Week In Grieview

Post this past week included (with an FDNY lunch break in Tompkins by Jose Garcia)...

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• 'He looked out for absolutely everyone here': Friends and neighbors discuss slain deli worker Abdul Saleh (April 28) … Candlelight vigil on 13th and B honors Abdul Saleh (May 1) 

• A 3rd Street staple, Rossy's Bakery & Café, closes after 16 years (April 27)

• Report: Rushed shelter shift tied to death, raises questions about East Village Intake plan (April 29) 

• Former St. Brigid School on 7th and B hits the market as a development site (April 28) 

• One spring day (April 30)

• Former Chris French Cleaners lot awaits its condoplex (April 29) 

• Remembering Wayne, who made friends on every walk (April 27) 

• Opening night of the Lower East Side Film Festival (May 2) 

• Coming attractions (aka, signage alert): The East Village is getting a Regina's Grocery & Deli (April 30) 

• Lower East Side History Month returns with a full slate of events (May 1) 

• Ramones at 50 (April 24) 

• Café Chrystie expands next door with new bar space (May 1) 

• Blank Street is leaving 149 Avenue A (April 27)

• Fire Escape debuts on Avenue A (April 30) 

• Reader mail: What is that smell in Tompkins Square Park? (April 30) 

• People went nuts for the Nuts Factory opening on 3rd Avenue (April 30) 

• Table Mercato bringing "Boston's best sandwich" to 10th Street (April 29) 

• Step right up: A game show experience is coming to the Bowery (April 29) 

• That Maybach moment on 11th Street, explained (May 2) 

• Signage alert: Olio e Più on 3rd Avenue (April 27) … Art Laboratory Wine Bar at 40 Avenue B (April 27) 

• 6 posts from April (April 30) 

... and CJ Tattoo has decamped from Fourth and C for a new space in Greenpoint ... gone, too, is the Love Zakka Mini Mart that shared the storefront ... (photo by Stacie Joy)...

Week in Grieview

From the past week, in which we had three different seasons over seven days. Photo in Tompkins by Stacie Joy

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• Judge pauses the City's East Village intake shelter plan (April 22) … Lawsuit filed to block East Village shelter plan; residents launch petition (April 21) 

• For Two Boots Pizza on Avenue A, a tough slice of reality (April 24) 

• First look at the condoplex that replaced a former synagogue on 4th Street (April 20) 

• A (literal) visit with Anne DeVita (April 23) 

• Landlord: STIK's 'Liberty' mural will remain on 9th Street and Avenue A (April 24)

• Around the clock again: Veselka's weekend overnight service is back (April 20) 

• The Lower East Side Film Festival returns for its 16th edition (April 22) 

• Shut out of Washington Square Park, 4/20 celebration descends on Tompkins (April 20) 

• Report of a roof fire at 433 E. 13th St. (April 21) 

• This car has made the city nearly $10,000 (April 20) 

• The owner of Corner Bistro is opening a licensed cannabis dispensary on 9th Street (April 21) 

• Report: SantaCon fraud charges met with a collective 'shocking, said no one' (April 19) 

• MoRUS is screening films about squatting and housing activism on the Lower East Side (April 21) 
• Art returns to a familiar wall on Avenue C (April 21) 

• New Italian restaurant Prosciutto coming to 9th Street (April 22) 

• From the 1980s to today: Daniel Root's East Village in focus (April 24) 

• Openings: Teriyaki One Japanese Grill on 1st Avenue (April 20) 

• Noted: Please take your rooftop shenanigans elsewhere (April 25)

• Swap at this St. Mark's Place M8 stop: bench replaces leaning bar (April 22) 

... and walking off with a Delancey Street sunset from Friday...

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with an art-and-perp walk on 2nd Avenue via Derek Berg)

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• Residents question city's plan to shift shelter intake to the East Village (April 14) 

• SantaCon president arrested; prosecutors allege misuse of funds (April 15) 

• Phil Hartman on "No Picnic" and capturing a vanishing East Village in the 1980s (April 13) … A "No Picnic" pizza party at Two Boots (April 18) 

• Don't Disturb This Groove: We made a 13-hour Key Food playlist on Spotify (April 15) … Avenue A's Key Food 1980s playlist, explained (sort of) (April 16) 

• For-lease sign arrives at longtime home of Two Boots Pizza on Avenue A — surprising owner, staff (April 17) 

• Ugh, Uggs: Pop-up "newsstand" and a no-photos moment during a photoshoot on Avenue A (April 17) 

• Small-dog run in Tompkins Square Park briefly closed over tree safety concerns (April 15) 

• The end of "Liberty" on 9th and A? (April 17) 

