Posts published in May, 2012

The Day | Gun Bust at Union Square and 13 Other Morning Reads

A roundup of this morning’s news.


Photos: Dance Parade Shimmies, Shuffles, Tangos, and Twirls Through the East Village

A slideshow of the annual New York Dance Parade, which made its way down St. Marks Place today.


Let the Ukrainian Festivities Begin!

This weekend’s Ukrainian Festival is in full swing.


Poetry Club’s Beekeeper Defends Bowery Hives

A beekeeper who tends to the bees on the rooftop of the Bowery Poetry Club thinks the bees that swarmed near Bleecker Street on Wednesday likely came from a neighboring hive rather than those belonging to the literary bar.


Street Scenes | Pedestrian’s Got Petals

A strange site at Sixth Street and Avenue A today.


Anna Sheffield, East Villager by Design

The designer whose jewelry adorns Jennifer Aniston and others says she’s inspired in part by the East Village.


Making It | Linda Scifo-Young of Foot Gear Plus and Village Kids

Linda Scifo-Young owns two East Village shoe stores with her brother. Speaking to The Local about how they’ve survived since 1980, she said the shoe business is all about the weather.


Central Park Bees Find New Home in Alphabet City

The Sixth Street Community Center got approximately 15,000 new tenants yesterday: about three and a half pounds of bees that could make honey for its café, opening next month. The four hives on the former synagogue’s rooftop are among many in the East Village, according to the beekeeper who brought the swarm down from Central Park.


Amid Life’s Ups and Downs, a Will to Uplift Others

Yesterday we profiled Food Not Bombs, which feeds East Villagers such as the homeless group we visited on Wednesday. Street Life Ministries also helps the needy in Tompkins Square Park. This is the story of one of the group’s volunteers. A decade ago, police officer Glenn Ferro’s life fell apart. Caught in the grips of […]


The Day | Monopoly Man on Bowery

A roundup of this morning’s news.


Rescuing Organic Portobello Mushrooms for Those in Need

Watch a video about Food Not Bombs, which recycles food from local organic produce stores to feed the needy in Tompkins Square Park.


‘I Love Vinyl’ Parties Keep the Groove Alive

A party celebrating vinyl records celebrates its third anniversary this month.


Sounds Like a Broken Record? Rent Was Too High, Says Owner of Norman’s Sound and Vision

Norman Isaacs, the owner and namesake of Norman’s Sound and Vision, said that he’s moving his record store from the East Village to Williamsburg because (you guessed it) his landlord is raising his rent.


MCA Day in Union Square

A day in honor of the late Beastie Boy, Adam Yauch.


Bee Swarm Update: Bowery Poetry Club to Blame?

The bees that swarmed on the Bowery yesterday will find a new home in Queens today. But where did they come from in the first place? The beekeeper that relocated them points to the rooftop of the Bowery Poetry Club.


The Day | East Village Cameo in ‘The Dictator’

A roundup of this morning’s news.


Homeless on Avenue A, and Neighbors Aren’t Happy About It

A group of homeless people has taken shelter under the awning of the shuttered East Village Farm, where police are allowing them to stay even as neighbors complain of unsanitary and potentially dangerous conditions on Avenue A.


Bees Swarm Near Bleecker

Police were called to the Chase Bank on Bowery around 1:30 a.m. today, but not because of a robbery: in a tree in front of the bank was a watermelon-sized cluster of bees.


Notes from the Ninth: Elevator Stick-Ups, iPhone Bandits, and a Shooting Update

A roundup of news from last night’s meeting of the Ninth Precinct Community Council.


Senate Resolves to Mourn Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch

The senate has adopted a resolution honoring the late Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, drafted by Senator Daniel Squadron.