Why Stephanie Rides

... I think people are really excited about the bike-share. On the day it launched, my parents and I rode to the East Village to have dinner. Everybody was stopping us and asking questions. One angry guy yelled at me when I was docking the bike but I ...

http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/05/31/why-stephanie-rides/

Why Stephanie Rides

... I think people are really excited about the bike-share. On the day it launched, my parents and I rode to the East Village to have dinner. Everybody was stopping us and asking questions. One angry guy yelled at me when I was docking the bike but I ...

http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/05/31/why-stephanie-rides/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Streetsblog+%28Streetsblog%29

*Everyday Chatter

... tan premiere at Quad Cinema on Friday, June 21st at 7:30 pm. 19th century cemetery discovered under endangered East Village church. [ GVSHP ] 40 signs you grew up in Brooklyn . [ BF ] Enjoy 1938 NYC in glorious high-definition color:

http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/05/everyday-chatter_31.html

Logo No-No: New York State Forces Coffee Shop to Abandon Design

... its way onto the store's merchandise. Everyman Espresso had been ordered to change its window decals at their East Village and SoHo locations and stop selling all merchandise with the offending logo. On top of that, Everyman has to account for all ...

http://observer.com/2013/05/logo-no-no-new-york-state-forces-coffee-shop-to-abandon-design/

Early Summer Sizzle Lets New Yorkers Test Tactics for Keeping Cool

... splashes around at the playground in Union Square Park on Thursday, May 30 2013. Megan Peters, a 26-year-old East Village resident, enjoys time off her fashion job in Washington Square Park on Thursday, May 30 2013. Frank Paladino, 66, owner of ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130530/new-york-city/early-summer-sizzle-lets-new-yorkers-test-tactics-keep-cool

The FADER, Inc. Expands Media Group With Addition Of AFROPUNK

... and led by President and Publisher Andy Cohn, The FADER, Inc. includes The FADER, TheFADER.com, 1200Squad.com, East Village Radio, Insound, AFROPUNK, Oh My Rockness, and The Cornerstone Mixtape. Victoria Espinel, Maria Pallante, Bob Goodlatte, Anna ...

http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=164609&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mi2nbusinessnews+%28Mi2N.com+-+Business+News%29

The FADER, Inc. Expands Media Group With Addition Of AFROPUNK

... and led by President and Publisher Andy Cohn, The FADER, Inc. includes The FADER, TheFADER.com, 1200Squad.com, East Village Radio, Insound, AFROPUNK, Oh My Rockness, and The Cornerstone Mixtape.

http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=164609&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mi2nheadlines+%28Mi2N.com+-+Music+Industry+News+Network%29

SFGN Nites for the Week of May 30 - June 2, 2013

... and hovering helicopters effectively transform Fort Lauderdale's FAT Village arts district into the lower East Village of the early 1990s depicted in the story about HIV/AIDS and the struggles of young artists trying to get ahead. See it Thursdays ...

http://www.edgeftlauderdale.com/index.php?ch=nightlife&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=145111

Jan Maxwell, Fredi Walker-Browne, Kristy Cates and More Set for...

... plus more special guests. Village Playback Theatre is an innovative New York theater company. Based out of the East Village for over a decade, VPT combines music, improv and storytelling in new and dynamic ways to transform audience members' stories ...

http://broadwayworld.com/article/Jan-Maxwell-Fredi-Walker-Browne-Kristy-Cates-and-More-Set-for-Village-Playback-Theatres-2013-Spring-Gala-Fundraiser-531-20130529

Con Ed Station Gets Flood Protection After East Village Sandy Explosion

Con Edison 's East 14th Street station - where a massive explosion knocked out power to much of Lower Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy last October - has received a major overhaul to keep it safe from future storms, officials said on a tour of the facility Tuesday.

