Friday's parting shot

Only Rudolph remains from the Clint Mario Christmas display on Second Avenue at Seventh Street... | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 11 hours ago

My 'Bloody' valentine

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's Miami-based surf-punk duo Camp Blu with "Bloody Kisses" and a real creeper of a video Find Festival info here. | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 14 hours ago

The return of The Chillmaster!

Photo and text by Stacie Joy Renovations continue at First Houses, the city's first public housing complex along Avenue A between Second Street and Third Street. Many tenants were relocated to other city properties with the option to return. One returning resident is none other t … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 19 hours ago

EVG Etc.: Long live St Mark's Place; this is radio Clash

Sky view from 2nd and A Local stories of interest from other sources this past week include... • 100 immigrants arrested in week 1 of ICE raids (The City) • At St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, rallying against the new federal directive that strips longstanding protections from im … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 1 day ago

Wednesday's parting shots

Seems like old times on Seventh Street at First Avenue... Previously | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 2 days ago

We're in for a wintry mix (and we don't mean music)

Photo Sunday by Cecil Scheib We are under a winter weather advisory ("we" as in NYC and the tri-state area). According to the National Weather Service, we could see ("we as in ... forget it!) up to two inches of snow... plus a "glazing" of ice for fun. Per the NWS on timing: Snow … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 2 days ago

Equal time

Photo by Jose Garcia After yesterday's photos of the Tompkins Square opossum... here's Christo, the resident male red-tailed hawk in the park, looking as majestic as ever today. Goggla recently had some updates on Christo and Amelia's nestorations in Tompkins Square Park. Check o … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 2 days ago

Checking in on 644 E. 14th St.

Here's our first look in a few months at 644 14th St., the 24-story residential building on the SW corner of Avenue C. Workers are putting in the façade of terracotta panels and staggered floor-to-ceiling windows... The 234-foot-tall building from Madison Realty Capital, called 1 … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 3 days ago

Long empty 6th Street storefront finally hits the market

A for-lease sign has arrived at 511 E. Sixth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. The last tenant here was Identity Bar and Lounge, which closed in the fall of 2013. Fast-forward a short 11-plus years. The Tri State Commercial Realty listing notes that the 1,200-foot space is "idea … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 3 days ago

About the Valentine's Day Zine Fair this Saturday

8-Ball Community, the volunteer-run art collective, is hosting its third-annual Valentine's Day Zine Fair ... taking place this Saturday (Feb. 8!) from noon to 6 p.m. at the Sixth Street Community Center, 638 E. Sixth St. between Avenue B and Avenue C. There's also an after-zine- … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 3 days ago

Did the Tompkins Square Park opossum see his or her shadow?

Photos today by Steven YES! Which means six more weeks of field house reconstruction! Previous coverage of Opie, aka Nicodemus Punch Sugarpop (including this post), right here. | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 3 days ago

'Caught Stealing' slides into theaters this August

Pics from 2024 by Stacie Joy ICYMI: Sony announced that Darren Aronofsky's crime thriller "Caught Stealing" now has an Aug. 29 (2025!) release date, per the Hollywood Trades. As we diligently noted, "Caught Stealing" was filmed throughout the neighborhood this past fall. There we … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 4 days ago

At long last, a full reveal at the Five Guys, opening this week on 2nd Avenue

Top photo by Vinny & O Yesterday, workers removed the plywood from the SE corner of Second Avenue and 12th Street (188 Second Ave.), completing the full reveal of Five Guys, which has been in the works since November 2023. The plywood has been up at least back to last spring. The … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 4 days ago

Double Zero and Bar Verde combine space on 2nd Avenue

We weren't aware of this move until covering the fatal fire at 65 Second Ave. between Third Street and Fourth Street on Sunday. Plantmade, the vegan pizzeria in the northern storefront, has merged with Bar Verde in the other retail space at the address. According to Vegan NYC, th … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 4 days ago

Signage alert: 'The Jonathan Larson Project' at the Orpheum Theatre

Photos by Steven Crews at the Orpheum Theatre on Second Avenue are prepping the venue between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place for the next production — "The Jonathan Larson Project." Yesterday, the signage arrived... The musical features a newly discovered collection of songs … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 4 days ago

Requiem for a Blue Man Group

Photos by Derek Berg Paying tribute today on Fourth Street ... sending off the Blue Man Group after its final NYC performances yesterday at the Astor Place Theatre. This concluded a 34-year run with 17,800 shows and 82,150 gallons of paint. And a snippet of the parade... And that … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 4 days ago

Neighbor steps up to care for dog injured in 2nd Avenue fire that claimed owner’s life

