The new owners of a former Hot and Crusty on 63rd Street have agreed to rehire employees who picketed the store this summer. But the battle isn’t over at a former Hot and Crusty on 14th Street, where at least one worker claims management continues to threaten employees.

Video: Remika Remika Rajkitkul Just how much business did Halloween Adventure lose when Sandy forced it to close during its busiest season? Tony Bianchi, 67, who has managed the store for over 15 years, told The Local, “We’ve lost at least half a million dollars, and that’s putting it conservatively.” Still, with SantaCon scheduled for […]

Preservationists want Douglas Steiner to keep Mary Help of Christians Church standing when he brings a residential development to a lot between East 11th and 12th Streets.

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A star-studded film that has caused consternation among Red Hook residents is coming to the East Village.

It’s a very Simpsons window at 7A.

Stephen Rex BrownEarlier shoot at Cafe Orlin. From Bettie Page to Marilyn Monroe. “Smash” is in the neighborhood yet again. The NBC drama about the production of a Marilyn musical will be filming on St. Marks Place, between First and Second Avenue, tomorrow. Cars must be moved by 10 p.m. tonight. Scenes will be filmed […]

The Bowery is getting burlesqued! Bettie Page, a boutique selling outfits inspired by the 1950s pin-up, opened Monday, right across from where Bowery Poetry Club is getting a racy makeover.

East Village Thai reopened Monday for the first time since a gas leak forced it to close in late September.

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Two former tenants of a building owned in part by controversial real estate developer Ben Shaoul are suing the owners and managers of the walkup for failing to snuff out bedbugs.

Fay Raye, an eight-year-old “Muttweiler,” is a well-known customer at Ray’s Candy Store on Avenue A. Watch her wait for slices of cheese at the counter.

Phil Kline’s strolling soundscape is back, and a song penned by an East Villager imagines Mrs. Claus resorting to a guy in a Santa mask.

After a month of waiting, neighborhood kids are again using the East Ninth Street playground in Tompkins Square Park.

East Village Wines has been selling bottles since 1933. Owner Imran Ahmed believes that what sets it apart is its neighborly customer service (he gives discounts to locals and accepts packages for them) and his affinity for smaller production wines over the big-brand giants.

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An East Village snow scene.

At the tiny coffee bar that opened on St. Marks Place yesterday, the beans aren’t the only thing that have been imported: the counter, front door, and other fixtures were assembled in Lombardy, Italy.