So much for Xiao Ye. Eater reports that Eddie Huang’s new restaurant on Orchard Street is shutting down, in the wake of the big all-you-can-drink Four Loko catastrophe. A few nights after the event, the State Liquor Authority raided the restaurant, destroying the caffeinated malt liquor concoctions. But Eddie says that was not the end of it. The SLA has apparently been targeting Xiao Ye for underage drinking, fining the restaurant on three separate occasions. The liquor license has not been pulled, but it looks like the state was moving in that direction. Eddie tells Eater he’s clearing out 198 Orchard today. Some new projects are on the horizon. But for the moment, Eddie will be focusing on his first restaurant, Baohaus.
              
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Tomorrow morning at 11, there’s a special seminar for caregivers at University Settlement. Experts will offer tips and advice for supporting elderly and/or disabled family members who still have a sense of independence. The event, “Preventing Caregiver Burnout,” is being sponsored by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, as well as State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, City Councilmember Margaret Chin and State Senator Daniel Squadron. There will be refreshments at 10:30 and a “fun, seasonal” art class. The seminar is free. University Settlement is located at 189 Allen Street.
Next week Community Board 3′s SLA Committee will meet to scrutinize December’s liquor license applicants. Pyro-cocktail specialist Apotheke has already been crossed off the agenda, leaving a fairly mundane but still lengthy docket to adjudicate. A few items of note:
Last night, the New York State Assembly voted to temporarily ban hydrofracking, a controversial method of extracting natural gas from deep shale rock. In a statement released a short time ago, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said:
The six month moratorium is meant to give state and federal environmental engineers time to study whether the procedure could endanger the water supply. The Senate passed the measure during the summer. Governor Paterson has expressed support for the legislation, but has not specifically indicated whether he’ll sign the bill.
Photographer Stephen Spera sent us some more great photos of Kenny Scharf at work last night — almost finished! (See earlier.) What a neighborhood. More after the jump…
Continue reading Kenny Scharf Finishing Up His Mural at Houston & Bowery
Devotees of the “Fake Shelly Silver” twitter feed probably noticed this item posted a short time ago:
 Photo by Jennifer Strom Last night, The Lo-Down’s Jennifer Strom walked past a sign for Pike Street Fish Fry, reminding us that Ludlow Street is about to get a new restaurant. As you might recall, the owner of this Seattle import went before Community Board 3 during the summer, unsuccessfully arguing for permission to sell beer and wine out of the tiny storefront at 122 Ludlow. Continue reading Pike Street Fish Fry, Coffee Shop Still Coming to Ludlow Street
You’ll want to take the umbrella with you today. Rain showers begin midday, continuing into tomorrow. Look for a high of 56. Continue reading Good Morning!
A couple of noteworthy items in the food-a-verse today:
 BID backers highlight before and after photos, showing the impact of "Clean Streets" in Chinatown. Last week, Chinatown business and political leaders took their campaign for a business improvement district to Community Board 3. In a big show of force, they claimed the neighborhood is rallying behind the proposed BID. But opponents strongly disagreed, vowing to fight the plan every step of the way. The informal presentation before CB3 was only one step in the long road ahead towards final approval. Next month, BID backers will make more formal pitches before the economic development committees of Community Boards 1, 2 and 3. If the three downtown boards sign off, the City Council, mayor and borough president will be asked to weigh in. While 51% of property owners in the proposed district must agree, the city is reticent about establishing any BID that lacks overwhelming community approval. Continue reading The Battle for a Chinatown BID Heats Up
 The artist takes a break from work on the mural wall at Houston & Bowery Everyone is smiling about Kenny Scharf‘s new work in progress at the mural wall on Houston & Bowery (also known at the Deitch Wall). It’s very appropriate that the longtime friend of the late Keith Harring gets to make his mark, as the wall was originally put up in tribute to Harring who famously tagged the location back in the 80′s. The wall is being “curated” by Deitch Projects and many uber-taggers have been asked to contribute their own graffiti art over the last couple years. More photos after the jump. Continue reading Kenny Scharf Takes His Turn at Houston & Bowery
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