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Posts published in October, 2012
Neighborhood Remembers Christine Ebel
By NICOLE GUZZARDIIt may be a couple of weeks before the cause of Christine Ebel’s death is known. A spokesperson at the city medical examiner’s office said further testing and investigation was necessary after an initial autopsy this morning.
After Month Without Cooking Gas, Tenants Turn Up Heat On Landlord
By DANA VARINSKYEast Village Thai has lost a month of revenue after the gas was turned off in its building, and tenants who haven’t been able to cook are still waiting for hot pots.
Officers Injured During Fight at Health and Human Services School
By SUZANNE ROZDEBAA pair of school safety officers at the High School for Health Professions and Human Services were injured today after trying to break up a fight.
Score Free Tix to This Weekend’s East Village Eats Tasting Tour
By THE LOCALNoah Fecks Pork buns at Jum Mum. Here’s one more reason to sign up for The Local’s newsletter: You could win free tickets to the East Village Eats Tasting Tour. This weekend will be a gut-busting one for the food obsessed: Saturday is Lower East Side Pickle Day; meanwhile above Houston, Fourth Arts Block is […]
Veni, Vidi, Venti! Starbucks Reconquers Second Avenue
By DANIEL MAURERWell, looky here: the Starbucks on Second Avenue and Ninth Street got its outdoor seating back.
A Jump From the 13th Floor
By KARIN BADTThe story of a 57-year-old poet who jumped to her death at the Salvation Army’s Markle Evangeline Residence for Women, told by her would-be neighbor.
The Day | N.Y.U. Lays Out Expansion Schedule
By DANIEL MAURERThe Local’s roundup of East Village news from around the Web.
Woman Found Dead On Seventh Said to Be Owner of Arcane Bistro
By SUZANNE ROZDEBAArcane Bistro The woman whose body was found in an empty lot on East Seventh Street this morning has been identified by neighbors as Christine Ebel, an owner of Arcane, a French-Caribbean bistro adjacent the lot. Bill Rafty, the building superintendent at Eastville Gardens, also bordering the lot, said he recognized the woman whose lifeless […]
Take a Stroll With Topless Activist Moira Johnston at Indie Film Festival
By SANNA CHUA film festival at Theatre 80 next week aims to highlight imaginative films by undiscovered and emerging filmmakers, and one of the featured shorts stars local topless activist Moira Johnston.
Bob Gruen Celebrates 67th Birthday On (Where Else?) the Bowery
By ADAM LEHRERYoung hipsters and middle-aged punks collided at R Bar last night to celebrate the 67th birthday of rock ‘n’ roll photographer Bob Gruen.
Dead Body Found in Seventh Street Lot [Updated]
By SUZANNE ROZDEBA and ANNIE FAIRMANA dead body was found in an empty lot at 227 East Seventh Street this morning.
The Day | Big Gay Ice Cream Shop Expands
By DANIEL MAURERA roundup of East Village news from around the Web.
Street Scenes | The Standard, Now in Black
By DANIEL MAURERPlywood around the hotel has gone black.
Further Evidence of Wafels & Dinges on Avenue B
By ALEXA MAE ASPERINConstruction photos bolster our case that the Belgian-waffle wizard is opening on Avenue B.
15-Year Sentence in 1998 Rape Case
By SUZANNE ROZDEBAA Staten Island man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping and robbing a 28-year-old woman as she walked to her home on Orchard Street in 1998.
Traveler’s Pit-Bull Goes Missing, and Another Pit Survives Police Shooting
By SANNA CHUPlus, an update on Star, the pit-bull that was shot in the head on 14th Street.
7-Eleven Looking Still More Likely On Avenue A
By DANIEL MAURERPlus: “Boomberg = 7-Eleven and NYU?”
A Salon and a Spa Become One in a Former Piercing Den
By SUZANNE ROZDEBAThe owner of Salon Champu and Body Beautiful on East Seventh Street has combine the salon and spa at a new address.
The Day | Officer Admits to Stealing Guns
By DANIEL MAURERThe Local’s daily roundup of East Village news from around the Web.
Shots Fired at Campos Plaza, This Time in Broad Daylight
By SUZANNE ROZDEBAShots rang out at Campos Plaza this afternoon, according to residents who continued to voice concerns about security in the wake of a shooting earlier this month.
