It was a busy, boisterous weekend in the East Village. On Saturday, Fourth Arts Block, the nonprofit constellation of art groups and performance spaces lining East Fourth Street between Bowery and Second Avenues, hosted its annual FAB! Festival, as you can see above. Meanwhile a few blocks south, the latest Centre-Fuge murals debuted at the annual First Street Block Fair.

Dozens of local shops and eateries will begin offering discounts for bikers, with the launch of a Bike-Friendly Business District.

Eric Ho cataloged 212 vacant lots in the East Village and Lower East Side, and has founded a group dedicated to putting them to good use.

A document that was taken for an eviction notice doesn’t mean La MaMa is pushing Millennium out of its building, says a mediator.

Video by Jessica McHugh and Lauriane David Earlier today we told you about a block party celebrating La MaMa’s 50th anniversary as well as the new film production center being built nearby. The East Fourth Street cultural district will also get attention from Open House New York this weekend. Tickets for the Sunday tours are […]

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The arts district on Fourth Street will reach a big milestone on Saturday.

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Construction is scheduled to begin Monday on a new plan to turn the historic Extra Place alley into a pedestrian walkway for retail patios and a new local arts venue.

It’s the time of year when some of New York City’s most intriguing architectural sites are offered up to the public complete with guided tours. The Local East Village offers a neighborhood guide to the eighth annual Open House New York.

The Fourth Arts Block, or FAB! as it’s known by the locals, held its seventh annual FAB! Festival on East Fourth Street in the East Village on Saturday.