A non-profit group specializing in sustainability has appointed a half-dozen high school students to act as green energy consultants to small businesses here in the East Village. The Local follows a group of students as they canvass the neighborhood.

Amid news that the MTA is working to improve efficiency on the M15 bus line, The Local East Village offers a special report on recent changes to the route. In a pair of posts, reporters for The Local speak with riders on the route and offer an analysis of whether the new system is achieving its goals.

Vivienne Gucwa Good morning, East Village. Enjoy an old school start to your day by following Sheryl Lee Ralph’s lead as she grooves through an almost unrecognizable East Village in her 1984 video for “In the Evening,” resurrected by Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York. On a less upbeat note, EV Grieve has photographs of the makeshift […]

An audio recording made by an East Village resident in July offers listeners another chance to hear the voice of the beloved neighborhood fixture Gloria Wasserman, who known as Annie.

Over the last few years, the East Village has become one of the city’s premier dining neighborhoods. Alongside the inexpensive pizzerias, the discount sushi, and the tandoori restaurants of East Sixth, serious restaurants have established themselves. The Local spends a day with Matt Hamilton, chef and partner in the Second Avenue restaurant Belcourt, to answer a simple question: What makes these places run?

Michael Codella, a former police detective, is the author of “Alphaville,” a new book that describes his years working the streets of the East Village.

After major changes last month along the M15 bus route in the East Village, MTA officials are putting new measures in place this week to improve efficiency along the line.

A roundup of blogposts related to the East Village, including a new local blog, EV Transitions, and The Local’s search for our next community editor.

James Traub samples the “house-made” Mexican cuisine at La Palapa.

As the tenure of Kim Davis as community editor of The Local East Village draws to a close, the blog announces that it is accepting applications for the position until Dec. 3.

An interview with Barbara Shaum, who has been fashioning sandals at her store on East Fourth Street for more than 50 years.

The Local East Village reports on one woman’s battle to beat her addiction to heroin.

A roundup of blogposts related to the East Village, including archival photos from the New York Public Library, a tribute to a beloved local bartender and the filming of a new Chris Rock movie, 2 Days in New York.

The Local East Village takes a look at some of the most distinctive styles in the neighborhood.

A review of Rue B., an East Village jazz club on Avenue B.

Introducing the students of NYU Journalism who are directing The Local’s social media effort.

Earlier this week, a gay rights activist who has maintained a monthlong sidewalk protest outside the local office of Senator Kristen Gillibrand began a hunger strike to draw attention to the American Equality Bill.

A roundup of blogposts related to the East Village, including items about a possible haunted house on East 13th Street and a video of trick basketball shots filmed on local courts.

The owners of The Sunburnt Cow, an East Village bar, are offering a $500 reward for the return of the tavern’s sign which depicts a miniature cow.