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Saturday night is not over until the ‘In the Air Tonight’ mobile makes a dance stop

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Friday night (6/12), St. Mark’s Place

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Happy July 4th from 7th Street, where someone decided it was time to discard their Christmas tree.

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McSorley's Old Ale House is celebrating its 170th anniversary this weekend at 15 E. 7th St. There's live music ... with cake from another East Village classic — Veniero's, which is only 130 years old.

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When workers removed the bar from the former Grassroots Tavern (1975-2017) on St. Mark's Place last week, they discovered these old murals. I have no idea how old they old. The landmarked building dates to 1832. [Photos by Derek Berg]

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At McSorley’s today on 7th Street 🇺🇦 📷 @StevenSonnenbl1

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It's true — the Trader Joe's Wine Shop — the only one in NYC — shut down today on 14th Street in Union Square.

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After nearly 25 years on Astor Place, Kmart shuttered this location yesterday. Rumors of a closure date to early 2018, though the store ended up downsizing from 3 to 2 floors at the time. Pics by @Joy_of_photos

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The wisteria outside 35 Stuyvesant St. at 10th Street is at the perfection stage here west of Second Avenue. #EastVillage

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Pillow-Cat Books, an animal-focused bookshop (used, new & antique), opened a few days ago at 328 E. 9th St. in the East Village. Books must all have an animal or animal character. Open 11-7 Tuesday through Sunday.

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ICYMI: Saturday marked the arrival of the Poppy Seed Bagel Sparrow’s Nest in Tompkins Square Park. (Note the bagel is *not* toasted.) Photos by Bobby Williams via

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Today in parallel parking 📍7th Street, East Village H/t @StandingsNYC

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All-time fave puddle as seen this morning on Avenue A

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ICYMI: Astor Wines & Spirits ( @astorwines ), founded in 1946, has been sold to its employees. The Fisher family has owned & operated the business since 1968. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The shop at 399 Lafayette St. @ 4th Street has 75 employees.

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The note on this discarded air conditioner reads like a brutally honest online dating profile. 📍 East Village 📷 @StevenSonnenbl1

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Live from Tompkins Square Park

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In the East Village, @veselkanyc plans to resume 24/7 service in the months ahead, starting with weekends, owner Jason Birchard tells @Joy_of_photos . Aiming for June 1 — or sooner. Before the pandemic, Veselka served customers 24/7 since 1990. 1/2

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East Village bar the Continental expounds on their (tongue-in-cheek) ban on the word literally. Their stated goal now is to stop “Kardashianism.” cc: @edenbrower

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Photographer Peter Bennett, a native NYCer who lived in the East Village from 1979 to 1988, recently shared a stash of street scenes with me from that time period, such as this one from 5th Street at Avenue C.

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Good news: After a winter hiatus, Sunny’s Florist is back open on 2nd Avenue & 6th Street.

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On Sunday, E. Jay Sims hung a large shirtwaist dress on the top-floor fire escape at 306 Bowery at 1st Street. She mounted the dress in honor of Women's History Month, and in memory of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, whose 110th anniversary is March 25. 1/2

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🚨🚨🚨Blue & Gold Tavern (circa 1958) reopened tonight at 79 E. 7th St. in the East Village for the first time since March 2020.

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Tom & Jerry’s reopened last night on Elizabeth Street for the first time in 18 months.

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246 E. 4th St. at Avenue B is looking especially colorful this evening.

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Saturday morning at the Avenue A Reflection Pool…

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The Wegmans signs have arrived this morning on Astor Place. This outpost — the first in Manhattan — opens on Oct. 18 where the Kmart was forever. 📷 William Klayer

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Sunset-ing on St. Mark’s Place this evening...

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Milano’s, one of the best bars around, reopened this week for the 1st time since March 2020. Since the 1880s at 51 Houston St. b/t Mott & Mulberry.

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The Tompkins Square Park holiday tree lighting ceremony took place late this afternoon. As we're told, @NYCParks forgot to wire the tree, and so organizers had to scramble to hire an electrician, who missed the bottom portion of the tree. *Perfect!*

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Best movie marquee in Manhattan — the Village East on 2nd Avenue & 12th Street ( @AngelikaFilm_NY ) ... now open again...

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The dearly beloved Odessa on Avenue A closes after service on Sunday (7/19). Longtime manager Dennis Vassilatos confirmed the news to @Joy_of_photos (who took these pics yesterday). They are shutting down due to the significant loss of business during the COVID-19 crisis.