• An a-peel-ing exhibit at Ninth Street Espresso (on 10th Street) (April 18)

• Openings: Whits brings the sliders to St. Mark's Place (April 16) 

• Singapore Social is opening in the former Foul Witch space on Avenue A (April 16) 

• Signed, sealed… not delivered? Warning posted on Avenue B mailbox (April 17) 

• Wall prep on 6th and C (April 12) 

• First sign of Pizza PST on St. Mark's Place (April 16) 

• Closures: Cosmic Cat Cafe on 2nd Street (April 14) 

• Openings: Sweeties Candy NYC on 1st Avenue (April 15) 

• Signage alert: Nuts Factory on 3rd Avenue (April 14) … Fifth Square on 5th Street (April 13) … House of Shawarma on 2nd Avenue (April 13) … Conall’s Public House on 1st Avenue (April 13) 

... ICYMI: The latest mural outside the Second Avenue F stop... art by Sonni... (photo by Stacie Joy)...

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a walk along Cooper Union)...

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• Veselka will once again be open around the clock on Fridays and Saturdays (April 9) 

• A look at Cô Lạc, now open at 234 E. Fourth St. (April 9) 

• It's wisteria time on Stuyvesant Street (April 7) 

• Paulie Gee's East Village Slice Shop update: ovens arriving, May opening eyed (April 6) 

• One of the Bowery's most unique storefronts moves to a less-unique space (April 7) 

• 3 music-related books this spring for East Village readers (April 8) 

• A good Friday with Surfbort (April 5) 

• Spring progress in Tompkins (April 10) 

• Xi'an Famous Foods returning to the heart of the East Village (April 6) 

• The fruit vendor of 1st Avenue (and 6th Street) is back (April 8) 

• Signs of the times (and more signs) at 9 Bleecker (April 9) 

• At the opening night of 'Arturo Vega: the merch master' (April 11) 

• Noona’s Ice Cream & Bakeshop has closed on 5th Street (April 8) 

• Proletariat is closing for now on 7th Street (April 7)

• A Sunday shutter for Dim Sum Palace on 2nd Avenue (April 7)

 
• A bad sign at Chef Tan (April 7) 

• Signage alert: Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen NYC on 2nd Avenue (April 8) 

• Openings: Thum Wellness and Spa on 14th Street (April 6) 

• Report: What's next for the office building at 1 St. Mark's Place? (April 5) 

• Another great song from Genre is Death (April 10) 

And thank you to Pat Arnow for this photo — three ospreys perched above their nest across the river from East River Park's amphitheater (usually it's just one or two).

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a photo along 7th Street at Tompkins)

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• Outdoor dining season returns as curbside setups reappear (March 30) 

• Police searching for suspects in 2nd Avenue carjacking (March 31) 

• Small Village Deli off to a loud start with neighbors (April 1) 

• Cozy Soup 'n' Burger seeks help to stay open on Astor Place (April 2) 

• D.A. Bragg details indictments over alleged gang-related shootings tied to East Village, LES (April 3) 

• After years of complaints, a ruling in tenants' favor on 9th Street (March 31) 

• A new edge in Tompkins Square Park (March 31) 

• Good Friday procession brings Stations of the Cross to East Village streets (April 4) 

• A Keith Haring-inspired Pop Shop tribute on 8th Street (April 2) 

• Openings: Lucky Cafe on Avenue A (April 1) 

• A Nite and Day business brewing on 9th Street (April 2) 

• About photographer Richard Sandler's "The Eyes of the City" pop-up at Abraço (April 4) 

• A moment inside MERV 1 (March 29) 

• Signage alert: Taqueria Emilio on Avenue B (March 31) 

• The Gray Mare has closed; new concept planned for the space (March 30) 

• Crowd lines Avenue A for secret show featuring Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE (April 2)

• 10 years later: Ninth Ward announces itself again on 2nd Avenue (March 30) 

• Reader report: Apna Pind debuts on 4th Street (March 30) 

• EVG highlights from March (March 31) 

• Introducing ChatEVG™ (April Fool's Day) 

... and EVG regular Edmund John Dunn shared this photo from Union Square on Friday... when the line formed for the grand opening of the Uniqlo on 17th and Broadway...

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with an early Father's Day scene on Avenue A via Derek Berg). 

