The Local East Village samples the eclectic flavors of some of the neighborhood’s international grocery stores.

The Local East Village visits the Town and Village Synagogue’s adult bar and bat mitzvah program.

Gloria Chung Good morning, East Village. Those who fear a Starbucks on every corner might breathe a little easier this morning, as the company tells DNAinfo that it currently has no designs on First Avenue or Avenue A. Devotees of bric-a-brac will spare a thought for Billy LeRoy of Billy’s Antiques. Having failed to follow […]

The Local interviews street vendors on St. Marks Place, who are feeling the pinch of the recession and say that shoppers are spending as little as half of what they did a year ago.

A roundup of blogposts related to the East Village, including items about the changing demographics of New York’s neighborhoods.

The Local East Village visits Girls Prep Lower East Side Elementary, where students have been defying conventional wisdom about the link between income and academic performance: almost three-quarters of the students are from low-income backgrounds and test scores at the school have regularly exceeded the state median the past few years.

A roundup of blogposts related to the East Village, including items about Mars Bar and 19th century farm property lines at what is now Bowery and Houston.

We at The Local would like to hear about your favorite East Village holiday memories.

A round up of blogposts about the East Village, including items about Santacon, the closing of local mainstays such as the Mars Bar and a defense of “frat boys.”

The Local takes a look at the most distinctive fall fashions in outerwear around the East Village.

A group of 30 demonstrators gathered tonight outside the Continental Bar in the East Village to protest what they said was a pattern of bias by the bar’s owners against African-American patrons.

An interview with local artist Nicolina Marie.

James Traub visits Curry-Ya.

After today, it will be illegal for any retailer to sell the alcoholic energy drink in New York
In the final week of Four Loko sales, fans of the beverage have been emptying their wallets to stock up and clearing East Village bodegas of their supplies in the process.

A roundup of blogposts related to the East Village, including items on the removal of a neighborhood willow tree and the continuing reaction to the expected temporary closure of the Mars Bar.

The Local interviews Marlis Momber, a photographer who has documented the the evolution of Loisaida for decades.

The Local invites you to a Saturday morning group event featuring the use of SeeClickFix to log neighborhood concerns.

A roundup of blogposts related to the East Village, including items about the future of the Mars Bar and an exclusive interview with the Minnie the cat, who’s at the center of a lawsuit involving McSorley’s Old Ale House.

The housing committee of Community Board 3 tonight endorsed a proposal to renovate a string of properties along a stretch of Second Avenue and turn them into a new mixed-income development. The move also brings the temporary closure of the iconic Mars Bar, which is located on one of the properties, a bit closer to becoming a reality.