Week in Grieview

[Photo on East 3rd Street by David Fasano]

Stories posted on EVG this past week included...

Exclusive: New owners of John's of 12th Street look to carry on the restaurant's tradition (Wednesday)

Lanza's remains closed (Wednesday)

September opening expected for the Second Avenue location of Tompkins Square Bagels (Tuesday)

Scott Stringer's audit blasts City Hall for inaction in Rivington House deed lift (Monday)

Target will pay $2.5 million annually in rent on 14th Street and Avenue A (Friday)

Report: Village View residents considering going private (Thursday, 56 comments)

Gotham Pizza opens on Third Avenue (Tuesday)

Espresso bar-barber shop in the works for 137 Avenue A (Tuesday)

Box Kite Coffee has closed on St. Mark's Place (Wednesday)

The Edge is closing this month on East Third Street after 29 years (Friday)

Workers remove American Elm in Tompkins Square Park (Thursday)

Esperanto Fonda opens on First Street (Friday)

With new building OK'd, corner of Fourth Avenue and 10th Street finally ready for razing (Monday)

Full reveal at 100 Avenue A (Wednesday)

The new Astor Place rolls out the tables, chairs and umbrellas (Thursday, 51 comments)

Mono + Mono coming soon — again! (Monday)

Drunken Dumpling coming soon to First Avenue (Monday)

Police searching for perpetrator who took this flower pot from St. Mark' s Place (Tuesday)

Secchu Yokota serving now omakase tempura on East Third Street (Thursday)

NY Grill & Deli coming to Avenue A and 12th Street (Monday)

Signage arrives for Greek restaurant opening in the former St. Mark's Ale House (Wednesday)

... and a look at the mural for August at Mikey Likes It ice cream, 199 Avenue A near East 12th Street, by Andre Trenier ... the Flavor of the Month is dedicated to Andre the Giant: "The 8th Wonder" with cinnamon toast crunch ice cream ...