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130528/stuy-town/con-ed-station-gets-flood-protection-after-east-village-sandy-explosion

New York Neo-Futurists Present 30 Gay Plays in 60 Straight Minutes, 6/28-6/29

In celebration of the LGBTQ community and its advocates, the NEW YORK NEO-FUTURISTS will perform a special, one-weekend-only version of their ongoing, award-winning show Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind featuring 30 short plays in 60 minutes.

http://offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/New-York-Neo-Futurists-Present-30-Gay-Plays-in-60-Straight-Minutes-628-629-20130528

Photo Coverage: Inside the 2013 New York Theatre Workshop Gala

... NYTW is known for its innovative adaptations of classic repertory. Each season, from its home in New York's East Village neighborhood, NYTW presents three to five new productions, over 80 readings, and numerous workshop productions, for over 45,000 ...

http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-Inside-the-2013-New-York-Theatre-Workshop-Gala-20130528?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+broadwayworld%2FpWRb+%28BroadwayWorld.com+Featured+Content%29

The Six Digit Club: Alphabet City 1BR With Enigmatic Mezzanine Asks $749,000

... $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tipline . This far East Village apartment, located between Avenues B and C, is plenty spacious for a 1BR, with 14-foot high ceilings and a large walk-in closet ...

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/28/alphabet_city_1br_with_enigmatic_mezzanine_asks_749000.php

Diner's Journal Blog: Dining Calendar

The Spirits of Mexico Festival makes its first stop on a national tour in New York at Astor Center, 399 Lafayette Street in NoHo, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Agave-based spirits - think tequila and mezcal - will be featured among dozens of tastings.

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/dining-calendar-19/?partner=rss&emc=rss

New York City Sets in Motion America's Largest Bike-Share System

... going to do anything but a system scaled for the city. There was never a thought of bike-share just for the East Village or something." DOT Policy Director Jon Orcutt, Janette Sadik-Khan, Howard Wolfson, and DOT bike-share program director Kate ...

http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/05/27/new-york-city-sets-in-motion-americas-largest-bike-share-system/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Streetsblog+%28Streetsblog%29

Dining Calendar

The Spirits of Mexico Festival makes its first stop on a national tour in New York at Astor Center, 399 Lafayette Street in NoHo, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Agave-based spirits - think tequila and mezcal - will be featured among dozens of tastings.

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/dining-calendar-19/

Bikes rack up protests

Opponents of the city's bike-sharing program have plastered East Village kiosks with copies of a Post article headlined, "Get the rack outta here," that shows a crew moving a rack across town.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/bikes_rack_up_protests_nb4mq2EpGNUOhI7HxT9EoO?

Bulky Blue Citi Bikes Roll Into New York Ahead of Memorial Day Launch

... Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. Curious New Yorkers checked out the first arrivals on the Lower East Side and East Village Friday morning, describing the bikes as "chunky," "heavy" and "blue, very blue." "I think the aesthetic is just, ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130524/east-village/bulky-blue-citi-bikes-roll-into-new-york-ahead-of-memorial-day-launch

Religious Fag Bashing in New York

The island of Manhattan in New York City has become so gentrified in recent years that poor people only seem to pass through the place on trains and subways, while working lower level jobs and then returning to where they are from.

http://sfciviccenter.blogspot.com/2013/05/religious-fag-bashing-in-new-york.html

Alabama's Centre for the Living Arts exhibition examines future possibilities for the Gulf Coast

... CA) who rose to prominence alongside fellow contemporaries Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat in the East Village art scene in the 1980s, has recreated an immersive psychedelic experience through his 'closet' series - offers an altered state of ...

http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=62777

Major fines coming to New Yorkers who rent out apartments for under a month

... Clive Morrick ruled that resident Nigel Warren was operating an improvised hotel out of his apartment in the East Village section of Lower Manhattan. Warren advertised his room as an alternative to the major hotel chains that dominate Manhattan and ...

http://rt.com/usa/new-yorkers-fined-apartment-renting-713/

Intimate View of a Love Triangle

... Levy), an eyeful with long, curly blond hair, has a tempestuous affair with Tom (Will Swenson), a stud East Village bartender. They break up and, on the rebound, she meets Michael (John Ellison Conlee), who's sweet, sober and loving. Sara and ...

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/23/intimate_view_of_a_love_triangle.htm

Airbnb Ruled Illegal In N.Y., User Hit With Four-Figure Fine

... drivers. And this week it came to light that New York Environmental Control Board Judge Clive Morrick fined East Village resident Nick Warren $2,400 for renting out his condo on Airbnb. If that ruling holds up on appeal, it could put a big crimp in ...

