Early evening view from Tompkins Square Park... | Continue reading
Yesterday, the Times published an article about Julie Averbach, who has written an unauthorized book celebrating the displays, murals and installations at Trader Joe's stores nationwide. Averbach is a Trader Joe's fan with an art historian’s eye. She became so fascinated by what … | Continue reading
Top photo from Thursday by William Klayer Work picked up last week at the former Little Man Parking garage (aka LaSalle Parking) on Ninth Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. There are partial demolition permits on file with the city. Part of the existing structure will … | Continue reading
Photo of 215 E. 4th St. by Stacie Joy Here's a look at a few of the East Village addresses on tonight's CB3 SLA committee meeting agenda: New Liquor License Applications • 20 Blocks (Empty Lunchbox LLC), 215 E 4th St (wb) A sandwich shop called 20 Blocks is planned for the former … | Continue reading
The New Museum — with its 60,000 square-foot expansion — reopens this fall on the Bowery. Among the new amenities is an all-day café and restaurant. Community Board 3's SLA committee will hear more about the plans tonight. Per the questionnaire on the CB3 website: The New Museum … | Continue reading
Workers removed the plywood from outside the under-renovation 340 Bowery between Bond and Great Jones this past week. And it looks the same on the outside anyway... As previously reported, this is the new home of Now Now NoHo, a micro-boutique hotel for solo travelers. According … | Continue reading
Interior renovations continue at 95 Avenue A at Sixth Street. Window signage is now up for the next tenant, Soda Club, which is relocating here from 155 Avenue B near 10th Street. As we reported on Jan. 30, the Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded vegan wine and pasta bar is taking over … | Continue reading
Photos by Derek Berg Who's a good robot dog? Tompkins Square Park today... | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (with a crescent moon watch from 2nd Avenue)... • Q&A with Steven Matrick, co-founder of the New Colossus Festival, taking place this week at East Village and Lower East Side music venues (Tuesday) • The return of Lucy's (Monday) • Tompkins Square Pa … | Continue reading
Longtime food writer-critic Robert Sietsema (The Village Voice, Eater, The New York Times) recently launched a Substack newsletter that offers an array of reviews, openings, neighborhood explorations, think pieces, etc. He'll also "focus on value and good food around New York Cit … | Continue reading
A photo from Third Street featuring a clock as a reminder of Daylight Saving Time... aka, Spring Forward where we lost an hour of sleep (at least until Nov. 2). | Continue reading
Photos by Steven As seen on Second Street today... don't forget to tip! | Continue reading
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bullet Space (@bulletspacecollab) "Art Handlers" is the new group show at Bullet Space ... with an opening tomorrow (Sunday!) evening from 6-9. The urban artist collab is at 292 E. Third St. between Avenue C and Avenue D. | Continue reading
The Enron parody continues, with flyers around the neighborhood advertising a job fair in Washington Square Park on Thursday for interns to join the fake-revived company. This Enron has been pushing The Egg, a (fake) at-home nuclear reactor. Per CNET: The Egg appears to be part p … | Continue reading
RIP Brian James, the guitarist and co-founding member of the Damned. He died this week at age 70. In October 1976, the Damned released their debut single, "New Rose," written by James. The Damned was the first UK punk band to release an official song. It appreared on the Damned D … | Continue reading
Via the EVG inbox... Join New York Immigration Coalition and the Lower East Side Community Care Coalition to learn how your organization can be an ally in the fight to protect our neighbors. Attendees will be taught how to identify valid vs invalid warrants and the rights your or … | Continue reading
On International Women's Day this Saturday, the Parkside Lounge will come alive with seven hours of music as 10 women-fronted indie rock bands take the stage to celebrate women in music. "This year's show features 10 women-fronted bands, with a mix of talented female and male mus … | Continue reading
A group of runners who use East River Park are advocating for the city to add lights to the new track when it's rebuilt as part of the ongoing East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project. Per the petition: The East River Park Track will soon close through at least 2026 and underg … | Continue reading
Photos by Steven Renovations are underway inside 321 E. Ninth St., between First Avenue and Second Avenue, where Irving Green will open this spring. Per its Instagram account, this is an "East Village destination for curated homeware and gifts with a touch of Irish charm." The sh … | Continue reading
Photo via Bateman's Two East Village residents are behind Bateman's, a new cocktail bar on Sixth Street. The bar's name and concept are based on Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho, a black comedy horror novel from 1991 (and a 2000 film starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman) … | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie Joy This year's New Colossus Festival is underway at East Village and Lower East Side music venues. It will feature more than 200 bands and various industry panels. At Baker Falls, 192 Allen St., between Houston and Stanton, there was an afternoon slate of convers … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy This morning, on this Ash Wednesday, Pastor Will Kroeze and retired Pastor Barbara Beale offered "ashes to go" from the corner of Ninth Street and Avenue B outside Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish. Those who received the ashes arrived on … | Continue reading
Photo for EVG from 2016 by James Maher Several EVG readers shared the sad news that Hal Hirshorn, an artist well-known in the downtown community, passed away on Feb. 4. Little had been made public about his death until a feature at The New York Times yesterday. His sister, Harrie … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy In recent months, we've received several inquiries about the status of Eleven B, the pizzeria owned by Vincent Sgarlato and his family on the southwest corner of 11th Street and Avenue B. A large for-lease banner arrived on the 11th Street side … | Continue reading
