Sunday, May 10, 2026

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a spring look on 7th Street by Derek Berg)...
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• Allan Dabrio Marrero released from ICE custody, reunited with husband at Middle Church on 7th Street (May 5) 

• Two Boots Pizza is moving — but staying in the East Village (May 5) 

• Hekate Café & Elixir Lounge closing amid rising competition in sober bar scene (May 6) 

• Sal's Deli & Grocery reopens on 13th and B (May 4) 

• Man shot on 7th Street and Avenue D; suspect at large (May 7) 

• Woman unharmed after reported domestic hostage situation on 8th Street (May 4) 

• Report: 4 East Village buildings tied to foreclosure filings (May 7) 

• Book Club Bar closing briefly for refresh as Bushwick location opens (May 4) 

• Genre is Death and the art of 'Noizz' (May 8) 

• Tacos Domingo is bringing its first U.S. outpost to 1st Avenue and St. Mark's Place (May 8) 

• Openings: Café Skye on 14th Street (May 7) … Taqueria Emilio 4 on Avenue B (May 5) … Singapore Social NYC on Avenue A (May 4) 

• Remembering a familiar presence on Broadway and Astor Place (May 4) 

• First signs of life at the former 7-Eleven on Avenue A (May 6) 

• Former Mark Rothko residence on 6th Street reemerges as luxury condo (May 7) 

• A new exhibition draws on the spirit of the juke joint at March gallery on Avenue A (May 9) 

• And now! Your Sephora signage on 3rd Avenue and St. Mark’s Place (May 8) 

• As the chain stores turn on Astor Place (May 4) 

• Double Zero returns to 2nd Avenue (May 4) 

... and from Cinco de Mayo, San Loco owners Jill and Kimo Hing outside the Avenue C location... (photo by Stacie Joy)

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