Enjoy the Tree Ride!

The Tree Riders are now offically open for their 12th season on Second Avenue between 10th Street and 11th Street outside St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery. (Thanks to William Klayer for the photo!) Revisit our feature on them here. | Continue reading


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EVG Etc.: NYCHA residents demand repair reforms; The Drunken Canal announces last issue

Some recent headlines (with a photo yesterday on Avenue A at 14th Street via EVG reader Doug)...  • NYCHA residents from the East Village and Lower East Side call on the mayor and NYCHA officials to improve its repair process and how it maintains the city's aging government … | Continue reading


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Thursday's parting shot

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Distributing free turkeys to local residents ahead of Thanksgiving

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy On Tuesday, community members came together to distribute 120 turkeys to area residents who might need a little help this holiday season during these financially challenging times. The giveaway occurred at the CLLCTV.NYC art space on Third Stree … | Continue reading


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Wednesday's parting shot

Happy trails if you're traveling this Thanksgiving weekend — Planes, Trains and Louis Vuitton bags... thanks to Derek Berg for the photo. | Continue reading


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Some of the very best of Donald Sutherland at Metrograph

On Friday, Metrograph down on Ludlow Street unveils a "Sutherland Tales" retrospective featuring an array of Donald Sutherland's more memorable roles. (Marking Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 for the screenings of "Klute.")Per the Metrograph: Sutherland brought a contemporary countercultu … | Continue reading


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An Instagram account to follow

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Peter Bennett (@peterbphoto) We featured the 1980s photography of Peter Bennett earlier this year (see this post) ... if you're on Instagram, Peter shares some 1980s EV posts like the one above. You can find his … | Continue reading


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Middle Collegiate Church seeks permission to demolish the remaining façade of its fire-damaged structure on 2nd Avenue

This morning, reps for Middle Collegiate Church will appear before the Landmarks Preservation Commission to seek approval to demolish what's left of the fire-damaged façade at 122 Second Ave. between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. (Find meeting details here. There is a live … | Continue reading


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A quick visit to Butterdose, now open on 13th Street

Photos by Stacie Joy We've heard good things about Butterdose, a family-owned bakery-cafe that opened earlier this fall at 236 E. 13th St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by the space the other day... and checked out the variety of c … | Continue reading


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Shake Shack signage appears outside new Lower East Side outpost

The green glow of the familiar Shake Shack neon signage can now be seen behind the plywood at the chain's newest outpost on Rivington and Norfolk. (First reported back in June.)The Shack takes over the space — vacant for five years — from Schiller’s Liquor Bar, which closed … | Continue reading


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Monday's parting shot

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The 2022 Cookie Walk has been canceled

Photo from 2019 by Stacie JoyOrganizers have decided not to host a Cookie Walk again this year at St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church on Avenue A and 10th Street. The Cookie Walk website shows that this year's event, expected to occur early next month, has been canceled."Ou … | Continue reading


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96 Tears debuts on Avenue A as a tribute to Howie Pyro

96 Tears debuted this past week at 110 Avenue A at Seventh Street... the establishment next door to sister bar Niagara takes over from Tompkins Square Bar. Owners Jesse Malin and Johnny T (whose other local ventures include 2A and Bowery Electric) as well as well as Jonathan Tou … | Continue reading


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Report: City's first NFT restaurant slated for the former Sunshine Cinema location on Houston

The city's first NFT restaurant has signed a lease at the new 9-story office building at 141 E. Houston St. between Eldridge and Forsyth. According to the Post, the Flyfish Club is leasing three levels, 11,000 square feet total, for the members-only club that will feature a … | Continue reading


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A Snack Stop for St. Mark's Place

A rather generic-looking business called Snack Stop is setting up shop in the eastern storefront at 58 St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue. (Vegan Grill is in the western space.)The signage (with a typo — GROICERIES) promises exotic soda and snacks... as … | Continue reading


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Where you'll be able to find the Goodies on the Bowery

Another day, another cannabis-related shop opening in the neighborhood. The Goodies Shop is the latest entry ... coming soon to 324 Bowery near Bleecker... signage arrived last week...This piece from Fortune on Friday has more about the city's unlicensed shops popping up all … | Continue reading


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An early Thanksgiving today courtesy of East Village Loves NYC

Photos by Stacie JoyToday, East Village Loves NYC — the local volunteer group formed in the spring of 2020 to feed people in need during the pandemic — prepared and distributed its third-annual Thanksgiving meal citywide. (More background here.)EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped … | Continue reading


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Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a photo on 1st Avenue by Grant Shaffer) ... • A visit with Moxie, a nearly 8-year-old East Village photographer with an eye for nature (Wednesday)• A visit to Azaleas, celebrating 20 years in the East Village (Tuesday) • EV Loves NYC preparing … | Continue reading


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Toss your e-waste today!

