This lovely café is featured in our latest YouTube video: NYC Neon, Smoked Salmon & Vintage Guitars. The 4th-generation owners of Russ & Daughters, Niki Russ Federman and Joshua Russ Tupper, opened the café as a way to give customers who had patiently waited in line at the store a place to sit down and enjoy all of their specialties including smoked salmon and bagel 🥯 boards, and herring, caviar and egg dishes.
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This acoustic #guitar shop is just a few doors down from the main Rivington Guitars Store selling electric guitars 🎸 on East 4th Street. The ruby red #neon signage was created by @lettherebeneon.
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Herman, the long-time manager, preparing it for us, start to finish, is featured in our latest YouTube video: NYC Neon, Smoked Salmon & Vintage Guitars.
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Let There Be Neon was founded in 1972 and is known for creating #neon for contemporary artists and are the go-to #vintage sign restorers and creators of #neon signage for many iconic #momandpopshop in NYC including Russ & Daughters Rivington Guitars and I NEED MORE.
The public art gallery of neon that is free to visit M-F. We also have a special guest with us on this episode @sign_of_the_time (instagram) who is a huge fan of all things neon and signage and has a wonderful account documenting neon all over the US and Cuba!
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In this special extended NYC Neon video, we not only visit a neon shop in TriBeCa, but also visit many independently-owned businesses in the Lower East Side, which feature neon signage created or restored by the same shop.
We start the day with a visit to Let There Be Neon on White Street and have a special guest with us, Josh from @sign_of_the_time on Instagram. We go inside this neon fabrication and design studio, speak with the owner, Jeff Friedman about some of the vintage signs he has both restored, designed and fabricated for iconic New York City mom-and-pop businesses and also get a tour of their front gallery, art, layout, design and fabrication shops and watch tube benders at work.
We then walk to Russ & Daughters Appetizers Shop on East Houston Street, where we look at their beautifully restored vintage neon sign and go inside this iconic appetizing shop to see the wide variety of smoked salmon, lox, herring, caviar, breads, nuts and fruits they sell. We also watch carefully as Herman Vargas, the long-time manager at the shop lovingly creates the perfect bagel, smoked salmon, cream cheese, tomato and onion sandwich for us, which we eat outside.
After having our amazing smoked salmon bagel sandwich, we walk to Rivington Guitars on East 4th Street, where we look at all of the neon signage that Let There Be Neon created for the shop. We also go inside Rivington Guitars where we not only have a chance to see their vintage electric guitar inventory but also speak with the owner, Howie Statland, who also plays some of his favorite guitars for us and our dog Hudson. We take a short walk with Howie Statland to his Rivington Guitars Unplugged Acoustic store just a few doors down on East 4th Street and look at the neon signage Let There Be Neon also created for this shop and go inside to see Howie's extensive vintage acoustic guitar inventory.
We then take a stroll down Orchard Street to Jimmy Webb's rock and roll clothing shop, I NEED MORE and look at the bright pink neon signage Let There Be Neon created for the shop.
We end the day with a visit to Russ and Daughters Cafe on Orchard Street, where we not only see its neon sign facing Allen Street, created by Let There Be Neon, but also go inside the cafe and see its gorgeous interior and some of the specialties they offer. We also purchase to take away and eat outside, their delicious Babka Ice Cream Sandwich, made with their homemade Chocolate Babka and small-batch Babka Ice Cream. We would love for you to subscribe to our channel and hit the thumbs up and notification bell and please share if you enjoy the video.
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Experience activism and community through the lens of photographers, as they display their work from two free 2019 workshops with acclaimed photographers and award-winning authors Karla and James Murray. In two sessions at the East Village Community Coalition, James & Karla taught participants how to use photography and oral history to raise public awareness, build community, and encourage advocacy. Participants learned to create their own powerful photographs of neighborhood storefronts and to connect with the proprietors through personal interviews.
"CAPTURING THE FACES & VOICES OF MOM-AND-POP STOREFRONTS" is a photography and oral history exhibition at the Theater For The New City Gallery located at 155 First Avenue near 10th Street.
The exhibition is free to see (open every day from 10 am to 10pm) and is on display until October 27, 2019.
This café which is decorated in antique furniture and #vintage iron lamps was founded by Mike Saleh. We love 💙the facade painted with a swallow. Facade painted by http://noentrydesign.com/
To see more of the interior of @swallowcafenyc Bushwick location and to see the espresso we ordered and had with our dog @hudsonpittienyc while we walked back home to the East Village, please watch our Bushwick: Polaroid, Vinyl & Pizza episode on our YouTube channel JamesandKarla (direct link in bio) and please subscribe as will be posting new videos weekly, highlighting small unique businesses in NYC.
