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The Joe Strummer mural on 7th Street @ Ave A in the East Village today. Feb. 6 is International Clash Day. KEXP in Seattle (AM Show Host John Richards) started this tradition in 2013, where the station honors the legacy of @theclash.com with deep cuts, covers and Clash tracks.
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An empty, snow-filled street in the East Village on Jan. 25, 2026

An empty, snow-filled street in the East Village on Jan. 25, 2026

East Village residents get out into the snow in Tompkins Square Park

A few East Village snow scenes today between 11 am and 2 pm. And the snow has turned to sleet for now.
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An old-school movie marquee showing the names of 10 movies in black block letters at the Village East theater.

The Village East by Angelika on 2nd Avenue & 12th Street has a slate of (mostly) Oscar nominees on view. And seats for four of them — "Blue Moon," "One Battle After Another," "Sinners" and "Bugonia" — are $5 during all screenings. (The screening times vary for these throughout the coming week.)

I loved being about a 6- to 7-minute walk from here.

A photo from December 2017 of the now-closed Sunshine Cinema on the Lower East Side of Manhattan

This is the 9-story office building built on the property that previously housed the Sunshine Cinema

Today, alcohol sales at theaters are as common as soda and popcorn. Anyway, this was the closest theater to my apt, and I spent a lot of time here. Today, there's a 9-story office building with a private dining club on the ground floor.

The Sunshine Cinema closed on this day in Jan. 2018 after 17 years. Landmark reportedly had the opportunity to buy the property but decided against it after the local Community Board voted down an application for a liquor license in 2012 for pre- and post-movie drinks & dinner. 1/2

A storefront on St. Mark's Place with snow falling and people bundled up walking by

Snow on St. Mark's Place this evening... #EastVillage

Early morning sun reflects off the buildings in Midtown Manhattan on this Saturday, Jan. 17

Early morning sun reflects off the buildings in Midtown Manhattan on this Saturday, Jan. 17, in a photo taken from the East Village

Midtown Manhattan views early this morning (1/17) from the East Village... before the wintry mix arrives for the day.
📷 by Cecil Scheib

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.

The East Village is remembering Stella Soltowska of Ray’s Candy Store (113 Avenue A). Stella, who worked at Ray’s for nearly 50 years, died last week at age 80.

A memorial has formed outside the shop. Friends note the best way to help is to stop by and support the store.
📷 @staciejoy.bsky.social

A colorful memory of Joe Strummer, the lead singer of the Clash, who died on this day (Dec. 22) in 2002.

Joe Strummer (aka John Graham Mellor) died on this day in 2002 at age 50. Here's a photo from Dec. 14 of Dr. Revolt's mural (the first iteration created in 2004) outside Niagara on Seventh Street and Avenue A in the East Village...

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The very 1st post EV Grieve post was 18 years ago today (Dec. 21, 2007), when we thought Sophie's & Mona's might be goners. (They are both alive and well.) Still at it 40,000 posts later! TY to all who have read the site through the years!

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An East Village cinema marquee paying tribute to the late Rob Reiner.

Rob Reiner tribute at the Village East by Angelika on 2nd Avenue & 12th Street in the East Village. They are screening 'When Harry Met Sally Now.'

Renovations completed earlier in the spring and they are open!

Snow-covered trees and benches in Tompkins Square Park on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 14.

Here's Tompkins Square Park in the light snowfall this morning. Hopefully, some of the snow will stick around for the 34th annual tree lighting here today (Dec. 14) from 4-5 p.m. — an excellent East Village tradition.

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A very dead Christmas tree is seen on the sidewalk of an East Village street on Dec. 10

As seen today (Dec. 10) in the East Village... when someone decided to discard last year's Christmas tree. Or, from the look of it, their tree from 2023.

Green Christmas light adorn the outside of McSorley’s Old Ale House in the East Village of NYC

Christmas at McSorley’s Old Ale House, 15 E. 7th St., East Village, 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 flyer for the 34th annual Tompkins Square Park holiday tree lighting, taking place on Dec. 14 from 4-5 p.m.

The 34th annual tree lighting in Tompkins Square Park is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 14, from 4-5 p.m. Parks workers were putting lights on our delightfully askew tree this afternoon. 📷 @staciejoy.bsky.social

The "50 Years of PUNK" show opens tonight (11/28) at the Ki Smith Gallery, 170 Forsyth St. on the LES. We got a sneak preview as John Holmstrom, the co-founder, editor, and illustrator of PUNK Magazine, and Ki Smith set up the show. Up through Jan. 11. Weds-Sun noon-6.
📷 by @staciejoy.bsky.social

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.

The sparsely decorated basement interior Streecha Ukrainian Kitchen, the basement canteen at 33 E. Seventh St. between Second Avenue and Cooper Square

For the 1st time, Streecha Ukrainian Kitchen has a menu posted outside its basement spot at 33 E. 7th St. in the East Village. A small but notable addition for a 51-year, no-frills staple run by volunteers to support St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church. Open Fri–Sun, 9–5. 📷 @staciejoy.bsky.social

151 Avenue B is for sale in the East Village. It is a landmarked building known as The Charlie Parker Residence.

The Charlie Parker Residence at 151 Ave B in the East Village is back on the market with a $7.2M ask. The landmarked 1849 townhouse, where Parker lived 1951–54, includes 4 full-floor apartments (plus a penthouse with a private deck) facing Tomkins Square Park. It was last listed in 2015 for $9.25M.

The cover of the book Peter Hujar's Day by Linda Rosenkrantz

Looking forward to seeing "Peter Hujar's Day," which opened yesterday at the Film Forum in NYC. Ben Whishaw plays the renowned photographer, and Rebecca Hall is writer Linda Rosenkrantz. Also: HIGHLY recommend the book the film is based on.
Trailer: youtu.be/Iq6eCvQOuy4?...

The line on a Monday night on this November 3 outside Katz’s on the Lower East Side of nyc.

The early Monday evening line (tonight!) for Katz’s on the Lower East Side.

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.

Appreciation post for Brooklyn-based artist BKFoxx's mural outside the Second Avenue F stop in the East Village ... a homage to John Carpenter's 1988 cult classic "They Live."

A new street blade on the SW corner of the Bowery and Great Jones reads “Jean-Michel Basquiat Way.”

City officials, the Basquiat family and community members gathered today to unveil “Jean-Michel Basquiat Way” — the stretch of Great Jones St. between the Bowery & Lafayette. The artist lived & worked at 57 Great Jones St. from 1983 until his death in 1988. 📷 by @staciejoy.bsky.social

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."

The best in show today at the 35th Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in the East Village — "Cereal Killers."

📷 by @staciejoy.bsky.social

Desnivel Gallery opens its latest show today with "Service" by Gloria Maximo at JJ Cleaners & Laundromat on 5th St b/t 1st and 2nd Aves in the East Village. By showing art in unexpected places like this, Desnivel Gallery hopes to weave art into everyday life.

A cat sleeps in the window of Pillow Cat Books in the East Village next to a book titled "Shop Cats of New York."

Product placement of the day. As seen at Pillow Cat Books on 9th Street in the East Village. A double dose of #caturday

📷 by Eve Smith