Saturday, January 17, 2026

Saturday's parting shot

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Photo by Stacie Joy  Snow view today from Avenue A and Fifth Street... all gone now (the snow, not 5th and A).

A 'cleanup only' operation on 11th Street and 1st Avenue

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  What's happening at 11th Street and First Avenue? "Cleanup" is the word of the day. Unlike...
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Saturday's opening shot

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Photo by Cecil Scheib  Click on the pic for more detail A slice of sun on Midtown to start the day... before the — uh-oh! — wintry mix sett...
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Friday, January 16, 2026

Start me up

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  Local band Gogol Bordello has a new album, titled We Mean It, Man! , due out on Feb. 13.  Ahead of that is "Ignition" (with a v...
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Friday's opening shots

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Early morning views today from Tompkins Square Park... and along Avenue A... It will remain mostly sunny and cold today with highs in t...
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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Thursday's parting shot

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Photo by Derek Berg   Brooklyn Bridge views from Seventh Street...
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ICYMI: Tom Verlaine’s Downtown legacy enters the New York Public Library

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Image via NYPL  On Jan. 9, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts announced that it has acquired the archive of Tom Verlaine, ...
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Signage alert: Drāvida Indian Diaspora by Chef Aarthi Sampath

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Photo by Choresh Wald  There's a lot of activity these days at 211 First Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street.  Signage is up for Dr...

Saba Candy & Groceries comes and goes on Avenue B

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Photos by Stacie Joy After an Oct. 31 debut , Saba Candy & Groceries has apparently closed at 106 Avenue B between Sixth Street and Seve...
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Signage alert: Mag New York City on Avenue A

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Photo by Stacie Joy  Signage is up at 66 Avenue A for Mag New York City, a vintage streetwear shop in the works for this retail space betwee...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

A look inside the sidewalk stations that test the East Village’s drinking water

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Photos and interview by Stacie Joy Over the Thanksgiving holiday, while walking with a visiting relative of a friend, I was asked about a...
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Petition seeks to rename Tompkins Square Park skate area for Harold Hunter

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There's an effort underway to rename the skate area at Tompkins Square Park in honor of the late Harold Hunter.  The Skatepark Project...
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D.A.'s office announces indictment in fatal hit-and-run last month on Clinton and Stanton

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Photo from last month by Stacie Joy  Yesterday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the indictment of the driver invo...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Tuesday's parting crime report

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From the Citizen app today... we'll always have 14th Street and First Avenue.  Previously on EV Griev e: • Where is the $1 million NYP...

Community gathers at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery for a 'Vigil of Lament and Hope'

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Photos by Stacie Joy  Last night, faith leaders and community members gathered at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery on 10th Street and Sec...
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Inside the film 'Irregular,' a love letter to Sophie’s

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Poster and film stills courtesy of Kyle de Vre.  In 2017, East Village–based photographer Kyle de Vre began photographing Sophie's  reg...
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Paulie Gee’s appears headed for former Dunkin’ space on 1st Avenue

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Pizzeria sleuths have ID'd the former Dunkin' outpost on the NE corner of First Avenue and Sixth...
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