Tag: EAST VILLAGE
For one group of New York students, a peaceful show of solidarity with Eric Garner turned into an important act of civil disobedience after the Department of Education banned a march planned on Tuesday. DNAinfo reports that students and faculty at the East Side Community High School had organized a march during school hours, to […]
With its bright blue background and intricately patterned letters of the alphabet, the mural that stretches around the corner of Avenue C and Sixth Street in New York’s East Village is visually arresting. But the painting, which just began last week, has quickly become a symbol of controversy — one that illuminates the clash between […]
The Manhattan D.A. has charged a motorist just $250 for what witnesses say [PDF] was an intentional assault on a cyclist. The unidentified victim claims he was riding down Avenue B, which has no bike lanes, when Jose Henriquez pulled up behind him in an SUV. The victim says that he was in the center […]
Just in time for the CBGB Festival‘s zombie walk through various NYC music venues, you can pretend the iconic club never closed by checking out a re-creation on an East Village rooftop, tonight. James and Karla Murray specialize in documenting the ever-changing landscape of New York. Now they’ve temporarily installed convincing remakes of three iconic East […]
Rory Denis has lived at 338 E. 6th St. for 44 years and he’s not leaving now, despite his landlord’s pleas. “He’s just trying to stop the inevitable,” says Esteban Vazquez, the contractor in charge of renovating the building. “I was born here, I’ll die here,” Denis tells the Post. “My yellow toenails are going to be embedded […]
Days after Robin Williams took his own life, aerosol tributes to the funnyman started popping all over the world, from Belgrade and Dublin to Los Angles and Brooklyn. And now, Manhattan. The latest RIP wall was done by LES throwback and mural king Antonio Garcia, better known as “Chico.” The portrait style piece which sort […]
“I’m going out on top,” East Village Radio general manager Peter Ferraro said, ushering the final guests of the last broadcast into the booth with a friendly shove. “We’re going out our way… our way.” After eleven years of free broadcasting, the station went off the air last night, with the rising rents and licensing fees to blame. Adjacent Lil’ Frankie’s […]
When news surfaced that Mars Bar might reopen at its old East Village address, it was already apparent that it might return a shadow of its former self. Now, we know the whole, ugly truth: they’ll be serving quinoa and fresh-squeezed juice. The new Mars Bar — and it will still be called Mars Bar […]
Big news for downtown dive bar nostalgists: not only might Max Fish be coming back to its original neighborhood, Mars Bar — or some facsimile of it — will be resurrected at its old address. Bedford & Bowery broke the news after noticing an item about the bar on a meeting agenda for the local community […]
Kim’s Video & Music is closing its First Avenue location, according to a sign in the window and a post on Facebook. Previously, the East Village mini-chain had spots on St. Mark’s Place, Avenue A, and Bleecker Street, all of which were shuttered over the last decade. No word on a date, or whether they’re […]
