Friday, July 17, 2026

Friday's opening shot

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Another reader-submitted photo from last evening... Houston at Norfolk...  The air quality is again deemed "unhealthy".   Per r...
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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Thursday's parting shot

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An EVG reader shared this Midtown view this evening... showing the wildfire smoke from Canada and Northern Minnesota covering the city... ...
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The most colorful building in the East Village isn’t permanently turning white

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Some neighbors have expressed concern about the sudden disappearance of the familiar colors at the south...
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The heat isn't done yet — and neither is the wildfire smoke

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The city's heat emergency plan has been extended through today as another day of 90-degree temperatures coincides with smoke from Can...
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[UPDATED] Rabbit Books and Bar sets opening weekend for July 24-26 on Avenue A

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Photo and reporting by Stacie Joy Updated 7/21 The opening has been pushed back. Unfortunately, last Saturday's storms sprung a leak in ...
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GonzoFest NYC brings Hunter S. Thompson celebration to Howl! Happening

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A three-day celebration of Hunter S. Thompson's life and legacy is coming to the East Village this weekend. GonzoFest NYC takes over ...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Wednesday's parting shot

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Photo and reporting by Stacie Joy  If you stop by C&B café this week, chances are owner Ali Sahin will be cooking your breakfast or lunc...
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First president of japan caps Show Brain show with a joyous set in Tompkins Square Park

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Photos by Stacie Joy If you like your Sunday afternoon concerts fun and unpredictable, first president of japan  delivered. The Brooklyn pun...
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Hot Hot Hot!!!

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The Heat Advisory remains in effect until 9 this evening, per the National Weather Service.  The heat index will hover near 105 today. Fin...
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Who is stealing the 'the' from the East Village?

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Outside the Mars Bar from 2009   Is it "the East Village" or just "East Village"?  That's the question posed in a ...
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Signage alert: Archives Of Us on 2nd Avenue

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A new coffee and matcha shop is in the works at 84 Second Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Streets. Archives Of Us , which got its start in ...
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ICYMI: The Swiss Institute closes before opening its new Bowery home

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We fielded a few reader queries about the Swiss Institute in the past 10 days. As previously reported , the gallery space and the contemp...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

RIP Hell Ride, now in skateboard heaven

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EVG reader Elliot noted that the Parks Department trashed the newly double-wide Hell Ride in the multipurpose courts/TF in Tompkins early ...
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Show Brain Sunday (part 1) with Diary, Tea Eater

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Photos by Stacie Joy We arrived at Sunday's free Show Brain show in Tompkins Square Park just as Tea Eater had audience members duckin...

The heat is on (again)

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Photo by Stacie Joy   With another heatwave expected over the next few days, the city is ramping up the beat-the-heat messaging. Find a lis...

The Aurea: Affordable housing planned for NYPD lot on 5th Street

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy City officials yesterday announced that the 9th Precinct's parking lot on Fifth Street between First ...
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