New York City's iconic "Mosaic Man" gets boost from unlikely partner

... Matt played a major role in transforming the financially troubled ice cream shop into a relatively well-known East Village spot, volunteering his online marketing skills to put Ray's on the map . What started as a favor to Power turned into a ...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57588797/new-york-citys-iconic-mosaic-man-gets-boost-from-unlikely-partner/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cbsnews%2Ffeed+%28CBSNews.com%29

Rumormongering: Is Anthony Mangieri Planning a Return to New York?

Four years ago, Anthony Mangieri shuttered his beloved pizzeria Una Pizza Napoletana in the East Village, and moved the operation to San Francisco .

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2013/06/is_anthony_mangieri_planning_a_return_to_new_york.php

Gay Pride Disco Mass: New York City's St. Mark's Church In The Bowery ...

Like most churches, St. Mark's Church in the Bowery holds Christian services in its sanctuary every Sunday morning at 11 a.m. Unlike most churches, on the last Sunday in June, the Episcopal church hangs the disco ball, turns up the music and invites a disco diva to lead their music ministry for the annual Gay Pride Disco Mass.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/29/gay-pride-disco-mass_n_3510459.html

REBORNING to Continue Wide Eyed 'Winks' Summer Series, 7/9

... opening act Kelley Swindall , on July 9th, 2013. Kelley began playing original music at Banjo's Jim's in the East Village in 2008. Soon after that, she became the host of the Sunday music nights at the legendary St. Mark 's haunt "The Holiday ...

http://offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/REBORNING-to-Continue-Wide-Eyed-Winks-Summer-Series-79-20130628

New York Neo-Futurists Present 30 Gay Plays in 60 Straight Minutes Tonight

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-628-629-20130627

Your Guide to Gay Pride

... Sold out Drama Queen Gallery Show Those looking for a campier way to celebrate Pride should head down to the East Village for Wayne Hollowell's "Drama Queen," a gallery show devoted to gay icons of Hollywood's past. Along the walls you'll find ...

http://www.papermag.com/2013/06/pride_guide_1.php

Anthony Weiner Picks Up the Front-runner Mantle and Runs With It

Basking in the glow of fresh poll numbers placing him at the head of the pack of New York City's Democratic mayoral candidates, a rejuvenated Anthony Weiner strode into a forum on housing issues in the East Village about an hour late Tuesday night, ducking in past a scrum of reporters who were less interested in housing policy than they were in ... (more)

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/06/anthony-weiner-finds-his-front-runner-groove.html

Do Hipsters Do Hyperlocal?: Bedford + Bowery Editor on Communities and Culture

NYU's hyperlocal East Village blog is growing up and adding a few new 'hoods. The Local, which had covered New York's East Village and the Lower East Side, has become Bedford + Bowery , a site that now also covers the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick.

http://streetfightmag.com/2013/06/26/do-hipsters-do-hyperlocal-bedford-bowery-editor-on-local-communities-and-culture/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StreetFight+%28Street+Fight%29

'Masterpieces of Everyday New York' Explores NYC Living Through Objects

... were drunk. After the first few times coming upon it -- or not it but them , because they were all over the East Village for a while: spied lurking in an alley, through a chain-link fence, on a crumbling wall, in a lot glinting with glass shards and ...

http://www.papermag.com/2013/06/masterpieces_of_everyday_new_york.php

Monday Opening Report: Hi Collar, Milkflower, and More Certified Open

Right now it's open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for coffee service, reopening at 6 p.m. with alcohol, but morning hours are coming soon.

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2013/06/monday_opening_report_86.php

Veselka serves up classic top-quality Ukrainian fare in East Village

Veselka is a Ukrainian style restaurant in the East Village , open 24 hours every day, and is a popular favorite among New Yorkers, including many Ukrainian-Americans who long ago moved out of the neighborhood but still come back for the food.

http://www.examiner.com/review/veselka-serves-up-classic-top-quality-ukrainian-fare-east-village?cid=rss

Hotels Week 2013: From Architecture to Lady Gaga, Why Neighbors Hate Hotels

Since hotels, by their very nature, exist for out-of-towners, it's no surprise that they often draw the ire of actual city residents.

