Monday, August 10, 2026

St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery looks to the air for its future

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St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery received city approval for a plan to sell some of its unused development rights to a proposed resident...
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On tonight's CB3-SLA docket: Tompkins Social Club on 6th Street

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A new bar-restaurant concept called Tompkins Social Club is in the works for 503 E. Sixth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.  The applican...

Behold! Ecce is bringing square slices to 2nd Avenue

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Ecce, a new pizza shop at 77 Second Ave. between Fourth and Fifth Streets, is set to open today.  Owner ...
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Sunday, August 9, 2026

EV Grieve's East Village Week in Review

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Posts this past week included (with a photo of St. Brigid-St Emeric on Eighth and B)...  • Buyer found for long-vacant Second Avenue devel...

At the National Night Out Against Crime, 5th Street edition

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy   A few scenes from outside the 9th Precinct on Fifth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue durin...

Taking possession of 'the hole' at 14th Street and 1st Avenue

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  A look yesterday afternoon at "the hole" at 14th Street and First Avenue, nearly a week after ...
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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Saturday's parting shot

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Photo by Stacie Joy  As seen on Fourth Street today... When asked about her attire, she offered a perfectly reasonable explanation: "I...
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Water-main repairs complete at 14th Street and 1st Avenue; partial reopening expected soon

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  There is progress to report at 14th Street and First Avenue following Monday afternoon's water-main ...
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Saturday's opening shots

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EVG reader riachung00 shared these photos from yesterday afternoon in a lush-looking Tompkins Square Park... and a few hours before the do...
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Friday, August 7, 2026

Friday's parting shot(s?)

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Photo by Stacie Joy  From a visit to Cherry Tavern on Sixth Street, just west of Avenue A... (the shots and PBR belonged to someone else!).....
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Along for the ride

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  NYC's t he booyah! kids are on the Sunday afternoon schedule for this weekend's Show Brain Fest in Tompkins Square Park.  The tr...
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Show Brain Fest returns to Tompkins Square Park this weekend

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Show Brain's fourth annual two-day indie music festival is back this weekend in Tompkins Square Park.  Here's the lineup for the f...

At Night Club 101 with Pop Music Fever Dream

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Photos by Stacie Joy  We had to catch another set by EVG favorites Pop Music Fever Dream last Friday at Night Club 101 on Avenue A.  One th...

Friday's opening shot

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EVG reader David H. shares this recent photo of a juvenile red-tailed hawk in Tompkins Square Park...
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Thursday, August 6, 2026

Thursday's parting shot

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Photo by Stacie Joy  As seen at Spooksvilla + Friends, the cool gift shop at 309 E. Ninth St. between First and Second Avenues... here...
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Noted

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A ready-made depressing Christmas, spotted in Stuy Town last night.  Thanks to EVG reader Annabelle for the pic!
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About 'Gin Joint,' the Apple+ series that filmed in the East Village yesterday

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  We fielded a lot of questions about the filming in Tompkins Square Park yesterday... Film notices p...
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Another location of the Bean closes, leaving 1 East Village outpost

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Photos by Stacie Joy And then there was one. The Broadway location of the Bean at Ninth Street has closed, following the May shuttering of ...
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Reminders: 'Irregular,' filmed at Sophie's, makes its world premiere on Sunday

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"Irregular" — an independent feature filmed largely inside Sophie's on Fifth Street — makes its world premiere on Sunday at ...
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Champions Martial Arts taps out on 11th and C

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Photos by Stacie Joy  A recent closure to note: The Champions Martial Arts outpost on the SW corner of Avenue C and 11th Street shut down ea...
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