At a meeting attended by Rosie Mendez and Margaret Chin last night, members of Community Board 2 spoke out against the scaled-back version of N.Y.U.’s controversial expansion plan that the two City Council members supported earlier this week.

Sue Palchak-Essenpriess, the resident of 50 East Third Street who along with her husband organized fellow tenants against the landlord who refused to renew their leases, caught a break in housing court Friday.

Sue Palchak-Essenpreis and her husband Greg, who encouraged the tenants of three buildings on Third Street to fight the landlord who didn’t renew their leases, has decided to move on. And she’s not the only one. But first, she’ll have another day in court.

Preservationists came out in force on Tuesday to support a proposed historic district that would encompass a large chunk of the East Village, and ran into familiar anger from religious groups.

The tequila may have to stop flowing in a few months at Diablo Royale Este. The embattled Mexican restaurant won’t have a liquor license come September unless its owner, Jason Hennings, files a special proceeding against New York State, according to a State Liquor Authority spokesperson.

Students at the Earth School may soon be growing ingredients for their school lunches. This fall, the elementary school plans to unveil a $1.1 million rooftop garden designed by Michael Arad, the architect of the 9/11 Memorial.

A roundup of this morning’s news, including two new art shows, a new play, photos of the neighborhood in the 80s, an interview with Jimmy from Trash & Vaudeville, and more.

Thomas K. Duane announced this week that he won’t be seeking re-election, but the state senate’s first openly gay member is still railing against “malevolent” landlords.

A roundup of this morning’s news.

A first-person account of life next door to IHOP.

A roundup of this morning’s news stories.

The nine-story hotel was shot down a Community Board 2 committee.

Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and the Merchant’s House Museum are opposing plans to demolish a garage next to the historic structure and replace it with a nine-story hotel.

Councilwoman Rosie Mendez joined around 50 tenants of three buildings on East Third on their stoop yesterday evening to protest the unexpected non-renewal of their leases.

Residents hope the new cameras will act as a much-needed crime deterrent.

Efforts to keep the building that houses the Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in business as a nursing home have proven fruitless, as Cabrini announced today that it will close its doors and will likely strike a deal that would move its beds to Brooklyn under a new operator.

A roundup of highlights from next month’s Community Board 3 agenda.

A roundup of this morning’s news.

Meanwhile, the bacon waft persists.