Thursday, February 24, 2022

Zoning proposal to make outdoor dining permanent heads to City Council today

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The summer of 2020 on Seventh Street Today, the proposal to remake outdoor dining in NYC heads to a full City Council vote.  Last Thursday, ...
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Lady Wong brings the desserts of Southeast Asia to 9th Street

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Photos by Stacie Joy Lady Wong , a Nanyang-inspired pastry shop, had its soft opening on Tuesday at 332 E. Ninth St. between First Avenue an...
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Ralph's returns on Avenue A

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Photos by Steven   After a winter hiatus, the Ralph's Famous Italian Ices  (& Ice Cream!) outpost reopens today on the NW corner of ...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Reports of suspicious fires this afternoon in Stuy Town

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This afternoon, we received multiple reader reports of several small fires around Stuy Town, two of which destroyed golf maintenance carts ...
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A visit to June First Skincare

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Text and photos by Stacie Joy  The first two months of a new year traditionally finds a focus on health resolutions and goals.  So in early ...

Rowdy Rooster debuts on 1st Avenue

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Yesterday saw the debut of Rowdy Rooster, the new quick-serve establishment at 149 First Ave. between Ninth Street and 10th Street from re...
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Blick makes it signage official on 4th Avenue

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The coming-soon signs are up now for Blick at 111 Fourth Ave. ( Thanks, Jeanne Krier, for this photo! )  We noted this pending arrival bac...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Tuesday's parting shot

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Photo by Steven   A moment with Vera Balyura outside the now-closed Verameat today at 315 Ninth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue...
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A visit to CLLCTV.NYC

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Text and photos by Stacie Joy   I’m meeting with the CLLCTV.NYC (pronounced “collective dot NYC”) team behind the new flex space for even...
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Cleaning out and preparing to rebuild Essex Card Shop on Avenue A

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Workers began cleaning out the fire-damaged Essex Card Shop late last week at 47 Avenue A. (The top two ph otos are courtesy of owner  Muha...
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Tribute-filled façade of former Basquiat studio painted over on Great Jones

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The façade at 57 Great Jones St. was painted over this past week, wiping out the layers of artwork — some of which paid tribute to one-time ...
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Joey Bats opening a shipping outpost on Houston Street

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Photos by Stacie Joy Signage is up for a Joey Bats outpost on East Houston Street between Clinton and Attorney. Owner Joey Batista (aka Bat...
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Citizens of the neighborhood prepare to say hello to this new bank branch

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Photos by Steven The HSBC-Citizens Bank switcheroo officially happens today on the SW corner of Second Avenue and Ninth Street... Not s...
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Monday, February 21, 2022

EVG Etc.: A memorial fund for Christina Yuna Lee; the future of outdoor dining

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Photo from Avenue A on Saturday morning  • The Ukrainian community in the East Village reacts to the ongoing Russian-Ukraine crisis ( NBC 4 ...
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A Neighborhood Loading Zone for this block of 9th Street

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Photos by Steven On Saturday, the Department of Transportation (DOT) added a Neighborhood Loading Zone on the north side of Ninth Street b...
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So long to the Union Square Walgreens

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Seeing this one through ... the Walgreens on the SE corner of 14th Street and Fourth Avenue is now permanently closed (as of Thursday) ......
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Sunday, February 20, 2022

Week in Grieview

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Posts this past week included (with a photo from Tompkins Square Park by Derek Berg ) ...  • RIP Al Landess ( Saturday ) • The 1980s East ...
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