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/06/24/from_architecture_to_lady_gaga_why_neighbors_hate_hotels.php

Temperatures Expected to Top 90 Across City Monday and Tuesday

... 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/20130624/upper-east-side/temperatures-expected-top-90-across-city-monday-tuesday

Some Residents Protest Construction Of 7-Eleven In East Village

A handful of protesters took over the corner of 11th Street and Avenue A Sunday, where a store is being constructed.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/184342/some-residents-protest-construction-of-7-eleven-in-east-village

Homeless People Are Using Citi Bikes For Free SoulCycle Exercise Class

... and proceeded to lead a SoulCycle class to a group of homeless individuals near Tompkins Square Park in the East Village yesterday. The class was videotaped and posted on The Crosby Press . SoulCycle, an indoor spin cycling class with an arm and ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/citi-bikes-soulcycle-homeless-2013-6?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider%2Fthelife+%28The+Life%29

My Two-Minute Interview With Cooper Union's President

... Union announced a rejection of the mediation. (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) I was walking around the East Village this morning, as is my wont, and happened upon a familiar face. The kindly visage in question belonged to ...

http://hyperallergic.com/73854/my-two-minute-interview-with-cooper-unions-president/

Radio Free Montone: A Day In The Life

... will set you free." But before I could start pecking away at the keyboard, my editor told me to head to the East Village where some Cretan who police say was buzzed on booze and packing a stash of dope jumped the sidewalk while driving his car on ...

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/06/21/radio-free-montone-a-day-in-the-life/

New York's Ruff Club Caters to Both Pooch and Owner

Are you the only person involved in your dog's daily care? Alternatively, does it take a village to ensure that the feeding, watering, bathroom habits, exercise, socialization, dispensation of medication/supplements, and other needs of your canine companion are appropriately met? My point in this is that there are some dogs living very low ... (more)

http://www.examiner.com/article/new-york-s-ruff-club-caters-to-both-pooch-and-owner?cid=rss

Colorado Theater Openings, 6/21/2013

Through July 14: "Avenue Q" isn't your typical Broadway musical. Or is it? It's a story about life in a neighborhood - a 'hood that has its own personality and character, like the East Village in "Rent."

http://www.denverpost.com/theater/ci_23496847/colorado-theater-openings-6-21-2013?source=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dp-entertainment+%28Denver+Post%3A+Entertainment%29

'You guys feelin' the burn?': Hilarious video shows New York comedian ...

... homeless people each sitting on a bike. He says he rounded up the participants in Tompkins Square park in the East Village and they all hoped on a bike at a nearby docking station. 'There were five or six people who were like, "Let's party,"' he ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2345554/You-guys-feelin-burn--Hilarious-video-shows-New-York-comedian-teaching-Soul-Cycle-HOMELESS-using-parked-CitiBikes.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

A Sneak Peek of Ippudo Westside, Opening July 13

... restaurants since it first opened in 1985--and he conferred gratitude for New York's embrace of the East Village restaurant. "Everything is thanks to you New Yorkers," he said. "We will always be faithful to you. I've been in this business for 34 ...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/06/a_sneak_peek_of.php

8 hurt, some seriously, when car jumps curb in NYC

The fifth annual Team Jenny 5K Run/Walk and 1 2-mile Kids Fun Run will start at 9 a.m. A car that plowed down a sidewalk in the East Village section of New York sits in the street.

http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/usatoday/article/2438007

8 hurt, some seriously, when car jumps curb in NYC

It didn't take long for all five members of Austin Peay's record-breaking draft class to sign their... In 1994 I sat at a desk in New York City, mentally paralyzed, staring for hours at a 5-inch thick... A car that plowed down a sidewalk in the East Village section of New York sits in the street.

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/usatoday/article/2438007

STOMP Named 'Legend of Off Broadway' at 2013 Off Broadway Alliance Awards

Yesterday STOMP received a "Legend of Off Broadway" Award from The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing professionals.

http://offbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/STOMP-Named-Legend-of-Off-Broadway-at-2013-Off-Broadway-Alliance-Awards-20130619

8 hurt, some seriously, when car jumps curb in NYC

... in summer is you really don't need to do anything to it to enjoy it. A car that plowed down a sidewalk in the East Village section of New York sits in the street. / Seth Wenig/AP NEW YORK (AP) - A car rocketing down an avenue in Manhattan's dense ...

http://www.coloradoan.com/usatoday/article/2438007

Morning Media Mix

Mediabistro's West Coast media blog, FishbowlLA, announced yesterday that it would go "on hiatus."

http://observer.com/2013/06/morning-media-mix-18/

Wylie Dufresne's Alder: Better Bar Food Through Science

... but superbly balanced, and the thought of having it around this summer is enough to make Alder my new favorite East Village bar. The 17-item menu ranges in price from $9 to $24, starting with Dufresne'd bar snacks and ending with something analogous ...

http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2013/06/alder-wylie-dufresne-wd-50-new-restaurant-bar-review.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seriouseatsfeaturesvideos+%28Serious+Eats%29

The Tattoo Artist All the Celebrities Want Now

... under Paul Booth ("the godfather of tattoo art"). After a few years with Booth, some time in another East Village tattoo parlor (whose name he chooses to not divulge), Bang Bang recently opened his first shop on Clinton Street in the Lower East ...

http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/06/tattoo-artist-all-the-celebrities-want-now.html

New Media: Please welcome to the dance floor...

