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East Village

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    November 18, 2011

    Quantum Leap Has Fallen

    It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Here are some of the dogs who got eaten this week. Know of any restaurants or bars opening or closing? Drop us a line. Quantum Leap, a staple of vegetarian cuisine in the East Village, has served its last meal. The management reported that rent had become too exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Aquavit: Let's Cocktail Like the Scandinavians

    Flickr/KimtaroLemon aquavit in the making​ The Danish food trend has been brewing for some time (see: Pellegrino's Best Restaurant Noma, the forthcoming Tribeca sandwich shop Aaman's), so it's only natural that aquavit is popping up on cocktail menus around the city, and on a micro-level...in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    October's 45 Openings and 25 Closings: A (More or Less) Comprehensive List

    ​The shark-infested waters of New York City's restaurant industry are not for the faint of heart. In case you're into keeping tabs, here is a list of those who took the leap and opened new establishments and those who were forced to bow out this month.

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    The East Village Is Getting Cheesier. Literally.

    Foodiesathome.com / FlickrSay cheese​Taureau might be holding down the fort as the East Village's go-to fondue spot, but it'll be getting some competition from Casimir, the cozy French bistro, which is turning its Moroccan lounge into an annex serving all kinds of foods for dipping.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    What Does East Village Resistance to Occupy Tompkins Square Park Mean for the East Village?

    John Penley, by Paul DeRienzo​For about a week now, there have been plans to occupy Tompkins Square Park, led largely by East Villager John Penley, who has a Facebook page set up for the event, which was scheduled to begin on Saturday with a noontime picnic. In the wake of last night's announc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Open and Closed: Say Hello to Saxon Parole, Goodbye to Stuffed Artisan Cannolis

    Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. If you hear of any new openings or closings, let us know. The Porch appears to be giving up its space in the East Village. A source says that an Indian restaurant will move in. [EV Grieve]̴ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Porchetta at Di Palo's, Dish No. 18

    ​There's a certain place in the East Village that offers porchetta sandwiches so warm and succulent that everyone knows about it. Porchetta, as you probably know, is a rolled pork roast stuffed with garlic, fresh herbs, and fennel, with the skin wrapped tightly around it so the juices stay in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Save the St. Marks Bookshop Has 27,000 Signatures...But Can a Petition Save St. Marks Bookshop?

    ​The St. Marks Bookshop, a lovely place very near Voice headquarters, surrounded by several other lovely places (and some less lovely) that have changed numerous times since we were college students staying at an NYU dorm for the summer, has managed to hang on -- since 1977, albeit in a few di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Three Times More Drunks Are Driving Around the East Village

    ​According to the Crime & Safety study recently released by DNA Info, drunk driving arrests in the East Village nearly tripled last year, with 141.4 percent more arrested (140 incidents) in the 9th Precinct than the year before. Damningly, each year there's been a greater increase -- since 200 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Life Café (Birthplace of Rent) Shutters

    Life CafeLife Café, now lifeless ​A bit of sad news for East Village residents. Yesterday evening, Kathy Kirkpatrick shuttered her longstanding Life Café "until further notice." According to a note posted on her website, building repairs that were supposed to be completed a year ago need to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    A Goodly Gallery of Garden Herbs

    ​Sage -- This herb gives savory flavor to sausages and stuffings, either by itself or in combination with other herbs. To amaze your friends at dinner parties, pick a handful of the thick, fleshy leaves and fry them to crispness in olive oil, then sprinkle them with sea salt. Much better than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Open and Closed: Say Hello to The Cardinal, Goodbye to Bar Carrera

    Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Williamsburg coffee shop and live jazz spot, Blackbird Parlor, has been closed and the phone disconnected. A Starbucks might be moving in. [Eater] Fay Da Bakery, in Midtown, is no longer shari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    With Veloce Gone, There Are Now Only 43 Pizza Places in the East Village

    Veloce Pizzeria​Yesterday, we noted that the East Village is home to 44 restaurants that serve pizza. But now it's 43: after EV Grieve noticed that Veloce had posted a "closed for renovations" sign in its window, Grub Street called the restaurant and learned that it "will be relocating to midt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    How Much More Pizza Does the East Village Really Need?

