Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Checking in on 644 E. 14th St.

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Here's our first look in a few months at 644 14th St., the 24-story residential building on the SW corner of Avenue C.  Workers are pu...
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Long empty 6th Street storefront finally hits the market

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A for-lease sign has arrived at 511 E. Sixth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.  The last tenant here was Identity Bar and Lounge, which c...
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About the Valentine's Day Zine Fair this Saturday

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8-Ball Community , the volunteer-run art collective, is hosting its third-annual Valentine's Day Zine Fair ... taking place this Satur...
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Did the Tompkins Square Park opossum see his or her shadow?

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Photos today by Steven  YES! Which means six more weeks of field house reconstruction ! Previous coverage of Opie, aka Nicodemus Punch Su...
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'Caught Stealing' slides into theaters this August

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Pics from 2024 by Stacie Joy  ICYMI: Sony announced that Darren Aronofsky's crime thriller " Caught Stealing " now has an Aug....
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Double Zero and Bar Verde combine space on 2nd Avenue

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We weren't aware of this move until covering the fatal fire at 65 Second Ave. between Third Street and Fourth Street on Sunday. Plant...
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At long last, a full reveal at the Five Guys, opening this week on 2nd Avenue

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Top photo by Vinny & O  Yesterday, workers removed the plywood from the SE corner of Second Avenue and 12th Street (188 Second Ave.), co...
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Signage alert: 'The Jonathan Larson Project' at the Orpheum Theatre

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Photos by Steven  Crews at the Orpheum Theatre on Second Avenue are prepping the venue between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place for t...
Monday, February 3, 2025

Requiem for a Blue Man Group

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Photos by Derek Berg   Paying tribute today on Fourth Street ... sending off the Blue Man Group after its final NYC performances yesterday ...

[Updated] Neighbor steps up to care for dog injured in 2nd Avenue fire that claimed owner’s life

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Updated 2/10: Bella has passed away from the injuries sustained in the fire. Details here . ----- Yesterday, a 75-year-old resident of 65 ...
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Now Now NoHo set to debut its micro hotel rooms in April on the Bowery

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Top EVG photo from Saturday Room photos via Dovetail + Co Now Now NoHo , a micro boutique hotel for solo travelers, is set to open this sp...
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Terra Thai is closing this month for a revamp with a March return

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Terra Thai  closed after service last night for a month-long revamp.  Owners Karuna Wiwattanakantang and Norawat Margsiri emailed us with...
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The former Brick Lane Curry House space is for rent on 2nd Avenue

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If Brick Lane Curry House is opening a new concept, it won't be from its former outpost at 79 Second Ave. between Fourth Street and Fi...
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Signage alert: Kobano on the Bowery

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Signage is up now for Kobano at 299 Bowery between Houston and First Street. The Japanese-Brazilian restaurant is set to debut on Feb. 13,...
Sunday, February 2, 2025

Week in Grieview

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Photos this past week include (with a photo from Sixth Street) ...  • D.A. Bragg announces sentencing of shooter in gang-related murder on...
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[Updated] Report of a fatal fire at 65 2nd Ave. between 3rd Street and 4th Street

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Top photo via a reader; other photos by Steven  Updated 2/3: There is a crowdfunding campaign to care for the victim's dog, Bella.  Upd...
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EVG Etc.: Street vendors fear deporation; Con Ed considers double-digit rate hikes

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Sunrise from 3rd Street  Local stories of interest from other sources this past week include...   • The Trump administration's move to r...
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Friday night lights

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We've heard reports of a Mustang adorned with Christmas lights in the neighborhood.  We finally got a nighttime shot from an EVG reader ...
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Sunday's opening shot

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The Blue Man Group's final NYC performances are at the Astor Place Theatre today . (Tix on StubHub were $550 each for the 2 p.m. show ...
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Saturday, February 1, 2025

Saturday's parting shot

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Happy 26th anniversary to Lavagna , an EVG favorite East Village restaurant at 545 E. Fifth St., just west of Avenue B.  Visit the Tuscan ...
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