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As of yesterday, the NE corner of Broadway & 12th Street is also known as Fred Bass Way. Bass (1928-2018) took over the family business in 1956 and, the following year, moved the Strand Bookstore from 4th Ave to its current location.

Meet Sky, a Scottish Fold, now on duty at an East Village convenience store (Love Story on 3rd St nr Ave B) 📷 @staciejoy.bsky.social #Caturday

Say goodbye to another old-school NYC diner. Ownership of the Cozy Soup 'n' Burger on Broadway at Astor Place announced that the 54-year-old diner is closing on June 21. The reasons: Rising costs and declining business.

3 East Village residents are at the center of this story. Excellent piece by Samantha Maldonado.

Lower East Side History Month is back, officially starting today, and bringing a packed calendar of events across the neighborhood. Over 70 local cultural and community organizations & small businesses are hosting exhibits, walking tours, talks, and festivals throughout the month: www.peoplesles.org

Around the clock again: Veselka’s weekend overnight service is back... as of yesterday. (Only at the original East Village location, 2nd Avenue & 9th Street.) 📷 by @staciejoy.bsky.social

Before the condos: “No Picnic,” Phil Hartman’s 1986 East Village neo-noir, is back in a new 4K restoration at Film Forum. The film premiered at the 1986 Sundance Film Festival. Read our Q&A (via @staciejoy.bsky.social) with Hartman, the founder of the Two Boots Pizza empire, here: bit.ly/4vxkkff

Remembering Joey Ramone today. The founding member of the Ramones died on this day in 2001. He was 49. Photo from the Bowery at 2nd Street this evening.

Scenes from opening night (4/10) at Howl! Happening for “Arturo Vega: the merch master,” a Ramones-centric exhibit showcasing items designed by or licensed by Vega, drawn from his personal archive. 6 E. First St. (btw 2nd Ave/Bowery) Wed–Sun, noon–6 p.m. through May 24 📷 by @staciejoy.bsky.social

[Despite the cold temps] 2 signs of spring in the East Village. The first blooms on the wisteria at 35 Stuyvesant St., and the return of the fruit-veggie vendor on 1st Avenue at 6th Street. [Wisteria pic via a reader; vendor photo by @staciejoy.bsky.social]

A Good Friday scene in the East Village: Discarded Christmas tree on Avenue A.

Alley Cat at Village Works, 12 St. Mark's Place in the East Village. #Caturday Photo by Derek Berg

Today marked the 115th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in NYC. The annual ceremony honors the 146 garment workers — mostly young immigrant women — who died in 1911. Volunteers also chalked victims’ names outside where they lived on the Lower East Side. 📷 @staciejoy.bsky.social

Today on EVG: What it’s like living among 2 fraternities in 1 East Village residential building. Interview by @staciejoy.bsky.social bit.ly/3PJ1lxz

The line tonight (3/6/2026) for old-timer Panna II, the last restaurant standing at 93 First Ave. in the East Village … a surge in business thanks to a fictional John John and Carolyn B visit in the FX series 'John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.'

Many thanks to @gaofnyc.bsky.social for nominating EVG for a 2026 GANYC Apple Award in the "Outstanding NYC Website" category. We're honored to be included in the mix with 2 excellent sites — OldNYC and Little Kid Big City. The awards ceremony is on Monday evening.

9 am rush hour from 1st Avenue & 7th street in the east village 2/23

A few snow pics from Avenue A along Tompkins Square Park

The calm before the blizzard warning tomorrow... here's a view of 7th Street in the East Village tomorrow. 18+ inches of snow could fall on NYC and the tri-state area Sunday into Monday.

The Village East by Angelika on 2nd Avenue at 12th Street in the East Village is celebrating the life and legacy of Catherine O'Hara with screenings of two of her fan faves: "Beetlejuice" on Feb. 21 and 23, and "Best in Show" on Feb. 22 and 25.

Valentine’s Day afternoon in the East Village…

Photos & reporting by @staciejoy.bsky.social

The Joe Strummer mural on 7th Street @ Ave A in the East Village today. Feb. 6 is International Clash Day. KEXP in Seattle (AM Show Host John Richards) started this tradition in 2013, where the station honors the legacy of @theclash.com with deep cuts, covers and Clash tracks. www.kexp.org

A few East Village snow scenes today between 11 am and 2 pm. And the snow has turned to sleet for now. 📷 @staciejoy.bsky.social

The Village East by Angelika on 2nd Avenue & 12th Street has a slate of (mostly) Oscar nominees on view. And seats for four of them — "Blue Moon," "One Battle After Another," "Sinners" and "Bugonia" — are $5 during all screenings. (The screening times vary for these throughout the coming week.)