This sprawling restaurant housed in a former warehouse space not only has a take-away section where you can get many different pizzas but also salads 🥗 and cheese 🧀 and meat plates and even brunch items 🥞🍳🥓🍔that you can eat in their outside garden. Roberta’s also has a sit-down restaurant.
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The shop, which was founded by Kyle Depew, a Polaroid and film technician, specializes in selling #vintage Polaroid refurbished cameras including a vast selection of #SX70 models as well as other #analog cameras 📷.
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This independently-owned vinyl shop, which was founded by Tom Noble and co-owner Ellen Kanamori specializes in disco, soul and house vinyl records but also carries funk LPs, jazz, reggae and international #vinyl. According to Tom "they carry pretty much every song (the legendary DJ) Larry Levan ever played.
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In this video, we visit many independently-owned shops in Bushwick, Brooklyn including a polaroid and film camera studio, a vinyl record store, a popular pizzeria restaurant and a coffee shop.
We start the day with a visit to the Harrison Place artist loft of Brooklyn Film Camera, which specializes in selling refurbished vintage Polaroid and film cameras.
We then visit and go crate digging at Superior Elevation Records on White Street, which sells disco, soul, house, funk, jazz, reggae and international vinyl records in a cool basement space.
We then walk around some streets of Bushwick, looking at graffiti and street art before heading to Roberta's, a popular pizzeria, bakery and restaurant with an outdoor garden and tiki bar on Moore Street. Roberta's, which is housed in a sprawling former warehouse complex, is known for its imaginative pizzas that are made in wood-fired ovens. We get a delicious pizza from their take away and dine with our dog Hudson in their outdoor garden.
After having our Margherita pie, we check in with graffiti artist friends, Spot KMS and Binho, and watch them as they paint a wall on the street. We also visit with another NYC graffiti artist, Yes1, who speaks with us and shows us another great warehouse spot with lots of graffiti art.
We end the day with a visit to Swallow Cafe on Bogart Street, where we get a coffee and espresso to invigorate ourselves before heading back home to the East Village of Manhattan with our dog Hudson, who makes a new friend along the way.
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It originally only sold magazines and books but began publishing music 🎶 from Naples, Italy 🇮🇹. The #storefront which is being run by the 3rd-generation owner Ernest Rossi now sells Italian coffee pots ☕️, houseware and gift items.
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Di Palo's was founded by Concetta Di Palo in 1925 but over the years has expanded and now sells Italian cheeses 🧀 , cured meats, Italian groceries and also has an annex wine business and osteria. •
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It has been in the same family since 1952 and that is when its #vintage #neonsign was installed.
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"Local pro photographers James and Karla Murray (previously) have a relatively new YouTube series in which they explore neighborhoods around New York City from their unique perspective. In this recent episode, watch as they give you a tour of Little Italy and some of the great food you can find there."
"When Sheldon “Shelly” Fireman opened Redeye Grill across from Carnegie Hall 25 years ago, the term “restauranteur” didn’t exist. But by that point, he’d already gained local celebrity status for Greenwich Village’s all-night Hip Bagel and had the foresight to open Cafe Fiorello near recently completed Lincoln Center. Today, Shelly is the CEO of Fireman Hospitality Group, which operates six restaurants in NYC as well as two on the Potomac River in Maryland. And though he can most definitely be called a restauranteur now, Shelly stands out amongst the myriad food influencers in the city. Though his establishments exude an old-school New York charm and certain nostalgia, he has found the formula to withstand the test of time."
In this latest #travelvlog we visit many generational independently-owned food businesses in the Little Italy neighborhood of the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
We start the day with a visit to Alleva Dairy, the oldest Italian cheese shop in America, founded in 1892. We go inside this iconic Grand Street shop and check out their selection of Italian cheeses 🧀 and their homemade mozzarella and watch one of their signature heroes 🥖being made.
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In this Little Italy food tour, we visit many generational independently-owned food businesses in the Little Italy neighborhood of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Little Italy is considered by many as a tourist destination but we visit shops which are close to or well over one hundred years old and definitely worth a visit even for a native New Yorker.
We start the day with a visit to Alleva Dairy, the oldest Italian cheese shop in America. We go inside this iconic Grand Street shop and check out their homemade mozzarella and watch one of their signature heroes being made.
We then visit Piemonte Ravioli right next door to Alleva Dairy and look at their vast selection of homemade pastas made fresh daily and purchase some fresh tomato basil and black pepper fettuccine.
We then walk down Grand Street to the corner of Mott where we visit Di Palo's Fine Foods. Inside Di Palo's we speak with the third-generation co-owner Sal Di Palo and purchase some of their delicious Italian cheeses.