The site, which replaces the now-dead Local blog between NYU and the Times, launched yesterday, and it will be covering the East Village, LES, and North Brooklyn.

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/06/18/new_media.php

Coming Attractions: Indie Rock Musicians to Open Lake Street in Greenpoint

Members of the The Hold Steady, Spoon, The Wanted, and w/o are putting the finishing touches on Lake Street , a new bar with a Midwestern theme at 706 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint.

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2013/06/indie_rock_musicians_to_open_lake_street_in_greenpoint.php

Introducing Bedford + Bowery, a New Neighborhood Blog

Please join us in welcoming Bedford + Bowery , a hyperlocal web collaboration between New York and NYU, covering the East Village, Lower East Side, Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Greenpoint.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/06/introducing-bedford-bowery.html

Drinks for Dads, Lambchop, Sunset Cruise, Dennis Hopper: New York Weekend

... by Harvestworks, a nonprofit focusing on sound and electronic art: http://www.harvestworks.org Alder in the East Village is the long-awaited sophomore effort by Wylie Dufresne, the chef behind the Michelin-starred WD-50. It features bar food such as ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-14/drinks-for-dads-dennis-hopper-lambchop-nyc-weekend.html

Coming Soon: Basquiat the Musical

... for me. I mean, we're talking about the last true cultural revolution of our time. The late '70s-early '80s East Village New York was a mecca for artists coming together and creating this scene that would eventually take the mainstream by storm and ...

http://hyperallergic.com/73428/coming-soon-basquiat-the-musical/

KC Rep musical 'Venice' makes its New York debut Thursday

The University of Kansas Medical Center began the program a year ago and is partnering for the first time this year with the Fairway Parks & Recreation Department.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/12/4289568/kc-rep-musical-venice-makes-its.html#storylink=rss

Commuters Frustrated As Citi Bike Docking Stations Break Down

Thousands of people are enjoying the new Citi Bike shared bicycles every day, but many stations are still being plagued with persistent problems.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/06/12/commuters-frustrated-as-citi-bike-docking-stations-break-down/

KC Rep musical a Venicea makes its New York debut Thursday

Cheryl Shepherd, the mother of former Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, is vying for custody of her granddaughter with Sophie Perkins, a cousin of Zoey's mother, Kasandra Perkins.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/12/4289568/kc-rep-musical-venice-makes-its.html

East Village Edges Out Williamsburg for Health Nuts

Christina Medina, a Citi Habitats broker and former Reiki practioner, says that the East Village is the best neighborhood for her raw vegan lifestyle.

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130612/east-village/east-village-edges-out-williamsburg-for-health-nuts

Skyjacker of the Day

... of New Africa movement in his early 20s. He was allegedly involved in the manufacturing of explosives at an East Village tenement, and he later participated in the botched robbery of an Upper West Side bank. In the wake of that robbery, which left ...

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history/features/2013/skyjacker_of_the_day/patrick_dolan_critton_hijacked_a_plane_then_he_became_an_sat_tutor.html

Take the A Train to Little Guyana

... Society clubhouse, long defunct, and is a rare vestige of the German immigrant community that dominated the East Village and the Lower East Side for much of the 19th century. Known as Kleindeutschland, or Little Germany, the community had German ...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3029306/posts

24 N.Y. dams a 'high hazard'

... River, uprooting trees and lifting boulders onto the New York State Thruway. Several miles downriver in the East Village section of Tuxedo, the water level rose eight feet. "It wasn't like a tsunami, but it was water rising quickly," Tuxedo Town ...

http://www.pressconnects.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressconnects.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013306090033%26nclick_check%3D1

Spotlight is on Kansas City at Sunday night's Tony Awards

... Eric Rosen, the Rep's artistic director, smiled during an afternoon interview at the Public Theatre in the East Village as he invoked a standard line used by nominees: "It's an honor just to be nominated." "There were a bunch of new musicals this ...

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/6/8/spotlight_is_on_kansas_city_at.htm

NYC Is No. 1 Forever

New York is a competitive, competitive town. This we know. Some of this competitiveness is healthy.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324069104578529830265062500.html?mod=trending_now_5

Tune-in in June #SolarisNYC

Bart Smaalders and Darren Moffat, senior Oracle Solaris developers - led by Markus Flierl, VP of Solaris Core Kernel development, are meeting with customers next week in New York.

https://blogs.oracle.com/unixman/entry/tune_in_in_june_solarisnyc

What do the Tony Awards mean to Kansas City?

... Eric Rosen, the Rep's artistic director, smiled during an afternoon interview at the Public Theatre in the East Village as he invoked a standard line used by nominees: It's an honor just to be nominated. "There were a bunch of new musicals this ...

