Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Signage alert: The Hungry Bean on 1st Avenue

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Photo by Stacie Joy  Signage arrived on Friday for The Hungry Bean at 45 First Ave., just south of Third Street.  As the signage indicates, ...
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Monday, March 16, 2026

Monday's parting shot

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Photo by Salim  An early morning view of Temperance Fountain in Tompkins Square Park... now with a stool...

Dana Beal, longtime marijuana activist, serving months-long prison sentence in Idaho

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Photo via @danabealofficial   Dana Beal, a longtime marijuana activist with strong ties to the East Village, is currently serving a four-mon...
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Former Sixth Street Specials building wrapped for gut renovation

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Photos by Stacie Joy The 4-story building at 703 E. Sixth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D is now wrapped and ready for a gut renovation. ...
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The Patricia Field ARTFashion Gallery has quietly closed on the Lower East Side

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An EVG tipster shared the above photo showing the papered-over windows at the Patricia Field ARTFashion Gallery on East Broadway, along wi...
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Opening day scenes at Metro Acres Market on 1st Avenue and 5th Street

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Scenes from Saturday's opening day at Metro Acres Market, the new grocery on the southwest corner o...
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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Pre-St. Patrick’s Day scenes at Mary’s O’s on Avenue A

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Photos by Stacie Joy  On this pre-St. Patrick's Day weekend (perhaps you noticed all the green plastic hats), we stopped by Mary's O...
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Sunday's parting text message

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H/T Melissa on Third...
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Proposal for development next to Merchant’s House goes before the LPC Tuesday

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Merchant's House Museum (@merchantshouse) As reported last month , t...
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Week in Grieview

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Posts this past week included (with a shot along 2nd Avenue by Heather Dubin) Never miss an EVG post with the weekly EVG newsletter. Free ri...

Senior artists featured at JASA art show on 5th Street

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An art show featuring work by older New Yorkers is returning to the East Village this week.  JASA ( Jewish Association Serving the Aging )...
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Saturday, March 14, 2026

Saturday's parting shot

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An EVG reader shared this pic of these discarded Christmas trees inside StuyTown ... near the Avenue B and 14th Street entrance.

Say farewell to Gruppo on Avenue B before the relocation

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As we first reported last month , Gruppo is heading to a new home after 26 years on Avenue B.  Owner Antonio Gomez told us that the thin-c...
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Grand opening TODAY for Metro Acres Market on 1st Avenue and 5th Street

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Metro Acres Market is hosting a grand-opening party today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the SW corner of Firs...
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Friday, March 13, 2026

Crews prepping Avenue A for pavement milling above 4th Street

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Photos by Stacie Joy  Crews are out tonight prepping Avenue A above Fourth Street for pavement milling ... bringing some extra Friday nigh...

Friday's parting Instagram post

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by GREATBOXERS (@greatboxers) The plaque was stolen several days ago. Detai...
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The rules of attraction

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  Genre is Death , one of our favorite local or anywhere bands , has just released its first single from their forthcoming full-length debut...
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Anti-tagging defense goes up at future Sephora on St. Mark’s Place

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Management at the new office building at 1 St. Mark’s Place and Third Avenue have devised a way to keep people from tagging the incoming S...
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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Someone swiped the Basquiat plaque on Great Jones Street

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Top photo from the EVG archives  The 10-year-old commemorative plaque honoring Jean-Michel Basquiat outside his former home on Great Jones S...
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Ruby/Dakota gallery signs off on 2nd Street

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Top photo of Hannah Studnik from July 2024 The art gallery Ruby/Dakota, which debuted in late July 2024 ...
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