Friday, March 6, 2026

Friday's opening shot

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Seventh Street along Tompkins Square Park. Still think there's a (small) car under there!  Or something else (behold the fake photo w...
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Thursday, March 5, 2026

LPC OKs church-to-residential conversion on 7th Street

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The Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved plans to convert and enlarge the historic church building at 121 E. Seventh St., betwee...
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Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices officially reopening for the season tomorrow (Friday!) on Avenue A

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Ralph's Famous Italian Ices and Ice Cream on Avenue A at Ninth Street will open for the season tomor...
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Comings and goings on this block of 1st Avenue (and wither Tropic Berry)

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Let's take a look at a few storefronts over on First Avenue between Second Street and Third Street — all part of 45 First Ave. The gat...
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Signage alert: Molly's Coffee House on St. Mark's Place

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Signage is up for Molly's Coffee House at 22 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. We mentioned this pending a...
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Another UPS Store for the neighborhood

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ICYMI: Signage is up for a UPS Store in a vacant storefront at 524 E. 14th St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.  This will be the third one ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Wednesday's parting shot

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A path through the Tompkins Square Park basketball courts today...

Paying tribute to the founder of Tokio7 on 7th Street

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Makoto Watanabe, who founded the long-running consignment shop Tokio7 on Seventh Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue, died on F...
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[Updated] Comings and goings on this block of 2nd Avenue

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Fujisan Japanese Mart opened last week at 159 Second Ave. on the SW corner of 10th Street. As we noted , this will be the first Manhattan ...
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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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