Photos by Stacie Joy Every once in a while, EVG leaves the neighborhood. Yesterday's destination: the Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens. We bought tickets for day 2 of the Total Bummer Fest, co-presented by the Knockdown Center and Saint Vitus, which brought together an array o … | Continue reading
Photos and interview by Stacie Joy HAGS has made a big impression in a very small space. Since opening at 163 First Ave. at 10th Street in 2022, chef Telly Justice and sommelier Camille Lindsley have built a devoted following with their intimate, queer-owned restaurant, known for … | Continue reading
Construction resumed late last week on the in-progress mixed-use building at the northwest corner of First Avenue and Second Street. This is the first activity we've seen on the site since late last summer. As we noted in October, according to Department of Buildings filings, th … | Continue reading
A few recent Third Avenue openings to note.The new outpost of Han Dynasty is up and running at 98 Third Ave., between 12th and 13th Streets... four storefronts north of its previous home at 90 Third Ave. The new, larger space was previously Bar None for 17 years. Hit the Han … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Another brand is getting in on the East Village $10-cup-of-pasta trend. A Cups of Pasta outpost opened this past Friday at 240 E. Fourth St., just west of Avenue B. (Hard to miss.) As the name implies, the shop serves various pasta cups that you order from a … | Continue reading
Spring art on 3rd Street at 2nd Avenue by Jocelyn Tsaih And a mini month in review... • Inside the new ABC No Rio (May 28) • A mother-daughter-owned bookstore bar is coming to Avenue A (May 26) • A Barnes & Noble is opening in the East Village (May 25)• After 54 years, Cozy Soup … | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (with a rando shot on 7th Street)Never miss an EVG post with the weekly EVG newsletter. Free right here. • Inside the new ABC No Rio (May 28) • 18-to-life sentence in fatal 2024 East Village stabbing (May 27) • Ribbon-cutting ceremony marks new chapt … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy The new mural on the southwest corner of Avenue C and Sixth Street was officially unveiled last Sunday during the 39th edition of the Loisaida Festival.The project, led by Thrive Collective's Murals Art Director Marissa Molina, is described as a … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy A tree came down earlier today near the Ninth Street and Avenue B entrance to Tompkins Square Park.According to a Parks Department employee on the scene, the working assumption is that the tree fell due to today's high winds. There were no repor … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy After decades at Avenue A and Third Street, Two Boots Pizza served its final slices here last night. The closure comes after a rent increase that owner Phil Hartman said made it impossible to stay, as we first reported.Still, there's hope for a sequel: Hartma … | Continue reading
The latest ramp at the TF in Tompkins Square Park... and if you're going to be outdoors today, expect windy, cooler conditions with a mix of sun and clouds, per the weather charts we studied and then cut-and-paste from... Outdoor activities today include the 13th annual Spring Aw … | Continue reading
Photo of Bob Bert at Night Club 101 on Avenue A by Stacie Joy Veteran drummer Bob Bert (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Chrome Cranks, Knoxville Girls, Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, etc.) is releasing his debut solo album, Beach Bongo Bloodbath, on June 12 via Bar/None Records. The percussi … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie JoyPaulie Gee's East Village Slice Shop opened yesterday afternoon at First Avenue and Sixth Street. As we've been reporting (like here), the new pizzeria is owned and operated by George Linn, a longtime Paulie Gee collaborator who helped bring the Brooklyn-based … | Continue reading
The 13th Annual LUNGS Spring Awakening returns this Saturday (TOMORROW!) after two weather-related delays in recent weeks. Looks like we finally have some sunshine for this.The neighborhood-wide celebration — hosted by Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS) — kicks off at n … | Continue reading
From "Footloose." Rev. Moore, seen here reacting to someone saying, "Actually, this meeting could have been an email." From the SLA yesterday: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a new policy to eliminate outdated restrictions on dancing in bars and restaurants. Effective immed … | Continue reading
