The East Village Plywood Report: Permanent Brunch, Zips

1) East Village: Serious signs of progress at the long delayed Permanent Brunch, one of the projects recently linked to ex-Tasting Room chef and future DBGB beverage director Colin Alevras. An eater operative gets the above shot of a new awning. Perhaps this place is going to open up after all. [PLYWOOD]

2) East Village: EV Grieve takes some new shots of the long shuttered Zips Deli on 5th and B while speculating on what's to come: "Rumors abound that this space will become an upscale diner-type place...And there has been plenty of hammering and nailing kind of thing happening behind the brown-papered doors." [PLYWOOD]