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An award-winning news site covering the East Village. Established 2007. Appreciating what's here while it's still here.

The poster for the 1986 film "No Picnic," showing multiple boxes with scenes from the production shot in the East Village and other parts of NYC.
A new exhibit features the Ramones merch created by the band's longtime creative director, Arturo Vega.
First sign of blooms on the wisteria vines outside 35 Stuyvesant Street in the East Village
A Christmas tree wrapped in plastic sits on an East Village sidewalk on April 3.
The sleepy-looking store cat at Village Work in the East Village
A few clouds in the sky in a view from an East Village street with classic NYC buildings
An old-school theater marquee showing titles of upcoming films, including a tribute to the late Catherine O'Hara with beetlejuice and Best in Show.
An empty, snow-filled street in the East Village on Jan. 25, 2026
An old-school movie marquee showing the names of 10 movies in black block letters at the Village East theater.
A photo from December 2017 of the now-closed Sunshine Cinema on the Lower East Side of Manhattan
A storefront on St. Mark's Place with snow falling and people bundled up walking by
Early morning sun reflects off the buildings in Midtown Manhattan on this Saturday, Jan. 17
A small memorial outside Ray's Candy Store in the East Village pays tribute to Stella Soltowska, who worked here for nearly 50 years. She died last week at age 80.
A colorful memory of Joe Strummer, the lead singer of the Clash, who died on this day (Dec. 22) in 2002.
An East Village cinema marquee paying tribute to the late Rob Reiner.
Snow-covered trees and benches in Tompkins Square Park on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 14.
A very dead Christmas tree is seen on the sidewalk of an East Village street on Dec. 10
Green Christmas light adorn the outside of McSorley’s Old Ale House in the East Village of NYC
Parks workers place lights on the Tompkins Square Park holiday tree ahead of the official tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 14 from 4-5 p.m.
The menu for Streecha Ukrainian Kitchen in the East Village showing items like dumplings, potato pancakes, stuffed cabbage, borscht, and ribs or chicken goulash combo plates with two sides.
151 Avenue B is for sale in the East Village. It is a landmarked building known as The Charlie Parker Residence.
The cover of the book Peter Hujar's Day by Linda Rosenkrantz
The line on a Monday night on this November 3 outside Katz’s on the Lower East Side of nyc.
A mural outisde the 2nd Avenue F stop in the East Village pays homage to They Live, a 1988 American satirical science fiction film written, directed, and scored by John Carpenter. The mural shows a ghoulish, bug-eyed alien hiding under a human façade.
A new street blade on the SW corner of the Bowery and Great Jones reads “Jean-Michel Basquiat Way.”
3 adorable dogs on a wheeled set showing a crime scene (with caution tape) and cafe menus with 3 humans dressed in hats reading Snap, Crackle and Pop. The costume for the Halloween Dog Parade is titled 'Cereal Killers."
A cat sleeps in the window of Pillow Cat Books in the East Village next to a book titled "Shop Cats of New York."
A trombone player seen on an east village street corner, playing to passersby early in the morning.
Ron Gott stands holding a photo book on David Bowie titled "Bowies Back."
Fans press close together at the Under the K Bridge venue (underneath the BQE), cheering and raising phones as Iggy Pop performs at the CBGB Festival.
A photo of the post for the 2024 LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival on the LES of NYC.
A photo of the poster for the annual Anarchist Bookfair, which takes place today (Sept. 13) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at La Plaza Cultural on the SW corner of Ninth Street and Avenue C in the East Village.
A photo of Rhaenyra the Dragon Kitty. The 4-month-old kitten A man took her on Saturday afternoon from MJay Convenience at 44 Avenue A in the East Village.
A photo of a flyer for a free concert in Tompkins Square Park on Sunday, Sept. 7
A photo of the 50th anniversary movie poster for Jaws
A photo of the band IDLES playing an intimate show at Night Club 101 in the East Village on 8/27
A photo about an hour before the start of the annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Tompkins Square Park 8/24/25.
A photo of the Joe strummer mural in NYC’s East Village
A photo of a sign for Desperately Seeking Susan at Metrograph in NYC
A photo of Austin Butler and his 'Caught Stealing' co-star Zoë Kravitz cutting a cake at Double Down Saloon in the East Village