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COVID-19 Urban Etiquette Sign on 2nd Avenue signed — with love — by the East Village.

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After nearly 7 months, the AMC on 3rd Avenue & 11th Street removed the 4-floor ad for ‘My Spy.’ I will miss the comforting glare of Dave Bautista. ✌️

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Taqueria Ramírez, the popular spot in Greenpoint that has earned "NYC's best tacos" accolades, is opening an outpost in the East Village. Carnitas Ramírez is expected to open this summer at the former Café Cortadito space at 210 E. 3rd St. just east of Ave B. [Pic via Instagram]

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Good news: Inexpensive eats favorite Punjabi Grocery & Deli reopens Friday (7/10) here at 114 First St. b/t Avenue A and 1st Avenue. Hours have yet to be determined. They've been closed since March 21 during the COVID-19 crisis.

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East Village rooftop view of the sunrise (6:48 am) ☄️

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When a young red-tailed hawk gets stuck in the airshaft outside your kitchen window. An East Village resident made this discovery this morning! The hawk is fine, and with the assistance of Rob M., a park ranger, it is back with its 2 siblings in Tompkins Square Park.

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Homage to CBGB (🙄) today at the just-opened East Village Target on 14th Street

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The @Wegmans at Astor Place — the grocer's first Manhattan outpost — will open on Oct. 18 at 9 a.m. @Joy_of_photos got a tour of the under-construction 87,500-square foot space at the landmarked 770 Broadway yesterday. (This retail space was previously Kmart.) 1/2

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Because people asked about what happened during the drum solo.

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Dora's return to Tompkins Square Park today wasn't the romantic reunion with Christo that people wanted/needed. In fact, Christo was spotted mating [NSFW] with Nora/Not-Dora, the new red-tailed hawk in this life.

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July 11 is the last day for Ink, the 33-yr-old newsstand at 66 Ave A in the East Village. Owner Benny Dahud has been in a legal tussle w/ the private equity firm that bought the bldg last fall. So Benny has decided to retire.📷 by @Joy_of_photos

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Technically the heat advisory does not begin until noon today in NYC. As seen this a.m. on 14th Street & 2nd Avenue.

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Good morning @evgrieve

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Gem Spa has officially announced that it will not reopen on 2nd Avenue & St. Mark's Place, marking the end of this East Village institution.

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Summer in the city 📍 5th Street/East Village

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I always stop to take this 📸

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ICYMI: Best Picture nominee #PastLives was filmed in part in the East Village, including the Holiday Cocktail Lounge on St. Mark's Place & on 1st Street (where Nora & Arthur lived). Congrats to @kvpi for another amazing film. #Oscars

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In & around Tompkins Square Park this morning in the (light) snow…

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The dear old Mars Bar closed for good 10 years ago today: July 18, 2011. For a period of time, the place was the greatest, strangest, dirtiest bar around the East Village. Thanks for the memories!

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Fan note for Gabrielle Hamilton’s essay in the @NYTmag on the gate at Prune

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Off the DL: Dora the red-tailed hawk returns to Tompkins Square Park today following a 3-month wing rehab.

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A man watching the @fdny said this fire was “a dagger to the heart” of the East Village. On 2nd Avenue b/t 6th & 7th.

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Today’s sunrise as seen from across the Avenue from @veselkanyc

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The @nypost put the Christo-Dora-Nora/Not-Dora red-tailed hawk love triangle on the cover today below the @TheAcademy preview. (Working on the screen-play now.)

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As seen on Avenue A & 13th Street this morning ...

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For the first time in its 250-year (ok 132-year) history, Katz’s now has sidewalk seating.

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Today marks the 12th anniversary of the first EVG post. When we thought Sophie's on 5th Street might close. (It didn't!) Anyway, 30,590 posts later: Thank you for reading and sharing your comments, tips, photos, camaraderie, etc. #EastVillage

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Sunrise on East Houston & Ludlow 7/19. #LES

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1 last depressing look at the former Gem Spa on 2nd Avenue & St. Mark’s Place.

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The @NYPD9Pct this morning announced that an arrest has been made in the assault of Ray Alvarez, the 90-year-old owner of @RaysCandyStore 1/2

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Christmas in NYC. As seen in the East Village today. Photo by Derek Berg

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The Cube (aka Alamo) is back on Astor Place (as of last night) after spending the past 2-plus months in the shop. It had been out of commission since December 2021. The spinning mechanism for the Cube, which manually rotates around a pole hidden in its center, wasn't working. 1/2

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Update: the alarm on the BMW outside Sophie’s at 507 E. 5th St. near Avenue A in the East Village is still going off — now 24 hours in. People egged the car, stole the NJ plates and left a passive-aggressive note.

