Sunday, February 22, 2026

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a random "Rear Window"-esque photo)...
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• Indictment announced in January rape in Stuyvesant Town (Feb. 19) 

• The Bowery Palace debuts with Jesse Malin's "Silver Manhattan" (Feb. 18) 

• More Pride at the Stonewall National Monument (Feb. 15) 

• A visit to The Shrimp (Feb. 19) 

• Good news: Chomp Chomp is open again (Feb. 15) 

• Your Richard Hell reader (Feb. 20)

• ICYMI: Underground Railroad safe house found at the Merchant's House Museum (Feb. 16) 

• This East Village "Bunny" is now streaming on Netflix (Feb. 15) 

• Watching the East Village in "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette" (Feb. 16)

• Thanks to "John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette," Panna II is reportedly busy again (Feb. 21) 

• Lucky Cafe brewing up a mid-March opening on Avenue A (Feb. 17) 

• Village East honors Catherine O'Hara with "Beetlejuice" and "Best in Show" screenings (Feb. 18) 

• The Onion Tree Pizza Co. is closing on 1st Avenue (Feb. 20) 

• Rep. Goldman announces $250K for East Village nonprofit Avenues for Justice (Feb. 20) 

• A band playing New Colossus Festival: Lucid Express (Feb. 20) 

• Chef Tan is closed for now on St. Mark's Place (Feb. 17) 

• Signage alert: Sweetie's adds candy to the First Avenue mix (Feb. 17) … Fujisan Japanese Mart on 2nd Avenue (Feb. 17) 

• Avenue B market reopens as Miami Convenience (Feb. 16) 

• What's happening at 166 First Ave.? Think Southern buffet. (Feb. 18) 

• It's a Small Village Deli after all (Feb. 16) 

... and Richie is getting Key Food on Avenue A prepped for March 17 with Klassic Key signage... (photo by Stacie Joy)... 


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2 comments:

  1. billFebruary 22, 2026 at 11:46 AM

    Snowpocalypse now. Oops, another comedy school flunkout.

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  2. hywel ddaFebruary 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM

    St. David's Day (patron saint of Wales) is March 1st. St. David was an actual person who was born & lived in Britain. St. Patrick was an "immigrant". Why all the hoopla only for him?

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