Tuesday, May 7, 2024

On 3rd Avenue, Cutlets and the world's narrowest weed shop have closed

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A for-lease sign hangs on the storefront at 99 Third Ave., marking the official end of Cutlets here between 12th Street and 13th Street.  ...
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Monday, May 6, 2024

A look at Christo and Amelia's 2024 offspring in Tompkins Square Park

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Photos by Steven  Amelia and Christo, the resident red-tailed hawks of Tompkins Square Park, have welcomed three bouncy baby fuzzballs to th...
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Paying tribute to legendary photographer Saul Leiter on 10th Street

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Top 2 photos by Derek Berg Last Wednesday evening, Village Preservation unveiled a plaque honoring acclaimed American photographer and pain...

Joe's Wine Co. (NOT Trader Joe's) coming to 3rd Avenue

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Updated Dec. 1: Trader Joe's is suing the shop for encroaching on its Joe name,  per Gothamist . Signage is up for Joe's Wine Co. ...
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[Updated] The Roost remains at rest

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Photos by Stacie Joy The Roost remains closed this spring at 222 Avenue B between 13th Street and 14th Street.  A sign for patrons points t...
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Sunday, May 5, 2024

Week in Grieview

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Posts this past week included (plus the crowd watching the wisteria on Stuyvesant Street — photo by Steven)... • When a Dodge Charger dro...
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Sunday's opening shot

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A new arrival this past week outside the Second Avenue F stop at Houston ... a Knicks tribute by Jappy Agoncillo .  Apparently this will o...
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Saturday, May 4, 2024

[Updated] When a Dodge Charger drove down the sidewalk on 2nd Street during a high-speed chase

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With reporting by Stacie Joy   Updated below with info from the NYPD We heard about a high-speed car chase through parts of the East Villa...
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You can visit the New York Marble Cemetery this weekend on 2nd Avenue

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The historic New York Marble Cemetery is open today (Saturday!) from noon to 4 p.m. ... as part of Lower East Side History Month .  The c...
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Spin-offs: Throwback Two debuts on 9th Street

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Photo by Steven Welcome back to the south side of Ninth Street, Mr. Throwback . Throwback Two has its soft opening today  at 428 E. Ninth St...
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About the Rock Against Racism show [Updated: Postponed]

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Updated 5/5: Due to the rain, the show has been postponed... EVG's Stacie Joy spotted longtime East Village resident Chris Flash the oth...
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Friday, May 3, 2024

Taking it to the streets

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  Pretty Sick has just released the eponymous single from the band's forthcoming (June 27!) EP, Streetwise .  On the track, Sabrina Fue...

Tea Dealers & Ceramics is leaving Avenue B

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  After seven years at 29 Avenue B, Tea Dealers & Ceramics is moving away from its storefront here be...
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EVG Etc.: NYPD arrests 56 in clearing NYU and New School protest encampments; Knickerbocker Village sells for $85 million

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Sky view from St. Mark's Place  • The NYPD clears protestors at NYU and The New School; 56 arrested ( NBC News ... ABC News ... ABC 7 ...

How to take part in Lower East Side History Month activities this May

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Flyer photo by Q. Sakamaki at Tompkins Square Park Lower East Side History Month is underway, and more than 60 Lower East Side cultural an...
Thursday, May 2, 2024

He has risen

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Top photo by Stacie Joy; second pic by Steven  The fellow " looking for a girlfriend " is now "looking for the perfect woman....
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D.A. Bragg: Landlord indicted for harassing rent-regulated tenants, including in the East Village

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Manhattan D.A. Bragg yesterday announced the indictment of Daniel Ohebshalom, also known as Dan Shalom, who is considered one of the city...
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What happened to the famous East Village (replacement) pear tree on 3rd Avenue?

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An EVG reader pointed out that the pear tree on the NE corner of Third Avenue at 13th Street has been removed, likely in the past 10 days. P...
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[Updated, three's company] And then there were two (porta-potties in Tompkins Square Park)

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Photo by Steven  Workers yesterday removed the three porta-potties in Tompkins Square Park and replaced them with two similar (and cleaner) ...
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The Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks returning to the Hudson River for some reason

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2013 photo of the fireworks on the West Side as seen from the East Village  For the first time since 2013, you'll have to awkwardly reki...
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