Yesterday, a 75-year-old resident of 65 Second Ave. died from a fire that broke out in his apartment. A neighbor across the street saw the FDNY bring out the tenant's dog, Bella. The neighbor, Dean, took in Bella and brought her to the Emergency Veterinary Hospital... There's now … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 4 days ago

Now Now NoHo set to debut its micro hotel rooms in April on the Bowery

Top EVG photo from Saturday Room photos via Dovetail + Co Now Now NoHo, a micro boutique hotel for solo travelers, is set to open this spring at 340 Bowery. According to the Now Now website, rooms will be available starting on April 1. (No April Fool's!) Details via Hospitality N … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 5 days ago

Terra Thai is closing this month for a revamp with a March return

Terra Thai closed after service last night for a month-long revamp. Owners Karuna Wiwattanakantang and Norawat Margsiri emailed us with the news about the restaurant at 518 E. Sixth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B. "We plan to reorganize the store to make it fit for the current … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 5 days ago

The former Brick Lane Curry House space is for rent on 2nd Avenue

If Brick Lane Curry House is opening a new concept, it won't be from its former outpost at 79 Second Ave. between Fourth Street and Fifth Street. The modestly priced British-style curry spot shuttered in December. In a closing announcement on Instagram, ownership wrote, "Stay tun … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 5 days ago

Signage alert: Kobano on the Bowery

Signage is up now for Kobano at 299 Bowery between Houston and First Street. The Japanese-Brazilian restaurant is set to debut on Feb. 13, per an Instagram announcement. As previously reported, the owners of Íxta, which served southern Mexican and Oaxacan dishes, decided to revam … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 5 days ago

Week in Grieview

Photos this past week include (with a photo from Sixth Street) ... • D.A. Bragg announces sentencing of shooter in gang-related murder on 3rd Street and Avenue D (Monday) • The former P.S. 64/Charas/El Bohio Community Center has a new project name (Tuesday) • The building that ho … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 5 days ago

Report of a fatal fire at 65 2nd Ave. between 3rd Street and 4th Street

Top photo via a reader; other photos by Steven A fire broke out this morning around 10:30 on the second floor of 65 Second Ave. between Third Street and Fourth Street. There is an unconfirmed report that a resident died from the fire in the six-story building on the west side of … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 5 days ago

EVG Etc.: Street vendors fear deporation; Con Ed considers double-digit rate hikes

Sunrise from 3rd Street Local stories of interest from other sources this past week include... • The Trump administration's move to re-examine federal funding could have a significant impact on NYC's public housing (The City) • Trump threatens to kill congestion pricing (City & S … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 5 days ago

Friday night lights

We've heard reports of a Mustang adorned with Christmas lights in the neighborhood. We finally got a nighttime shot from an EVG reader (thank you!). showing the car Friday evening on First Avenue between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. This makes us nostalgic for the "In the Air … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 5 days ago

Sunday's opening shot

The Blue Man Group's final NYC performances are at the Astor Place Theatre today. (Tix on StubHub were $550 each for the 2 p.m. show and $279 for the 5 p.m. set.) It will conclude a 34-year run with 17,800 shows and 82,150 gallons of paint. We never saw the show (and we didn't do … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 5 days ago

Saturday's parting shot

Happy 26th anniversary to Lavagna, an EVG favorite East Village restaurant at 545 E. Fifth St., just west of Avenue B. Visit the Tuscan restaurant from 5 to 10 p.m. daily, with a 1 p.m. start on Saturdays and Sundays. | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 6 days ago

Hellmouth strikes again

EVG reader TechSquared shared this quick clip from last night on Avenue C between Second Street and Third Street... we always enjoy a bubbling hole in the street! Speaking of Avenue C, did anyone catch this geyser during the middle of last month between Seventh Street and Eighth … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 6 days ago

Anthology Film Archives hosting an epic Willem Dafoe movie series

The Anthology Film Archives is paying tribute to the always-seems-to-be-working Willem Dafoe. The actor has worked with directors such as Abel Ferrara, Martin Scorsese, Kathryn Bigelow, David Lynch, Paul Schrader, Lars von Trier, John Waters, Wim Wenders, David Cronenberg, Sam Ra … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 6 days ago

Saturday's opening short

Early morning view from 14th Street and Avenue A... the photogenic clouds will allegedly give way to sunny skies later today, per the Weather Channel. | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 6 days ago

Friday's parting shots

Photos by Stacie Joy Happy 10th anniversary to C&B Café owner Ali Sahin and his team at 178 E. Seventh St., between Avenue A and Avenue B. C&B opened in January 2015, and they've been great neighbors ever since. They sponsored the tree lighting in Tompkins Square Park, provided k … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 7 days ago

'Kiss' them for me

Over the next few weeks, we'll 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's dark-wave Canadian artist Frankie Flowers with "Kiss Me Like the World Is Ending." Find Festival inf … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 7 days ago

