Patrol Officers Wu, Altman, Smyth, and Wan. ( Photo: NYPD 9 Precinct X) 9th Precinct Cops Apprehend Armed Robbers on E. 14th Street While criminal mischief and mayhem are staples of the tabloid press, there are times, perhaps less well covered, when police... News 27 Apr 2025 | 04:41
It was a joyous celebration as Middle Collegiate Church, which burned down more than four years ago, as it reopened its doors on Easter Sunday, April 20, in a rebuilt sanctuary on E. 7th St. The new facility is around the corner from the original building on Second Ave. ( Photo: Philip Maier) 4 Years After Fire Destroyed It, Middle Collegiate Church Is Reborn on Easter Sunday The historic Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village returned home this Easter Sunday after a devastating six-alarm... News 21 Apr 2025 | 08:56
Tiffany Collings and Oscar Hernandez, two of the three co-owners of Wayne & Sons in the East Village, say they’ll be forced to move the popular Tex-Mex place if the city forces them to tear down their enclosed outdoor dining shed. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Restaurant Owners Say They’re Under Fire, Urge Changes to Outdoor Dining Shed Rules When it was first unveiled by Mayor Eric Adams, it was hailed as a compromise that kept outdoor dining sheds intact for eight... News 20 Apr 2025 | 07:50
Person that cops says is a “forcible touching” suspect glances at his soon-to-be-victim in front of 182-184 E. 2nd St., on Jan. 22. ( Photo: NYPD) East Village Groper Is on the Loose, but Cops Say City Hall Arsonist Has Been Caught Another week, another “forcible touching” incident. This one occurred Jan. 22 at approximately 1 p.m. in the vicinity of East... News 16 Feb 2025 | 03:52
Robert Bartholomey, an Air Force veteran who died in an East Village apartment fire on Feb. 2, holds his beloved dog, Bella, who succumbed to her own injuries five days later. ( Photo: GoFundMe) Heartbreak: Dog Saved from Fire Succumbs to Her Injuries Despite efforts to save her, Bella, the tragic pooch who was rescued from a fire that killed her owner in an East Village... News 10 Feb 2025 | 03:39
The miracle dog Bella was rushed straight to Emergency Veternary Hospital in Chelsea after he was rescure from the Feb. 2 in an East Village apartment building that killed her 75-year-old owner. A neighbor who brought her to the hosptial is footing the bill for her recovery. A GoFundMe has been started to help defray the costs. ( Photo: GoFundMe) Dog Miraculously Saved from Fatal Fire in E. Village Fights for Survival; Drive Underway to Help When firefighters pulled a dog named Bella from an East Village fire that killed her owner she was handed to a neighbor. News 05 Feb 2025 | 09:44
Firefighters respond to a fire in the East Village on Feb. 2 in which a 75-year-old resident died in his second- floor apartment. ( Photo: Citizen) East Village Fire Claims Life of Air Force Vet; 2 Others Injured, Dog Saved A deadly fire on the second floor of a six-story building claimed the life of a 75-year-old man on Feb. 2. Two other residents... News 03 Feb 2025 | 04:44
Reverend Amanda Ashcraft, of Middle Collegiate Church, condemned President Donald Trump’s directive to allow ICE to conducting sweeps at houses of worship. Such raids had previously been barred by executive order. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Faith Leaders Vow to Maintain Sanctuary For Undocumented New Yorkers A group of faith leaders & local NYC politicians gathered at a church in the East Village and promised to provide sanctuary... News 24 Jan 2025 | 11:03
Police investigate a double shooting that occurred inside Tompkins Sq. Park on July 12 that left a 74 year-old man dead and a 44 year-old man wounded. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Chess Table Murder: One Dead, One Wounded in Latest Spasm of Violence in the East Village Dried blood could be seen on a chess table next to a coffee cup inside Tompkins Sq. Park where two people were shot on the... News 12 Jul 2024 | 03:49
The asylum seekers check-in center at the former St. Brigid School on E. 7th St. is the only reticketing center in the five boroughs. Several council members are urging Mayor Adams to alleviate the crunch and open up new centers. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Rivera, 2 Others, Urge City to Open New Migrant Reticket Centers The following letter was sent to the Commissioner of Emergency Management Zach Iscol and copied to Mayor Eric Adams: We write... Voices 26 Jan 2024 | 07:22
Advocates say that LinkNYC’s futuristic 32-foot tall 5G towers will disrupt the character of historic districts and buildings. ( Credit: NYC Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications) 32-Foot LinkNYC 5G Towers Get Pushback from Historic Preservation Advocates New Yorkers may have seen a new fixture on their sidewalks as of late. At 32 feet tall, with metal columns and slightly translucent... News 24 Nov 2023 | 07:35
Edward Brezinski was a controversial neo-realist artist who was famous in the gritty 1980s downtown art scene in the East Village–but never became a breakout star. Will the indie documentary “Make Me Famous”–directed by Brain Vincent and produced by Heather Spore, a husband/wife theatrical couple–change that outlook posthumously? ( Kathy Dumas) Couple Behind Indie Hit “Make Me Famous” Captures Gritty, East Village Art World of the ‘80s Brian Vincent remembers the first time he saw Heather Spore, the woman who would eventually become his wife and partner,... News 18 Sep 2023 | 12:25
St. Brigid’s Church, which opened in 1849 and nearly closed in 2007 after the Archdiocese of New York sought to sell it to a developer due to declining parishioners, is holding a Good Friday, stations of the cross procession to the Most Holy Redeemer Church, also in the East Village. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Historic St. Brigid Church holds Stations of Cross Service Across East Village on Good Friday The church of St. Brigid on East 8th Street and Avenue B, which was build by Irish immigrants in 1849 and saved from a wreckers... News 03 Apr 2023 | 09:56
Police shut down an entire city block on East 4th Street between Avenue C and Avenue D on March 23 after a police cruiser was shot at, shattering its windshield. Cops said a suspect was taken into custody and charged but it was not clear if he was the shooter. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Bullets Fly in East Village Triggering Massive NYPD Response, Suspect ID’d There was a massive police response in the East Village March 23 shortly after 8 p.m. after someone fired on a police cruiser,... News 25 Mar 2023 | 09:35
Neighborhood resident Josh Bowen stopped by Ray’s Candy Store the day after he heard of the attack on owner Ray Alvarez, whose store has been an East Village fixture for nearly 50 years. “He’s the equivalent of a saint,” says Bowen as he holds his daughter Billie after stopping by to check up on Alvarez. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Outpouring of Love for 90-year-old East Village Candy Man After Attack by Two Thugs There’s been an outpouring of love from the neighborhood in the days since Ray Alvarez, who has run Ray’s Candy Store in... News 09 Feb 2023 | 04:12
