A meeting has been scheduled for next week to discuss the closure of Open Road Park.

The photography of Tim Schreier.

The Local asks owners of vintage shops along Seventh Street about how they manage to survive in the tough economy.

Square allows neighborhood residents and businesses to take credit card payments through an iPad or iPhone, but the system faces some barriers to widespread adoption.

Details continue to emerge about a fatal shooting on Pitt Street, a bit south of the neighborhood.

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

The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., addressed the 9th Police Precinct Community Council meeting Tuesday night.

Music venue The National Underground will reopen tonight for the first time since June 10, said co-owner Joey DeGraw.

The photography of Michelle Rick.

The Local’s dating maven Allison Hertzberg asks East Villages to put together a mix tape for her.

The planting of two trees on Avenue C has irritated some residents, who say they were not properly consulted and that the trees present a danger to the neighborhood.

The police are on the hunt for a man suspected of befriending his victims before choking and robbing them.

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

After a tension-filled two-hour hearing, the licensing committee of Community Board 3 took no action on an application for a new music venue sponsored by Phil Harmon, longtime East Village resident, and Todd Patrick, a music organizer and promoter. More than 100 people attended the meeting.

Dozens of New Yorkers hold a march and rally in the East Village to tell the Rent Guidelines Board to not increase rent prices this year.

The photography of Tim Schreier.

Scores of New York City residents have piled into Cooper Union’s Great Hall today hoping to convince members of the Rent Guidelines Board not to increase rent prices this year.

The Local’s Brendan Bernhard pays $10 to hear Kevin’s story.

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