Saturday, January 2, 2021
Winter clothing drive at First Street Green Art Park
Reminders: Day 1 of MulchFest starts SOOOON
Friday, January 1, 2021
Year in review
"I wanted to make a video that reflected some of the themes of [2020] — protests, police brutality, environmental issues, financial insecurity, and of course the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with the incredible perseverance of spirit I found from people coming together, supporting each other, and celebrating life in the face of fear. It's been a wild year..."
Gone but not forgotten
• Annette Averette, neighborhood activist and member of the Sixth Street Community Center
• Miguel Algarin, poet and founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
• Ali Yasin, pharmacist and proprietor at New York City Pharmacy on First Avenue
• Nashom Wooden, legend in the drag community
• The Rev. Diane Dunne, pastor of Hope for the Future Ministries who fed the homeless in Tompkins Square Park since the late 1980s
The 1st hour of 2021 at Ray's
Thursday, December 31, 2020
6 posts from December
A mini month in review...
• East Village Loves NYC prepares 1st holiday feast; tops more than 70,000 meals made for hungry New Yorkers in 2020 (Dec. 23)Grant Shaffer's NY See
[Updated] Morning-after look at the damage caused by the broken water main on 1st Avenue and 7th Street
.@NYCWater is responding to quite a few complaints about this. Yes, likely related to the watermain break. Call 311 with your address so nearby hydrants can be flushed. In the meantime, DEP recommends to run cold tap water for a while to see if it helps flush the pipes.
— NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera (@CMCarlinaRivera) December 31, 2020
E7 Deli & Cafe receives 2020 welcome
Golden Food Market owner Ali Fardos now runs East Village Organic a few storefronts away.
A tapas-wine bar was in the works for No. 118 in April 2018, but those plans never materialized.
On 2nd Avenue, B&H Dairy wraps up a trying year, ponders its future
The final straw came a few days before Christmas, when city inspectors ordered B&H to dismantle their newly-erected sidewalk structure, due to its proximity to a curbside tree. (The bus lane on 2nd Avenue means B&H can't take advantage of on-street dining).
By that point, they'd already relocated the outdoor area twice to meet the city’s demands, while investing thousands of dollars in new wiring that will, in theory, eventually allow them to connect an outdoor heater. "When the man stopped by and told me about the tree, I almost had a heart attack. No one ever mentioned the tree, all of a sudden they remember the tree," Ola told Gothamist on a recent morning. "I give this place so much heart and emotion to continue the tradition, and the city wants to destroy us."
Nowon will close temporarily starting New Year's Day
So long Milon
It takes awhile for your disbelieving eyes to adjust, because the space is hung with thousands of tiny colored lights. Some are Christmas lights, but others are stars, hearts, and red-hot chiles. These descend from the ceiling, as do dozens of banners for seemingly every nation on earth, like a United Nations on acid.
While Milon and Panna II had been catering to the Instagram crowd in recent years, locals still find the restaurants a comfort on evenings away from the weekends. Some have feared that the indoor-dining ban could mark the end of the so-called Curry Row.
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
[Updating] 1 week later, there's ANOTHER water main break on 1st Avenue and 7th Street
It took workers two-plus days to clean up the broken pipe last week... which forced several businesses to temporarily close and residents to lose their water service.Happening now! Another water main breaks at the same spot on East 7th Street and 2nd Av. @evgrieve pic.twitter.com/DQGoZidnx9
— Gili Getz 🔥 (@giligetz) December 31, 2020
for real this is wilddddd pic.twitter.com/i1cBV8rFfp
— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) December 31, 2020
Residents have reported the city has shut off the water to the buildings in the immediate area... and several residents on Seventh Street were spotted leaving their apartments with suitcases...
Updated: