Last Tuesday’s gunpoint robbery wasn’t just an isolated occurrence. The early-morning incident in which three men in bandanas held up a woman at gunpoint was part of an emerging pattern, said Deputy Inspector John Cappelmann at a meeting of the Ninth Precinct Community Council last night.

At a memorial service Sunday, Aida Salgado recalled the early morning, on Oct. 16, that her son was shot in the courtyard of the Campos Plaza housing development, and the year that has followed.

Ria Chung Good morning, East Village. Local nightlife impresario Ravi DeRossi and the team behind Proletariat beer bar got a “civic lashing” at Monday’s S.L.A. Licensing Committee meeting, reports Grub Street. The committee was perturbed that they didn’t get a 30-day notice before Mr. DeRossi converted the now-shuttered Jane’s Sweet Buns into the bar. Committee chair […]

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“Revolution in 1” is a smart, oftentimes funny look at historical revolution through a hybrid of drama, performance art, and dance.

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Time for some more fun at the run. Here’s this week’s dog-run duo. Nicole Guzzardi Nicole Guzzardi The Master: Jimmy Tom, 56, enjoys taking his dog to the park where they can get a little exercise. The East Village resident spent a recent afternoon doing pushups off a bench in the dog run while his […]

Meagan Kirkpatrick Good morning, East Village. Police have arrested Brooklyn resident Joshua Nunez, 21, in connection with a fatal shooting on Oct. 6 outside of the Jose Beauty Salon and Barber Shop on Forsyth Street, reports the Daily News. He was apprehended in the death of NoLIta resident Charles Fernandez, 29, and charged with murder and […]

A hot rod on Astor Place.

Vivienne Gucwa The Rev. Winnie Varghese will be installed as the first rector in 23 years at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery at a special service there this Saturday. She will also become the church’s first, female rector. In the Episcopal Church, a rector has charge of the parish. St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery has credited Ms. Varghese, 40, […]

Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong continue sorting through their archives of punk-era concert footage as it’s digitized for the Downtown Collection at N.Y.U.’s Fales Library. Pylon’s debut album. A few years ago, a woman took her 14-year-old daughter to a Sleater/Kinney concert. After the show, a band member approached the mom and breathlessly asked, “Are […]

On Saturday, the Public Theater continued to celebrate its $40 million remodeling with a block party. The Local’s cameras were rollIng.

For every East Village business that’s opening or closing, dozens are quietly making it. Here’s one of them: Inkstop Tattoo. Shira Levine In 1997, when tattoo shops were again legalized in New York City, Eric Rignall was one of the first artists to legitimately sketch on skin in the East Village. His shop, Inkstop Tattoo, […]

Meagan Kirkpatrick Good morning, East Village. In the latest “Mystery Lot” news, EV Grieve has photos of new construction at 211 13th Street, where there are plans to erect an 83-unit building. No sign yet of the rooftop cabana terraces. EV also points us to a couple of closings, including Pinisi Café & Bakery on East […]

Watch our video to see what some of the 24 gardens participating in the Harvest Arts Festival organized in the way of music, dance, visual arts,poetry, and more.

Last night the folks behind Maharlika opened Jeepney, just a handful of blocks up from its sister establishment.

Local pols joined students and teachers of Earth School, P.S. 64, and Tompkins Square Park School, where a rooftop garden designed by the architect of the September 11 memorial is now in full bloom.

A couple of family-run joints are new to the neighborhood.

Last night, everyone at Professor Thom’s was glued to – no, not the Yankees game: the place is a Boston bar, after all. They were watching the Vice Presidential debate, silly! The Local stopped by to see which zingers got the most cheers.