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/200964/airbnb-ruled-illegal-in-ny-user-hit-with-four-f.html

Looking for the dark side of New York City

... but the tony district left me wanting more. So I focused my search for the gritty side of Manhattan on the East Village and the Lower East Side, home to the notorious Five Points (think Gangs of New York). Close to New York University, musicians, ...

http://www.canada.com/travel/Looking+dark+side+York+City/8388362/story.html

Cops: arrest in anti-gay attack in East Village

The incident Monday night involved two men, who police say, had met at the Bowery Mission and went out drinking together in the East Village.

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/22382380/cops-arrest-in-anti-gay-attack-in-east-village

Photo Call: Cristin Milioti, Steve Kazee, Denis O'Hare, Marisa Tomei, ...

... NYTW is known for its innovative adaptations of classic repertory. Each season, from its home in New York's East Village neighborhood, NYTW presents three to five new productions, over 80 readings, and numerous workshop productions, for over 45,000 ...

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178276-PHOTO-CALL-Cristin-Milioti-Steve-Kazee-Denis-OHare-Marisa-Tomei-Kyle-Riabko-and-More-at-NYTWs-Spring-Gala

Harley's Army: in defense of Harley Flanagan of the Cro-Mags

... stabbing and biting two current band members. His off-the-wall behavior - recalling a time when CBGB was an East Village rock club and not a pricey boutique - was the culmination of three decades of drama, lead singer and band co-founder John ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/harley-s-army-defense-of-harley-flanagan-of-the-cro-mags

Snapple Guy's Overnight Success Took Decades

Leonard Marsh transformed a tiny fruit-juice supplier into Snapple, a national brand of fruit-flavored beverages and iced tea powered by quirky marketing and bold flavors.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324659404578499524275374196.html?mod=WSJ_article_EditorsPicks

Web site sublets 'illegal' - Judge blasts NYers who rent out rooms to travelers

... site Airbnb.com are breaking the law, a New York judge ruled - and they could be slapped with hefty fines. East Village condo owner Nigel Warren was hit with a $2,400 penalty Monday for subletting his pad to a Russian tourist in December for $100 a ...

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/web_site_lxAiZ9izcJFmCRabVVFvQN?

We Will Not Retreat in Fear: Anti-Gay Hate Crimes Spark Outrage, Sorrow and Rallying Cries

... them with assault as a hate crime and felony. And police were also investigating an attack Monday in the East Village on gay promoter Dan Contarino. Police say an attacker shouted anti-gay remarks as he kicked and beat Contarino. "We are shocked and ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chuck-gomez/we-will-not-retreat-in-fear-anti-gay-hate-crimes-spark-outrage-sorrow-and-rallying-cries_b_3311371.html

Bloomberg and Kelly Address Media as Two Additional Anti-Gay Assaults are Reported

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly addressed the media today in response to the hate crime killing of Mark Carson and recent wave of assaults against the gay community that has seen two additional incidences in the past 24 hours.

http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=local&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144856

2 Separate Attacks Target Gays Hours After Rally

... two men started yelling anti-gay remarks in English and Spanish. The victims, 41 and 42, are Hispanic. In the East Village beating, Kelly said two men who had known each other for about a month were out together in Manhattan on Monday. At some point ...

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/Anti-Gay-Hate-Crime-SoHo-Broadway-Attack-208337881.html

2 More Reports of Anti-Gay Attacks in NYC

... on Manhattan streets, authorities said Tuesday. In one, a 45-year-old man was attacked late Monday in the East Village by a drinking companion who yelled an anti-gay slur and knocked him unconscious, police said. A suspect was being sought. In the ...

http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=crime&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144863

Airbnb rentals ruled illegal in New York City

... primary homes. The ECB ruling stems from a case against Nigel Warren, an Airbnb "host" who rented out his East Village apartment for several nights at a rate of $115 a night. His tenant, a Russian woman, was discovered by an inspector who happened ...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/sns-la-fi-mo-airbnb-rentals-illegal-nyc-20130521,0,5112682.story

2 Separate Attacks Target Gays Hours After Rally

... two men started yelling anti-gay remarks in English and Spanish. The victims, 41 and 42, are Hispanic. In the East Village beating, Kelly said two men who had known each other for about a month were out together in Manhattan on Monday. At some point ...

