"Happy Village, the 54-year-old East Village corner dive bar, could find new life as a 50-seat gastropub from the opening chef at Honey’s, an acclaimed Fulton Market restaurant that’s now shuttered. The team would purchase the property at the corner of Thomas and Wolcott and sink $3 million into the space. They’d retain the Happy Village name and try to walk the line of being upscale yet unpretentious at 1059 N. Wolcott Street." - Ashok Selvam