For the first time in a long time, there have been signs of activity at the former Associated space on 14th Street between Avenue A and First Avenue in Stuy Town.Asbestos Abatement signage went up earlier in October... (and the Wrong Language police checked in later)... As you m … | Continue reading
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Photos by Stacie Joy In recent years Avenue B has been a solid corridor for trick-or-treaters ... and yesterday's Halloween festivities were no exception, as EVG contributor Stacie Joy discovered... | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie JoyThe team behind Joyface is opening a new lounge-restaurant this week at 102 Avenue C between Sixth Street and Seventh Street.HiLot is the name of the cozy and well-appointed space that will serve various drinks and shareable plates (the cold spin … | Continue reading
The second-annual Thanksgiving Fundraiser Raffle is underway... a partnership among Loisaida Inc., the East Village Merchants Association (EVIMA) and Cooper Square Committee. Organizers say their goal is to raise $4,000 for Thanksgiving food for Lower East Side-based families.Vi … | Continue reading
A small for-rent sign now hangs on the storefront at 78 Second Ave. between Fourth Street and Fifth Street.Last month, owner Mehenni Zebentout announced that he was closing Nomad, his low-key Mediterranean and North African restaurant to take a much-needed break. As he wrote on … | Continue reading
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A mini month in review (with a photo from 1st Avenue at 13th Street) ... • A look at Thayer, a new cafe-bookstore opening soon on Avenue B (Oct. 27) • Unveiling Donald Suggs Jr. Way on 6th Street and Avenue B (Oct. 18) • About those fireworks last night on the East River (Oct. 1 … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy The Pyramid Club ended its decades-long run on Saturday night with a Halloween Dance Party Spooktacular. On Oct. 19, management announced via Instagram that the iconic venue at 101 Avenue A between Sixth Street and Seventh Street would be closing at the end … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy For the first time since March 2020, Key Food is open once again 24/7 at the grocery on Avenue A and Fourth Street.The new hours went into effect yesterday... During the worst days of the pandemic in 2020, the store reduced its hours... and later kept a modif … | Continue reading
The neighborhood will be experiencing a lot of late-night milling — the removal of the top layer of a street's asphalt surface — in the week ahead.According to the city schedule here (H/T Peter Feld!): On Monday (Happy Halloween!) and Tuesday, there's nighttime milling s … | Continue reading
Something truly terrifying for your Halloween: SantaCon NYC 2022 is on the clock. SantaCon returns for in-person binging and bar crawling on Saturday, Dec. 10. No word yet on the route, participating bars, etc. — all that will arrive in the days leading up to Dec. 10. So you hav … | Continue reading
A quick trip to the SW corner of 14th Street and Third Avenue... where Pinch points out there's now double-decker plywood surrounding the single-level storefront... it looks as if workers are trying to replicate the Green Monster at Fenway Park... As previously reported, wo … | Continue reading
Posts this past week included (with an ad for "Halloween Ends" at the 2nd Avenue F stop) ... • RIP Peter Schjeldahl (Wednesday) • Deadly shooting reported at Campos Plaza (Thursday) • El Rinconcito closer to opening on Avenue C (Tuesday) • A look at Thayer, a new cafe-bookstore … | Continue reading
Photo by Derek BergSet up is underway for the 3rd annual Halloween Mask-Querade today on Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue. East Village restaurateur Ravi DeRossi's Overthrow Hospitality group is once again hosting a Trick-or-Treat Halloween festival for child … | Continue reading
If you've been by the Ninth Street Community Garden & Park in recent weeks, then you'll know that it's diorama season here on the northeast corner of Avenue C.East Village artist J. Kathleen White's 2022 collection is titled "Spheres" ...In order below are Hawk, C … | Continue reading
A 30-second video clip showing a couple having sex in an East Village outdoor dining structure is — not surprisingly — going viral. (Thank you to the many readers who tagged EVG or sent the link.)It happened this past Thursday night around 9:30 outside One and One on First Avenu … | Continue reading
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Photos by Stacie Joy The Parkside Lounge was the scene of a recent bring-your-own-pumpkin (BYOP) carving competition ... and as EVG contributor Stacie Joy witnessed, it was a spirited affair here at the bar on Houston and Attorney ... with competitors taking the proceedings quite … | Continue reading
Six local merchants are taking parting tomorrow (Sunday!) in the second annual LES Halloween Book Crawl from noon to 7 p.m. The participants (the above flyer lists the discounts/freebies at each stop):• Bluestockings, 116 Suffolk St.• Book Club, 197 E. Third St. • McNally Jackso … | Continue reading
The annual celebration of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) takes place Sunday at the Campos Community Garden on 12th Street.From 2-6 p.m., you can find arts and crafts ... as well as ceremonial dancing at 3 p.m.The altar will also be open for residents to leave objects in mem … | Continue reading
There's a pop-up thrift market today (Saturday, Oct. 29) at El Sol Brillante on 12th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. You can find vendors selling clothing and assorted housewares from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is a plant sale as well (plus live DJs).A portion of proceeds … | Continue reading
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For the Halloween weekend... the Cramps with "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" ... with live footage from August 1980 and "Urgh! A Music War." (Not the best-quality video, unfortunately.)The song also makes an appearance in "Halloween Kills," which you really don't heed to see. | Continue reading
If you're looking for something not related to the Halloween weekend this weekend ... tomorrow (Saturday!) evening, the Most Holy Redeemer/Nativity Parish on Third Street is hosting An Evening of Sacred Vocal Music... featuring work by Bach, Handel and Parry. Find more detai … | Continue reading
