The Local visits Kitty Nights at Bar on A, one of the few remaining burlesque shows in the East Village.

Kenan The end of the year is a time for recollection, for looking back at our achievements. I feel that I accomplished a lot this year. I took a job that allowed me to afford a monthly subway pass and I rode my bike all the way to the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge once. […]

East Village historian Tim Milk examines the legend of the haunting of the Merchant’s House Museum.

The Local interviews John Vaccaro, a resident of stretch of a properties – which includes the Mars Bars – slated for renovation.

A roundup of news articles and blogposts related to the East Village, including items about the neighborhood’s continuing recovery from the blizzard.

Vivienne Gucwa Good morning, East Village. On day two of what New York 1 is calling “the sixth biggest snowstorm in the city’s history,” (East Village Radio just says Snowpocalypse!) most streets in the neighborhood remain hushed, either blanketed in white or lined with pushed-aside walls of snow. The Times has region-wide coverage including information […]

Members of The Local East Village Flickr group share their best photos of a neighborhood suddenly snowbound.

A selection of images of the Dec. 26 snowstorm in the East Village.

Vivienne Gucwa, a community contributor to The Local East Village, on photographing the neighborhood at night.

The Local takes a look at some environmentally friendly holiday gift ideas.

Robert Edward Dyck, a homeless man who was known as Yardsale and was a member of the “Crusty Punk” community in Tompkins Square Park, was found dead in Virginia last month of blunt force injuries.

A roundup of blogposts related to the East Village, including items about a fire on First Avenue and “stop-and-frisk” police tactics in public housing developments.

The Local interviews Dr. David Ores, a physician who removes gang- or prison-related tattoos from patients free of charge.

Animal trainers offer advice on how to protect dogs after a series of attacks at an East Village dog run prompted some pet owners to begin carrying weapons.

A roundup of blogposts related to the East Village, including posts about a 16 percent increase in accidents between bicycles and other vehicles.

The Fales Collection at New York University will shortly begin the process of preserving and cataloging an extraordinary video archive of punk and new wave performances by such artists as Dead Boys, the Heartbreakers, and Iggy Pop that were captured by video artists Emily Armstrong and Pat Ivers.

A roundup of blogposts related to the East Village, including items on holiday celebrations in Tompkins Square Park and the perils of driving in the neighborhood back in the day.

The Local interviews the Brazilian fashion designer Geová Rodrigues, who for nearly a decade has run a boutique, Geová Atelier, in the East Village.

The Local interviews Theresa Byrnes, a portrait, abstract and performance artist in the East Village.