Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Retail moves: Westerlind relocates to East Houston Street

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Earlier this month,  Westerlind opened in its new home at 77 E. Houston St. between the Bowery and Elizabeth.  The outdoor apparel and ge...

Roasted NYC slated for this 2nd Avenue storefront

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Photo by Steven Signage is up now for Roasted NYC, a coffee shop for 128 Second Ave. between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place.  Her...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Tuesday's parting signage shot

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Photos by Stacie Joy   Signage went up today at the new home of East Village Buyers at 39 Avenue A between Second Street and Third Street. ...
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For those who rocked: Legendary East Village venue Fillmore East closed on this date in 1971

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Archival photo courtesy of Amalie R. Rothschild   On this date (June 27!) in 1971, the Fillmore East closed its doors after a legendary th...
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Weeping for this lost tree on Avenue A

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The city has cut down the lone tree along the west side of Avenue A between Houston/First Street and Second Street.  The New York City Tre...
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Volunteers and donations sought for asylum seekers in the East Village this week

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Photos and text by Stacie Joy  Here is information about the next distribution for asylum seekers temporarily staying at the former St. Bri...
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On St. Mark's Place, Funzi's Pizzeria is a throwback modeled after grandmother's house

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Funzi's Pizzeria, now in soft-open mode at 36 St. Mark's Place, aspires to be an East Village th...
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Monday, June 26, 2023

Ink on A can use some help

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Updated July 11.  The shop has closed. ----- On a recent weekday afternoon in June, Ink on A is its usua...
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[Updated] At 2nd and 2nd, activity in the lot that will yield an 11-story building

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Updated 6/27 A Gemini Rosemont Development spokesperson confirmed what a commenter said. This project is on hold. Specifically: " The p...
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The incoming Shake Shack on the Lower East Side owes nearly $200k back rent: legal notice

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From the outside, the new Shake Shack outpost looks ready to open on the SE corner of Rivington and Norfolk... the chain's first Lower...
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Sunday, June 25, 2023

Week in Grieview

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Posts this past week included (with a photo of Ray at Ray's Candy Store on Avenue A by Roflo)   • Iconic gay dive bar the Boiler Room is...
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It takes 2

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Photos by Steven  Here are two of red-tailed hawk siblings at rest in Tompkins Square Park... enjoying the moment seemingly hiding amid the ...
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