Here's info about an afternoon of music and a tribute in Tompkins Square Park this Sunday... details via the EVG inbox... Oct. 30 is the second annual gathering of Infernites in Tompkins Square Park. Fans of the circus punk cabaret collective The World/Inferno Friendship Soc … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie JoyAfter a 7-week encore, Mermaid Inn has gone dark once again on Second Avenue — until the spring. The East Village location has been removed from the Mermaid Inn Instagram account... and reservations are no longer available here between Fifth Street and Sixth S … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie JoyThe funeral mass for Emmanuel Howard, aka Manny the Peddler, is tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 29) at 2 at the Parish of the Most Holy Redeemer on Third Street between Avenue A and Avenue B... Manny, a street vendor along Avenue A since 1979, recently passed aw … | Continue reading
Yesterday morning, members from the DOT and Department of Sanitation — under watch of the NYPD — shut down First Street at First Avenue to remove the outdoor structure at Pinky's Space, a restaurant-art space at 70 E. First St. (The first two photos are from Luke Mathews)... … | Continue reading
A 21-year-old man was killed, and a 24-year-old man was wounded tonight in a shooting at Campos Plaza at 635 E. 12th St. at Avenue C. According to the Daily News, the two men were in an elevator around 7:30 p.m. When the elevator doors opened, a man waiting in the lobby fired se … | Continue reading
Photo by Steven A view of Jupiter this evening ... as seen — with the help of EV Arrow — by the Christodora on Avenue B... | Continue reading
On Sunday evening, you can check a selection of films by the late Nick Zedd in Tompkins Square Park.The screening will be presented by special guest and film provider — Amanita Funaro, Zedd's stepdaughter. Here's more via the EVG inbox... Nick Zedd is an artist from the … | Continue reading
Photos by Stacie Joy Two men smashed their way into Desi Galli early yesterday morning at 172 Avenue B. The break-in occurred a little before 6 a.m. Owner PriaVanda Chouhan told EVG contributor Stacie Joy that the thieves took an iPad that the quick-serve restaurant used for musi … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie JoyThayer, an independent press, is moving closer to opening day for its bookstore-cafe at 99 Avenue B between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. (First reported here.) Founder Matt Lally, an East Village resident, plans to have a soft opening early n … | Continue reading
Village Grannies is closing up shop at 346 E. Ninth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Vered Behr and Zviah Eldar, aka the "Village Grannies," opened the storefront in November 2016... far ahead of the current smoke-shop-on-every-corner trend. The shop sells stylish smo … | Continue reading
As you may have noticed in recent months... the small plaque for Kōbo by Nai outside 202 Avenue A between 12th Street and 13th Street...This will be the latest EV establishment for Chef Ruben Rodriguez ... the restaurant's website notes that Kōbo by Nai will be "a contemporar … | Continue reading
The Wednesday evening Hitchcocktober screenings wrapped up tonight at Village East by Angelika with the spy thriller "Saboteur." Coming Halloween night: "Psycho." The 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. showings are either sold out or close to it... so the theater added screenings at 6 and 7 p.m … | Continue reading
There aren't any shortages of Halloween-related activities in the neighborhood.Here's another to consider... the Little Missionary's Day Nursery (above!) on St. Mark's Place between Avenue A and First Avenue is hosting a Haunted Halloween party on Saturday that w … | Continue reading
My father, Peter Schjeldahl, passed away today peacefully of lung cancer. He will be buried privately. In March there will be a memorial service honoring his life and work. My mother and I are grateful for all the messages and will be in touch when we can. pic.twitter.com/RVyrIkb … | Continue reading
ICYMI... this week's New York magazine cover story addresses a popular topic around here: curbside dining... specifically curbside dining structures. An overview via the magazine's press folks: In New York's latest issue, features writer Simon van Zuylen-Wood examine … | Continue reading
Sushi Mumi, featuring a 10-seat counter, recently debuted at 130 St. Mark's Place just west of Avenue A. The Instagram description: An upscale Omakase restaurant serving authentic Edomae-style sushi by Executive Chef and co-founder Marco Lin, a veteran of Bryant Park's M … | Continue reading
Signage is now up at 19-21 Clinton St. for Brix, a wine bar here between Stanton and Houston. (Thanks to EVG reader Fiona for the tip!)At first glance, we thought it might be a new venture for the folks who own Brix Wine Shop on Avenue B. However, owner Beatriz Gutierrez told EV … | Continue reading
Via a reader... someone making room for more Halloween decorations here on 11th Street near First Avenue ... | Continue reading
If you're looking to take in another Halloween-related pet parade downtown ... the Elizabeth Street Garden's third-annual Pet Parade takes place from 2-4 p.m. this Sunday. Here are the details and link to register via the EVG inbox: • Costumes will be rigorously judged b … | Continue reading
As seen outside Jolene on Great Jones between the Bowery and Lafayette. And you can read this to get caught up on the James Corden restaurant-service drama. | Continue reading
Photos by Derek Berg EMTs were spotted removing a body this morning on Seventh Street between Avenue A and Avenue B... as part of a shoot for "American Horror Story" ("Bandana" on the posted film notices)... Crews for AHS were in the East Village back in the summer as filming f … | Continue reading
Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy The new location of El Rinconcito is nearing its grand opening here on Avenue C between Fifth Street and Sixth Street.Owner Pedro Rodriguez gave EVG contributor Stacie Joy a tour of the new space... ... he was especially proud of the ADA-com … | Continue reading