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/Anti-Gay-Hate-Crime-SoHo-Broadway-Attack-208337881.html

2 more reports of 'gay bashing' attacks in NYC

... on Manhattan streets, authorities said Tuesday. In one, a 45-year-old man was attacked late Monday in the East Village by a drinking companion who yelled an anti-gay slur and knocked him unconscious, police said. A suspect was being sought. In the ...

http://www.kimatv.com/news/national/2-more-reports-of-gay-bashing-in-NYC-208410331.html

Official Citi Bike Mobile App Now Available

The official Citi Bike mobile application is now available to download. The app provides a map of station locations and real-time updates about bicycle and dock availability, as well as turn-by-turn directions, riding tips, and a timer to help Citi Bike users avoid charges for exceeding the limits per trip.

http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/05/21/official-citi-bike-app-now-available-for-download/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Streetsblog+%28Streetsblog%29

2 more reports of anti-gay attacks in NYC

... on Manhattan streets, authorities said Tuesday. In one, a 45-year-old man was attacked late Monday in the East Village by a drinking companion who yelled an anti-gay slur and knocked him unconscious, police said. A suspect was being sought. In the ...

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409346/2-more-reports-of-anti-gay-attacks.html

Summer Guide: Dance

... with live music by Christian Frederickson, Ryan Rumery, and Jason Noble. There's more, including the fledgling East Village Dance Project on June 2425. La MaMa ETC., 74A East 4th Street, lamama.org A live performance (by indie-classical ensemble ...

http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-05-22/dance/summer-guide-dance/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+most%2Frecent+%28Village+Voice+-+The+most+recent+10+stories%29

Another Gay Man Attacked in New York City

... further uptown. The brutal beating, still under investigation, occurred at Avenue D and E. 4th Street in the East Village neighborhood. According to NightlifeGay.com, the victim was Dan Contarino, a former promoter of a popular Friday night party at ...

http://www.advocate.com/crime/2013/05/21/another-gay-man-attacked-new-york-city

Airbnb Stays Are Illegal In New York, Court Rules

... "host" Nigel Warren, who in February was accused of violating the city's residency code for renting out his East Village apartment for less than a week, as WNYC has reported . Warren now reportedly faces $2,400 in fines. Questions over Airbnb's ...

http://nhpr.org/post/airbnb-stays-are-illegal-new-york-court-rules

Rental Site Airbnb Illegal

... renting out their property for less than 29 days. The ruling centered around Nigel Warren who rented out his East Village apartment on Airbnb for three nights while he was out of town, reports WNYC. Despite Airbnb stepping in on Warren's behalf, ...

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2013/05/21/airbnb-illegal-in-new-york-city/

Airbnb Stays Are Illegal In New York, Court Rules

... "host" Nigel Warren, who in February was accused of violating the city's residency code for renting out his East Village apartment for less than a week, as WNYC has reported . Warren now reportedly faces $2,400 in fines. Questions over Airbnb's ...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/21/185787514/airbnb-stays-are-illegal-in-new-york-court-rules?ft=1&f=1049

Rate-A-Restaurant #296: Artichoke Basille's Pizza

Restaurant : Artichoke Basille's Pizzs Location : 328 East 14th Street Type of restaurant: Pizza We stipulated: It was my last night in New York, and stepping out of a Broadway show at around 10:15, I was hungry.

http://franklinavenue.blogspot.com/2013/05/rate-restaurant-296-artichoke-basilles.html

One On 1 Profile: After 30 Years With Sonic Youth, Musician...