    L'asso NYCBeating a path to First Avenue.​Earlier today, word went round that L'asso, the Mott Street pizzeria that prides itself on serving D.O.C.-certified pies, will be opening a location on First Avenue this fall.

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Asian Grocery Explosion! M2M Expanding to Waverly Place

    GowallaComing soon to Waverly Place​Seems like the East Village isn't big enough for M2M, the Asian supermarket and cafe located on Third Avenue, and which also has a branch in Morningside Heights. It'll soon expand to Greenwich Village, setting up shop at 19 Waverly Place.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    David Chang Is Fishing and Christina Tosi Is Partial to Crif Dogs' Cheesy Waffle Fries

    A man and his trout.​It's been relatively quiet on the David Chang front since he took the opportunity to extol the virtues of traveling first class and angrily defended his right to sell $5 bottles of Mexican Coke.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Nublu Has A NuHome For A While

    ​Earlier this week the people behind the genre-spanning East Village club Nublu announced on the club's Facebook Wall that the problems with the Avenue C space's liquor license that cropped up suddenly last month were still giving them headaches. What to do? Take the party elsewhere: "we're pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    BMW Guggenheim Lab Will Highlight East Village History

    Esther Zuckerman​Even as the BMW Guggenheim Lab stands as another example of the gentrification of the East Village -- rats, rather than artistic types, used to be the dominant guests in the once vacant lot owned by the Parks Department that stretches between East First and Houston Streets -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Michael Greif, Director, and Angela Wendt, Costume Designer, Revisit Rent

    Joan Marcus​Since 1996, the musical Rent has entered the musical theater pantheon, won a Pulitzer, and been praised, parodied, and panned (when it made its way to the screen). Now, three years after the show closed its Broadway run after 12 years in 2008, a revival is in previews at New World ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Open and Closed: Say Hello to Silver Lining, Goodbye to Asia de Cuba

    Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Asian fusion restaurant Asia de Cuba, in Morgans New York hotel, will close in October. The owners will replace it with a new concept. [Crains]​ Leske's, the last Scandinavian bakery in B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Cheap and Filling Veggie Fare at Aussie-Inspired Tuck Shop

    ​ This Aussie-inspired mini-chain is best known for its cheap and filling meat pies, hearty things perfect for a quick meal before or after a night of drinking in the East Village. Its vegetarian options are no less tasty (or cheap). Take the vegetarian chili. At only $6, it has a flavor and c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Ray Deter, Bar Owner, Hit While Biking On Canal Street

    Facebook​Ray Deter, the owner of East Village and Williamsburg bars d.b.a., was hit by a car on Canal Street yesterday evening. Deter, who was not wearing a helmet, was turning onto West Broadway at the time of the accident and is now in critical condition. His wife told the Daily News that do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Porn Shop to Become Gastropub; Long Lines Form Outside Num Pang

    Peep World, the porn shop located near Madison Square Garden, is closing down to make way for a "very large gastropub." [Grub Street]​ Counter in the East Village is sticking around longer than expected because the restaurant that is supposed to replace it, an East Village outpost of Empellon, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    The East Village Is NYC's Most Popular 'Date Spot'

    ​HowAboutWe, the online dating site based on what you want to do -- how about we wake up early and blog together? -- has pulled together information from the more than 100,000 dates posted on its site to determine the neighborhoods New Yorkers most frequently pick as date spots (at least, acco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Exit 9, East Village Gift Shop, to Re-Open in Urban Roots Space

    ​Last year we declared Exit 9, a quirky little gift shop in the East Village, as our favorite spot to buy whatever for whomever whenever we needed it. Thus, we were awfully sorry when we heard they were closing their East Village location at 64 Avenue A (their last day open was Father's Day). ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Where Was I Eating? This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef

    Lauren Shockey​Well, this little piggy -- meaning me -- didn't have the roast beef, but I did head to the East Village sandwich shop named after the nursery rhyme. The pictured sandwich is, indeed, the "other thing" at This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef.

