Comments on: Vinegar Hill House Opening Soon

By: wb39

wb39 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:00:39 +0000

Ugh, just when you thought it was safe. Its nice to know that were now going to have extra garbage, odors, rats, more traffic, no place to park and lots of annoying “Dumboians” invading the neighborhood with all their fake wealth pretentiousness. Vinegar Hill is such a gem, I dont know why some people are hell bent on destroying it with trendiness and gentrification.
They turned Dumbo into an “oh its so trendy” neighborhood and now they are going after VH. Check out that photographers website. It shows pre-gentrification DUMBO. We had a great neighborhood before the West Elm crowd came in. Gag.

By: V-hill resident

V-hill resident — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:07:01 +0000

Sounds like a plan!

By: VH4Ever

VH4Ever — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:38:24 +0000

And when the muggings and the honking horns begin to increase, we residents can file a petition with the city clerk to have the liquor license revoked for being a public nuisance.

By: deckster

deckster — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:31:31 +0000

The mugging was real. There were two back to back attempts, my friend escaped the first because he ‘screamed like a girl, “help, help! somebody help me!”‘ and startled his attacker. The second passerby was not so lucky, and lost watch and wallet. Luckily, no one was physically hurt.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:14:47 +0000

Whether the mugging was fictitious or not is not the issue. Muggings occur all the time in this area because of the proximity of the projects. It is definitely no mans land (which is why I love it) between the subway station and the restaurant. I’ve lived in Dumbo for longer than most and less than many and anyone knows you need to keep your wits about you- even on Washington Street. When I left a party next to VH restaurant recently very late night- I ran down the middle of the street til I got to Front. One might say paranoia- but from someone who lived in DC through the late 80′s and 90′s (D.C. had the most gunshot deaths in the late 80′s per capita beating out Michigan)- it’s reality. On the bright side, I welcome this little gem of a restaurant and as long as Walentis stays out of the mix, it might avoid the pitfall of Dumbo a little while longer…enjoy and Happy New Year!

By: VH

VH — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:29:13 +0000

The mugging took place at approx. 8 p.m. on 12/19 near Front & Hudson. No one was hurt.

By: loose stool

loose stool — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:29:50 +0000

He made it up because he hates the restaurant and dog feces.

By: neighbor

neighbor — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:18:47 +0000

Does anyone know what time the mugging took place? And were the police called / did they respond?

By: monster

monster — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:14:11 +0000

I tried looking up any mention of a mugging on the internets? Did you do it?

By: V-hill resident

V-hill resident — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:47:24 +0000

It’s a cute place, BUT between midnight and 1am it turns into Vinegar HELL House with the caravans of honking cabs and slamming doors which are tough to sleep through. Also, there is usually a pack of shouting people outside the place. Are they waiting for a table? Are they smoking? Whatever their purpose, they are LOUD.

PS-there was a knifepoint mugging last night on our street (Hudson Ave). The person that predicted VHH restaurant patrons as new crime targets were SPOT ON!

By: Ever Heard of Vinegar Hill? « at first bite

Ever Heard of Vinegar Hill? « at first bite — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:48:05 +0000

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By: Lyle Alzado

Lyle Alzado — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:33:14 +0000

“If me and King Kong went into an alley, only one of us would come out. And it wouldn’t be the monkey.”

By: Dreidel Hustler

Dreidel Hustler — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:43:15 +0000

I heard Bobcat Goldthwait was there opening night.

By: Steve Smith

Steve Smith — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:57:54 +0000

Crackey on vacation! I heard she was headed down to vacation for the winter…it’s too cold up here, so she’ll hang in an investment property down on South Beach until the spring. those coins add up!

By: Reality Check

Reality Check — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:25:01 +0000

I thought the food was OK, and for all the whining on this blog, you all have quite large delusions of grandeur about that little “hood” sandwiched between some huge smoke stacks and blocks of electrical power stations, what an amazing neighborhood, as long as your alive. Can anyone spell cancer cluster?