Thurston Moore has been part of the New York music scene for three decades, and he's still going, proving to be a rare example of lasting independence in the music industry.

http://www.ny1.com/content/features/182393/one-on-1-profile--after-30-years-with-sonic-youth--musician-thurston-moore-continues-to-make-an-impact

TESLA Sells Out Opening Night

With all the buzz on the purchase of Nikola Tesla's old laboratory by the Tesla Science Center, Nikola Tesla himself has become quite the hot topic.

http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/TESLA-Sells-Out-Opening-Night-20130520

Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1billion: Founder David Karp is next tech tycoon

BILLION dollar deal makes 26-year-old America's next tech tycoon: High school drop-out behind blogging site Tumblr sells it to Marissa Mayer's Yahoo New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer believes purchase of mico-blogging site will be a 'stake in the ground' for her tenure as head of the tech giant David Karp, the 26-year-old founder of blogging site Tumblr, ... (more)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2326998/Yahoo-buys-Tumblr-1-1billion-Founder-David-Karp-tech-tycoon.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

'Rent' comes to Chico State this week

... opera La bohme by Giacomo Puccini , and tells the story of five struggling artists living in New York City's East Village during the 1990s. Each character wants their voice to be heard and to make a difference in the world. The struggles they face ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/rent-comes-to-chico-state-this-week?cid=rss

BILLION dollar deal makes 26-year-old America's next tech tycoon:

Yahoo's board of directors agreed on Sunday to buy his wildly popular blogging platform, which boasts 100million users and 90million posts per day, for $1.1billion cash.

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1153266-billion-dollar-deal-makes-26-year-old-americas-next-tech-tycoon/

Bisexual Book Awards and Bi Lines VI combine for a stunning multi-arts evening

On June 2nd, the Bi Writers Association will present Bi Lines VI, a spectacular multi-arts event celebrating bisexual writing, which includes the first Bisexual Book Awards in the world.

http://www.examiner.com/article/bisexual-book-awards-and-bi-lines-vi-combine-for-a-stunning-multi-arts-evening

Annual Dance Parade kicks off in New York

People participate in the annual Dance Parade in New York, on May 18, 2013. Over 200 dance groups showcasing 80 unique dance styles and cultures gathered from Broadway to the East Village on Saturday for the 7th Dance Parade in New York.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-05/19/c_132392241.htm

Close shave: A century ago, barbers riot through New York, leaving...

... setting up a Manhattan strike headquarters at 140 Second Avenue. (Today, that the address of the Ukrainian East Village restaurant.) Arlington Hall at nearby St. Mark's Place was the scene of several union gatherings for striking barbers. ...

http://theboweryboys.blogspot.com/2013/05/close-shave-century-ago-barbers-riot.html

5 Reasons Why Musto Matters

... later made history-clubs like the Palladium and the Limelight. You'd be reading about artists that left the East Village and later made it big. Musto covered the scene at the tiny Pyramid club on Avenue A, where RuPaul, Debbie Harry and Madonna ...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/17/the-village-was-crazy-to-fire-him-5-reasons-why-michael-musto-matters.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29

Some McDonald's In NYC Charging Customers For Ketchup

It's bad enough that I now pay 60 cents for a slice of cheese at local McDonald's, reports are now surfacing of customers being charged for ketchup packets.

http://www.wallstreetinsanity.com/some-mcdonalds-in-nyc-charging-customers-for-ketchup/

Manhattan McDonald's Owners Are Charging Customers For Ketchup

On recent visits to 35 McDonald's restaurants south of Central Park, a DNAinfo New York reporter found that at least 15 charged customers who asked for extra ketchup.

http://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-charging-for-ketchup-packets-2013-5?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

Donmar's Julius Caesar, la Divina Caricatura World Premiere and More...

... The story concerns a dog that thinks she's a woman and fantasizes a mad love affair with her master, John, an East Village junkie. Hilton Als of The New Yorker describes the work as "Bunraku puppets meets soul music meets Breuer's imagination." St. ...

http://offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Donmars-JULIUS-CAESAR-LA-DIVINA-CARICATURA-World-Premiere-and-More-Set-for-St-Anns-Warehouse-2013-14-Season-20130514

St. Ann's Warehouse Announces 2013-14 Season

... Thestory concerns a dog that thinks she's a woman and fantasizes a mad love affair with her master, John, an East Village junkie. Hilton Als of The New Yorker describes the work as "Bunraku puppets meets soul music meets Breuer's imagination." St. ...

http://broadwayworld.com/article/St-Anns-Warehouse-Announces-2013-14-Season-20130514

Want Ketchup With That? McDonald's Squeezes Extra Fee from Manhattan Diners

The ketchup dispensers at the McDonald's at East 14th Street and First Avenue didn't work, May 13, 2013.

