Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Soft openings: Square Coffee on St. Mark's Place

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Square Coffee is in soft-open mode on the SW corner of First Avenue and St. Mark's Place (in the small space adjacent to the now-close...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Tuesday's parting shot

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Somehow, a pristine pile of snow on Second Avenue that is not gray, brown, yellow, black, or whatever color radioactive is...

Noted

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Photo by Robert Miner  As seen today on the SE corner of First Avenue and 11th Street... and, coincidentally, one block to the south of this...
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The New Colossus Festival returns this week for its biggest year yet

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Photos and interview by Stacie Joy The night before the New Colossus Festival kicks off, its founders — Mike Bell, Lio Kanine and Steven...

Here's when the East Village's newest grocery store opens

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Opening day signs are up at the incoming Metro Acres Market on First Avenue and First Street.  The soft opening takes place on March 13, w...
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Baohaus 2.0 set to debut this week on St. Mark's Place

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Photo by Steven Baohaus is set to open this week at 97 St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Avenue A.  As previously reported , Edd...
Monday, March 2, 2026

City Council hearing TOMORROW on proposals to expand year-round roadway dining

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EVG photo from 2023  The City Council's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a public hearing tomorrow (March 3 at 10 ...
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9th Precinct CO Pamela Jeronimo promoted to Deputy Inspector

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Photo from last summer by Stacie Joy   Capt. Pamela Jeronimo, the commanding officer of the NYPD's 9th Precinct, has been promoted.  Acc...
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The scoop on Van Leeuwen’s temporary closure on 7th Street

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Top photo from Feb. 17 by Derek Berg   Storefront renovations got underway at 48 1/2 E. Seventh St. a few weeks ago — activity that prompted...

Menu photos hint at Indian spot for 128 E. Fourth St.

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Last week, some generic-looking menu photos appeared in the front window at 128 E. Fourth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue.  One...
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Sunday, March 1, 2026

Sunday's parting shot

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Photo by Kelley Ryan  The snow in Tompkins Square Park is going... going...
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Week in Grieview

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Posts this past blizzard week included (with a sunrise photo yesterday on Seventh Street)... Never miss an EVG post with the weekly EVG ne...

Articles to read: The man who bet on St. Mark’s (in 1959)

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The New York Times via writer Alessandra Schade takes a deep dive into Charles FitzGerald , the longtime St. Mark's Place landlord cr...
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Sunday's opening shot

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Tired of shoveling on First Avenue and Sixth Street. Probably won't need the shovels for the snow flurries today.  Tomorrow will strug...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Saturday's parting shot

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Photo by Derek Berg   Taking in the almost spring-like weather today in Tompkins Square Park...

6 posts from February

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A mini month in review... with a Feb. 22-23 blizzard pic at 7th and B by Kyle de Vre ...  • Plans for a 21-story residential building fil...

Back to the Gap

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The arrival of signage for the incoming Sephora on the NE corner of Third Avenue and St. Mark's Place has stirred up some déjà vu for...
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Saturday's opening shot

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Early morning view to the east along 14th Street.  Enjoy the high-40s reprieve today — and keep an eye out for surprise rooftop showers as...
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Friday, February 27, 2026

A band playing New Colossus Festival: Drook

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The 2026 edition of the New Colossus Festival takes place in the East Village and on the LES starting this coming Tuesday. Details here . ...
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Post-blizzard snow sculptures continue to delight New Yorkers

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"New Yorkers create realistic snow art after blizzard" went the headline at The Washington Post  yesterday  ... CBS News and ot...
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