Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Last night, word spread that Rockwood Music Hall had abruptly closed on Allen Street, just south of Houston. Yesterday, musicians scheduled to play at the venue beyond Nov. 9 received emails from the venue stating that they had closed effectivel … | Continue reading
Photo from February by Stacie Joy Nine months after a successful crowdfunding campaign and newly enacted subscription plan, Boris & Horton's ownership announced that unless they find a buyer for the business, the city's first dog-friendly cafe will close this month on 12th Street … | Continue reading
Dark Matter's cafe on the Bowery at First Street will be called ¡Adios Amigos! Awnings arrived for the respected coffee roaster on the SE corner late last week. They had a sneak preview of the space on Saturday... with a livestream of the International Chocolate Awards World Fina … | Continue reading
Fomo Momo is bringing North Indian-style street food to 85 First Ave. between Fifth Street and Sixth Street. Owners Impreet Sodhi and Ankita Nagpal started selling momos (a type of steamed or fried dumpling) via bright pink food trucks in Jersey City in 2021... and later vended a … | Continue reading
On the SW corner of 13th Street and Avenue A, Essentials Marketplace seemingly came out of nowhere and is now up and running... offering the usual corner-market fare (beverages! snacks! candy!). Meanwhile, on the SE corner... you will have one less place to purchase bongs or exot … | Continue reading
Thanks to EVG reader Jeanne Krier for this photo of today's sunrise... | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Earlier today, Mary O'Halloran treated her neighbors with free Irish soda bread scones and coffee or tea from her new shop at 93 1/2 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenues. And her new neighbors turned out in droves to sample the crea … | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (with a photo by Louise & Danny)... • Election Night 2024 (Wednesday) • Mixed messages about the future of 7-Eleven on Avenue A (Monday) • The return of O'Flaherty's, now on Allen Street for the next month with Matthew Barney & Alex Katz (Thursday) . … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy ICYMI: Fabano Florals has left its retail space at 106 Avenue B between Sixth Street and Seventh Street and is relocating its home base to Minneapolis. The door signage for patrons states the business will be "focusing on larger-scale events in the NYC area." … | Continue reading
A morning view of Temperance Fountain in Tompkins Square Park. Read some history of the fountain, which dates to 1888, here. | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie Joy A. Sorry for that headline. B. La Plaza Cultural is hosting a Pumpkin Smash tomorrow (Sunday) from noon to 3 p.m. Bring your pumpkins, Jack-o-lanterns and gourds to the SW corner of Avenue C and Ninth Street. Afterward, the LES Ecology Center will turn the sma … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Thursday night saw the opening of "The Bitch," a new show featuring work by Matthew Barney and Alex Katz at a temporary home for O'Flaherty's at 165 Allen St. between Stanton and Rivington... Artist, curator and owner Jamian Juliano-Villani and gallerist Bill … | Continue reading
Due to NJ wildfires, NYC residents may see or smell smoke. Guidance: https://t.co/EOStLz9R6e. A Red Flag Warning is in effect citywide until 6PM today, 11/9. Exercise caution w/ outdoor flames. Immediately report fires to 911. Multilingual & ASL Link: https://t.co/fCMmaLTzmK pic. … | Continue reading
Early morning walk through Tompkins Square Park on this 11/9/24... | Continue reading
Photo by Derek Berg On St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... | Continue reading
Info via the EVG inbox... the event is tomorrow (Saturday!) from noon to 3 p.m. on Avenue B between Eighth Street and Ninth Street: Join EVCC and LOSCC for an afternoon of planet-friendly activities and acoustic entertainment on Avenue B Open Street! There will be tours, live mus … | Continue reading
Going back to 1990 for the first iteration of the Breeders (Kim Deal, Tanya Donelly and Josephine Wiggs). "When I Was a Painter" is on the band's first record, Pod. Meanwhile! Kim's debut album, Nobody Loves You More, will be released on Nov. 22. | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy On Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mary O'Halloran will serve neighbors and friends Irish soda bread scones and coffee or tea at her new shop at 93 1/2 E. Seventh St., a warm gesture from her and her family ahead of the grand opening. The signag … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy O'Flaherty's is returning for a month-long exhibit at 165 Allen St. between Stanton and Rivington. This comes after the gallery-performance space spent a memorable 18 months at 44 Avenue A before an August departure. The new exhibit featuring wo … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Tomorrow marks the soft opening of The Community Boutique & Café, a community-driven market at 515 E. 12th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. The founders are Soudavone Khamvongsa (above left) and Settareh Barakhshan. Here's their mission via a … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy There are new operators for the restaurant space at 27 Avenue B between Second Street and Third Street. Nico Dona (below) and two partners, William Garfield and Amanda Bender, are preparing to open an Italian restaurant called Maretta. Dona, who … | Continue reading
Photo and reporting by Stacie Joy Stabilization efforts will be taking place today at the former P.S. 64/Charas/El Bohio Community Center ... which means Ninth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C will be closed to through traffic. Reps for Q Impact Solutions, which led a present … | Continue reading
Plywood arrived this week outside the former Boulton & Watt space on the NW corner of Houston and Avenue A, marking the start of renovations here. The bar-restaurant closed in July after 11-plus years, and this is the first activity that we recall at the space (aside from someone … | Continue reading
Sunrise from 3rd and A today • Where Donald Trump's policies are likely to affect New Yorkers (Gothamist) • How Trump's mass deportations and tariffs would impact NYC's economy (The City) • Mayor Adams vows to fight for rights of New Yorkers after Trump election victory (ABC 7) • … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy On an unseasonably warm evening, bars throughout the city hosted Election Night watch parties, capping what some media outlets called a "historically tumultuous and competitive election season" in a deeply divided nation. Here's a look around at … | Continue reading