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130514/new-york-city/want-ketchup-with-that-mcdonalds-squeezes-extra-fee-from-manhattan-diners

Barhopper's Playbook

Aperitif: The Smith 1900 Broadway, at 63rd St.; 212-496-5700 Ease into the night slowly at this East Village institution's second uptown location, where a jovial postwork, pretheater crowd gathers around a slick 50-foot zinc bar.

http://nymag.com/nightlife/wheretodrink/2013/neighborhood-bars-playbook/

Random Access Theatre to Set Much Ado About Nothing in Golden Age Macao, 6/6-30

Random Access Theatre presents William Shakespeare 's Much Ado About Nothing, set in Macao during its Golden Age in the 17th Century as a Portuguese colony and trading post in southeastern China.

http://offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Random-Access-Theatre-to-Set-MUCH-ADO-ABOUT-NOTHING-in-Golden-Age-Macao-66-30-20130511

BoHo

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple , a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano.

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/boho_bowery_below_houston_street/

05/09/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR EAST VILLAGE (NEW YORK, NY)

• The Meatball Shop Guys Talk Late Night Bites And Olive Oil Massages _{2013-01-28, 02:11 pm}
  Each week in our new Off Duty series, we'll talk to some of our favorite chefs and industry folk around the country to find out their secret late-night spots where they like to grab a bite and a pint when their kitchens are finally closed.
• East Village Hates Chains, Just Like Astor Place Once Did _{2013-01-28, 11:22 am}
  Last week, the New York Times reported that the East Village was emphatically protesting an incoming 7-Eleven. The Slurpee giant is worming its way right to the trendy core of the neighborhood, renovating a storefront on Avenue A and East 11th Street.
• Book review: Selling and skewering the New York ad world in 'Truth in Advertising' _{2013-01-26, 06:44 pm}
  ... in New York City," he writes. "I will take the flyer from the girl with the blue hair on the corner in the East Village and I will go to the show that starts at midnight in the basement of the building that looks like it might be condemned ... I ...
• Jan. 9 - 15 _{2011-01-20, 11:31 am}
  RenA e Fleming will be joined by the pianist Hartmut HA ll for a recital at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday.
• Ollie's Place in the East Village has cats and kittens for adoption _{2013-01-24, 06:04 pm}
  Ollie's Place is a no-kill animal rescue organization located in Manhattan's East Village where volunteers rescue several new cats and kittens every day.
• New York pizza joint Two Boots coming to Nashville _{2013-01-24, 03:00 am}
  Nashville is getting a taste of New York City with a branch of the by-the-slice pizza joint Two Boots.
• Theater for the New City's LOVE ?N' COURAGE Gala to Honor Charles Busch, 2/25 _{2013-01-23, 09:06 pm}
  The Pulitzer Prize and OBIE Award-winning Theatre for the New City will hold its 10th Annual LOVE 'N' COURAGE benefit gala on Monday, February 25, 2013 at the National Arts Club , this year honoring award-winning actor and playwright Charles Busch , it has been announced by Crystal Field , co-founder and artistic director of Theater for the New ... (more)
• Cole's Greenwich Village Opens, Sen Launches Lunch _{2013-01-23, 12:13 pm}
  Cole's Greenwich Village is the newest restaurant from David Rabin of the Lamb's Club and Jimmy, and is now open for dinner and drinks.
• New York's Famed Two Boots Pizza Coming to Nashville _{2013-01-22, 05:24 pm}
  ... two great boot-shaped culinary regions of the world: Italy and Louisiana. The restaurant opened in New York's East Village in 1987. Founded by indie filmmaker Phil Hartman, it quickly became known not just for pizza but for hosting cultural ...
• Calling All Real-Life Hannahs: There's A Reality Show Based On 'Girls' In The Works _{2013-01-22, 04:51 pm}
  ... L train" (FYI, non-New Yorkers, that's the vital trendy hipster pipeline between the trendy, hipster-friendly East Village in Manhattan to the trendy, hipster-friendly Williamsburg in Brooklyn), I can't imagine this thing taking off. First of all, ...