• After nearly 30 years, Starbucks is closing its Astor Place location (July 28)
• 2 men shot, 1 fatally, at the chess tables in Tompkins Square Park this morning, police say (July 12)
• On 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street, an empty lot and lots of questions about what's next (July 10)
• A look at 14th Street and 1st Avenue — 'a New York Block No One Can Fix' (July 10)
• East Village McDonald's pays tribute to 2 victims of suspected DUI collision in Corlears Hook Park during July 4 celebration (July 7)
• Mary O is bringing her scones to 7th Street (July 2)