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On Stage, Coca Crystal Gets an East Village Other
By DANIEL MAURERCoca Crystal lives outside of Woodstock, N.Y. these days but next week she’ll return to her old neighborhood for a once-in-a-lifetime meeting – with herself. Danielle Quisenberry, an actress, dancer, and writer, is playing the former East Village Other secretary and scribe as part of “Alphabet City VIII.”
Peter Leggieri’s East Village Other
By PETER LEGGIERIThe East Village’s undersung editor-owner, Peter Leggieri, says that from the first day that he began working at The East Village Other, he was overcome by the sense that it was not only a newspaper but a strange and magical ship on a voyage with destiny.
Missed the Party? Watch ‘Blowing Minds: The East Village Other, the Rise of Underground Comix and the Alternative Press, 1965-72’
By THE LOCALJoin us live right now, for a panel discussion about the East Village Other.
Alan Abramson’s Fan-O-Gram to the East Village Other
By ALAN ABRAMSONWhen Alan Abramson opened his first edition of EVO, he knew he was holding something very special in his hands. The alternative newspaper was an invitation to the party that was the 1960s.
Joe Kane: I Got My Gig Through the East Village Other
By JOE KANEA veteran of The New York Ace, High Times, The New York Daily News and many other publications, Joe Kane describes how he got his start at EVO.
John Jonas Gruen on The East Village Other’s Manifesto
By JOHN JONAS GRUENAn excerpt from “The New Bohemia”: John Gruen, chronicler of a burgeoning neighborhood, on how The East Village Other was a response to West Village gentrification.
Dan Rattiner on the Founding of The East Village Other
By DAN RATTINERLittle is it known that Dan Rattiner, doyen of Dan’s Papers, helped launch the East Village Other alongside its more celebrated founders, the late Walter Bowart and the late Allen Katzman.
It’s Happening: ‘Blowing Minds,’ a Celebration of the East Village Other
By THE LOCALIn a special retrospective that will bring back many of its biggest names, The Local will pay tribute to the pioneering underground newspaper that shared its pages with Timothy Leary, Robert Crumb, Allen Ginsberg, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Abbie Hoffman. It’s a party, and you’re invited.
Underground Resurfaces to Celebrate ‘Other’ NY Herald Tribune
By MARY REINHOLZScott Lynch David Peel performs, and other scenes from the party. The invitation called on members of the New York underground press who were still alive or not in jail to “party like it’s 1969,” and that’s what they did on Saturday night at the Yippie Museum Cafe. At a communal dinner table, about 16 people […]
Peep This! Original Copies of East Village Eye Up For Sale
By JOANNA MARSHALLMarc H. Miller East Village Eye, June 1979 Speaking of neighborhood artifacts: you can now get your hands on copies of the underground paper that filled the void after the East Village Other stopped printing in 1972. Marc H. Miller is selling original copies of the East Village Eye on his Website, 98Bowery.com, which chronicles life on […]
Remembering Yossarian, ‘Original Hipster and Legendary Cartoonist’
By LYNDA CRAWFORDAlan Shenker, known as Yossarian during his days at the East Village Other and New York Ace, died last month. He is remembered by P.J. O’Rourke, Claudia Dreifus, and others.
The Local’s Most Popular Stories of 2012
By THE LOCALA month-by-month rundown of what our readers were most interested in this year. Konstantin SergeyevClean-up at MoRUS after Sandy JANUARY 1. Last Call at Holiday Cocktail Lounge 2. Japadog Opens on St Mark’s 3. New Year Begins With Occupy Arrests, Motorcycle Accident 4. In Little Ukraine, Christmas Is Still Around the Corner 5. Death on […]
The Day | EVO’s Spain Rodriguez Has Died
By DANIEL MAURERRia Chung Good morning, East Village. Spain Rodriguez, the legendary cartoonist who got his start at the East Village Other, has died of cancer at the age of 72, according to The Times. “It’s close to impossible for me to find the words to express how important Crumb, Wilson, Rodriquez and Bill Griffith were in helping to […]
In East Village, ‘Calm Before the Storm’ Followed By Fireworks
By DANIEL MAURERFireworks, presumably World Series-related, boomed over the East Village shortly after midnight, capping off a night of hurricane preparation and anticipation that was described as eery and sedate.
Video: Howl! Goes Out On a High Note, With Low Life
By HEYANG ZHANGA colorful tribute to The East Village Other capped off the Howl! Festival this past weekend.
The Day | McSorley’s Bartender Also a Bard
By DANIEL MAURERA roundup of this morning’s news.
The Day | Secret Studios, Hidden Restaurants, and 19 Other Morning Reads
By DANIEL MAURERA roundup of this morning’s news.
Coca Crystal, a Wild Child Turned ‘Unconventional’ Mother
By SASHA VON OLDERSHAUSENA cult cable-access host and onetime writer for The East Village Other raises her special-needs nephew as her son.
The Day | Chuck Schumer on Avenue C, and 13 Other Morning Reads
By DANIEL MAURERA roundup of this morning’s news.
The Day | Ninth St. Espresso Moving into Life Cafe Space
By STEPHEN REX BROWNA roundup of this morning’s news from the neighborhood.
