The anti-smoking lobby is full of dubious self-righteousness and wobbly statistics. But its zealous preoccupation with the health of others is odd. Do they honestly think someone lighting a cigarette in Times Square is going to give them cancer? And if it’s other people’s health they’re so concerned about, why are they so concerned? Isn’t being a busy-body symptomatic of deep unhappiness?

After years of complaining about the rat problem in a vacant lot on East First Street, residents will welcome the BMW Guggenheim Lab to the site this summer.

A roundup of news articles and blogposts related to the East Village, including items about a recent spike in the theft of cell phones in the neighborhood and a sampling of local brunch spots.

There are plans for renovations and other changes at Nevada Smiths, an institution for local soccer fans which last year was at the center of a dispute that prompted several soccer fan clubs to leave the pub.

Patti Smith marked the 40th anniversary of her first reading at the Poetry Project with a celebration at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery on Wednesday night.

A roundup of news articles and blogposts related to the East Village, including indications that relatively warmer temperatures may be on the way and items about what some residents say is troublesome radio antenna on East 11th Street.

A photo essay on Sandy Adames, a worker at the Associated Supermarket on Avenue C, who copes with the lingering effects of being struck by a taxi cab 18 years ago.

Angel Feliciano, a special-needs child who lives on the Lower East Side, attends Duffield Children’s Center in Fort Greene, one of the fifteen daycare centers in New York set to shut down as part of Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to close the city’s budget gap.

omedy improv group Jump on 3 was created in March 2010, when a group of improvisers met at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade in Chelsea. After searching the city for a performance spot, they finally found what struck them as an ideal space at Under St. Mark’s, an underground theater at 94 St. Marks Place.

A roundup of news articles and blogposts related to the East Village.

An interview with Vera Balyura, an East Village jewelry designer behind the VeraMeat line.

“Among the various recent charges, at places like C-town and the Life Café, there was a puzzling $13.50 charge at No. 1 Chinese Food listed as having taken place at 2:45 a.m. that morning. I looked suspiciously at the smiling girl on my credit card.” The author finds some bartenders who have a curious way with credit cards.

The East Village has more sidewalk ATMs than any other neighborhood. Last December, the City Council voted on a ban and a law directing their removal will come into effect in May.

A roundup of news articles and blogposts related to the East Village.

Some riders along the M15 bus line wonder if more stops in the East Village should be added to the route. Currently, the bus makes two stops either way in the East Village, one at Houston Street and the other at 14th Street.

A roundup of news articles and blogposts related to the East Village, including items about the celebration of Chinese New Year, the neighborhood’s continuing weather woes and the closing of an Avenue A pizzeria.

A look back at the images produced by the members of The Local East Village Flickr Group during the snowiest January in New York City history.

Advice on some Super Bowl viewing options for those fans still reeling from the Jets’ playoff loss.

Lots of East Villagers might be bummed by the absence of the Jets in Sunday’s game. But we shouldn’t lose our sportsmanship or our spirit. There are still plenty of opportunities to enjoy the most important NFL game of the year. But selecting a supreme post to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Green […]