Snow on St. Mark's Place this evening... #EastVillage

Midtown Manhattan views early this morning (1/17) from the East Village... before the wintry mix arrives for the day. 📷 by Cecil Scheib

The East Village is remembering Stella Soltowska of Ray’s Candy Store (113 Avenue A). Stella, who worked at Ray’s for nearly 50 years, died last week at age 80. A memorial has formed outside the shop. Friends note the best way to help is to stop by and support the store. 📷 @staciejoy.bsky.social

Joe Strummer (aka John Graham Mellor) died on this day in 2002 at age 50. Here's a photo from Dec. 14 of Dr. Revolt's mural (the first iteration created in 2004) outside Niagara on Seventh Street and Avenue A in the East Village...

The very 1st post EV Grieve post was 18 years ago today (Dec. 21, 2007), when we thought Sophie's & Mona's might be goners. (They are both alive and well.) Still at it 40,000 posts later! TY to all who have read the site through the years! evgrieve.com/2007/12/and-...

Rob Reiner tribute at the Village East by Angelika on 2nd Avenue & 12th Street in the East Village. They are screening 'When Harry Met Sally Now.'

Here's Tompkins Square Park in the light snowfall this morning. Hopefully, some of the snow will stick around for the 34th annual tree lighting here today (Dec. 14) from 4-5 p.m. — an excellent East Village tradition.

As seen today (Dec. 10) in the East Village... when someone decided to discard last year's Christmas tree. Or, from the look of it, their tree from 2023.

Christmas at McSorley’s Old Ale House, 15 E. 7th St., East Village, NYC.

The 34th annual tree lighting in Tompkins Square Park is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 14, from 4-5 p.m. Parks workers were putting lights on our delightfully askew tree this afternoon. 📷 @staciejoy.bsky.social

The "50 Years of PUNK" show opens tonight (11/28) at the Ki Smith Gallery, 170 Forsyth St. on the LES. We got a sneak preview as John Holmstrom, the co-founder, editor, and illustrator of PUNK Magazine, and Ki Smith set up the show. Up through Jan. 11. Weds-Sun noon-6. 📷 by @staciejoy.bsky.social

For the 1st time, Streecha Ukrainian Kitchen has a menu posted outside its basement spot at 33 E. 7th St. in the East Village. A small but notable addition for a 51-year, no-frills staple run by volunteers to support St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church. Open Fri–Sun, 9–5. 📷 @staciejoy.bsky.social

The Charlie Parker Residence at 151 Ave B in the East Village is back on the market with a $7.2M ask. The landmarked 1849 townhouse, where Parker lived 1951–54, includes 4 full-floor apartments (plus a penthouse with a private deck) facing Tomkins Square Park. It was last listed in 2015 for $9.25M.

Looking forward to seeing "Peter Hujar's Day," which opened yesterday at the Film Forum in NYC. Ben Whishaw plays the renowned photographer, and Rebecca Hall is writer Linda Rosenkrantz. Also: HIGHLY recommend the book the film is based on. Trailer: youtu.be/Iq6eCvQOuy4?...

The early Monday evening line (tonight!) for Katz’s on the Lower East Side.

Appreciation post for Brooklyn-based artist BKFoxx's mural outside the Second Avenue F stop in the East Village ... a homage to John Carpenter's 1988 cult classic "They Live."

City officials, the Basquiat family and community members gathered today to unveil “Jean-Michel Basquiat Way” — the stretch of Great Jones St. between the Bowery & Lafayette. The artist lived & worked at 57 Great Jones St. from 1983 until his death in 1988. 📷 by @staciejoy.bsky.social

The best in show today at the 35th Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in the East Village — "Cereal Killers." 📷 by @staciejoy.bsky.social

Desnivel Gallery opens its latest show today with "Service" by Gloria Maximo at JJ Cleaners & Laundromat on 5th St b/t 1st and 2nd Aves in the East Village. By showing art in unexpected places like this, Desnivel Gallery hopes to weave art into everyday life.