Monday, November 30, 2020

Report: City drops plan for hotel special permit requirement south of Union Square

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The de Blasio Administration has reportedly withdrawn its proposal to require special permits for new hotels in the area south of Union Squa...
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Signage arrives for Cadence, the latest Ravi DeRossi venture on 7th Street

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The sign is now up for Cadence at 122 E. Seventh St. between Avenue A and First Avenue ... this latest vegan restaurant venture from the E...
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Bagels — and a deli — for 9th Street

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The for lease sign that was outside 105 E. Ninth St. between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue has been covered with a notice for a new busin...

Thanksgiving weekend in review: SantaCon canceled; Max Fish finished at 120 Orchard St.

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ICYMI: Posts from the holiday weekend included:  • Giving thanks at the Mariana Bracetti Plaza ( Wednesday )  • Gallery Watch: NYNY2020 by...
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Sunday, November 29, 2020

Week in Grieview

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Posts from this past week included... (and photo from Tomkins Square Park this morning)... • With gas shut off, Tompkins Square Bagels ow...
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That Ginko tree in the Secret Garden on 4th Street and Avenue C

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If you're interested in a last blast of fall foliage, then consider a walk by the Secret Garden on Fourth Street at Avenue C... where...
Saturday, November 28, 2020

Saturday's parting shot

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A moment – featuring Dance to the People, as seen here — from another great show in Tompkins Square Park today via Pinc Louds ... this wa...

3rd & B’Zaar Holiday Market now open for the season

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The  3rd & B’Zaar Holiday Market has opened its doors at 191 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B... offering "unique gifts ...
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Another Book Swap on 10th Street

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Back in the summer, some East Village residents started a Book Swap Saturday  outside the Tompkins Square Library branch on 10th Street b...

Someone stole the safe from Nowon on Wednesday night

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This past week, c hef-owner Jae Lee celebrated the first anniversary of Nowon , his  well-regarded restaurant that serves Korean-American ...
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Friday, November 27, 2020

Friday's parting shot

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Black Friday, and we had the first fake snow sighting of the season... crews for  " Tick, Tick... Boom! " — a musical drama dire...

A slice of 'Life'

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  Last weekend, after an ill-advised doomscroll, I was feeling a little down... walking along Avenue A, a cyclist went by with a speaker att...
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Oh look at the opossum in Tompkins Square Park

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An EVG reader shared these photos from Tompkins Square Park today ... where an opossum was spotted lurking in some holly bushes... right...
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Grant Shaffer's NY See

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Here's the latest  NY See  panel, East Village-based illustrator  Grant Shaffer 's observational sketch diary of things that he sees...

A break in at Popeyes

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The NYPD is at the Popeyes location on First Avenue between Second Street and Third Street this morning... after a report of a break in he...
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A visit to Hello Banana Vintage

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Vintage veteran  Bailey Leiter has opened her very first shop... Hello Banana Vintage  — named from  a Tommy James and the Shondells song,...
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There won't be an official SantaCon this year

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SantaCon, set to terrorize NYC again on Dec. 12, is officially off, organizers announced on their website this week. In the usual tone-deaf...
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Thursday, November 26, 2020

A Thanksgiving feast for neighbors in need at the East Village Community Fridge

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Text and photos by Stacie Joy This morning, a few dozen volunteers got together to prepare and serve Thanksgiving holiday meals to those i...
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ABC Special: Pinc Louds edition

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ABC News has a feature today on local busking sensations Pinc Louds , which you can read (and listen to!) right here .  The piece is titled ...
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