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Open and Closed: Say Hello to Williamsburg Bistro The Morgane, Goodbye to Klee Brasserie

    Soul Daddy, winner of the Bobby Flay-hosted America's Next Great Restaurant, is closing two of its three original locations, including the one in the South Street Seaport. [Eater] The former Cafe Centosette space in the East Village could be replaced with the ultimate corporate double-team: a combi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2011

    Mars Bar To Be Torn Down in August

    ​Mars Bar, famously seedy dive and East Village institution, will be torn down in August. According to an article in Crain's New York, the 1920s building (which houses the bar and nine other tenants) will be demolished and a 12-story luxury high rise will be built in its place. The East Village is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    East Village 'Will You Marry Me?' Mural: The Time Lapse Video

    Over the weekend we had a chat with Jeff Gurwin, the guy behind the sweet East Village engagement mural on 2nd and Avenue A. Here's a time lapse of the making of the mural (with some shots of Jeff, in the plaid shirt, and his fiancée Caitlin, in the yellow skirt). Congrats, guys! The mural will be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    Pyramid Club, 'The Birthplace of Drag,' Considered for Historic Landmark Status

    ​An area of the East Village bounded by East 2nd and East 7th streets between First Avenue and the Bowery, plus 10th Street on the north side of Tompkins Square Park, is being considered as a possible future East Village Historic District. Today, DNA Info reports that the area for possible lan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Ask the Critics: Where's a Quiet Spot for Drinks in the East Village?

    mondoagogo/FlickrDrink up! (And maybe get some business done, too.)​Helen J. Asks: I'm looking for a bar or restaurant in the East Village (between 4th Street and 10th Street, ideally) where I can have a meeting over drinks that's good, but not too loud or scene-y. Suggestions? Dear Helen: W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    EV Grieve Reflects on the Lessons of CB3 Meetings, Superdive, and the East Village as a "Foodie Tourist Trap"

    EV Grieve​Although EV Grieve is first and foremost a neighborhood blog dedicated to covering "things that you may or may not be interested in about the East Village and other parts of New York City," we turn to it on a daily basis for restaurant and bar news. In addition to chronicling the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    35 Cooper Square Is in Its Final Days

    ​The fate of 35 Cooper Square has seemed a done deal for a while now, and earlier today we got word from EV Grieve that crews might be on the scene tearing down the building. We investigated and found a couple of workmen on the roof, as well as a Caterpillar parked outside, along with a lot of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2011

    Hip, Edgy Evangelicals Come to Godless East Village

    ​The East Village isn't a neighborhood one would normally associate with Bible-thumping evangelical Christianity, but here we are. The Times has a feature on Trinity Grace Church, a "hip" church that just opened up a new branch in the godless, immoral wasteland of the East Village. Trinity Grace i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Our 10 Favorite Dumplings

    Lauren ShockeyCarboload on Potato Varenyky at Ukrainian East Village Restaurant.​ Dumplings comprise one of the world's favorite foods, a mysterious feat given their prosaic nature. After all, they are just pockets of dough encasing a filling. Yet, so supremely delicious. For this 10 Best, we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    East Village Residents Losing All Street Cred

    via DNA Info​There are those who complain that New York City has lost its edge, and then there are those who throw hissy fits over red drapes hanging in a window of an upcoming comedy club because it looks too "bordello"-y. No, this is not a story about Park Slope, where there are actual thing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2011

    Minutes of the Organ Meat Society at Porsena

    ​First course: An amuse of broiled rabbit hearts with garlic and olive oil On Friday evening the Organ Meat Society met to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the organization.

