Thanks to Cáit O'Riordan for sharing this photo from Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... where, outside Tokio7, "the trees are hanging on to their leaves! The elm replaced a beautiful ginkgo tree that used to be there." Previously | Continue reading
Now that Thanksgiving 2024 is in the books... the 33rd annual tree lighting in Tompkins Square Park is set for this Sunday afternoon from 4-5. The event, sponsored by C&B Cafe, features the Carolers of Olde New York from Theater for the New City and refreshments via Veselka. | Continue reading
Photo by Steven According to police and published reports, law enforcement officials confiscated "100 pounds of pot products" over the weekend from an illegal dispensary on 10th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue. The shop, not named in the media accounts, was said to be a … | Continue reading
Photos by Lola Sáenz The latest in the occasional and ongoing witless pink-out at 57 Great Jones St., including painting over the commemorative plaque for one-time resident Jean-Michel Basquiat... | Continue reading
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jesse Malin (@jesse_malin) Previously on EV Grieve: East Village musician Jesse Malin provides an update on his spinal stroke and thanks everyone for their ongoing support | Continue reading
Photos by Daniel Efram TV On The Radio is back ... celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut release, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes, with a deluxe version of the album with previously unreleased tracks. The Brooklyn-based band just wrapped up four nights at Webster Ha … | Continue reading
Photo by Jerry B. via Yelp! A weekend read for your consideration via Animal New York. Freddy Alva delivers an oral history of See Hear, the (late) great zine shop down a few steps at 59 E. Seventh St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Alva, a one-time employee, spoke with … | Continue reading
Thanks to Robert Miner for this variation of a favorite East Village view — the Empire State Building through the trees in Tompkins Square Park... | Continue reading
A mini month in review... • A new community fridge for the East Village (Nov. 21) • $400,000 revamp planned for the Tompkins Square Park Dog Run (Nov. 20) • After over 50 years, Ludlow Garage on the Lower East Side to close its doors (Nov. 14) • The Avenue A 7-Eleven is now close … | Continue reading
Seattle's KEXP recently released this video of an in-studio performance by EVG faves Cults. The band with local roots recently released their fifth LP, To the Ghosts, this past summer. Enjoy the extended live set and interview... Previously on EV Grieve: • Cults classic: East Vil … | Continue reading
Photos and text by Stacie Joy As we reported, Budget Mart opened on Nov. 13 at 33 Avenue A between Second Street and Third Street. We've gone back for a few visits to look at the well-stocked and organized storefront currently featuring enough Christmas decorations to make your p … | Continue reading
In case you are looking for something to do (with visitors?) in the neighborhood this weekend... the exhibit featuring Kenny Scharf, a pioneer of the street art movement in the 1980s East Village, is underway at the Brant Foundation next month. FYI details: ... the exhibition bri … | Continue reading
One of our favorite East Village views — the Empire State Building from Tompkins Square Park. This holiday season, we're grateful for our readers. Your support, curiosity and engagement inspire us every day. And now, we're announcing our new paywall. (KIDDING!) | Continue reading
Another excellent tree candidate (here and here) ... this one from Stuy Town via EVG reader Jim Mullins... | Continue reading
"Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World," the documentary on the iconic Ukrainian diner on Second Avenue at Ninth Street, recently became available to rent or own on streaming services and Blu-ray. (More info here.) The well-reviewed film (100% on Rotten To … | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie Joy Boris & Horton is done to its last few days on the NW corner of Avenue A and 12th Street. Or are they? In announcing their schedule this last week on Instagram, they wrote: "we're hopeful that one of our customers will be taking over and reopening in 2025." Th … | Continue reading
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An addition to our fall trees post yesterday... here from 11th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... | Continue reading
Kushner Cos. continues to pare down its East Village portfolio "as part of a sweeping exit from the neighborhood that launched the career of its former chief executive, Jared Kushner," as Crain's put it on Friday. The latest to go: 318 E. 11th St. between First Avenue and Second … | Continue reading
Photos from 2019 by Stacie Joy The Blue Man Group will end its long-running show — some 17,000 performances — at the Astor Place Theatre this coming Feb. 2. No reasons were cited for the end of the production here and in Chicago. According to The Guardian, "The announcement comes … | Continue reading
Two St. Mark's Place businesses, better known for their other offerings, are now selling coffee. The Holiday Cocktail Lounge at 75 St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue now opens at 8 a.m. for coffee and croissants... aka, Holiday Coffee Lounge. Updated: Here's … | Continue reading
From the past few days... 1 — Tompkins Square Park 2 — Avenue B at Ninth Street 3 — 10th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue 4 — 11th Street near Second Avenue 5 — Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue | Continue reading
Several of the six buildings at 50-64 along the west side of Third Avenue between 10th Street and 11th Street are starting to disappear as demoliton continues... We saw some demo prep work late last year (64 Third Ave., where the Ainsworth was), though the activity in the empty b … | Continue reading
News surfaced last week that there's a new owner of 19-23 St. Mark's Place, the 8-story retail-residential complex between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. According to public records and published reports, real-estate investment firm Movcap bought the property for $27.5 million. … | Continue reading