View this post on Instagram A post shared by NYC Votes (@nycvotes) Find info about the ballot and your pollsite here. | Continue reading
After 18 years on the SW corner of 13th Street and Avenue B, B Cup Café is moving to a new home — and just a few storefronts to the south. Café ownership recently announced the news in an Instagram post, citing that their landlord did not offer them a lease renewal. View this p … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Eloise & Daisy, a vintage and second-hand shop, recently debuted at 506 E. 13th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. Eloise (pictured above) is the proprietor, and Daisy the cat is the lead curator... There's a mix of high-end clothes and accessor … | Continue reading
Details via the EVG inbox... Allied Productions, Inc. and Le Petit Versailles Community Garden are proud to host a special exhibition featuring four rare posters by iconic artist Keith Haring at ELKEL, the menswear boutique in the same building where Haring once lived during the … | Continue reading
ICYMI: A new business called Mrs. Green is coming soon to 328 E. 14th St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue. (Thanks to Pinch for these photos.) According to the homemade signage, the business will offer healthy fare like salads, juice, smoothies, etc. (Since these photos, m … | Continue reading
Officially closing the book on Houston Village Farm. For rent signs arrived on the storefront on Thursday here on the SW corner of First Avenue and Fourth Street. This was after the business didn't open for several weeks, and there was no notice to patrons. This was Houston Villa … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Sabrina Fuentes brought a Pretty Sick show to Bowery Ballroom on Halloween night. This was a one-off show for Pretty Sick, which Fuentes founded in 2013 at age 13. The band, which includes Ava Kaufman (drums) and Ben Arauz (guitar), released a new EP, the mor … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Late last week, we received reader reports that the 7-Eleven was closing this coming week on the SE corner of Avenue A and 11th Street — the information coming from a manager. The closing wouldn't come as a complete shock, as Seven & I Holdings, … | Continue reading
After more than a year on the sales market, 325 E. 14th St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue has a new owner. In a transaction posted early last month, an LLC connected to The Sabet Group bought the four-story building for $3.3 million, down from its initial $5.5 million as … | Continue reading
Photos by StevenStuffed Ice Cream closed on Oct. 27 at 139 First Ave. between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street.The shop arrived in 2017 and spawned a second location in Bensonhurst. However, ownership has plans for the space...In a closure notice for patrons, there's new … | Continue reading
Last week, we noted that Sunflower East Village had closed for a "restructure" after four-plus months in business at 88 Second Ave. at Fifth Street. As the week went on, EVG reader Kevin Frech pointed out that the landlord posted a Notice of Petition of Non-Payment on the cafe. … | Continue reading
Bad Hombre remains closed at 29 Second Ave. between First Street and Second Street. The restaurant, described as "coastal Mexican-inspired," announced closing for "maintenance" starting Oct. 1... View this post on Instagram A post shared by BAD HOMBRE | Mexican Inspired … | Continue reading
A view inside the New York City Marble Cemetery on Second Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... (yes, the fallen branches have made a cross...) | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (with a photo from Tompkins Square Park by Derek Berg)... • Where is the $1 million NYPD mobile command unit that Mayor Adams promised for the troubled 14th Street and 1st Avenue corridor? (Monday) • Rehabilitation of the former P.S. 64 could take 4 … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy On Tuesday, crews for the Darren Aronofsky-helmed crime thriller "Caught Stealing" (aka "Chelsea Honeymoon") returned to the neighborhood to film at several locations, including at Quick Coin laundromat on Avenue B between Third Street and Fourth Street. He … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Above from left: Maegan Hayward, Alex Carpenter & Nina Burns During November, 3rd & B'zaar is hosting a vintage and pre-loved pop-up market on weekends curated by East Village resident Nina Burns (and here). She'll be joined by the East Village … | Continue reading
Fall on First Street this morning... and ICYMI: Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday. So set your clock back an hour before you go to bed or when you get home after 2 a.m. | Continue reading
Tuesday saw the release of a new Pretty Sick video... for "Headliner," off the Streetwise EP. We were at the raucous Pretty Sick Halloween show last night at Bowery Ballroom. Pics on the way. | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Families, friends, and ghouls of all ages were out yesterday — Halloween. Here are a few shots from around the neighborhood... ... and at the Show Brain-promoted concert in Tompkins Square Park during the afternoon... | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy On Wednesday morning, we received a few reader messages along the lines of "There is a sculpture of former President Donald Trump having sex with an American-flag-clad woman in the back of a pick-up truck on Second Street." Not the usual queries … | Continue reading
Another Hitchcocktober at Village East by Angelika is in the books (thanks to the EVG reader for the "Psycho" pic)... | Continue reading
A mini month in review... with a photo on Avenue A by Stacie Joy showing a landlord collecting rent... • Rehabilitation of the former P.S. 64 could take 4 to 6 years, cost over $100 million (Oct. 29) • Where is the $1 million NYPD mobile command unit that Mayor Adams promised for … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Updated: The performances are sold out. Tomorrow and Saturday, the Abrons Arts Center on the Lower East Side is staging one of the more unique shows you'll see. "That Paradise Place" is an erotic puppet musical about the love, sex and fantasy lives of artists … | Continue reading