2017 photo of Elvis at Great Jones Cafe... see link below for more
Local stories of interest from other sources this past week include...
• LES man indicted in brutal murder of roommate (Gothamist ... DA's office)
• Three men were sentenced to prison in a murder-for-hire conspiracy among rivals on the LES (1010 WINS ... DA's office)
• Hochul and Trump meet again to discuss congestion pricing... and maybe the once-dead Constitution Pipeline project (Gothamist)
• NYC's nightlife mayor was hit with more than $350,000 in court judgments (The City)
• Lawmakers and union demand NYU Langone resume offering gender-affirming care for minors (City & State)
• The city's Open Streets program needs more funding to survive (Streetsblog)
• A compelling read on what became of the Elvis bust at the former Great Jones Cafe (The New Yorker — you may get a freebie; otherwise, subscription required)
• Read a passage from Elon Green's new book on Michael Stewart, "The Man Nobody Killed" (CrimeReads) ... WYNC and Hellgate have more on Green's book and the life and death of Stewart, the artist who was killed by transit cops at 14th and First in 1983.
• The legacy of East Village artist-designer Dan Friedman 30 years after his death (artnet)
• Photographer Bobby Grossman's Corn Flakes boxes featuring downtown luminaries are on display at the Ki Smith Gallery, 170 Forsyth St. on the LES (official site ...
• A review of "Bunny," Ben Jacobson's East Village-set comedy that premiered at SXSW (The Hollywood Reporter ... Deadline)
• The 2025 New Colossus Festival helped revive NYC's music scene (American Songwriter ... previously on EVG)
• F*Bomb Productions presents a Ramones tribute at Baker Falls on March 28 (Tickets)
• Are the scones at Mary O's on Seventh Street worth the wait in line? (BuzzFeed ... previously on EVG) ... A feature on Mary O (NBC News)
• See "Bonnie & Clyde" on a big screen this weekend (Village East by Angelika)
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