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• Remembering longtime East Village artist and activist Agosto Machado (March 25) 

• Two Boots' longtime Avenue A home listed for the first time in 30 years as lease talks continue (March 24) ... Checking in with Phil Hartman on Two Boots' future on Avenue A — and the East Village (March 26) 

• 11 years after the deadly Second Avenue gas explosion (March 26)

• DOT plans bike and pedestrian changes around Astor Place and the East Village (March 26)

 
• Commemorating the 115th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (March 25) 

• The CityBench that baffled residents on 3rd Street has been removed (March 26) 

• A timely discussion on Iran at the Francis Kite Club (March 27) 

• Inside the New Museum's reopening on the Bowery (March 23) 

• A cold Spring night with the waxing Moon (and a reminder the Earth keeps moving) (March 25) 

• Photos by Francesca Magnani: ImillaSkate at Ninth Street Espresso (March 27) 

• A surreal sendoff to winter at Parkside Lounge (March 24) 

• Signage alert: JoJu on St. Mark's Place (March 25) … Wine Art Laboratory on Avenue B (March 24) … Fire Escape on Avenue A (March 23) … Whits on St. Mark’s Place (March 23) 

• And now, your Paulie Gee's East Village Slice Shop signage (March 27) 

• $1 slices mark Emmy Squared’s East Village return (March 23) 

• Pizza Hub's run on 1st Avenue appears to be over (March 24) 

• Fresh pavement for Avenue A (March 24) 

We mentioned that Tropic Berry had quietly shuttered at 45 First Ave. ... EVG reader Taz Urnov shared this pic showing that the for-rent sign has arrived...

Week in Grieview

Posts that past week included (with some buds on Ninth Street at Stuyvesant)
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• What it's like living among 2 fraternities in 1 East Village building (March 18) 

• Dana Beal, longtime marijuana activist, serving months-long prison sentence in Idaho (March 16) 

• The empty lot on 2nd Avenue between 2nd and 3rd streets is for sale (March 19) 

• Report: Tenants displaced by deadly 2015 2nd Avenue blast sue over unpaid stipends (March 18) 

• The Patricia Field ARTFashion Gallery has quietly closed on the Lower East Side (March 16) 

• ICYMI: 7 Bleecker St., longtime home of Robert Frank and June Leaf, is on the market (March 21) 

• Works by Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh on view at Ki Smith Gallery on the LES (March 19) 

• Former Sixth Street Specials building wrapped for gut renovation (March 16) 

• Opening day scenes at Metro Acres Market on 1st Avenue and 5th Street (March 16) 

• Victory Tattoo NYC leaves storefront in former Hells Angels clubhouse on 3rd Street (March 17) 

• Pre-St. Patrick's Day scenes at Mary's O's on Avenue A (March 15) 

• Signage alert: Tang Sushi on 2nd Avenue (March 18) … The Hungry Bean on 1st Avenue (March 17) 

• Reader report: Pinnacle Cleaners closing on 11th Street (March 18) 

• Milling the night away on Avenue A (March 17) 

• A Tonight to remember: Julia Cumming's solo debut on Fallon (March 21) 

This past week, longtime East Village resident Felton Davis presented the new Metro Acres Market with a large print of the mural, created by the Royal Kingbee UW, a Bronx-born graffiti artist, that once graced the space... the mural had been nicked up through the years to the point where it couldn't be restored...

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a shot along 2nd Avenue by Heather Dubin)

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• DOT launches planning process for redesign of 14th Street corridor (March 10) 

• Someone swiped the Basquiat plaque on Great Jones Street (March 12) 

• Noho Food Market relocating as another Bowery corner awaits development (March 11) 

• Ruby/Dakota gallery signs off on 2nd Street (March 12) 

• Anti-tagging defense goes up at future Sephora on St. Mark’s Place (March 13) 

• Social reaction to a line at Panna II (March 8)

Emmy Squared returns to service after months-long renovation (March 12) 

• Grand opening for Metro Acres Market on 1st Avenue and 5th Street (March 14)

• La La Laundry team opens new venture on 3rd Street (March 11) 

• LPC hearing on controversial development proposed for NoHo Historic District Extension (March 10) 

• Bellevue Shelter closing; intake shifting to East 3rd Street and the Bowery (March 9) 

• A new plan for the former Housewatch space on Avenue B (March 9) 

• On the April CB3-SLA docket: Caledonia East Village and Buena Vista Restaurant & Bar (March 9)

• Signage alert: Apna Pind on 4th Street (March 11) 

• A signage snag for Small Village Deli on Avenue B (March 11) 

• Crews prepping Avenue A for pavement milling above 4th Street (March 13) 

• The first Genre is Death video IS SO GOOD (March 13)

... and a moment at Pardon My French on Avenue B the other evening (photo by Stacie Joy)

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a random early evening shot from 2nd Avenue)...

