The Raw East Village Newsfeed

Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for East Village (New York, NY).

• Harried Krishna? _{2018-01-13, 03:17 am}
  ... a religion that is supposed to embrace selflessness. For a humble spiritual movement that was born in an East Village storefront, the Hare Krishna conflict in Brooklyn involves a lot of money, a good amount of litigation, and even, at some point, ...
• Toyo Tsuchiya _{2018-01-12, 02:04 pm}
  Japanese photographer Toyo Tsuchiya, best known for his photographs of the 1980s arts scene on New York City's Lower East Side, passed away in his East Village apartment on November 23, 2017, Brady NG of ArtAsiaPacific reports. The artist was sixty-nine years old.
• Your Week in Culture: Lana Del Rey, 'Gianni Versace,' the Murder of Malcolm X Onstage _{2018-01-12, 08:00 am}
  ... - in Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1. WILLIAM ROBIN Performance Space 122 has finally returned to its East Village home, a move that brings with it a new executive director, Jenny Schlenzka , and the final iteration of the Coil Festival . As it ...
• Another Ambitious All-Day Restaurant Sets Its Sights on Williamsburg _{2018-01-11, 11:58 am}
  Restaurateur Nate Adler , partner of enterprising East Village Basque restaurant Huertas , is jumping in the all-day restaurant game in Williamsburg with Gertie . Housed at 58 Marcy Ave., near Grand Street, Gertie is set to open in summer 2018, with a chef who comes from local favorites like Marlow & Sons, a spokeswoman for Adler confirms.
• Performance Space New York presents the East Village Series _{2018-01-09, 08:33 pm}
  Performance Space New York presents the East Village Series, its first semi-annual themed series, and the first program curated by the institution's new Executive Artistic Director, Jenny Schlenzka. This presentation of works from some of today's most radical performers and multidisciplinary artists resituates the institution in newly revamped spaces, designed by Deborah Berke Partners, in 122 Community Center , where Performance Space 122 was founded, and where it operated until it moved out in
• Ben Rimalower's Patti Issues Now Available on Audible _{2018-01-08, 02:08 pm}
  ... Patti LuPone and Elaine Stritch in You Like Me and as a literally flaming Jack Nicholson in The Witches of East Village at the Gramercy Theatre with Coco Peru and Chad Michaels . He will be appearing in the upcoming The Night Elaine Stritch Died by ...
• 2018 Preview: 10 Most Anticipated New York Venues for Meetings and Events _{2018-01-08, 07:15 am}
  ... 8. Soogil , a modern Korean restaurant from executive chef and owner Soogil Lim, is slated to open in the East Village in January. Stemming from Lim's knowledge of Korean food and culinary background in French cooking, the restaurant will serve ...
• Photos: New Yorkers braved the elements during today's winter storm _{2018-01-04, 04:23 pm}
  Turns out, the so-called "bomb cyclone" storm-also known as Winter Storm Grayson -was not overhyped. Late this morning, some five hours after the storm first hit , whiteout conditions dominated the landscape, major avenues were still covered in snow, icy wind whipped furiously around corners, and the city, as it always does on days like this, felt slow, empty, and quiet.
• Fred Bass, Who Made Strand Bookstore a Mecca, Dies at 89 _{2018-01-03, 10:51 am}
  Fred Bass, who transformed his father's small used-book store, the Strand, into a mammoth Manhattan emporium with the slogan "18 Miles of Books," died on Wednesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 89. Mr. Bass was 13 when he began working at the Strand, founded by his father, Benjamin.
• the Bench, a Homeless Love Story Extends At East Village Playhouse _{2018-01-03, 11:01 am}
  The Off-Broadway hit The Bench starring Robert Galinsky , directed by Jay O. Sanders , will extend its sold out run at The East Village Playhouse . It will start back up after the holidays beginning January 26 and will run an additional 12 weeks through April 13, 2018, playing Friday evening at 9pm.
• On Location: In Hastings-on-Hudson, a House in the Trees _{2018-01-02, 05:01 am}
  In 2015, after the arrival of their first daughter, Josh and Debra Dean began looking to buy a home, as they were rapidly outgrowing their East Village rental. Their expectations seemed reasonable enough: They wanted a three-bedroom in Brooklyn, with outdoor space, for about $1.5 million.
• What it's like working on the New York subway system, according to former MTA employees _{2017-12-30, 01:12 pm}
  ... round-the-clock service , and that upcoming repairs will shut down the L train between Williamsburg and the East Village for a solid 15 months. a An MTA policy pretty much forbids transit workers from talking to the press, and the MTA declined to ...
• Sunday Routine: How Carter Cleveland, of Artsy, Spends His Sundays _{2017-12-29, 07:00 am}
  ... unable to type. These days, he prefers wellness to work on Sundays. Mr. Cleveland, 30, lives in the East Village with two roommates. "I take an hourlong tough vinyasa-style class and am sweating by the end," said Mr. Cleveland, who practices at Yoga ...
• Profile Theatre presents 2.5 Minute Ride by Lisa Kron in January _{2017-12-28, 07:08 pm}
  PROFILE THEATRE presents a production of the comedic drama 2.5 Minute Ride by Pulitzer and Tony-winning playwright Lisa Kron . Riding the rails of humor and horror, this solo performance features NYC-based actor Allison Mickelson , who recently impressed audiences at Portland Center Stage in Lisa Kron 's award-winning musical Fun Home.
• 10 iconic NYC institutions that shuttered in 2017 _{2017-10-30, 03:00 am}
  ... from bigger brands, and so on. This year, New Yorkers said goodbye to businesses like Angelica Kitchen in the East Village and A.I. Friedman, and two beloved theaters- Sunshine Cinemas and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas -will both shutter in early 2018. ...
• The NY Food World's Biggest Surprises of 2017 _{2017-12-28, 09:59 am}
  ... Nguyen, GQ senior editor: Fuku . I mean, it's not new to 2017, but when I visited the first location in the East Village back in 2015, I was deeply underwhelmed. The spicy chicken sandwich was uneven and a little unwieldy - not to mention expensive ...
• NYC's Top Restaurant Standbys of 2017 _{2017-12-27, 12:10 pm}
  Welcome to Year in Eater 2017, Eater's annual ritual of eulogizing the past 12 months through input from the city's top food writers. For 2017's final week, Eater NY will be posting questions daily about New York City's restaurant scene in the past year, with answers from those who know it best: Eater editors and friends of Eater.
• Leonardo DiCaprio and His Model Girlfriends Love Broken Coconut _{2017-10-11, 03:00 am}
  It's not enough to just be a supermodel today. Think about Gigi Hadid and Martha Hunt, who are not only expected to document their daily routines on their personal Instagram accounts , but also show how they are working to get those amazing bodies.
• New York's 12 best longreads of 2017 _{2017-12-22, 12:21 pm}
  ... the less polished vibe-the common language of keeping the kids active and happy united us all. Some say the East Village is dead, Manhattan has been murdered, and New York City has lost its soul. Some say that if you stand in the right place and ...
• In Brooklyn, a Hare Krishna Reckoning _{2017-12-22, 05:00 am}
  ... a religion that is supposed to embrace selflessness. For a humble spiritual movement that was born in an East Village storefront, the Hare Krishna conflict in Brooklyn involves a lot of money, a good amount of litigation, and even, at some point, ...