{"id":312496,"date":"2026-08-03T14:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/312496\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T14:38:34","slug":"ev-grieve-ev-grieves-east-village-week-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/312496\/","title":{"rendered":"EV Grieve: EV Grieve&#8217;s East Village Week in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiVJBtOGKCAned9uOLNmeeJxMo83gv0UUQmrzCC9KwAZtv20R9wC6NZHk6lJnXrVL_wbILUjprzy0VQVTV-GhxmYDiYrNYBB39W__jgGmu96jxcLkYFJ9uX3Pgy9NcxCY3xkcmK52axINjPvJM2dd1nLyW4VbRwgcJ9X3fG09ZS1OW5tE-O6rUmmNf5Dyk\/s2048\/Cardboard%20Fish%203rd%20Ave-9925.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cardboard Fish 3rd Ave-9925.jpg\"\/><\/a>Posts this past week included (with a start of a fish tale on Third Avenue via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eastvillage_and_beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Derek Berg<\/a>).\u00a0Never miss a post with the weekly EVG newsletter. Free right <a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.substack.com\/p\/ev-grieve-4de\" style=\"color: #2288bb; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u2022 RIP Carlos \u2018Chino\u2019 Garcia, co-founder of CHARAS and longtime Lower East Side activist (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/rip-carlos-chino-garcia-co-founder-of.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 28<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 Haven Plaza residents rally over response to Legionella concerns (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/haven-plaza-residents-rally-over.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 31<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 Shelter intake operations begin on Aug. 1 at two East Village locations <a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/shelter-intake-operations-begin-on-aug.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">(July 31<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 Petition to preserve Tompkins Square Park fitness area tops 2,000 signatures (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/petition-to-preserve-tompkins-square.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 28<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 2 local residents appear in new documentary about Flaco (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/2-local-residents-appear-in-new.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 30<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 A quieter generator arrives at the 9th Precinct (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/power-station-quieter-generator-arrives.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 29<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 Post announces an August close (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/post-announces-august-close.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 29<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 Signage alert: Barnes &amp; Noble on Avenue A (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/signage-alert-barnes-noble-on-avenue-a.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 28<\/a>)\u00a0\u2022 Rush hour on 2nd Street (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/08\/rush-hour-on-2nd-street.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aug. 2<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 Vending machines arrive at the 1st Avenue F station (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/subway-snack-stop-vending-machines.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 29<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 A handmade anniversary gift, one chess piece at a time (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/a-handmade-anniversary-gift-one-chess.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 28<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 Pippy and Star\u2019s Revenge at Tompkins Square Park (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/pippy-and-stars-revenge-at-tompkins.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 28<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 New trash enclosures arrive in Tompkins Square Park (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/new-trash-enclosures-arrive-in-tompkins.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 27<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 Openings: Lerivez Coffee on 12th Street (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/openings-lerivez-coffee-on-12th-street.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 27<\/a>) \u2026 Skinny Louie on 2nd Avenue (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/openings-skinny-louie-on-2nd-avenue.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 27<\/a>)\u00a0<br \/>\u2022 Temakase Hand Roll Bar has left 2nd Avenue (<a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2026\/07\/icymi-temakase-hand-roll-bar-has-left.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">July 2<\/a>9)\u00a0And <a href=\"https:\/\/evgrieve.com\/2024\/09\/king-geronimo-and-his-queen-at.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">King Geronimo<\/a> in a retro Ken Griffey Jr.\/Mariners jersey Friday evening on Avenue A and Sixth Street (pic by Stacie Joy)<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjf0F8bsf5CGMajfx1JX8Ude6t-up9jalgBDH_jAm3dPK2MXYnGvRzI0wYyt-zKMpN0dJEuAKOGUDrJTilFYtFnm7MgtD7zjpmH-N31Zd7QV7lImQPX8NLMHN0Km8kfxukE0aIWAvRBixeqogNaf866xpxyAdiZQ1ZHtu-BMdf1PYjWUVokUzLmGSML4V0\/s1704\/viruswalk_7-31-26_r_w_038.jpg\" style=\"display: block; 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