Photos today by Derek Berg And be sure to read Goggla's site for the latest on Christo and Amelia and other urban wildlife... | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie JoyArchie's Press is settling into its new home at 220 E. 10th St. — directly across the street from the previous location of nearly two years at No. 219. According to founder Archie Archambault, the rent doubled at the former space for his letterpr … | Continue reading
Yesterday, at long last, workers removed the remaining scaffolding, plywood, and sidewalk obstructions at 180 Second Ave., where a mixed-used residential building has been in the works for the past seven years here between 11th Street and 12th Street. (H/T Tyler!)A few items to n … | Continue reading
Thanks to the readers who wrote in about 175 E. Houston St. (aka 200 Allen St.) ... where the formerly papered-over windows now reveal the under-renovation interior of the next tenant, Only Love Strangers... a retro concept featuring Mediterranean cuisine and live jazz... ... an … | Continue reading
Above photo yesterday by William Klayer A fair number of people pointed out the paint job in progress on the SW corner of 14th Street and Second Avenue, home to KFC. The red-and-white stripes on the Second Avenue side were painted over to make way for an ad for — per KFC inside … | Continue reading
Since early January, students at the Children's Workshop School have been without use of the playground here on 12th Street between Avenue B and Avenue C. On Jan. 9, part of the façade of an adjacent building at 638 E. 12th St. crumbled, and pieces of concrete from the exterior l … | Continue reading
Top photo by Steven; 2nd photo by Stacie Joy Dim Sum Go Go's stay in the East Village was short-lived. A for-rent sign is now posted on the storefront at 221 First Ave. between 13th Street and 14th Street. The EV space has been closed — initially temporarily — since early Februar … | Continue reading
Photo of partners Sidney's Five partners Kai Woo, Walker Chambliss, Edie Ugot and David Lowenstein from June 2021 by Stacie JoySidney's Five has announced its closure after nearly three years at 103 First Ave. between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. Here's part of th … | Continue reading
Photo by Derek Berg Out with Valentine's Day on this Presidents Day... as seen on First Avenue and Seventh Street... | Continue reading
Photos courtesy of Jason Sheehy This past weekend, McSorley's celebrated 170 years at 15 E. Seventh St. near Cooper Square. Here's but a piece of the bar's history, which EVG reader Jason Sheehy shared from late last summer. (You may recognize Jason as a proud owner of one of the … | Continue reading
The 2024 edition of the New Colossus Festival takes place from March 6-10 at East Village and Lower East Side music venues, including Arlene's Grocery, Berlin, Bowery Electric, Heaven Can Wait, Knitting Factory at Baker Falls, Mercury Lounge, Pianos, and the Rockwood Music Hall. … | Continue reading
Today marks the 16th day that Con Ed has parked these loud, smelly oil-processing rigs on Fifth Street at Avenue A... belching a pungent smell into the immediate area and completely blocking the front of Sophie's, the decade-spanning bar at 507 E. Fifth St. (and the reason EVG st … | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (with a photo from Tompkins Square Park by Derek Berg)...• Source: DA's office mulling charges against tow truck driver in the death of longtime East Village resident Merle Ratner (Thursday) • 2 weeks left before Gizmo closes and relocates from longt … | Continue reading
February photo of St. Mark's Place looking east from Third Avenue From the EVG inbox... a reader writes about a loud, constant ventilation noise outside the resident's building at 11 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue (north side of the street). Some backgrou … | Continue reading
City kids know how to make a cool snowman with limited snowfall! ... photo today in Tompkins Square Park by Drew... | Continue reading
Photo from 9th Street at 1st Avenue this morning by Steven • Judge tells Mount Sinai to halt closure of Beth Israel (DotMed ... Our Town) ... Mayor Adams warns NYC-run hospitals would be strained by Beth Israel closure (Daily News)• Landlords kept an estimated 26,000 regulated un … | Continue reading
Top photo by William Klayer; the rest by EVG Finally, some snowfall that might garner more than 1,000 likes on Instagram! Waking up to as much of a winter wonderland as we've had these past two years (not really counting Tuesday, which was a bit of a bust in some weather corners) … | Continue reading
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McSorley's Old Ale House is celebrating its 170th anniversary this weekend at 15 E. Seventh St. just east of Cooper Square. There's live music today through Sunday... with cake from newbie Veniero's on 11th Street, which is only 130 years old.Per the McSorley's Instagram account: … | Continue reading
NYC's dream-pop duo Phantom Handshakes is just one of the bands playing this year's New Colossus Festival in several LES-EV music venues. Check out the lineup for the festival, March 6-10, right here. The above video is for "Stuck in a Fantasy."P.S. Phantom Handshakes pl … | Continue reading
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Photo by Claire Esparros via the Boris & Horton website After six years anchoring the NW corner of Avenue A and 12th Street, Boris & Horton, the city's first dog-friendly cafe, announced today that it was closing effective Feb. 26. The notice came via Instagram from daughter-fath … | Continue reading
Photo by EVG Reporting by Stacie Joy Charges are pending against the tow truck driver who struck and killed a longtime East Village resident on Feb. 5 while crossing 10th Street at Avenue C. NYPD sources told us that the incident remains under investigation, stating that the DA's … | Continue reading
Photo by PinchSignage arrived Tuesday for Daniel's Bike Shop at 313 E. 14th St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue.This appears to be the fifth store for the shop, which has outposts in the Bronx and Brooklyn. The Daniel's Facebook page shows a variety of e-bikes for … | Continue reading
