Police on the scene of a stabbing on E. 14th St. near Ave. A on the evening of June 23, 2024, when a dispute among three homeless individuals resulted in a confrontation in which one person was killed and two others were injured. Alejandro Piedra who was arrested shortly after the stabbing, has now pleaded guilty to one count of murder. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in June ‘24 East Village Stabbing Alejandro Piedra, 31, pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing 38-year-old Clemson Cockfield and injuring two others in the East... News 26 Jan 2026 | 11:47
About 100 parishioners were joined by preservation groups at a rally outside Most Holy Redeemer Church on Dec. 8. ( Photo: Village Preservation) East Village Fights to Save Most Holy Reedemer Church Worried preservationists are continuing to press for landmark status for Most Holy Redeemer Church on East Third Street in... News 26 Dec 2025 | 04:10
Aaron Walker, suspected subway shover, arrested at Union Square, Sept. 17, 2025. ( Photo: Dapper Detective X) East Village Subway Shover Indicted for September Attack A 28-year-old homeless man with 18 prior arrests was indicted recently and charged with being the alleged subway shover who... News 01 Dec 2025 | 11:10
Basquiat family members holding up the new street sign on the corner of Great Jones Street and Bowery. ( Photo: Marie Pohl) Jean-Michel Basquiat Still Rising on Streets & at Auctions The recent street naming in honor of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has brought to light a torn-up photocopy of a rental... News 13 Nov 2025 | 07:18
Kevin Mulligan, owner of The Laurels Cafe, huddles with building landlord Josef Yusuf Bildirici on Oct. 26 after a fire erupted in the basement of the restaurant,m at Second Avenue and East 14th Street. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Passerby Sees Smoke, Saves Beloved East Vllage Café It was the quick thinking of a woman waiting for a bus that saved The Laurels Cafe. She spotted smoke coming from the basement... News 02 Nov 2025 | 11:23
Part of the collection from the Wise Spirit exhibit as seen in the studio of Richard Dial, 2025. ( Photo: Tag Christof) Artist Richard Dial Takes His Seat At The Table “The work is extraordinary. [The pieces in the Richard Dial:Wise Spirit exhibit] demonstrate both conceptual and aesthetic... City Arts 24 Oct 2025 | 04:36
Promotional image on the official Taylor Swift Instagram account to promote her album “The Life of a Showgirl,” prior to release. ( Photo: Instragram) Taylor Swift’s Mutual Lovefest at the Village East Theater So, what did I learn while attending a listening party for Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Oct. 4... Voices 10 Oct 2025 | 06:36
Karen Rempel points the way to Lucinda’s honky-tonk juke joint at 169 Avenue A. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky New York Gets a Little Bit Country at Lucinda’s Bar The East Village just got a double dose of country twang and redneck fun at Lucinda’s Bar at 169 Avenue A. Lucinda’s is a... News 08 Oct 2025 | 04:25
Left: 890 East 6th Street building at Lilian Wald Houses NYCHA; Right: Illegal drugs sold in Washington Sq. ( Photos: Google Maps, NYPD) 3 Men Shot at LES Housing Project; Drug Bust In Washington Square Blood soaked the sidewalk outside the Lilian Wald Houses NYCHA project early on Sunday morning August 31 after three men... News 08 Sep 2025 | 01:49
The historic East Village Building at 770 Broadway once served as the flagship of the famed Wanamaker department store and more recently, as Meta’s New York headquarters. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) Newest Foothold for NYU Sparks Concern on Social Media NYU’s purple banner is set to cover much more ground. The university that holds a claim over the East and West Village already... News 10 Aug 2025 | 05:08
Armed robbers on a motorbike target man and his girlfriend in Fort Washington Park, July 19, 2025.. Inset: motorbike driver drops his wounded accomplice off at hospital in the Bronx. ( Photos: SDNY, Straus News yellow highlights) Two Dominican Migrants Charged in Federal Cop Park Shooting Two Dominican Republic nationals, in the US illegally, have been charged in connection with the near-deadly shooting of a... News 28 Jul 2025 | 12:49
Though owner Eric Anderson has listed the property at 56 E. 1st St. for sale for nearly $10 million, the graffiti-tagged and concrete-stained panels may suggest why the property has lingered on Zillow for nearly seven years. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) City Lore Museum Stays Put as East Village Landlord Faces $4M Foreclosure A 40-year-old museum rooted in preservation may have preserved itself amid an ongoing foreclosure saga. City Lore, a New... News 27 Jul 2025 | 04:51
Assembly member Harvey Epstein speaks at a “We Outside Summer” kickoff event on July 1 only hours before he was officially declared the winner in the democratic primary race for city council district 2. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) CD2: Epstein Secures Dem Nod over Surprise 2nd Batchu New York State Representative Harvey Epstein officially secured his bid as the democratic nominee for New York City’s Council... News 01 Jul 2025 | 07:13
Director Joe John Battista (left) and playwright Michael Gorman are the powers behind the new opera The Moby Dick Blues, which has a limited run at La Mama theater in the East Village. ( Photo: Sabine Stock) The Moby Dick Blues: Classic Melville Novel Transforms Into Modern Opera The first time I picked up Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, I managed only the first hundred pages before feeling hopelessly... City Arts 06 Jun 2025 | 03:39
An impromptu Irish music session at Mary O’s on Avenue A in the East Village is held every Thursday evening. Each day of the week, the wandering troubadours perform for free in a different Irish pub in Manhattan playing traditional Irish instruments. ( Photo: Claire Leibowitz) Irish Traditions Kept Alive by Free Music Sessions in Manhattan Pubs It’s difficult to move around Mary O’s on a Thursday night. Like any other pub, rounds of Guinness and fish and chips are... City Arts 19 May 2025 | 12:30