6 posts from January 2025

Photo on 2nd Avenue by Asha Schechter A mini month in review... • Taking a look at the all-new Baker Falls, now in soft-open mode on the Lower East Side (Jan. 22) • A visit with Anne DeVita (Jan. 22) • Why School for the Dogs abruptly closed in the East Village (Jan. 7) • Reader … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 7 days ago

A moment with Marianne Faithfull on St. Mark's Place in 1992

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Allen Ginsberg Estate (@allenginsbergofficial) Marianne Faithfull with her longtime accompanist Barry Reynolds at Sin-é, the legendary music cafe at 122 St Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue in June 1992. Photo by Allen Gin … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 7 days ago

Where does the East Village rate in the list of NYC's noisiest neighborhoods?

We're No. 7! We're No. 7! The New York Times did a deep dive on a favorite topic: Noise. Here's what a search of the city's 311 logs revealed: Using 311, New Yorkers can file noise complaints and report violations of the noise code to the appropriate agencies. (Categories include … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 8 days ago

Signage alert: Win Son Bakery on 2nd Avenue

Signage is up for Win Son Bakery at 23 Second Ave. between First Street and Second Street. (Thanks to the EVG reader for the pic!) It has been almost a year since we first mentioned that the popular Taiwanese-American Win Son Bakery in East Williamsburg would open a place in this … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 8 days ago

After 10 years on 1st Avenue, SenYa has closed

Photos by Steven A pizzeria is taking over the SenYa space at 109 First Ave. between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. There's now a rather generic-looking sign up on the gate of the former Japanese restaurant with the coming-soon info. SenYa debuted here in the spring of 2015. On … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 8 days ago

Thursday's parting shot

An EV resident shared this photo today... when a juvenile red-tailed hawk paid a visit and got the cat's attention. H/T Steven! | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 8 days ago

The incoming Whole Foods Market Daily Shop shapes up in StuyTown

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy The transformation of the former Associated continues at 409 E. 14th St. between Avenue A and First Avenue. Workers told us progress is "going quickly" and the "next stage" should begin soon. (We don't know exactly what the next stage might enta … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 9 days ago

Soda Club is moving from Avenue B to Avenue A

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Soda Club is moving from 155 Avenue B near 10th Street to 95 Avenue A at Sixth Street. The Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded vegan wine and pasta bar will take over the space that Amor y Amargo occupied until it relocated to its original home next d … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 9 days ago

The T Mobile shop that always looked closed on 14th Street and 1st Avenue has closed

Photos by Steven The T Mobile store has closed on the SE corner of 14th Street and First Avenue. Door signage points patrons to the location several blocks to the west on 14th Street... This wraps up 10 years at this spot... arriving in April 2015. The previous tenant, Pizza Bage … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 9 days ago

Some Downtown Funk and Junk coming to 9th Street

Reporting by Stacie Joy A vintage clothing-jewelry story is coming to 333 E. Ninth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue. We don't know much about the new venture, Downtown Funk and Junk, but it sounds promising. This storefront was previously Yosei Nails. The new shop will … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 9 days ago

Wednesday's parting shot

Work by Vittorio Marella — Il nostro primo mare, 2024, oil on panel ... part of a group show at Spazio Amanita titled "Sonder" up now through Feb. 23. The gallery is at 313 Bowery between First Street and Second Street. | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 9 days ago

Fake O returns with a side of mayo at Katz's

Back in early December, we spotted film crews outside Katz's. Notices stated the project as Hellman's. It turns out this was for a Hellman's mayonnaise Super Bowl ad that reunited Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal as characters from 1989's When Harry Met Sally, eating some too-puny-for- … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 9 days ago

The building that houses East Village institution John's of 12th Street is for sale

Image via LoopNet The five-story building at 302 E. 12th St., which includes the 117-year-old classic restaurant John's of 12th Street, is now on the sales market. Before delving into the details, the listing at Cushman & Wakefield notes that John's signed a 10-year lease extensi … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 10 days ago

Pink Olive is returning to the East Village

Image from 2023 via Instagram In August 2023, Grace Kang closed Pink Olive, her gift and stationery boutique on Ninth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue, after 16 years in business. She continued operating her outposts in the West Village and Cold Spring, N.Y. This week, Ka … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 10 days ago

Films we want to see: 'Peter Hujar's Day'

The biopic of the late East Village-based artist-photographer Peter Hujar premiered at the Sundance Festival this week to rave reviews. The synopsis: A film adaptation of the book, "Peter Hujar's Day," by Linda Rosenkrantz. It invites audiences into a single day in 1974 with grou … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 10 days ago

Tuesday's opening shots

Photos by Cecil Scheib A view to the west this morning, where the rising sun reflected off the windows... | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 10 days ago