Aaron Walker, suspected subway shover, arrested at Union Square, Sept. 17, 2025. ( Photo: Dapper Detective X) East Village Subway Shover Indicted for September Attack A 28-year-old homeless man with 18 prior arrests was indicted recently and charged with being the alleged subway shover who... 01 Dec 2025 | 11:10
Basquiat family members holding up the new street sign on the corner of Great Jones Street and Bowery. ( Photo: Marie Pohl) Jean-Michel Basquiat Still Rising on Streets & at Auctions The recent street naming in honor of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has brought to light a torn-up photocopy of a rental... News 13 Nov 2025 | 07:18
Kevin Mulligan, owner of The Laurels Cafe, huddles with building landlord Josef Yusuf Bildirici on Oct. 26 after a fire erupted in the basement of the restaurant,m at Second Avenue and East 14th Street. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Passerby Sees Smoke, Saves Beloved East Vllage Café It was the quick thinking of a woman waiting for a bus that saved The Laurels Cafe. She spotted smoke coming from the basement... News 02 Nov 2025 | 11:23
Part of the collection from the Wise Spirit exhibit as seen in the studio of Richard Dial, 2025. ( Photo: Tag Christof) Artist Richard Dial Takes His Seat At The Table “The work is extraordinary. [The pieces in the Richard Dial:Wise Spirit exhibit] demonstrate both conceptual and aesthetic... City Arts 24 Oct 2025 | 04:36
Promotional image on the official Taylor Swift Instagram account to promote her album “The Life of a Showgirl,” prior to release. ( Photo: Instragram) Taylor Swift’s Mutual Lovefest at the Village East Theater So, what did I learn while attending a listening party for Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Oct. 4... Voices 10 Oct 2025 | 06:36
Karen Rempel points the way to Lucinda’s honky-tonk juke joint at 169 Avenue A. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky New York Gets a Little Bit Country at Lucinda’s Bar The East Village just got a double dose of country twang and redneck fun at Lucinda’s Bar at 169 Avenue A. Lucinda’s is a... News 08 Oct 2025 | 04:25
Armed robbers on a motorbike target man and his girlfriend in Fort Washington Park, July 19, 2025.. Inset: motorbike driver drops his wounded accomplice off at hospital in the Bronx. ( Photos: SDNY, Straus News yellow highlights) Two Dominican Migrants Charged in Federal Cop Park Shooting Two Dominican Republic nationals, in the US illegally, have been charged in connection with the near-deadly shooting of a... News 28 Jul 2025 | 12:49
Though owner Eric Anderson has listed the property at 56 E. 1st St. for sale for nearly $10 million, the graffiti-tagged and concrete-stained panels may suggest why the property has lingered on Zillow for nearly seven years. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) City Lore Museum Stays Put as East Village Landlord Faces $4M Foreclosure A 40-year-old museum rooted in preservation may have preserved itself amid an ongoing foreclosure saga. City Lore, a New... News 27 Jul 2025 | 04:51
Director Joe John Battista (left) and playwright Michael Gorman are the powers behind the new opera The Moby Dick Blues, which has a limited run at La Mama theater in the East Village. ( Photo: Sabine Stock) The Moby Dick Blues: Classic Melville Novel Transforms Into Modern Opera The first time I picked up Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, I managed only the first hundred pages before feeling hopelessly... City Arts 06 Jun 2025 | 03:39
An impromptu Irish music session at Mary O’s on Avenue A in the East Village is held every Thursday evening. Each day of the week, the wandering troubadours perform for free in a different Irish pub in Manhattan playing traditional Irish instruments. ( Photo: Claire Leibowitz) Irish Traditions Kept Alive by Free Music Sessions in Manhattan Pubs It’s difficult to move around Mary O’s on a Thursday night. Like any other pub, rounds of Guinness and fish and chips are... City Arts 19 May 2025 | 12:30
Patrol Officers Wu, Altman, Smyth, and Wan. ( Photo: NYPD 9 Precinct X) 9th Precinct Cops Apprehend Armed Robbers on E. 14th Street While criminal mischief and mayhem are staples of the tabloid press, there are times, perhaps less well covered, when police... News 27 Apr 2025 | 04:41
It was a joyous celebration as Middle Collegiate Church, which burned down more than four years ago, as it reopened its doors on Easter Sunday, April 20, in a rebuilt sanctuary on E. 7th St. The new facility is around the corner from the original building on Second Ave. ( Photo: Philip Maier) 4 Years After Fire Destroyed It, Middle Collegiate Church Is Reborn on Easter Sunday The historic Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village returned home this Easter Sunday after a devastating six-alarm... News 21 Apr 2025 | 08:56
Tiffany Collings and Oscar Hernandez, two of the three co-owners of Wayne & Sons in the East Village, say they’ll be forced to move the popular Tex-Mex place if the city forces them to tear down their enclosed outdoor dining shed. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Restaurant Owners Say They’re Under Fire, Urge Changes to Outdoor Dining Shed Rules When it was first unveiled by Mayor Eric Adams, it was hailed as a compromise that kept outdoor dining sheds intact for eight... News 20 Apr 2025 | 07:50
Person that cops says is a “forcible touching” suspect glances at his soon-to-be-victim in front of 182-184 E. 2nd St., on Jan. 22. ( Photo: NYPD) East Village Groper Is on the Loose, but Cops Say City Hall Arsonist Has Been Caught Another week, another “forcible touching” incident. This one occurred Jan. 22 at approximately 1 p.m. in the vicinity of East... News 16 Feb 2025 | 03:52
Robert Bartholomey, an Air Force veteran who died in an East Village apartment fire on Feb. 2, holds his beloved dog, Bella, who succumbed to her own injuries five days later. ( Photo: GoFundMe) Heartbreak: Dog Saved from Fire Succumbs to Her Injuries Despite efforts to save her, Bella, the tragic pooch who was rescued from a fire that killed her owner in an East Village... News 10 Feb 2025 | 03:39