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Have a Remarkable Palate? It Can Get You Free Booze

    More than just vodka and tomato juice​East Village Mexican newcomer El Camion is slowly making its name for being a boozy brunch spot, and now it's offering patrons the chance to get even more buzzed with an ingredient guessing game. Just correctly name all the components of their spicy Blood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    16 Handles Set to Spread, Contagion-Like, Along the East Coast

    16 Handles​When 16 Handles opened in the East Village in 2008, it appeared indistinguishable from the glut of frozen yogurt shops that at the time were colonizing storefronts across the city. But now it appears that the store's name, so oddly evocative of adipose tissue, will soon be familiar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Open & Closed: Say Hello to Bierhaus; Goodbye to Vince & Eddie's

    Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Rocco Ancarola has ended his partnership in Greenwich Village gastropub Rabbit in the Moon. The place was quickly sold and renamed The State Room. [NY Post] The Chelsea location of 'Swich is c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Aspiring Writers Now Papering East Village With Their Manuscripts

    via EV Grieve​Remember that mysterious novel that was appearing, page by page, in locations around the East Village? Alas, those pages seem to have disappeared without a trace, perhaps due to rain, perhaps to a novelist abandoning efforts (or, dare we hope, a book deal?). But our East Village ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Wallet-Friendly Cocktails; Best Beer Cities

    ​Vandaag in the East Village and Huckleberry Bar in Williamsburg are among cocktail bars serving $10 drinks, as opposed to the now ubiquitous $12-$14 drink. [NY Post] New York makes a list of seven best beer cities in the country, alongside Chicago, Denver, Philly, Portland, St. Louis, and Sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    The Bean Is Screwed Until It Can Pay $24, 784.50 in Back Taxes

    The Bean​Earlier today, the Bean, the First Avenue coffee shop beloved by East Village caffeine nuts and dog owners alike, was shuttered by the state.

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Demolition of 35 Cooper Square Approved

    via EV Grieve​Just as everyone was preparing to get all mushy-gushy and celebrate with a toast and a kiss because love is in the air and whatnot, the city had to go and bring down the house, literally. The city has approved the demolition of 35 Cooper Square, just a few hours after a permit wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Original Gem Spa (1972) Closes: Bye Bye, Miss American Egg Cream

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 24, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 8 Gem Spa closes: Bye Bye, Miss American Egg Cream By Clark Whelton Gem Spa is closed. The candy store which became a clearing house for the hip-yip-street freak festival in the East Village is now pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Burglars in the East Village — Hide Your Laptops

    Burglary suspects​Cops are looking for two daring burglars who sneaked into a first-floor East Village apartment at 11:30 p.m. January 5, scared the hell out of a 79-year-old woman there, then scurried down the fire escape to another apartment, where they stole jewelry, a laptop, and credit cards. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Where Should I Take My 14-Year-Old Daughter to Eat Sushi?

    ​The sushi at Natori is pristine in its freshness, and cheap, too. Abby S. asks: I'm hoping you can help me. I'm taking my niece out for a birthday lunch Friday; she's turning 14 and requested sushi. I need a place that's nice but not overwhelmingly so (she's a fairly sophisticated eater, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Great Snacks of the World: Deep-Fried Kale Chips

    ​Deep-fried kale makes a festive snack. Finally had a chance to sit down and review my culinary input during the recent holidays, a time when one downs so many new things that it's hard to sort them out. One of the best things I tried was at an East Village community garden Christmas Party -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    More East Side Destruction: Sidewalk Collapses Outside Delancey Resto

    boweryboogie.comThere goes the neighborhood.​The East Village isn't the only neighborhood being ravaged by disaster. On the Lower East Side yesterday, the ground literally opened up outside the Olympic Restaurant, at the corner of Delancey and Ludlow streets. Bowery Boogie reports that the sid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    More Details Emerge on Two East Village Fires; Barking Dog Deemed a Hero

    Via​Two fires hit the East Village in Tuesday's morning hours, the first around 4 a.m. at Second Avenue and East Fourth Street, with a second erupting at East Sixth Street and Avenue A around 7:30 a.m. Between the pair of blazes, eight injuries are being reported by the Local East Village, whi ... More >>

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