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• LPC OKs church-to-residential conversion on 7th Street (March 5) 

• City Council hearing on proposals to expand year-round roadway dining (March 2) 

• Paying tribute to the founder of Tokio7 on 7th Street (March 4) 

• 9th Precinct CO Pamela Jeronimo promoted to Deputy Inspector (March 2) 

• The New Colossus Festival returns this week for its biggest year yet (March 3) 

• Scenes from night 3 of the New Colossus Festival (March 6) 

• Friday night with the New Colossus Festival (March 7) 

• Here's when the East Village's newest grocery store opens (March 3) 

• The scoop on Van Leeuwen's temporary closure on 7th Street (March 2) 

• Comings and goings on this block of 1st Avenue and RIP Tropic Berry (March 5)

• Comings and goings on this block of 2nd Avenue (March 4) 

• Ralph's Famous Italian Ices officially reopens for the season tomorrow on Avenue A (March 5) 

• Flower Power turns 32 on 9th Street (March 6)

• Articles to read: The man who bet on St. Mark's (in 1959) (March 1) 

• Soft openings: Square Coffee on St. Mark's Place (March 4) 

• Signage alert: Molly's Coffee House on St. Mark's Place (March 5) 

• Menu photos hint at an Indian spot for 128 E. Fourth St. (March 2) 

• Another UPS Store for the neighborhood (March 5) 

• Baohaus 2.0 set to debut on St. Mark's Place (March 3) 

• The Guides Association of New York City, an association of independent, professional tour guides, has nominated EVG for a 2026 GANYC Apple Award. EV Grieve is among 3 finalists for "Outstanding NYC Website" (March 5). We are very honored to be in such good company!

Week in Grieview

Posts this past blizzard week included (with a sunrise photo yesterday on Seventh Street)...

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• The owners of Cafe Mogador are opening a new bar on St. Mark's Place (Feb. 24) 

• Report: Plans for a 21-story residential building filed for the former St. Emeric lot on Avenue D (Feb. 25) 

• 1 person treated for minor injuries in East 5th Street fire (Feb. 22) 

• NYPD seeks suspect in alleged assault on Sunny and Annie's employee (Feb. 22) 

• The wisteria-adorned townhouse on Stuyvesant Street is for sale again (Feb. 26) 

• Reader-submitted snow photos from the great blizzard of February 2026 (Feb. 23) 

• Tompkins Sculpture Park (Feb. 24) 

• Meanwhile, in the adult section of Tompkins Square Park (Feb. 23) 

• The morning after (and day of) the blizzard of Feb. 22-23 (Feb. 23) 

• Back to the Gap (Feb. 28)

• February in review (Feb. 28)

• A band playing New Colossus Festival: Drook (Feb. 27)

• Sliders up next at 34 St. Mark's Place (Feb. 26) 

• Signage alert: New Mott Cleaners on 1st Avenue (Feb. 26) 

• The former Housewatch space is for lease on Avenue B (Feb. 25) 

.... and during the blizzard, six NYPD officers helped a motorist get unstuck on Second Avenue... thanks to the reader for the pic...

Week in Grieview

Posts this past week included (with a random "Rear Window"-esque photo)...

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• Indictment announced in January rape in Stuyvesant Town (Feb. 19) 

• The Bowery Palace debuts with Jesse Malin's "Silver Manhattan" (Feb. 18) 

• More Pride at the Stonewall National Monument (Feb. 15) 

• A visit to The Shrimp (Feb. 19) 

• Good news: Chomp Chomp is open again (Feb. 15) 

• Your Richard Hell reader (Feb. 20)

• ICYMI: Underground Railroad safe house found at the Merchant's House Museum (Feb. 16) 

• This East Village "Bunny" is now streaming on Netflix (Feb. 15) 

• Watching the East Village in "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette" (Feb. 16)

• Thanks to "John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette," Panna II is reportedly busy again (Feb. 21) 

• Lucky Cafe brewing up a mid-March opening on Avenue A (Feb. 17) 

• Village East honors Catherine O'Hara with "Beetlejuice" and "Best in Show" screenings (Feb. 18) 

• The Onion Tree Pizza Co. is closing on 1st Avenue (Feb. 20) 

• Rep. Goldman announces $250K for East Village nonprofit Avenues for Justice (Feb. 20) 

• A band playing New Colossus Festival: Lucid Express (Feb. 20) 

• Chef Tan is closed for now on St. Mark's Place (Feb. 17) 

• Signage alert: Sweetie's adds candy to the First Avenue mix (Feb. 17) … Fujisan Japanese Mart on 2nd Avenue (Feb. 17) 

• Avenue B market reopens as Miami Convenience (Feb. 16) 

• What's happening at 166 First Ave.? Think Southern buffet. (Feb. 18) 

• It's a Small Village Deli after all (Feb. 16) 

... and Richie is getting Key Food on Avenue A prepped for March 17 with Klassic Key signage... (photo by Stacie Joy)...