Wednesday, September 24, 2025

A bit of preservation amid the East River Park demolition

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Photo courtesy of Skyline Restoration via LESPI  Here's a little positive news amid the gutting of East River Park.  In its recent newsl...
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Law enforcement targets Green Line on Avenue B; tickets issued, shop sealed

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Yesterday afternoon, the Sheriff's Department and NYPD carried out what an officer on the scene call...
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PayOMatic checks out of Houston Street — and elsewhere

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Photos by Stacie Joy  The PayOMatic outpost at 303 E. Houston St., between Clinton and Attorney, recently shuttered, part of a company-wide ...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

For 1 night, DIY art show took over a vacant 2nd Avenue space

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  A one-night, DIY group show that took place over the weekend inside a vacant space on Second Avenue.  Th...

Most Holy Redeemer parishioners bring their petition to St. Patrick’s Cathedral

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This past Saturday morning, members of Save Most Holy Redeemer Historic Church gathered outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown, h...
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After 26-plus years, Bluestockings says goodbye on the Lower East Side

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Photos (from yesterday) and reporting by Stacie Joy Bluestockings Cooperative announced that it will close as a business at the end of 2025...
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Monday, September 22, 2025

Monday's parting shot

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Photo by Jose Garcia   A moment today at the Tompkins Square Park pigeon dog run...
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Remembering Yuji Umeki, owner of Search & Destroy and Kenka on St. Mark's Place

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy We were sorry to learn of the passing of Yuji Umeki, who for years anchored 25 St. Mark's Place with ...
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Concern for the squirrels stranded in the East River Park construction zone

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Reader-submitted photos  The northern section of East River Park is now completely closed for gutting ( as of Sept. 8) , and nearly all of t...
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Signage alert: Shifka on the Bowery

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The storefront at 324 Bowery, near Bleecker (next door to Think Coffee), has its windows papered with  Shifka  signage.  "The One Stop ...

A new barber shop for Avenue A

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Photo by Stacie Joy     Coming soon signage for a barber shop along 58-72 Avenue A arrived this past Friday afternoon.  There are currently ...
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Sunday, September 21, 2025

Summer's parting shots

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Last day of summer... and some scenes from Tompkins Square Park this past week... A new in-ground pool is in the works for Tompkins , b...

Week in Grieview

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Posts this past week included (with a photo on St. Mark's Place by Derek Berg ). Never miss an EVG post with the weekly EVG newsletter. ...

Did you catch the fireworks last night?

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The bursts started around 8:45 p.m., setting off plenty of questions (and alarms) as the sounds pierced the night air. Turns out, accor...
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