EV Grieve

East Village Week in Review, April 5-12

Spring is starting to show up around the neighborhood — in the trees, on the sidewalks and in a few returning routines. Here’s a look at the past week on EVG.

• Veselka will once again be open around the clock on Fridays and Saturdays (April 9)

• A look at Cô Lạc, now open at 234 E. Fourth St. (April 9)

• It’s wisteria time on Stuyvesant Street (April 7)

• Paulie Gee’s East Village Slice Shop update: ovens arriving, May opening eyed (April 6)

The Knicks-adorned King Geronimo and Queen Loca are at their usual weekend spot along Avenue A after a winter break. You can usually find the unofficial nightlife ambassadors putting on a flag-waving dance showcase here on Friday and Saturday evenings. Photo by Stacie Joy.

• One of the Bowery’s most unique storefronts moves to a less-unique space (April 7)

• 3 music-related books this spring for East Village readers (April 8)

• A good Friday with Surfbort (April 5)

• Spring progress in Tompkins (April 10)

• Xi’an Famous Foods returning to the heart of the East Village (April 6)

• The fruit vendor of 1st Avenue (and 6th Street) is back (April 8)

• Signs of the times (and more signs) at 9 Bleecker (April 9)

Spring at El Jardin del Paraiso on Fifth Street between Avenue C and Avenue D...

• At the opening night of ‘Arturo Vega: the merch master’ (April 11)

• Noona’s Ice Cream & Bakeshop has closed on 5th Street (April 8)

• Proletariat is closing for now on 7th Street (April 7)

• A Sunday shutter for Dim Sum Palace on 2nd Avenue (April 7)

• A bad sign at Chef Tan (April 7)

• Signage alert: Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen NYC on 2nd Avenue (April 8)

• Openings: Thum Wellness and Spa on 14th Street (April 6)

• Report: What’s next for the office building at 1 St. Mark’s Place? (April 5)

We have another new video from EVG faves Genre is Death ... a track from their forthcoming full-length debut on In the Red Records, set for May 1… filmed in the East Village…