The high on this Feb. 10, under mostly cloudy skies, will reach 60, according to the Weather Channel and a look out the window. Meanwhile, EVG reader Terry Howell shared the above photo, taken in January 2011 from the NE corner of Third Avenue and St. Mark's Place... looking at 5 … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy It was more like Smash & Grab at the newish (and unlicensed) Grab & Go Convenience at 23 Avenue B. Last Sunday morning, someone smashed the front door here between Second Street and Third Street... A store employee told me the thief stole some … | Continue reading
Day 8 of Sophie's being obscured by these oil-processing trucks on Fifth Street just east of Avenue A... part of the never-ending transformer work at the Con Ed substation along Avenue A between Fifth Street and Sixth Street. The sidewalk also remains closed on the north side of … | Continue reading
Felton Davis of the Second Avenue Star Watchers shared this dispatch today... After a long month of almost non-stop clouds and rain, the crowds came out for this afternoon's stupendous 120,000-mile wide cluster of sunspots. Lucky for us, it was not pointing directly at the U.S. w … | Continue reading
The Chicago-based Dehd has a new record due out May 10 on Fat Possum. Ahead of that, they released this video-single "Mood Ring." (If you want to skip the setup, the song starts at the 2:25 mark. And this Dehd video is still my fave.) | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie Joy Spotted on Ninth Street near First Avenue... "Pregnant with morning sickness. :( I'm sorry I had to leave the car..." | Continue reading
The Lions Bar & Grill is slated to open this month at 132 First Ave. on the SE corner of St. Mark's Place.The folks at Endless Hospitality Group (The Wayland, Goodnight Sonny, Madeline's Martini, etc.) are behind this straightforward concept with food from Chef/partner Luigi Petr … | Continue reading
Photos by SalimA quick follow-up to a post from a few weeks back, when we noted the new sidewalk bridge along 280 E. Houston St. between Avenue A and Avenue B, the site of an incoming 12-floor mixed-use building. In creating this, the workers entombed a tree near Avenue B in conc … | Continue reading
EVG reader Ms. Wildflower share this photo from Fourth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C, noting: "Our block is notoriously disgusting. Looks like someone finally had enough!" | Continue reading
On Saturday (Feb. 10), the Most Holy Redeemer/Nativity Parish on Third Street hosts another evening of free music. Per the EVG inbox: Join us for a relaxing, family-friendly evening of classical cello, piano and vocal music at Most Holy Redeemer Church! Reverberant acoustics, a b … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy On Tuesday, I met with Ludwika "Lucy" Mickevicius at her namesake bar at 135 Avenue A. Lucy greeted me with a smile and a wave at the front door here between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street.She contacted EVG to discuss what was happening with … | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie Joy Luis Peroza, arrested and charged for the late-night assault of Ray Alvarez outside Ray's Candy Store on Avenue A on Jan. 31, 2023, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison this afternoon, Manhattan D.A. Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced. Peroza, 40, was also char … | Continue reading
The 9th Precinct is hosting a Sector Safety Summit tomorrow (Feb. 8) afternoon for East Village residents and business owners — this time for those who live in Sector D. This Sector encompasses the north side of Seventh Street to the south side of 14th Street from the west side o … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Yuca Bar is set to reopen this evening after a month-plus-long renovation on the NW corner of Avenue A and Seventh Street. The bar-restaurant serving Latin cuisine celebrated its 20th anniversary this past September, and ownership decided to ren … | Continue reading
The Tompkins Square Library branch currently features local illustrator Lily Annabelle's work in an exhibit titled "Goodbye to the Brick and Mortar," featuring an array of dearly departed storefronts. Here's more: When storefronts have become an integral part of a community’s ide … | Continue reading
Photo from 2017 by James Maher for EVG Merle Ratner, a longtime East Village resident and passionate advocate, died last night. She was 67. Police identified Ratner as the victim in the collision on 10th Street and Avenue C. As previously reported, a commercial tow truck struck R … | Continue reading
