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News about the East Village of NYC
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Things to do in Union Square: Stand among the palm trees and shop at Macy's
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There was a piece on Asia One Travel the other day titled "48 hours in New York on a shoestring." Straightforward enough for this...
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Admiring the fashion sense of "the girls that live in the East Village"
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In an interview with the Guardian UK yesterday, model/designer Erin Wasson ( pictured, right ) was asked whose style she admired: All the g...
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This ticket's for you
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Cop tickets a Bud truck hogging up Avenue A at Ninth Street Saturday.
Report: During the recession, candy sales are up! (Next trends piece: We're getting fatter and our teeth are rotting)
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The inevitable trends story today from the Times . The recession seems to have a sweet tooth. As unemployment has risen and 401(k)’s have s...
Monday, March 23, 2009
The life and times of Mr. Zero
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This Ain't the Summer of Love's Mr. Zero post is now live ... Mr. Zero -- Urbain J. Ledoux -- was known for his charity relief kitch...
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Code name Narnia: NYU frosh have secret room where they can drink, smoke pot and have sex (reportedly)
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Washington Square News has the story : Within the walls of one freshman dorm exists a magical place, known to most first-year students only...
The End of Extra Place
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In February, Extra Place was paved over ...in an effort to "beautify" the piss-filled alley that ran behind CBGB and turn it into ...
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From luxury condo sales office to stylish spa (seems about right)
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The former sales office for One Avenue B -- located in Red Square on Houston Street -- will become a spa...Also, the Web site for One Avenu...
A Bodhi Tree grows on Third Avenue
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Our former little Taco Bell on Third Avenue near 11th Street is all grown up now, almost ready to become a Thai place called Bodhi Tree. Pr...
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Robataya rises on East Ninth Street
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The always-reliable Col Legno closed up last June at 231 E. Ninth Street near Second Avenue. (It was a favorite of Alex's at Flaming Pab...
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Kevin Bacon LOVES that delicious vegan ice cream at Stogo!
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In this week's edition of My New York in the New York Post (this feature isn't online..), the Bacon Brothers -- Kevin and his, uh, ...
What's new at Subway? (Specifically the one on Second Avenue near Ninth Street...)
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An ATM! But will it dispense $5 bills for the foot-long specials? Previous, and exclusive , Subway coverage on EV Grieve : An important upda...
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Does this mean there will always be a line?
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Because, you know, people always stand in line waiting for brunch (for reasons that I have never understood)...Uh, anyway, Eater has the st...
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A refurbished Ryan's is now open
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After being closed for six weeks, Ryan's Irish Pub on Second Avenue near Ninth Street reopened on St. Patrick's Day... The bar is l...
From the EV Grieve New Jersey Bureau
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From the wire : WAYNE, N.J. (AP) — A kitschy northern New Jersey landmark that spawned a popular rock band's name and served as the back...
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Lulu is missing
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Another "the recession can be fun" story
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From the Post yesterday : The recession is such a bummer . Wouldn't it be nice to time travel to a simpler era the 1950s when money was...
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Noted
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The Post 's " the recession can be fun " story also noted the following about EV Grieve favorite Donohue's Steak House: T...
Saturday, March 21, 2009
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
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Highlights from elsewhere in the NYC blogosphere ( Patell and Waterman's History of New York ) The REAL reason Valerie Solanas wanted to...
Lionel Ziprin, 84: "A brilliant, baffling, beguiling voice of the Lower East Side and the East Village"
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The Times has the obituary today for Lionel Ziprin, who died this past Sunday. He was 84. Mr. Ziprin, a brilliant, baffling, beguiling voi...
Friday, March 20, 2009
Saluting some heroes from Forest Hills
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Peter Parker and the Ramones.
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Avenue B fire damage
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Here's a look at some of the exterior damage from yesterday's fire at 30 Avenue B...
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A little something to go with the Christmas decorations that are still up at Nino's
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Another fire in the East Village
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There was a fire yesterday afternoon at 30 Avenue B in a top-floor apartment between Second Street and Third Street. Reader/blogger Suzy at ...
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Looking back at another Avenue B fire
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Yesterday's fire on Avenue B brought back memories of a major blaze...this one at 42 Avenue B between Third Street and Fourth Street ha...
Unzipping the mystery at Zips (trying to, anyway)
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There's no shortage of chitchat among a few neighbors [that I happen to know] of the former Zips Deli on Avenue B at Fifth Street . Rumo...
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Houston and Avenue B in 1997....and 2007
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Two weeks back, we mentioned the new mural by Chico and Tats Cru on Houston and Avenue B. Here's a quick look at some recent history of...
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Michael Rosen discusses Formula Retail Zoning
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This week's issue of The Villager includes an op-ed written by Michael Rosen titled Fighting on many fronts to protect our neighborhoo...
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Rhyming and dating
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I was reminded it that it's Spring Break for some colleges...a time when students go to warm places and drink and act dumber more than...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
EV Grieve Etc.: Mourning Edition
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Spend an evening with Drew Hubner and Jim Coleman -- next Tuesday ( East of Bowery ) Biker Bill has words for Biker Billy the chef ( Slum Go...
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Starbucks to run expensive ad campaign to show that its coffee isn't expensive
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AdAge.com has it: Distressed that Starbucks has become the "poster child for excess," CEO Howard Schultz said the coffee company ...
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Of course the people we really want to leave just won't
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From the Times today : " New York City lost less population to other states in the 12 months ending July 1, 2008, than during any year...
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Is it safe to venture out again?
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I've come out of hiding...Is St. Patrick's Day over yet? And thanks to the jokester who sent me the info on the St. Patrick's Da...
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Noted
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Engineers have discovered dangerous cracks in 200-year-old wooden beams right above Mayor Bloomberg's desk in City Hall , leading to an...
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An excellent body of work
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Last August, I did a post on artist Dan Witz . He uses some of the uglier new buildings in Brooklyn and the LES as the backdrops for the p...
Noted
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" George W. Bush is getting $7 million for his memoir , tentatively titled "Decision Points," scheduled for a 2010 release by...
Reverend Billy investigates how the downturn is having an impact on local businesses ("Stay out of the national chains!")
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Thanks to the tipster who passed along this link... Mayoral candidate Reverend Billy talks with business owners on East Ninth Street on how...
More love for Britney on Avenue B...
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At Sixth Street... Previously .
More on Mr. Zero
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[ Update : The link to This Ain't the Summer of Love's Mr. Zero post/photo archives is currently down...we'll let you know when ...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Signs of the coming Depression?
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Two times in two different locations in the East Village...I saw someone walking down the street blowing on a harmonica . One more sighting ...
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