Sunday, August 30, 2026

EV Grieve's East Village Week in Review

Posts this past week included (with a marquee pic from Webster Hall on 11th Street by Stacie Joy) ...

• Long-vacant 2nd Avenue site is under contract for $57M (Aug. 25) 

• Closing credits for AMC Kips Bay 15 (Aug. 25) 

• For Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen, a family story comes to the East Village (Aug. 26) 

• Post postpones closure — "going to outlive all of you!!" (Aug. 24) 

• Sidewalk sheds may be getting a little less permanent (Aug. 24) 

• Indie rock trio pops up in Tompkins Square Park! (Aug. 29) 

• Ravi Coltrane headlines the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Tompkins Square Park (Aug. 28) 

• From parking to housing: NoHo lot clears major hurdle for 210 new apartments (Aug. 24) 

• Remembering Tim Curry (Aug. 26)

• Special guest correspondent Ali Royals files this report on a Citi Bike pursuit and a fistfight in the middle of Avenue A (Aug. 28) 

• Signs of the Bike Boulevard on Avenue B (Aug. 26) 

• Ankara ends its run on Houston and Orchard (Aug. 27) 

• East Village Queer Film Festival marks 10 years (Aug. 25) 

• A summer afternoon on Avenues for Justice Way (Aug. 25) 

• Mimi Cheng's wraps up 12 years in the East Village next month (Aug. 26) 

• Brazilian restaurant iara bringing Amazon-inspired menu to Allen Street (Aug. 27) 

• Why you'll be seeing a lot of Harry Styles fans in the East Village over the next few months (Aug. 26) 

• We'll always have 14th Street (Aug. 26) 

• Last call for Chopt on Astor Place (Aug. 24) 

• TerraCut to open reformer Pilates studio on East Houston Street (Aug. 27) 

And on Tuesday night, the Empire State Building was lit up in a bright pink sparkle at 9:25 p.m. to honor Dolly Parton... here's a view from Union Square courtesy of EVG reader Deborah Kadetsky...
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousAugust 31, 2026 at 11:39 AM

    Nice Picture - Godspeed Dolly - your kindness will never be forgotten

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