Covenhoven turns 1 year old, throws itself a party, Friday March 27th. 730 Classon

Can't divulge the details yet, but suffice to say it will not be a restaurant. Think: Bierkraft.

Hey folks: The new bottle shop and bar, Covenhoven, is chugging forward to opening. A wee bit of self-promotion, but they're doing an event for NYC Beer Week next Monday. Check it out here.  

FYI: The bar should be opening on Sunday.

Josh, is it too late to reconsider the name?

Our neighborhood has a rich and...troubled history with businesses starting out with clever names.

Kinky Krowns
Skazzy Cafe
God is
Thirstbaravin
Nouvelle Vag
Minor Arcana

have all either closed or changed their names (Vag to Vague) in the past few years. I fear for Friends and Lovers for this reason.

It's not too late. Save yourself.

What does the name mean?  I just looked up "hoven" and am in the dark how that relates to "coven" or beer..

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hoven

hoven

disorder of ruminant animals involving distention of the rumen, the first of the four divisions of the stomach, with gas of fermentation. Bloated cattle are restless and noticeably uncomfortable and have distended left flanks. Bloat often occurs in cattle that have grazed young, lush legumes such as clover or ingested large amounts of concentrate rations. Though deaths have occurred, economic losses from bloat usually derive from reduction in milk production and weight-gain rate. Treatment involves administration of antifoaming agents and relief of pressure by passage of a stomach tube via the esophagus.

There also seems to be a musician in Colorado who goes by Covenhoven..

http://www.covenhoven.com/

interesting -- that's a beautiful old map on the website and I'd love to see more of it if you happen to have access to the source. However, it's pretty confusing that it's upside down. 

Another great historical name not to call your business: Leffert Lefferts's

First off, isn't Covenhoven just the last name (of the property across the street) -- Nickolas Covenhoven?  And "hoven" apparently means courts/gardens/etc in Dutch.  So...Coven Garden?  Eh...

(BTW, did the gardens belong to Leffert, Rem, or some common ancestor?)

Name is fine.   Plenty of successful joints have much odder names.   In the end, offer a good value (some combo of service, ambience, selection, price) and you'll be fine.

They're planning on opening this Sunday, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.

It's open now - and really really nice. I'm a neighbor and so happy to have this on my block. Have been missing having Chavella's (when it had 2 L's) on the block.

Amazing - 250 plus beers, 16 on tap, super foodie pretzels, and, so far, super mellow. Beautiful. Local owner couple. They're going to show art.

(I'm a longtime lurker and big fan of the board, had to comment as I was here drinking a stout and looking them up, saw this discussion about the name - I think it's kind of cool when you look at the map.)

oops. sideways Stout.

I think with that other empty space on Park and Classon coming on line, there may be a chance to spark a little revival here. This may turn into a hyper-local retail strip sooner or later. I'll admit I still don't quite understand how Park Delicatessen is holding on. I didn't think the skateboard/flower market was that strong.