Photo Sunday by Stacie Joy The long-vacant building on the NW corner of Avenue B and Houston Street is set to welcome its first residents in many years. As previously reported, workers have been gutting and upgrading the spaces here in recent months. And, per a Streeteasy listing … | Continue reading
ICYMI: Jolene, the bistro-cafe at 54 Great Jones St. between the Bowery and Lafayette, will close soon.Gabriel Stulman, founder of the West Village-based restaurant group Happy Cooking Hospitality, made the announcement last week. Per the media announcement that we received:I'm w … | Continue reading
Image via DroneHub Media Halt the fundraisers. The penthouse unit at 72 E. First St. — aka The Minthorne House — at First Avenue with the Cape Cod-style cottage on its rooftop is in contract after a mere two weeks on the market.Jennifer Gould at the Post reports the price is clos … | Continue reading
Photo yesterday by Steven Pop-up hit Apollo Bagels will open its first outpost at 242 E. 10th St., just west of First Avenue. According to Grub Street's Chris Crowley, who first reported on the EV location, Joey Scalabrino and his business partner Mike Fadem first started making … | Continue reading
Photo by Dave on 7th A tow truck struck and killed a 67-year-old woman crossing 10th Street at Avenue C early this evening, according to police and media reports. The collision occurred around 7 p.m. on the east side of the intersection as the woman crossed 10th Street.ABC 7 said … | Continue reading
As seen on Sixth Street near at Avenue C... And thnaks to our friends at the DeColores Community Yard on Eighth Street between B and C for the photo. | Continue reading
Lucy's is another step closer to a permanent closure at 135 Avenue A.This past week, someone affixed a 30-day Notice of Termination to the front door (thanks to Lola Sáenz for the photos below).According to the documents, the new landlord (West Lake 135-139 Avenue A LLC) is termi … | Continue reading
Workers remove the curbside dining structure from Phebe's on Jan. 27 The final rules for the city's permanent outdoor dining program, set to launch next month, are now in the books. On Friday, city officials released the new guidelines, titled "Dining Out NYC." The significant c … | Continue reading
A surprising number of readers pointed out the new Untitled signage on the three residential entrances of the recently branded building at 58-72 Avenue A between Fourth Street and Fifth Street.The block letters arrived Friday on the newish awnings on the A, Fourth and Fifth Stree … | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (with a photo yesterday from Tompkins Square Park by Stacie Joy)...• East Village Loves NYC seeks a new commercial kitchen to help feed NYC’s food insecure (Tuesday) • Amid an influx of asylum seekers in the East Village, elected officials urge the c … | Continue reading
This past Tuesday, East Village residents and their supporters gathered outside 256 E. 10th St. between Avenue A and First Avenue to call on their landlord for safe building conditions. The newly formed EV Scharfman Coalition, along with the Cooper Square Committee, was behind th … | Continue reading
Photo by Stacie Joy Zines for sale outside Tompkins Square Park today by Jasper Krents... find 'em online here. | Continue reading
Early evening view from 2nd Avenue • RIP Wayne Kramer of the MC5 (Pitchfork ... The Associated Press... Detroit Free Press) • New York eyes rule changes to hire thousands of migrants and asylum-seekers who have legal work status in the U.S. (Bloomberg ... Gothamist) • Police seek … | Continue reading
Catching the sunrise from Tompkins Square Park this morning... the EVGcast (aka the Weather Channel app) shows that we're in for sunny skies with temps in the 40s through Thursday at least... | Continue reading
Entering the fourth month of transformer work at the Con Ed substation along Avenue A between Fifth Street and Sixth Street... ...and tonight, once again, an oil tanker all but obscures Sophie's at 507 E. Fifth St. just east of Avenue A... And despite what Con Ed may have you … | Continue reading
London-based trio Night Tapes has released several singles of late... the video here is for a track from December titled "Drifting," which the band describes as an "existentialist pop song." | Continue reading
