Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Emmy Squared is now temporarily closed for a construction 'glow-up'

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Emmy Squared went dark after service on Saturday, here on the NW corner of First Avenue and Fifth Street.  Door signage and an Instagram p...
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Monday, January 12, 2026

Monday's parting shot

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This morning in Tompkins Square Park — one day after the annual MulchFest concluded ... this mulch mountain is availabel to residents and...

This morning on 14th Street: Vehicle fire, no injuries

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No injuries were reported after a vehicle caught fire this morning on 14th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue, directly across ...
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From Katinka to a back entrance on 9th Street

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If you're unfamiliar with the north side of Ninth Street east of Second Avenue, you might not notice that anything is amiss outside 30...
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Original 16 Handles outpost closes ahead of move to new 2nd Avenue home

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Photos by Steven The 16 Handles outpost at 153 Second Ave. between Ninth Street and 10th Street has closed ahead of a move a few blocks sout...
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Signage alert: Visit Sicily NYC on 7th Street

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An Italian bakery called Visit Sicily NYC is up next at 86 E. Seventh St., just west of First Avenue.  Here's how the business describ...
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$1 slice Pizza Hub up next at 59 First Ave.

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Pizza Hub (type that in a search engine and you'll get Pizza Hut) is the latest slice shop to give 59 First Ave. a go.  Halal Bites Pi...

Taverna East Village has been closed now for 13 months

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Photo from last Wednesday  From the "whatever happened to..." files — Taverna East Village.  Taverna has been closed since at leas...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

Sunday's parting shot

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Phoito by Derek Berg   Today in deliveries on St Mark's Place (just past First Avenue)...
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Week in Grieview

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Posts this past week included (with a photo last night outside Sophie's, 507 E. Fifth St.) Never miss an EVG post with the weekly EVG ...

OK, this is the first EVG newsletter plug of 2026

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

At Mulchapalooza 2026

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Photos by Stacie Joy MulchFest 2026 returned to Tompkins Square Park today, kicking off what is arguably the event of the early winter soc...
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Sole focus: At the opening night of 'Feet Pics' at Ruby/Dakota on 2nd Street

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Photos by Stacie Joy Here are scenes from the crowded opening last night of " Feet Pics ," a group exhibition at Ruby/Dakota on...
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Friday, January 9, 2026

Feeling the 'Need'

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  The fiery Irish quartet Sprints play the Bowery Ballroom  on Feb. 5 (not yet sold out).  The band's sophomore album, All That Is Over...

The Parks Department will be mulch obliged if you bring your Christmas tree to Tompkins this weekend

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Photo from Sunday  FYI: MulchFest 2026 (aka Chipping Weekend) runs tomorrow and Sunday (Jan. 10–11) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Tompkins Square...
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Vigil planned for Renee Nicole Good at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery

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There's a small memorial for Renee Nicole Good on the 10th Street outside St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery at Second Avenue.  Good,...
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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Noted

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This turned up overnight on the back side of the Tompkins Square Park field house, according to several EVG readers. ( And yes, it says wh...
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