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Joy to the world, ALL of the lights are now working on the Tompkins Square Park holiday tree (for those of you following this story). #EastVillage

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A tribute today to David Bowie at the Broadway-Lafayette station. Bowie died on this day in 2016. 🙏

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Obviously a trap

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East Village businesses showing BLM support

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East Village sunrise 1/8/21

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The ‘New York I Love You’ message is back on the @WebsterHall marquee ❤️

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Ugh. Another setback for B&H Dairy in the East Village: the high winds ripped off the diner’s awning and smashed into its small outdoor space. It has been a struggle this year for the 80-year-old lunch counter, including a break-in & vandalized front window.

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The Continental on 3rd at St. Mark’s closes tonight after 27 years. And workers just — 🚨 breaking 🚨— removed the 6-shots-of-anything-for-$12 signage.

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NYC old-timer Pete's Tavern reopens today (8/10) at 4 p.m. at 129 E. 18th St. & Irving Place. They have been closed since March 2020. (Thx to Michael Quinn for the tip!)

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The squirrels in Tompkins Square Park are attuned to the holidays. Photo this week by @StevenSonnenbl1

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This is going to look so good in my kitchen … randomly discarded today in the East Village (cc: @KeyFood )

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'Stomp' ended its 29-yr run on Sunday. Yesterday, workers discarded some props, which were up for grabs on the curb around the Orpheum Theatre on 2nd Ave b/t 7th Street and St. Mark's Place. There may be a few 'Stomp' souvenirs left. [Pics from yesterday]

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A great East Village corner @7BHorseshoeBar

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The wisteria is in bloom on Stuyvesant at 10th Street ...

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Monday morning sky in NYC as seen from the East Village.

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My touristy shot for the night

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The completed Run-DMC mural on Avenue A & 12th Street by @kobrastreetart

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The Russian & Turkish Baths have reopened their doors at 268 E. 10th St. in the East Village. Established in 1892, the popular bathhouse has been closed since the pandemic's start in March 2020. They reopened the renovated space yesterday (12/24). Pics by @Joy_of_photos

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Snuck a photo this morning of the most-photographed building on St. Mark’s Place. (No. 96-98: please see Led Zeppelin's 'Physical Graffiti.’)

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4th and B and the moon. #eastvillage

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A few ‘Hey, it’s snowing’ photos from along 7th Street & St. Mark’s Place tonight #Gail

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This afternoon in opossum sightings in Tompkins Square Park 👋 📸 @StevenSonnenbl1

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ALSO BACK OPEN RN: The Ukrainian East Village Restaurant (established 1970) is up & running again at 140 2nd Ave. for the 1st time since March 2020. Also, 1 of the city's great sidewalk awnings IMO. 📷 @StevenSonnenbl1

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Random photos of snowy, empty East Village streets …

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In #breaking diner news, Little Poland reopens tomorrow for the 1st time since March 2020. 200 2nd Ave. b/t 12th and 13th streets #EastVillage

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Sunrise today (3/16) as seen along the East River and through the Manhattan Bridge …

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Word is circulating about an assault outside Ray's Candy Store on Avenue A that left Ray Alvarez, the shop's 90-year-old proprietor, with a black eye and a gash on his temple. Here's what we know so far:

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Bleecker Street Bar's 30-year tenure on the corner of Bleecker & Crosby is coming to an end on Aug. 30. "All of our efforts to negotiate a reasonable lease extension with our landlord have failed."

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McSorley's reopens today for take-home food and growlers. More details at the post:

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Good morning from Tompkins Square Park …

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Two East Village classics — @veselkanyc & @VENIEROSdessert — will reopen on Friday (May 1) for takeout and delivery.

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Lucy’s reopened tonight on Avenue A — at 25% capacity — after a few months off.

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NYC sunrise along the East River on this August Wednesday

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Today in the East Village, @Marvel brought the @disneyplus series 'Hawkeye' to 4th Street, complete with in-costume leads Hailee Steinfeld & Jeremy Renner — and Lucky the Pizza Dog! (Who's a good boy?!) Pics by @Joy_of_photos