A recent arrival on the rental market: 192 Allen St. between Houston and Stanton, the former home of the Rockwood Music Hall 2 space. The listing (PDF here) via Gavios Realty Group shows an interest in keeping the space as a music venue... The listing also notes that the 1,500-s … | Continue reading
EVG file photo of 170-174 E. 2nd St. After sucking the life out of its East Village portfolio, the Kushner Cos. continues selling off its East Village properties. According to The Real Deal, the company has just sold five apartment buildings to Penn South Capital for $41 million: … | Continue reading
Over at the CVS on Astor Place, renovations, including aisle rearrangement and new self-checkouts (now in place), continue. EVG reader Jacob Ford found the plans for the reno on display ... (they're upside down, so you may need to tilt your computer/phone upside down, too, for a … | Continue reading
And several readers have noted this — basically like why — on Avenue A between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place... | Continue reading
Photos and text by Stacie Joy The doors at the Connolly Theater, 220 E. Fourth St., are locked when I arrive to meet playwright Max Wolf Friedlich.After a "Hey, I'm here!" text, he pops out of the venue with a smile, clutching a can of grapefruit Spindrift.We take a brief tour o … | Continue reading
Lavagna, the unassuming and quintessential East Village restaurant, is celebrating 25 years in business this week at 545 E. Fifth St., just west of Avenue B. The restaurant, which serves traditional Italian trattoria fare, opened on Feb. 1, 1999. Congrats to Yorgos, Rob and every … | Continue reading
Whenever we post something about the 22-story building at 360 Bowery, people inevitably ask about the other new office project four blocks to the north. So here's a look at the 9-story office building on the NE corner of Third Avenue and St. Mark's Place (we've seen alternative a … | Continue reading
A mini month in review... (with a photo at Gizmo by Stacie Joy) • Reports: Man slashed after asking man to stop urinating on car along 14th Street at 1st Avenue (Jan. 23) • Why we may have seen the last of longtime East Village bar Lucy's (Jan. 22)• The Veselka documentary, narra … | Continue reading
A new report outlines how the pending closure of Mount Sinai Beth Israel on First Avenue at 16th Street will negatively affect vulnerable patients and other medically underserved residents downtown. Members of the Community Coalition to Save Beth Israel and the New York Eye and E … | Continue reading
Everytable, the Los Angeles-based fast-casual concept focused on healthy meals, has closed all NYC locations, including the outpost at 229 Avenue B between 13th Street and 14th Street. The gate has been down at Avenue B for several weeks. Google and Yelp both list the location as … | Continue reading
Image via DroneHub Media The penthouse unit at 72 E. First St. — aka The Minthorne House — at First Avenue with the Cape Cod-style cottage on its rooftop is BACK on the market. One of the most unique East Village homes sold in the summer of 2017 for $3.5 million. Now the circa-18 … | Continue reading
File photo by Stacie Joy East Village Loves NYC — the local volunteer group formed in the spring of 2020 to feed people in need during the pandemic — is looking for a commercial kitchen to use to continue their mission to help end food insecurity in New York.Since June 2020, EV L … | Continue reading
Photo from June 2023 by Stacie Joy After more than five months of frustrating limbo during building repairs, the owners of Caffe Corretto announced yesterday that they will not be reopening at 511 E. 12th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.East Village residents Colin Vickery and … | Continue reading
A milestone of sorts at 360 Bowery, where workers have removed most of the construction elevator from outside the 22-story office building at Fourth Street.We saw the first sign of the new development above the plywood about a year ago. The developers of this project within the S … | Continue reading
Photos last week by Stacie JoyCity Council leaders say the Adams administration needs to create more reticketing centers in NYC to meet the demand created by the Mayor's 30- and 60-day shelter limit stays. The letter, signed by District 2 Councilmember Carlina Rivera, House Speak … | Continue reading
A quick follow-up post to the item last Wednesday about Chicken & the Egg closing in the front space at 221 Second Ave. between 13th Street and 14th Street.• Sincerely, Ophelia, the speakeasy in the back, remains in operation.• As we noted, the new food vendor is Dear Rufino Taqu … | Continue reading