Monday, April 6, 2026

Paulie Gee's East Village Slice Shop update: ovens arriving, May opening eyed

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Work continues at Paulie Gee's East Village Slice Shop at First Avenue and Sixth Street, with a spri...

Xi’an Famous Foods returning to the heart of the East Village

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Xi'an Famous Foods signage is up now at 129 Second Ave., between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place. ( T/Y to the EVG reader who ...

Openings: Thum Wellness and Spa on 14th Street

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So, 325 E. 14th St. has its first retail tenant since its sale and gut renovation .  EVG reader Olivia shares that Thum Wellness and Spa ...
Sunday, April 5, 2026

Sunday's parting shot

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10th Street at Avenue A late this afternoon...

A good Friday with Surfbort

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Photos Friday by Stacie Joy  Surfbort (plus a friend on the left)   On Friday afternoon, we spotted Surfbort in Tompkins Square Park... enj...

Week in Grieview

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Posts this past week included (with a photo along 7th Street at Tompkins) Never miss an EVG post with the weekly EVG newsletter. Free right ...
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Report: What’s next for the office building at 1 St. Mark's Place?

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There's a new player at the office project at 1 St. Mark's Place and Third Avenue.  According to The Real Deal this past week, Ma...
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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Saturday's parting shot

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Photo by Derek Berg   Dreaming about when the Flatiron Building and the Empire State Building have your One World Trade Center in checkmate....
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About photographer Richard Sandler's 'The Eyes of the City' pop-up at Abraço

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Photos and text by Daniel Efram   Sandler at The Bronx Documentary Center, 2023 Photographer Richard Sandler , formerly a longtime East Vill...
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Good Friday procession brings Stations of the Cross to East Village streets

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Photos by Stacie Joy   On Good Friday yesterday, parishioners from St. Brigid–St. Emeric on Avenue B took part in the ( annual! ) Stations o...
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Friday, April 3, 2026

Friday's parting shot

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The changing of the St. Marks Pl signage today at First Avenue... thanks to EVG reader David Leeds for the photo!  ( Click on the pic for ...

TV party tonight

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Photo this week in Tompkins by Stacie Joy   The Acute , the East Village-based duo of Viveca Butler and Stephen Cacouris, have a new video o...

Patti Rothberg marking 30 years of debut album at Parkside Lounge

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East Village-based singer-songwriter Patti Rothberg is marking the 30th anniversary of her debut album, Between the 1 and the 9 , with a ...
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D.A. Bragg details indictments over alleged gang-related shootings tied to East Village, LES

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The Manhattan District Attorney's office yesterday announced an indictment involving seven people allegedly tied to the Lower East Si...
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Friday's opening shot

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A Good Friday, April 3, to you... Avenue A near Seventh Street.  FWIW: A ChatEVG™ scan said this is legit, and not performative
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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Thursday's parting shot

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Photo by Stacie Joy  A 30-second dance party on First Avenue and Houston... unfortunately, our attention span is about only 12 seconds at th...
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Crowd lines Avenue A for secret show featuring Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE

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Photos by Stacie Joy  Drom hosted a surprise show last night featuring Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE — which helps explain the line along Avenue ...

Cozy Soup 'n' Burger seeks help to stay open

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The longtime diner Cozy Soup 'n' Burger — serving the neighborhood at Broadway and Astor Place since 1972 — is looking for a little...
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A Keith Haring-inspired 'Pop Shop' tribute on 8th Street

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A small tribute to Keith Haring's original Pop Shop has popped up at Allied Productions' studio at 368 E. Eighth St., between Ave...

A Nite and Day business brewing on 9th Street

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Signage is up for Dayglow and Niteglow at 437 E. Ninth St. between Avenue A and First Avenue. ( H/T Steven! )  The space will operate as a...
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