Photo by StevenThe Dear Rufino signage is up now at 221 Second Ave., just south of 14th Street.As we noted a few weeks back, this is the taqueria — via Chef Iván García — taking over the former Chicken & the Egg space... the food establishment in front of the cocktail lounge Sinc … | Continue reading
Photos by Steven The official BoA signage arrived yesterday at 119 Second Ave. at Seventh Street... Read alllll the background about the first retail tenant for the building in this post. | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie Joy At Book Club on Third Street today, a pop-up featuring East Village-based florist Bloom Bloom ... pictured is Sophie Bromberg, the floral designer working for Bloom Bloom. Best sellers were the Japanese sweet pea and the ranunculus (in various colors). Sorry, … | Continue reading
Photo by Derek Berg Special delivery this Valentine's Day on St. Mark's Place at Second Avenue... | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy As we first reported on Jan. 3, Gizmo is leaving its longtime home at 160 First Ave. between Ninth Street and 10th Street for a new EV storefront. Wife-and-husband owners Rosa Malmed and Hossein Amid told me that while they have not secured a ne … | Continue reading
Photo by PinchA for-rent sign hangs above 174 First Ave., marking the official end of Emilia by Nai here between 10th Street and 12th Street.There's no mention of a closure on the restaurant's website or Instagram account. A "Closed for Private Event" sign had been on the … | Continue reading
Top photo by StevenOn the ever-shifting budget pizza front, new signage arrived Sunday at 71 Second Ave., marking the change from 99¢ Fresh Pizza to $1.50 Fresh Pizza here between Fourth Street and Fifth Street... As far as we can recall, this is the first price increase for the … | Continue reading
For those of us who were here, it will be a winter storm discussed for generations, as more than three inches of snow fell in Central Park, the most since 2022. (We forgot to measure how much fell closer to home.) By late this afternoon, there were widespread reports of damp si … | Continue reading
Photo from 9th and A by Steven Waking to a slushy snowfall this morning... as the entire NYC metropolitan area and northeast corridor remains under a Winter Storm Warning (the first in two years) until 6 p.m. Readers have reported gusty winds and sloppy sidewalks... though not cl … | Continue reading
If you need a gift this Valentine's Day (TODAY), Book Club is once again hosting the East Village-based Bloom Bloom floral design studio at the shop-cafe on Third Street.From 11 a.m. to whenever the flowers are gone, Bloom Bloom is selling grab-and-go wrapped bouquets and cus … | Continue reading
Photo this evening outside Saifee Hardware by Stacie Joy For the first time in two years, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for all of NYC from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow (Feb. 13). Per the NWS: "Heavy snow and gusty winds are expected with snowfall ac … | Continue reading
A new docking station has arrived on the SE side of Third Street at Avenue A. (Thanks, Newman, for the photo!) The station isn't listed on the system map yet, though a Citi Bike rep confirmed this is a permanent dock (and not, say, relocated here from another spot during construc … | Continue reading
The team behind the popular Taiwanese-American Win Son Bakery in East Williamsburg will appear before CB3's SLA committee tonight for a liquor license at 23 Second Ave. between First Street and Second Street. Like the Brooklyn outpost, the East Village location will serve as a c … | Continue reading
Top photo and new reporting by Stacie JoyIn a surprising move on Friday, workers put up a new ad for the Peter Jarema Funeral Home on the north-facing wall at 108 Avenue B and Seventh Street. During exterior renovations last June (first reported here), workers sandblasted away th … | Continue reading
The plywood arrived last week along 8-14 Stuyvesant St., here just off Third Avenue and Ninth Street (h/t Steven!)...As we first reported on Jan. 11, Wonder is opening a delivery and food-hall concept in this space.Wonder currently operates 10 locations throughout New York City a … | Continue reading
Photo by Steven Signage for Yummy Hive arrived Saturday on the SW corner of 10th Street and Second Avenue. The logo promises "deli and sips,"... and workers previously told us this would be a corner deli-type place. Seamless has a Yummy Hive menu for the address, and it features … | Continue reading
Top photo by StevenSignage arrived last week at 27 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue for N25, a cafe serving nitro coffee and tea ... and Bánh mì.This will be the second location for the brand that got its start in Taichung City, Taiwan.N25 takes over fo … | Continue reading
The new Bank of America branch is shaping up at 119 Second Ave. at Seventh Street... and now with temp signage ...... and a look inside...As we reported last Oct. 4, BoA will be the first retail tenant at the condoplex. According to an email from the bank:Come see us at our new l … | Continue reading
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Photos by Steven Signs are posted around the neighborhood for tomorrow's shoot of "The Equalizer," the reboot now in its fourth season on CBS. The Queen Latifah actioner will be around Stuyvesant Street, Ninth Street ... and large swaths of First Avenue between St. Mark's Place a … | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (with a sunrise photo from 4th and A)...• Remembering longtime East Village resident Merle Ratner, killed by a tow truck on 10th Street and Avenue C on Monday evening (Tuesday) • DA: Man who attacked Ray outside Ray's Candy Store sentenced to 10 year … | Continue reading
Anthology Film Archives is screening the U.S. theatrical premiere of "Brighton Beach," a long-lost documentary from 1980 by directors Susan Wittenberg and Carol Stein. Set against the iconic Coney Island boardwalk, "Brighton Beach" is a neighborhood in constant re-formation. This … | Continue reading
Top image via A24 "Past Lives," one of 2023's more celebrated films, was recently made available to stream. Writer-director Celine Song's generation-spanning film follows two childhood friends from Seoul to the East Village. This neighborhood is the backdrop for the adult charact … | Continue reading
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