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An award-winning news site covering the East Village. Named the "Best Local Website" by The Village Voice. Appreciating what's here while it's still here.
- The Astor Place Starbucks closed for good last night. The SB signage is gone from this 4k-foot space, which they'd been in since March '95. Management told @Joy_of_photos that "the landlords jacked up the rent so astronomically high that even corporate Starbucks couldn't pay it."
- There is a bonkers looooong line on 2nd Avenue in the East Village this morning for a pop-up (138 2nd Ave.) featuring the viral chocolate muffins from the Olympics Village in Paris.
- Happy July 4th from 7th Street, where someone decided it was time to discard their Christmas tree.
- McSorley's Old Ale House is celebrating its 170th anniversary this weekend at 15 E. 7th St. There's live music ... with cake from another East Village classic — Veniero's, which is only 130 years old.
- When workers removed the bar from the former Grassroots Tavern (1975-2017) on St. Mark's Place last week, they discovered these old murals. I have no idea how old they old. The landmarked building dates to 1832. [Photos by Derek Berg]
- It's true — the Trader Joe's Wine Shop — the only one in NYC — shut down today on 14th Street in Union Square.
- After nearly 25 years on Astor Place, Kmart shuttered this location yesterday. Rumors of a closure date to early 2018, though the store ended up downsizing from 3 to 2 floors at the time. Pics by @Joy_of_photos
- The wisteria outside 35 Stuyvesant St. at 10th Street is at the perfection stage here west of Second Avenue. #EastVillage
- Pillow-Cat Books, an animal-focused bookshop (used, new & antique), opened a few days ago at 328 E. 9th St. in the East Village. Books must all have an animal or animal character. Open 11-7 Tuesday through Sunday.