If you're a fan of Le Fournil, then Monday's might be a little better for you. The French bakery at 115 Second Ave. between Sixth Street and Seventh Street is now open on Mondays — 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. And don't sleep on the self-serve drip coffee. The Monday opening announcement. … | Continue reading
After a July debut, Crepe City has closed at 199 Avenue A between 12th Street and 13th Street. (H/T Lola Sáenz.) We're told that they're just wasn't enough business, and the two partners sold the shop and moved on to other projects. (One of the partners, Alex, is now at Choco Dre … | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (and the Christmas trees arrived yesterday at Key Food on Avenue A)... • A new community fridge for the East Village (Thursday) • Workers reach the top of 644 E. 14th St.; future of building next door still in limbo 1 year later (Tuesday) • Witnesses … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Residents who live around Avenue B and Fourth Street were startled early this morning by the sound of a heated argument that escalated into gunfire. Witnesses reported hearing an initial volley of three shots around 3 a.m., followed by three mor … | Continue reading
A Rachel Sennott look-alike contest is scheduled today at 3 in Tompkins Square Park at the Hare Krishna Tree. So you know where to go if you have a resemblance to the actress-comedian ("Shiva Baby," "Bottoms," and "Saturday Night"). And $50 to the winner! The flyer looks the same … | Continue reading
Photo by Derek Berg From Ratfest 2024 in Tompkins Square Park today... | Continue reading
Opening for the day at Globe Slicers on the Bowery • Four people injured in a mini-van collision on Third Avenue at Sixth Street; driver arrested (ABC 7 ... 1010 WINS ... CBS 2) • The Mayor's "City of Yes" — with a few concessions — gets approvals from key City Council committees … | Continue reading
Morning views from First Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... sun's out! | Continue reading
Photo by Derek Berg Along Avenue B at Tompkins Square Park... | Continue reading
In late August, news arrived that Bruce Springsteen had covered East Village-based singer-songwriter Jesse Malin's song "She Don't Love Me Now." Now there's a video for the track (H/T Bayou!), filmed at Heaven Can Wait on Avenue A, which also cameos. The song is featured on Silve … | Continue reading
Frequent EVG contributor Daniel Efram caught a screening of "Ernest Cole: Lost and Found" earlier this week at the Anthology Film Archives on Second Avenue and Second Street. And there was a surprise Q&A with the director, Raoul Peck ... Peabody Award Winner (HBO's "Exterminate A … | Continue reading
EVG reader Jacki Carroll shared this photo with us from this morning — an unscheduled office visit! We asked our friend and local hawk/wildlife photographer Goggla for insights into who this might be... Looks like an adult, but I'm not sure who it is. Definitely not Christo (not … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy You have one week to dine in one of the neighborhood's remaining pandemic-era dining structures. By the end of the day on Nov. 29, bars and restaurants must remove street dining structures to align with the city's permanent Dining Out NYC program. As previous … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy After a months-long closure over the summer and into the fall, The Brindle Room recently reopened at 647 E. 11th St. near Avenue C. Owner Jeremy Spector, along with new partner Shervin Nassi, redesigned ("reimagined" was the word) the space and … | Continue reading
Since we had the scoop about Mary O's Irish Soda Bread Shop opening, people have asked about the hours at the storefront at 93 1/2 E. Seventh St. just east of First Avenue. For now, Mary O'Halloran has posted hours of 7 a.m. to whenever they sell out Friday through Sunday. Previo … | Continue reading
Early this afternoon, during a break from the showers. Per the National Weather Service: "Much-needed rain has arrived. An area of low pressure will remain near the region through Friday night, resulting in periods of rain. Some of the higher elevations west of NY, could see some … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy A new community fridge is now in service outside the Sixth Street Community Center between Avenue B and Avenue C. One Love Community Fridge, a 501(c)(3) organization, is the sponsor here. With this arrival, Pastor Will Kroeze of Trinity Lower Ea … | Continue reading
Workers removed the plywood from outside 204 Avenue last week, providing a clear view of the new 7-floor building slowly progressing on the site of a former 4-story structure between 12th Street and 13th Street. As previously reported, this city-owned property, along with the one … | Continue reading
Photos: Michael Tulipan/MST Creative Hearty & Healthy debuted at 103 First Ave. between Sixth Street and Seventh Street earlier this month. Andee Rosario (pictured below), a hospitality vet whose family operates Los Munchies in upper Manhattan, The Bronx, and Queens, started the … | Continue reading
The cube-shaped-lettered Schmuck sign arrived in early November on the NW corner of First Avenue and Sixth Street... The under-construction cocktail lounge comes via Moe Aljaff and Juliette Laroui, alum of Two Schmucks in Barcelona. (Previously) Punch recently talked with the pai … | Continue reading
Saifee for the holidays on the SE corner of First Avenue and Seventh Street... | Continue reading
There is/was a strange energy in NYC today — a buzziness before tomorrow’s all-day rain. It feels a bit like the anticipation before a snow day — like work and school will be canceled. And we need the rain. Per Bloomberg: The dry fall of 2024 was unprecedented, with only 1.59 inc … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy The Tompkins Square Park dog run has received a $400,000 investment thanks to the New York State Assembly. The Assembly-directed funding will go to upgrade and resurface the large dog run. On Tuesday, Manhattan Borough Commissioner for Parks Tricia Shimamura, … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Mini Gourmet Deli recently debuted at 230 E. 14th St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. The sidewalk-facing food-and-coffee stand reminds us of the classic Mike's Coffee & Deli on 32nd Street between Park and Madison. Here, you can grab a … | Continue reading