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/6/7/what_do_the_tony_awards_mean.htm

Performance Space 122's Spring Gala 2013

... Honoring three trailblazing women Gabrielle Hamilton (Owner/Chef at Prune), Councilwoman Rosie Mendez (East Village Councilwoman) and Amanda Palmer (Musician/The Dresden Dolls) with Shining Star Award presented to Kickstarter and its founders ...

http://www.citylimits.org/calendar/19127/performance-space-122-s-spring-gala-2013

Jason Gay: NYC Is No. 1 Forever

New York is a competitive, competitive town. This we know. Some of this competitiveness is healthy.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324069104578529830265062500.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LatestHeadlines

US Bartenders' Guild x Diageo announce 2013 US Bartender of the Year

On Tuesday night, Examiner.com stopped by the Bohemian National Hall for the Diageo Bartender of the Year announcement .

http://www.examiner.com/article/us-bartenders-guild-x-diageo-announce-2013-us-bartender-of-the-year

On meeting Teju Cole

I was lost and my self-assurance was rapidly plummeting as I walked up and down in East Village, New York, searching for a venue.

http://mg.co.za/article/2013-06-05-on-meeting-teju-cole/

A Look at How Citi Bikes Will Affect Local Bike Shops

... is now over 32,000. Landmark Vintage Bicycles has two locations - one on East 3rd Street and Avenue A in the East Village and another on South 5th Street and Bedford Avenue in South Williamsburg. Both locations are in close vicinity of Citi Bike ...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/06/a_look_at_how_t.php

Random Access Theatre Sets Much Ado About Nothing in Golden Age Macao, Now thru 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-66-30-20130605

Airbnb Vows to Fight NYC Ruling Against Room Sharing

... up for one occasional innkeeper facing a $2,400 fine for renting out his room. Last month, a judge found that East Village resident Nigel Warren was effectively running an illegal hotel via Airbnb. For New Yorkers who help cover the cost of living ...

http://www.wired.com/business/2013/06/airbnb-fights-nyc/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29

Plug Your Ears: The East Village is NOT Midtown South

"Facebook Inc. is moving its New York office south and nearly doubling its space, marking the latest technology company to set up shop in the city's Midtown South neighborhood."

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/06/east_village_is_not_midtown_south.php

Smoke Signals from Jackson Heights at Alchemy, Texas

... consistency, we owe it our patronage. For Queens residents like me who don't want to wait on long lines in the East Village or Brooklyn just for some barbecue, Alchemy is nothing less than a gift. For everyone else, Alchemy's meat has the potential ...

http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2013/06/alchemy-texas-barbecue-queens-jackson-heights-review.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seriouseatsfeaturesvideos+%28Serious+Eats%29

hound Find: Oda House Brings Georgian Flavors to Manhattan

... former Soviet republics. Now they can score Georgian food in Manhattan at Oda House , which just opened in the East Village space previously occupied by Caffe Buon Gusto. Executive Chef Maia Acquaviva-a native of Georgia and an alumna of Russian ...

http://www.chow.com/food-news/139033/chowhound-find-oda-house-brings-georgian-flavors-to-manhattan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ChowStories+%28CHOW%3A+Stories%29

Facebook NY Signs 10-Year Lease To Move Into ~100K Sq Ft Office With...

... implied it would take over the whole building rather than just two floors. The space at the west edge of the East Village falls in the increasingly techie "Silicon Alley". It will house all of Facebook's New York operations and give it room to grow. ...

http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/03/facebook-new-york/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

Facebook NY Signs 10-Year Lease To Move Into ~100K Sq Ft Office With...

... implied it would take over the whole building rather than just two floors. The space at the west edge of the East Village falls in the increasingly techie "Silicon Alley". It will house all of Facebook's New York operations and give it room to grow. ...

http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/03/facebook-new-york/

Exclusive | New York City: Where to Play/Meet Part Two

The most Westside of the East Village bars, The Urge is spacious and friendly, with musclebound go-go boys.

http://www.outtraveler.com/exclusives/2008/06/04/exclusive-new-york-city-where-playmeet-part-two

http://mashable.com/2013/06/01/new-york-city-1939/

New York City , summer of 1939: Lou Gehrig announced his retirement from the Yankees, the city hosted its first World's Fair and, as always, it was really, really hot outside.

http://mashable.com/2013/06/01/new-york-city-1939/

Take a Tour of New York City in 1939 - In Color

New York City , summer of 1939: Lou Gehrig announced his retirement from the Yankees, the city hosted its first World's Fair and, as always, it was really, really hot outside.

http://mashable.com/2013/06/01/new-york-city-1939/?cid=Mash-Product-RSS-Pheedo-All-Partial&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner