Monday, May 5, 2025

On 4th Street, Wash Rite Laundromat cleaned out by rent increase, patrons say

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Wash Rite Laundromat at 112 E. Fourth St. is closing at the end of the month.  Several EVG readers told us about the pending closure, whic...
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Signage alerts: Yumsen Eats on 1st Avenue

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Signage arrived late this past week for Yumsem Eats at 109 First Ave., just south of Seventh Street. According to the brand's website ...
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Sunday, May 4, 2025

Sunday's parting shot

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When life gives you a sidewalk bridge... create a sidewalk bridge boardwalk... First Street at Houston/Avenue A.

Reader mailbag: Uncovering the location of this Keith Haring snapshot

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An EVG reader is trying to identify the location of the above photo from the winter of 1988 with Keith Haring and Piergiorgio Castellani. ...
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Week in Grieview

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Posts this past week included (with a photo of the lush wilds of Tompkins Square Park by Stacie Joy)...  • NYC institution Corner Bistro e...

Reports: Alleged pigeon poacher nabbed in Tompkins Square Park

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EVG photo from January This story made the round this past week: On Wednesday morning, the NYPD reportedly arrested a 67-year-old man for ...
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Last day for Black Seed Bagels

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If you were planning a last visit, Black Seed Bagels is closing today (4 p.m.) after 10-plus years at 176 First Ave.  As co-owner Matt Kli...
Saturday, May 3, 2025

Saturday's parting shots

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Photos by Stacie Joy  Maypole dancers, please report to Tompkins Square Park...

Remembering Jill Sobule

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Image via @jillsobule   Jill Sobule, the singer-songwriter best known for her groundbreaking 1995 hit "I Kissed a Girl," which bec...

[UPDATED] The Rock Against Racism concert has been postponed in Washington Square Park

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Updated 5/4: Today's rainy forecast has forced the show's cancellation. Chris Flash, one of the organizers, said they'll put on ...

Saturday's opening shot

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Pull up a chair and take in some new murals at First Street Green Art Park (enter on First Street near Second Avenue or at Second Avenue ...
Friday, May 2, 2025

'Star' power

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  On Tuesday, The Slackers released a new single, "My Last Star," a collaboration with and tribute to Greg Lee. The co-lead sing...

At the opening night of the Lower East Side Film Festival

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Photos by Stacie Joy  The Lower East Side Film Festival started last night with the opening feature, " The True Beauty of Being Bitten...

NYC institution Corner Bistro eyeing an East Village expansion

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Photo by Stacie Joy  An iconic East Village corner space may soon be home to an NYC classic. [Find an update here .] Reps for Elizabeth McGr...
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Key Food moved things around. We took notes.

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Lost in Key Food on Avenue A? You may not be alone! As we mentioned on April 22 , Key was going to rearra...
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Thursday, May 1, 2025

Thursday's parting shot

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Photo by Stacie Joy   On the right, meet Moony — a rescue spending her first few minutes in Tompkins Square Park today with Jen Shorr, owner...

Night 1 of the Lower East Side Film Festival

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The 15th edition of the Lower East Side Film Festival is now underway at the Village East by Angelika on Second Avenue at 12th Street. (Ot...

Happy Lower East Side History Month!

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Lower East Side History Month is underway, and more than 60 Lower East Side cultural and community groups, small businesses, and residents ...

Celebrating the new ownership at the Phoenix

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Photos by @jwilson77   The Phoenix (b1999) celebrated its new ownership last Thursday night on 13th Street with a ribbon-cutting ceremony an...
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