We also visit E. Rossi & Company, an Italian gift shop located across the street from Piemonte Ravioli, and speak with the third-generation owner Ernest Rossi.
We end the day with a visit to Caffe Reggio on Broome Street at the corner of Mulberry where we not only go inside and see their original interior and extensive selection of homemade Italian pastries, cakes and cookies but sit down with our dog Hudson at their outdoor patio area and enjoy cappuccino, cannolis and their refreshing homemade Italian lemon ice.
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Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books On Carmine Street near Bleecker was founded by Jim Drougas in 1992. This independently-owned #bookstore is stocked floor to ceilingwith books 📚 personally selected by Jim and are all priced below retail price. The shop is divided into 2 narrow aisles with one devoted to books and the other to #comics from Carmine Stret Comics @carminestcomics • In our latest YouTube video Greenwich Village Food Tour & Vinyl Records, we also stop by @unoppressive bookstore and see what Jim currently has in stock. • To hear more about @houseofoldiesand to also see the unique food spots we visit nearby, please subscribe to our channel (direct link in bio). We will be posting new videos weekly, highlighting small unique businesses in NYC. SUBSCRIBE TO NEVER MISS AN EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesandKarla
Since it opened it has sold only records, no CDs and no Tapes. Bob even had to put a sign in the window after people constantly came into the shop asking for things other than #vinylrecords. In our latest YouTube video Greenwich Village Food Tour & Vinyl Records, we stop by House of Oldies and look through some of Bob’s huge inventory of #album and 7 inch #records (45s) and also find out from Bob what the most expensive #vinyl he currently has in stock.
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This basement-level performance space is where young performers including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen and even Woody Allen honed their talents early in their career. In our latest YouTube video Greenwich Village Food Tour & Vinyl Records, we stop by Café Wha.
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Pommes Frites on MacDougal St. is famous for its authentic Belgian Fries, which are double-fried and served in paper cones with a variety of sauces. In our latest YouTube video Greenwich Village Food Tour, we visit @pommesfritesnyc and talk about its history (it originally opened in the East Village but was forced to relocate in 2015 after the tragic gas explosion and fire 🔥 which sadly killed 2 people and totaled the building Pommes Frites was located in).
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In our latest YouTube video Greenwich Village Food Tour, we visit @mamounsfalafel and talk about its history (it is the oldest #falafel restaurant in NYC).
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We recently visited the @joespizzanyc Carmine Street location #pizzeria for our latest YouTube video: Greenwich Village Food Tour & Vinyl Records and had a delicious large cheese pie (swipe left for 2nd photo).
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In this food tour, we visit many old-school independently-owned food businesses which are located on MacDougal Street and also walk to nearby Carmine Street, where we have more food and visit a vinyl record shop and bookstore. • We start the day with a visit to Caffe Reggio, where we sit down and have a classic cappuccino and a Granita di Cafe (espresso slush with whipped cream). This iconic caffe, was founded in 1927 by Domenico Parisi, who is credited as the first person to introduce cappuccino, the Italian coffee ☕️ drink, to the United States.
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In this Greenwich Village food tour, we visit many old-school independently-owned food businesses which are located on MacDougal Street and also walk to nearby Carmine Street, where we have more food and visit other Mom-and-Pop businesses.
We start the day with a visit to Caffe Reggio, where we sit down and have a classic cappuccino and a Granita di Cafe (espresso slush with whipped cream). We then visit Mamoun's Falafel right next door to Caffe Reggio and also talk about Cafe Wha, an iconic basement level performance space which has been showcasing new talent and performers wince 1959. Before leaving MacDougal Street, we also visit Pommes Frites, where we get an order of their famous Belgian Fries served with a variety of sauces.
We then visit the infamous West 4th Street Courts aka the "Cage" to watch a streetball amateur basketball tournament before heading to Joe's Pizza on Carmine Street near 6th Avenue, where we get their delicious large cheese pie.
We end the day with a visit to House of Oldies on Carmine Street where we look through their extensive vinyl record selection and walk across the street to the Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books and see their curated collection of books and comics.
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The Pickle Guys @pickleguys specializes in a wide variety of traditionally cured kosher pickles 🥒 and pickled vegetables 🥕and fruits 🍉. In this photo which we took a few days before the holiday of Passover last year, the shop grinds horseradish from freshly peeled root. (Note the owner, Alan Kaufman grinding horseradish).
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Mark developed his own technique of using fresh seasonal fruit and fresh roasted nuts 🥜 in glazes and also in 2004 invented the jelly-filled Square Doughnut so that everyone could enjoy jelly filling in every bite of the donut. •
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