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Thursday, August 13, 2026

At Ecce, come for the pizza, stay for the Herman Melville tribute

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Ecce entered soft-open mode on Monday at 77 Second Ave., between Fourth Street and Fifth Street.  So we ...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Wednesday Parting Shots, partially eclipsed

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Photos by Stacie Joy  A few scenes from Ninth Street and Avenue A this afternoon as New Yorkers looked skyward for today's partial solar...
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Remembering Chet Mazur

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Chet Mazur on the cover of the Alice Donut record Mule from 1990  Chet Mazur, a longtime presence in the local music scene, died this past w...
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Looking up: A partial solar eclipse for NYC today

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Not the partial solar eclipse, but where a telescope will be on St. Mark's. Photo by Kelley Ryan  New Yorkers may get a glimpse of a par...
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Openings: Bellanova on 9th Street

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy Bellanova recently opened at 331 E. Ninth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue.  The licensed cann...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Tuesday's parting shot

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Photo by Steven  One of the young red-tailed hawks flexes today in Tompkins Square Park...
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Sunday afternoon with the booyah! kids in Tompkins Square Park

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Photos by Stacie Joy  This past weekend saw the free two-day Show Brain Festival in Tompkins Square Park, featuring a lineup of 10 emerging...

For lease: the former Francis Kite Club space on Avenue C

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Photo by Stacie Joy  A "for lease" sign is now hanging outside the former Francis Kite Club at 40 Avenue C between Third and Fourt...

One last go-go for White Trash

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White Trash is having a closing party this Friday evening (Aug. 14) at 304 E. Fifth St. between First and Second avenues.  The farewell is...
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A Petite Maison pop-up on Avenue B

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Photos by Stacie Joy  Petite Maison,   a pop-up featuring secondhand, upcycled and reimagined clothing and objects, is open through Sunday (...
Monday, August 10, 2026

Monday's parting shot (and 47-year-old classic film trailer)

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You can catch one more screening of NYC classic " The Warriors " down at the Metrograph , 7 Ludlow St., just above Canal.  The 1...
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Tompkins Square Library branch books a temporary closure

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Photos by Stacie Joy The Tompkins Square Library is checking out a two-week late-summer break.  The New York Public Library branch at 331 E....
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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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