Thursday, September 17, 2026

Cannoli believe it: the Feast of San Gennaro turns 100

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Photo from 2026 by Stacie Joy The Feast of San Gennaro returns TODAY for its 100th year.  The 11-day festival runs through Sunday, Sept. 2...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

A 6-story Basquiat mural is taking shape on the Bowery

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A nearly six-floor-tall mural of Jean-Michel Basquiat is in the works on the SW corner of the Bowery at Great Jones.  This work-in-progres...
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A colorful comeback on 4th Street

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  After a few months in primer, the color has returned to 246 E. Fourth St. at Avenue B.  Building owner T...
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Work starts on the new 16 Handles on 2nd Avenue

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Storefront renovations are underway at 105 Second Ave. at Sixth Street, the future home of 16 Handles. As reported in June , Neil Hershman...
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Openings: Flamingos Vintage Pound on 1st Avenue

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Flamingos Vintage Pound is now open at 199 First Ave. between 12th Street and 13th Street. (First reported here )  ... in a former smoke s...

The Astor and Bar Torino open at the Public Theater

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EVG file photo The Public Theater and NoHo Hospitality Group debuted two food-and-drink spaces yesterday inside the venue at 425 Lafayette S...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

John Baer’s neighborhood views come into focus with monograph, exhibit

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Photo from the 3rd Avenue El by John Baer  A debut monograph devoted to the work of John Baer, a self-taught photographer who lived at 215 S...

The Walking Gallery brings art — and protest — to St. Mark’s Place

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Photos and interview by Stacie Joy Outside the new Sephora , the Walking Gallery is staking its own claim on St. Mark’s Place. The small out...
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A floral changing of the guard on Avenue A

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy The flower stand outside Key Food on Avenue A and Fourth Street has reopened after a  brief renovation , ...
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A sign of Stickett Inn on 10th Street

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The Stickett Inn logo recently appeared at the under-renovation storefront at 279 E. 10th St. just west of Avenue A. As previously reporte...
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Monday, September 14, 2026

Celebrating Chet Mazur at Otto’s Shrunken Head

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Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy  Friends, family and fellow musicians gathered at Otto's Shrunken Head on 14th Street on Friday eveni...

On tonight's CB3-SLA docket: A vinyl cafe called Bobblehead for the former Pardon My French

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Photos by Stacie Joy Tonight's September meeting of Community Board 3's SLA committee includes the following applicants (find th...
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A plea for help along the 14th Street and 1st Avenue corridor

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Photo by Stacie Joy The above notice has appeared on a building window along the long-troubled 14th Street corridor near First Avenue.  ...
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After a 7-week closure, Salumeria Rosi is back on Avenue B

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Photos and interview by Stacie Joy  Salumeria Rosi is back in service at 222 Avenue B between 13th Street and 14th Street after a seven-week...
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Sunday, September 13, 2026

EV Grieve's East Village Week in Review

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Posts this past week included... with a last Tribute in Light shot from EVG reader Bettina... • On 14th Street, Engine 5 remembers those...
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Raccoon patrol on 6th Street

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EVG reader Jane R. spotted two large raccoons walking along Sixth Street between First Avenue and Avenue A a few nights ago.  "They w...
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Saturday, September 12, 2026

Saturday's parting shots

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Photos by Stacie Joy   First Avenue style...

Today: Opera at Campos Community Garden

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Opera Essentia comes to Campos Community Garden this (Saturday) afternoon with "Lost in Cyprus," a one-hour distillation of Han...