Posts published in March, 2012

Expansion Explainer: The Playgrounds in N.Y.U. 2031’s Footprint

Everything you need to know about the future of three playgrounds in the footprint of N.Y.U’s proposed expansion.


Three-Alarm Fire at Masaryk Towers

If you’re wondering why helicopters are currently hovering over the East Village, it’s likely due to a three-alarm fire that broke out on the Lower East Side.


Reversal of Fortune for Falafel Joint

Community Board 3 voted to uphold earlier decisions on Bikinis and a newcomer in the Superdive space. But one liquor license applicant caught a break.


At 4th Street Food Co-Op, No Tempest in the Teapots

Members of the 4th Street Food Co-Op say they haven’t given much thought to a controversy over Israeli food at the Park Slope Food Co-Op. That’s not to say the East Village co-op hasn’t had its tense moments.


The Day | South Brooklyn Pizza Goes to Court

A roundup of this morning’s news.


Social Clubs, Casinos, and Crime Scenes: The East Village’s Mob Roots

Every Friday and Saturday night Gideon Levy, the founder of NYC Gangster Tours, gives a tour of these onetime crime scenes, clandestine casinos and fronts for drug smuggling operations.


Residential Conversion, Enlargement for Great Jones Lumber Building

The owner of the building that housed Great Jones Lumber is seeking to add four floors of residential space, with high-profile architect Richard Metsky helming the enlargement.


Coen Brothers Make It Rain on Bleecker Street

Yesterday The Local spotted a fake throwback subway entrance being built on the corner of Bleecker and Mott Streets and today the Coen Brothers are using it as a prop for their film “Inside Llewyn Davis.”


Expansion Explainer | Parking Impacts of N.Y.U. 2031

Everything you wanted to know about the impact on parking from N.Y.U.’s expansion plan.


The Day | Rent Regulation Extended Another Three Years

A roundup of this morning’s news.


Street Scenes | Fishing in Union Square

The photography of Heather Holland.


Rockit Scientist Records Gets Slight Reprieve

The record shop on St. Marks Place will close in April, two months later than expected.


Espresso Yourself: Bowery Poetry Club Gets New Cafe

The Bowery Poetry Club’s front café, which went dark after Bowery Beef closed last summer, is once again brewing coffee, this time under the eye of a former manager at Think Coffee’s Mercer Street location.


Police Search for Knife-Wielding Robber

In four incidents the suspect threatened his victims with a blade then took their cellphones and cash.


Slideshow: Churchgoers Trade Sunday Best for Hoodies

The pews of Middle Collegiate Church were packed on Sunday morning as more than 400 people worshiped in hooded sweatshirts in honor of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin.


The Day | One Man’s Epic Walkabout

A roundup of this morning’s news.


Police Again Sweep Protesters Out of Union Square Park

Daniel Maurer Police move protesters away from the park. The police barricaded Union Square Park and its southern esplanade shortly after midnight, triggering a standoff with Occupy Wall Street protesters who had once again gathered on the park’s steps. After announcing that resisters would face arrest, police officers, some in riot gear, swept about 75 […]


Video: Arrests During Occupy Wall Street March from Zuccotti Park to Union Square

Police arrested at least five people this afternoon during a protest march against police brutality organized by the Occupy Wall Street movement. One of the arrests


Street Scenes | Bloggers Beware, Redux

The photography of Suzanne Rozdeba.


Projection Bombers Aim to Illuminate

On Monday, just a couple of weeks after Occupy Wall Street’s Illuminator rolled through the East Village, the neighborhood’s walls were lit up once again.