Signage is up now at 17 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue for Butter Smashburgers. This will be the second outpost for the burger joint that opened last summer on Macdougal Street. Butter offers five menu items (not counting tea, soda, and water): the house … | Continue reading
Over the weekend, the plywood came down on the SW corner of the Bowery and Houston to reveal the new business — Bank of America! This is the first tenant here in almost seven years ... the last at 284 Bowery was Cherche Midi, Keith McNally's French brasserie, which closed in June … | Continue reading
Photos and interview by Stacie Joy Longtime Lower East Side resident Steven Matrick arrives at Pianos (158 Ludlow St.) excited to talk about music and bands — and I am excited to let him, as he details some acts he's especially keen on seeing (and hearing) at this year's New Colo … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting yesterday by Stacie Joy At the start of 2025, NYC Parks officials told us that the nearly 20-month renovations of the Tompkins Square Park field house were expected to be completed by the end of January or early February. Now that we have entered March, and t … | Continue reading
Workers today provided some long-needed tree care at the Tompkins Square Park dog runs... trimming back the cascading American Elms ... Thnaks to Deb O'Nair for the photos! | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy On Friday night, local faves Hello Mary headlined a sold-out Night Club 101 at 101 Avenue A. It was another solid show courtesy of (from left) drummer/vocalist Stella Wave, guitarist/vocalist Helena Straight and bassist Mikaela Oppenheimer ... After opening a … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Lucy's officially begins a new era tomorrow at 135 Avenue A between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street. Lucy's, now owned by Golden Age Hospitality, underwent renovations in recent months. Golden Age Hospitality CEO Jon Neidich, who previously li … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Carol Krakowski is the new owner of Boris & Horton, which was the city's first dog cafe when it debuted in 2018. Krakowski, who has a dog named Baja, said she is still a few weeks away from a grand reopening. In the meantime, with the new owners … | Continue reading
The modest studio that Joey Ramone lived in from the late 1980s until his death in 2001 is now for sale. As Curbed first reported, the unit in the St. Mark at 115 E. Ninth St. at Third Avenue asks $575,000, the going rate for the 20-floor doorman building. The Yoreevo listing doe … | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie Joy The Instant Noodle Factory is officially shutting down on Seventh Street. The quick-serve spot had been dark this year. Last week, ownership — the wife-husband team of Cierra Beck and Tat Lee — provided an update on Instagram: Thanks, everyone, for your suppor … | Continue reading
View of the Ukrainian National Home on Second Avenue today. ICYMI: The Times interviewed Ukrainians in several neighborhoods, including the East Village, about their reactions to Friday's spectacle in the Oval Office. | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (with a photo Thursday on Astor Place by Francine Lange) • Report of a fatal shooting at Tom & Jerry's on Elizabeth Street (Saturday) • More discussion on the future of the city-owned parking lot at 324 E. 5th St. (Tuesday) • Concern grows for Christ … | Continue reading
Jo Laurie Loves is closing its retail space at 620 E. Ninth St. between Avenue B and Avenue C. According to social media posts, the landlord is not renewing the lease for Jo Laurie, a longtime East Village resident who has had the space since 1988. Laurie operates a full-service … | Continue reading
Photo by William Klayer After a winter hiatus, the Ralph's Famous Italian Ices & Ice Cream outpost reopened on the NW corner of Avenue A and Ninth Street this past week. The shop's hours are 2-10 p.m. daily (longer hours once it gets warmer). As previously noted, the business dat … | Continue reading
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo tailing Salvatore "Sal" Boca and his wife Angie on Delancey Sreet after breakfast at Ratner's in "The French Connection." RIP Gene Hackman. | Continue reading
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NEW: Shooting leaves one dead this morning on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. 39-year-old male suffered two gunshot wounds to the chest and one gunshot wound to the stomach. EMS rushed the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue where he was later pronounced dead. There… pi … | Continue reading
Late yesterday, an appellate judge issued a new temporary stay on Mount Sinai's plans to shut down Beth Israel. This ruling arrived five days after a state Supreme Court judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block the facility's closure. After Judge Jeffrey Pearlman tossed the law … | Continue reading
March getting underway today as seen from Seventh Street and First Avenue... the morning clouds will give way to mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s... enjoy, because its back to the 30s (temps) tomorrow. | Continue reading
Ending the month with a Christmas tree discard on 14th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... thanks to Rob Frankel for the photo! | Continue reading
We continue to highlight indie acts performing at this year's New Colossus Festival, which will take place in East Village and LES venues from March 4 to 9. Here is the darkwave-synth pop of Coatie Pop with "City Song." The NYC-based duo will perform on March 8 at 10 p.m. at the … | Continue reading
A mini month in review (with a photo from the Tompkins Square mini pool — and yes, Tompkins has a mini pool)... • The Cinnabon/Carvel combo shop is now OPEN on 14th Street (Feb. 26) • Mount Sinai Beth Israel will close on March 26 after judge dismisses lawsuit (Feb. 25) • A longt … | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie Joy Moving time in the EV (and elsewhere). Leave my packages alone and thanks to whoever took my packing tape for my move its fucked up | Continue reading
Photo of Christo from the EVG archives Concern is growing over the whereabouts of Christo, the male resident red-tailed hawk of Tompkins Square Park. According to Goggla, the photographer who has documented the hawks and other wildlife for the past 11-plus years, he has been MIA … | Continue reading