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Monday, April 27, 2026

A 3rd Street staple, Rossy’s Bakery & Café, closes after 16 years

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Rossy's Bakery & Café at 242 E. Third St. has closed after 16 years in the neighborhood.  As own...
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Blank Street is leaving 149 Avenue A

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A for-rent sign ( listing ) hangs in the front window at Blank Street Coffee at 149 Avenue A between Ninth and 10th Street. ( Thanks to EV...
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Signage alert: Olio e Più on 3rd Avenue

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Doorway signage has arrived for Olio e Più on the NW corner of Third Avenue and 13th Street. ( Thanks to EVG reader Helena Kohl for the t...
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Signage alert: Art Laboratory Wine Bar at 40 Avenue B

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Photo by Stacie Joy The Wine Art Laboratory signage has arrived at 40 Avenue B, between Third and Fourth Streets.  Per the questionnaire on...
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Sunday, April 26, 2026

Sunday's parting shot

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This was the second Sunday morning this month that included a vehicle turning right on the corner of Clinton and Houston ... and ending l...
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Ramones at 50

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Photo by Stacie Joy From this past week... the self-titled debut album from the Ramones arrived 50 years ago on April 23, 1976. On the su...
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[Updating] Reports of a deadly shooting on 13th Street and Avenue B

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We'll continue to monitor and update — as is often the case, initial details may change as more information becomes available. See below...
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Week in Grieview

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From the past week, in which we had three different seasons over seven days. Photo in Tompkins by Stacie Joy Never miss an EVG post with the...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

Noted: Please take your rooftop shenanigans elsewhere

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Photo by Steven  Spotted along Ninth Street... per the door note:  Dear Neighbor, We heard you on our roof last night and watched you crawl ...
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Saturday's opening shot

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Given the all-day rain forecast, staying indoors and reading seems like a good option... we started " No New York" by Adele Ber...
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Friday, April 24, 2026

'Media' gazer

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  Fresh from playing two high-energy shows at the Mercury Lounge... here is the LA-based trio Clarion with "Media Mediocracy."

April 24

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Ringing in the last weekend of April in Stuy Town...  Thanks to Justin Martin for the pic!
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From the 1980s to today: Daniel Root’s East Village in focus

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Longtime East Village photographer Daniel Root has a new book out next month: " The East Village Then and Now: Capturing the Changing...
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[Updated] For Two Boots Pizza on Avenue A, a tough slice of reality

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  As the future of Two Boots on Avenue A remains uncertain, owner Phil Hartman says the beloved decades-s...
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Landlord: STIK’s 'Liberty' mural will remain on 9th Street and Avenue A

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Workers have been painting the building at the southwest corner of Ninth Street and Avenue A, prompting ...
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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Thursday's parting shot

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Thanks to riachung00 for this nice shot of the Dr. Seussian Redbud in Albert's Garden on Second Street between Second Avenue and the ...

A (literal) visit with Anne DeVita

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Photos and story by Stacie Joy East Village-based artist Scooter LaForge and I stopped by to see Anne DeVita for her birthday — she turned 9...
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Thursday's opening shot

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Enjoying wisteria season on Stuyvesant Street at 10th Street...  Previously
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Judge pauses the City's East Village intake shelter plan

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Above: Project Renewal, 8 E. 3rd St. A State Supreme Court judge has temporarily paused the city's plan to open a new homeless intak...
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Swap at this St. Mark's Place M8 stop: bench replaces leaning bar

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Back in January, the MTA installed a leaning bar (aka butt rails or butt shelves) at the eastbound M8 stop on St. Mark's Place at Sec...
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