Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Bloom Bloom returns to Book Club for Valentine’s Day flowers

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For Valentine's Day this Saturday, Bloom Bloom floral design studio is once again setting up inside Book Club Bar.  From 10 a.m. unti...

End of an Avenue B era for Gruppo as it will relocate to the Bowery in March

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy   After 26 years on Avenue B, Gruppo is heading to a new home.  Owner Antonio Gomez said the thin-crust p...
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New 9-story development proposal raises alarms next to Merchant’s House

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There are new plans for a 9-story mixed-use building (PDF here ) at 27 E. Fourth St. between the Bowery and Lafayette.  For the past 15-pl...
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Closures: Village Cafe & Grill on 4th Street

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After nearly five years in business , Village Cafe & Grill has closed at 128 E. Fourth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue.  Th...
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Monday, February 9, 2026

Monday's parting shot

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Film crews were out today along Avenue A and various side streets.  Posted notices stated this was for a film production called "Funn...
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An immigration detention, a waiting room, a family in limbo

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy The plan was to accompany 10th District Rep. Dan Goldman and his deputy chief of staff, John Blasco, on a...
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New signs up as Metro Acres Market nears opening on 1st Avenue and 5th Street

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Metro Acres Market is nearing opening at the southwest corner of Fifth Street and First Avenue, taking ov...
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Signage alert: Stackie Doughnuts on Avenue A

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Photo by Stacie Joy  Signage is up now for Stackie Doughnuts at 221 Avenue A between 13th Street and 14th Street.  Per the sign, this is ...
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A new era for Baohaus on St. Mark's Place

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Baohaus is reportedly returning to the East Village, opening in the weeks ahead at 97 St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Avenue...
Sunday, February 8, 2026

Week in Grieview

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Posts this past week included (with a photo of the Griswold Family Truckster snowed-in on Houston). Never miss an EVG post with the weekl...

RIP Fred Smith

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by TELEVISION (@television_band) Fred Smith, bassist for Television, died o...
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A few Valentine's week picks in the neighborhood

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Outside Mono + Mono on 4th Street  Here are a few Valentine's-related neighborhood events for anyone leaning more toward music, movies ...
Saturday, February 7, 2026

Arctic blast delays Tompkins Square Greenmarket opening until 11 a.m. Sunday

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Photo by Stacie Joy  Given the Extreme Cold Warning in the NYC area, the Tompkins Square Greenmarket will delay its opening from 9 a.m. to 1...

Saturday's opening shot

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Photo by Stacie Joy  A changing-of-the-signs moment yesterday at the southwest corner of Fifth Street and First Avenue, as Metro Acres Marke...
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Friday, February 6, 2026

Friday's parting shot

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Photo by Robert Miner As seen outside the TMPL gym on Avenue A between Second Street and Third Street — a Valentine's message or a gentl...
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A band playing the New Colossus Festival: Dallas Love Field

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  The 2026 edition of the New Colossus Festival takes place in the East Village and on the LES from March 3-8. Details here .  Until then, o...

EVG Etc.: Essex Crossing lottery opens; Citi Bike vs. winter continues

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Crossing Houston at 2nd Avenue the other day  • There's a Celebration of Life tomorrow (Feb. 7) at 1:15 p.m. for Tara Moran at St. Mark...
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