We only just received this flyer... the Lower East Side Ecology Center is collecting e-waste — computers, monitors, keyboards, Betamax players etc. — today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Avenue A between Ninth Street and 10th Street. | Continue reading


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New murals depict LES history outside the long-empty CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center

Photos by Stacie Joy New murals are in progress on the 10th Street side of the former P.S. 64/CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center between Avenue B and Avenue C. EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by yesterday for a work-in-progress look at the murals by the Thrive Collective that ai … | Continue reading


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City removes curbside dining structure at Amor Y Amargo on 6th and A

The EVG inbox is lighting up with news from Sixth Street and Avenue A... where as around noon, DOT workers are demolishing the curbside dining structure at Amor Y Amargo... For this, the city has shut down Avenue A to through traffic from Fifth Street to Seventh Street. The sp … | Continue reading


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The Gallery Watch Q&A: Sneha S. on 'Portraits of the Revolution'

Interview by Clare Gemima Photos courtesy of EVGallerySneha S. is an artist and activist based in Queens. Sneha explored art from a young age due to her rough childhood upbringing. Born in Silchar, Assam of India, Sneha's family shifted to the United States in hopes of "achie … | Continue reading


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Details about Middle Church's 7th annual Children’s Multicultural Book Fair

Middle Church's seventh-annual Children's Multicultural Book Fair takes place tomorrow (Sunday!) from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. in their temporary home — East End Temple, 245 E. 17th St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.Per the EVG inbox:The event is hosted in partnership w … | Continue reading


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Ralph's on ice for the winter season

The Ralph's Famous Italian Ices & Ice Cream! is on hiatus now for the next few months on the NW corner of Avenue A and Ninth Street. They'll be back in February, at which time we'll be that closer to spring... Photos by Steven... | Continue reading


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Saturday's opening shot

Waking up to a cool (temperature-wise) morning ... with a freeze warning in place tonight. Photo from 10th and A... | Continue reading


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Cherry-coloured punk

 Endure, the well-reviewed new record from Special Interest, is out now... the video here is for "Cherry Blue Intention." You can check out the glammed-up punk sounds of this New Orleans-based band on Dec. 8 at the Bowery Ballroom. | Continue reading


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EV Loves NYC preparing for its 3rd annual Thanksgiving event for New Yorkers in need

East Village Loves NYC — the local volunteer group formed in the spring of 2020 to feed people in need during the pandemic — is getting ready for its third-annual Thanksgiving event, taking place this Sunday.This year, organizers told us that they're running a cookathon on Su … | Continue reading


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It's beginning to look a lot like ...

Lime Tree Market on the SE corner of Ninth Street and First Avenue is now on the clock for some of the neighborhood's first Christmas trees.Thanks to Steven for the photo. | Continue reading


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About 'Bomb Pop 2,' an 'ongoing conversation' at Bullet Space

Photos and text by Daniel Efram Bullet Space is currently showing "Bomb Pop 2," a group exhibition featuring Fly Orr, Mac McGill, Andrew Chan, John Farris, Michael A. Gonzales and Maggie Wrigley (above), who's serving as the curator. The original "Bomb Pop" took place in 2012 … | Continue reading


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The Union Square Holiday Market is now open on Union Square this, uh, holiday season

The Union Square Holiday Market is back in action as of yesterday on the southern portion of Union Square at 14th Street. This winter season, the market, via Urbanspace, has 160 local and national vendors. Here's a link with the list of merchants. The kiosks will be up throu … | Continue reading


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This morning's community meeting in Tompkins Square Park

Reps from the 9th Precinct and Parks Department met with East Village residents this morning in Tompkins Square Park to discuss ongoing issues with the park, including drug use and sales. Given the time (10 a.m.), not many people could attend (including me). The 9th Precinct' … | Continue reading


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Why is this area of Tompkins Square Park now closed to the public?

