In seven months, the number of people served at the weekly food line run by The Bowery Mission at Tompkins Square Park has more than doubled.

Steve Simpson, a vendor at the Mary Help of Christians weekend flea market, sells his own music along with found and donated items.

The Local East Village presents a selection of videos produced by our community contributors and the students of NYU Journalism.

But if the early days of the new M15 bus service are any indication, the new system is a long way from offering the easy use that transit officials predicted.

A roundup of posts related to the East Village.

The Local has confirmed that the owners of the Sin Sin Lounge, where a clubgoer was fatally shot in August, are planning to shutter the nightclub later this month and re-open as a new type of venue.

Kim Davis, the community editor of The Local East Village, offers his opinion of the latest report card on neighborhood schools.

While flu shots were offered for free to all public school students last year, including schools in the East Village, the vaccines won’t be available in schools this year. While you can get a flu shot at your doctor’s office, some pharmacies in the East Village will carry the vaccine starting this month.

“My East Village,” a portfolio of neighborhood sketches by Terry Galmitz, is on display at SB D Gallery on East Fourth Street through Dec. 4.

A roundup of interesting reads about the East Village from around the blogosphere.

A look at the Conflux Festival, an annual art and technology exhibition. This year, most of the festival’s 75 projects appeared in the East Village.

Today National Coming Out Day is being observed to promote civil rights for the gay community and the annual celebration is framed this year by the loss of young lives.

The police are investigating explosives that were found this morning at the New York City Marble Cemetery.

A profile of the Ayn Sof Arkestra and Bigger Band, which is believed to be one of only a handful of Jewish big bands in the country.

Of 15 East Village public elementary and middle schools graded as part of the city’s annual progress report only four were awarded A’s or B’s.

Sarah Tung Good morning, East Village. Just above this post, we’ve published a story by NYU Journalism’s Timothy J. Stenovec in which he takes a look at recently released performance evaluations for 15 neighborhood elementary and middle schools. The results of those evaluations were not encouraging – just four of the 15 schools received a […]

James Traub offers his idiosyncratic take on Wechsler’s Currywurst and Bratwurst in the East Village.

It’s the time of year when some of New York City’s most intriguing architectural sites are offered up to the public complete with guided tours. The Local East Village offers a neighborhood guide to the eighth annual Open House New York.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer held a news conference today in the East Village where he called for more measures to protect cyclists in bike lanes.