Photos and story by Stacie Joy After years in development — and nearly eight years after the former building was demolished — the new home for ABC No Rio is inching closer to opening on the Lower East Side. ABC No Rio executive director Gavin Marcus recently gave us a full har … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy A tipster tells us that the wisteria-adorned townhouse at 35 Stuyvesant St. is now under contract, several months after returning to the sales market. As previously reported, the five-story home — famous for its cascading purple blooms each spring — was lis … | Continue reading
Photo by Steven Hello, Yam! has closed shop at 443 E. Ninth St. at Avenue A.The business, which debuted in October 2023, specialized in desserts made with Japanese sweet potatoes. Moving forward, the owners said on Instagram that they'd be focusing on selling their goods at food … | Continue reading
Work continues on Mixue, the latest quick-serve concept for the SE corner of Fourth Avenue and 13th Street. The company, which launched in China in 1997, offers coffee, milk teas, soft serve and fruit drinks. They entered the U.S. market last year, including in NYC. And with 40, … | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie Joy Avenue B streetscene (outside Thayer) with (from left) Adam Zhu, Arsun and Tasmin Meyer Ersahin. | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie JoyPardon My French on Avenue B is closing after a decade-plus in the neighborhood. Staffers at the Parisian-style bistro at 103 Avenue B, between Sixth Street and Seventh Street, told EVG that owner Antonin Brune informed them a few days ago that s … | Continue reading
Reader photo from June 23, 2024 Alejandro Piedra was sentenced yesterday to 18 years to life in state prison for the fatal stabbing of Clemson Cockfield and the wounding of two others during a violent June 2024 attack in the East Village. In a statement, Manhattan District Attorn … | Continue reading
Photos and story by Stacie JoyAfter months of renovations and permit wrangling, the first East Village Paulie Gee's Slice Shop is ready to open its doors.The new outpost at 100 First Ave. at Sixth Street (former Dunkin') officially debuts tomorrow afternoon (with 30% off slices a … | Continue reading
Photo by Juan Carlos DominguezDrāvida debuted last Thursday at 211 First Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street. The restaurant by chef Aarthi Sampath draws from South Asian cuisines and diaspora cooking, with influences from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Trinidad, Guyana … | Continue reading
On Avenue A, just another savvy New York pigeon (thanks Bettina)... and below, cake left out overnight in Tompkins Square Park. Happy birthday! (thanks James Chambers)... | Continue reading
Photos and story by Stacie JoyThe owners behind the incoming Rabbit Books and Bar on Avenue A are introducing themselves to the neighborhood ahead of a targeted mid-July opening.As previously reported, the bookstore-bar is taking over the former 7-Eleven space at 170 Avenue A on … | Continue reading
After decades of organizing, delays, rebuilding plans and post-Sandy setbacks, residents of 204 Avenue A officially celebrated the reopening of their building last Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a homecoming of sorts. The new building at Avenue A between 12th Street … | Continue reading
Photo and reporting by Stacie Joy The former home of Proletariat on Seventh Street will become Chippy's Fish & Chips later this summer. While the concept had previously been reported on the Outpost Substack, the location had remained a bit of a mystery, with the restaurant's Ins … | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie JoyTurning to sports, Game 4 between the Knicks and the Cavaliers is tonight. And this fan on 11th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B was getting ready for tipoff. | Continue reading
Spotted last evening on Third Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Hope you enjoyed your Memorial Day Weekend! Thanks to riachung00 for the pic. | Continue reading
Photos Saturday by Stacie JoyH/T EVG reader Russell K News of a Barnes & Noble coming to 181 Avenue A between 11th Street and 12th Street sparked plenty of discussion over the weekend on an East Village Reddit thread. A Reddit user found a notice for the new store, set to open i … | Continue reading