This morning at 10, reps from the 9th Precinct along with other elected officials are expected to be in Tompkins Square Park for a meeting to discuss "community concerns" about the Park. One question that may come up: Why is the area of the Park behind the fieldhouse/office lock … | Continue reading


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Gratin, a new gallery, debuts on 5th Street and Avenue B

Gratin debuted on Nov. 9 on the NW corner of Fifth Street and Avenue B. (First reported here.) The gallery's inaugural exhibition, titled "The Sniffer," features paintings by Amitesh Shrivastava, an artist originally from Khairagarh in Central India, in his first NYC solo sh … | Continue reading


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That's all for the short-lived Luna Cafe Lounge on 2nd Avenue

A for rent sign now hangs on the front window of the Luna Cafe Lounge, marking the official end of the bar-restaurant (cafe-lounge) at 166 Second Ave. between 10th Street and 11th Street... We first spotted the signage for the establishment, related to the Luna Cafe in the Bron … | Continue reading


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Wednesday's parting shot

A moment with nature this afternoon along 10th Street and Tompkins Square Park... photo by Jose Garcia... | Continue reading


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Let there be sidewalk here on Avenue C!

We've received several messages from readers noting that workers have been removing the longstanding sidewalk bridge on the west side of Avenue C between Sixth Street and Seventh Street ... The sidewalk bridge and construction equipment has been up along these NYCHA-owned … | Continue reading


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A visit with Moxie, a nearly 8-year-old East Village photographer with an eye for nature

Text and photos by Stacie Joy I recently walked around the neighborhood with East Village artist and fellow photographer Moxie.She carefully loads her pink Instax mini instant camera and cheerfully informs me she’s in second grade and is 7-and-a-half years old. She said that sh … | Continue reading


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9th Precinct to address community concerns about Tompkins Square Park

We are also using this medium to invite all concerned residents to Tompkins Square Park this Thursday, November 17th at 10AM to discuss community concerns in regard to the park. Come voice your concerns to us, your community board and local politicians and other City Agencies!! p … | Continue reading


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Noted, good-God-not-another-one edition

Coming soon, midblock to the north side of 10th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue — Galactic Smokers. Thanks to Steven for the photo | Continue reading


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A visit to Azaleas, celebrating 20 years in the East Village

Text and photos by Stacie JoyAs I walk over to meet Azaleas NYC Lingerie & Swimwear shop owner Cindy Kahng, I remember the last time I saw the woman-owned and -operated boutique lingerie shop during a tense period in NYC’s pandemic history. It was June 2020 when stores were just … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 1 year ago

Bowery building once owned by Andy Warhol is up for auction

ICYMI: A 4-story building on the Bowery that Andy Warhol once owned is on the auction block. According to materials from Paramount Realty USA, the minimum bid for 342 Bowery between Bond and Great Jones is $5.699 million. The auction takes place on Dec. 8.Per the listing, Warhol … | Continue reading


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In case you give a hoot!

As a follow-up to our post the other day about the artificial saw-whet owl sitting on the walk sign outside Saifee Hardware on First Avenue and Seventh Street... a reader points out a variety of faux owls available at the hardware store...  | Continue reading


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The lighting ceremony in Tompkins Square Park takes place on Dec. 11

In case you are calendaring your upcoming holiday events... the tree lighting is on tap for Tompkins Square Park on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 4-5 p.m. The 31st edition features familiar names: the Carolers of Olde New York from Theater for the New City and music from the Mandel & Lyd … | Continue reading


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While we're waiting for the full reveal at 14 2nd Ave.

Workers have dropped some of the construction netting from atop the new 10-story condoplex nearing completion on Second Avenue at Houston (adjacent to First Street Green Art Park).There's now a teaser site for the building (which had been going by Treetops). Depending on your … | Continue reading


@evgrieve.com | 1 year ago

Heathily Deli has not been open lately

It appears that we have the first victim from the Great EV Delification of 2021-22.Heathily Deli, which debuted in the spring. has not been open for 3-4 weeks here at 158 First Ave. between Ninth Street and 10th Street.The rather generic spot offered similar items to other like- … | Continue reading


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Hey, what might be opening in this empty 1st Avenue storefront?

Coming soon signage is up for a SMOKE SHOP at 213 First Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street. (Thanks to Pinch for the pic!) OK, what else is there to say? The smoke shop is taking over the storefront from Coddiwomple, the sandwich shop that opened and closed after a few wee … | Continue reading


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Sunday's parting shot

An EVG reader shared this from around 11th Street and Avenue C... "I took this from the rooftop and thought it was pretty." | Continue reading


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Noted

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