Photos and story by Stacie Joy Despite the rain, today still turned out to be a really nice celebration for the 39th edition of the Loisaida Festival along Avenue C. Throughout the afternoon, we kept hearing people talk about how important it is to preserve this longtime neighbor … | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (with some cloud scenes from 2nd and C)...Never miss an EVG post with the weekly EVG newsletter. Free right here. • The growth of the sunflowers (May 19) • 3 tiny hawklets, 1 busy nest in Tompkins Square Park (May 19) • Rosa Deli & Grocery has closed … | Continue reading
Photo of C&B Cafe by Stacie Joy The drizzle-rain-showers combo is expected to continue today... with the temps in the 50s. AccuWeather alleges that it will be "warmer with clouds followed by a brightening sky" tomorrow afternoon. Meanwhile, the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival on Av … | Continue reading
Given the rainy forecast this afternoon, today's free show in Tompkins Square Park has been canceled.Longtime locals Mephiskapheles were calling this their 35th-anniversary show, since the band started in the East Village in 1991. Meanwhile, the ska band's Greg Robinson gave us a … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Given today’s cool, rainy weather, we're flashing back to last Saturday — about as perfect a spring day as you can get (OK, maybe a little too warm for May) — and a few scenes from the annual Dance Parade along St. Mark's Place and the DanceFest in Tompkins S … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy New guard cat on duty at Love Story (the convenience store FKA S&S Bliss) on Third Street near Avenue B.Meet Sky, a Scottish Fold... | Continue reading
A view along Second Avenue late this holiday weekend Friday afternoon... | Continue reading
Brooklyn-based Chanel Beads release its second full-length record on June 26 (via Jagjaguwar, and yes, the album title is the same as its debut). Ahead of that is the single from Shane Lavers and company called "Song for the Messenger." | Continue reading
Poster by Mateo NazarioThe 39th Annual Loisaida Festival returns to Avenue C on Sunday ... once again bringing an afternoon of live music, performances, food vendors and community programming to the neighborhood. This year's festival — themed "Our AmeRícan Thing" in honor of the … | Continue reading
Say goodbye to another old-school diner. Ownership of the Cozy Soup 'n' Burger on Broadway at Astor Place announced that the 54-year-old diner is closing on June 21. As we noted in April, things were looking bleak for the diner that opened in 1972, as third-generation owner John … | Continue reading
One of our favorite neighborhood gardens has released its upcoming slate of free workshops and events.Albert's Garden, the longtime community garden on Second Street between the Bowery and Second Avenue, will host a series of spring and summer gatherings, including plant workshop … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Workers installed the Tacos Domingo signage yesterday on the SW corner of First Avenue and St. Mark's Place... As we first reported a few Fridays ago, this will be the first outpost for the Mexico City-based taquería specializing in charcoal-grilled tacos. | Continue reading
Photo by Derek Berg Getting carried away today in Tompkins Square Park... | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Those rumors about a new dining room at Katz's turned out to be true. The deli on the corner of Houston and Ludlow has unveiled "The Ludlow Room," a restored 68-seat dining room with waiter service that had been closed off since 1949, when the space was conve … | Continue reading
Image via @sanwits.nyc The East Village now has another sandwich option. Sanwits, a Filipino sandwich shop from the team behind Naks, debuted last Friday at 149 First Ave. between Ninth Street and 10th Street. The new restaurant comes from Unapologetic Foods — the hospitality gr … | Continue reading
Photos by William KlayerSono, a Korean-Italian trattoria, debuted this past week at 176 First Ave. between 10th Street and 11th Street. The restaurant comes from Chef Sechul Yang, whose résumé includes stints at Gramercy Tavern, Oiji Mi, and DDOBAR. According to published report … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie JoyA new flower shop is blooming on the southwest corner of 13th Street and Avenue A.Fleur De CJ, a mother-and-son-owned business, is now in soft-opening mode at 446 E. 13th St., with new signage arriving on the corner on Tuesday... | Continue reading