East Village Community Coalition, New York City

PRESERVING AND PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. KEEPING LOCAL COMMUNITY ALIVE

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Current Campaigns

Historic Preservation
Help us preserve gems like Old P.S. 64

Neighborhood Zoning
Controlling development before it's too late

Transportation
The Lower East Side Kids' Art Bike Parade, and more

Get Local!
Support local East Village businesses

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NEW! "Get Local" Shopping Guide

The Third Edition of the Get Local! East Village Shopping Guide can be found in neighborhood stores and online now. Coming soon: Our Fourth Edition -- which will be released this fall with new stores, restaurants, and other local merchants. Remember: When you shop locally, you help sustain and create local jobs, and you encourage creativity and individuality in our community.

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Who We Are

The East Village Community Coalition works to recognize, support, and sustain the built and cultural character of New York City's East Village. This character includes a diverse population; low-rise, human scale, blocks and affordable buildings with historic and architectural significance; a multitude of community gardens; indigenous stores and businesses; and the neighborhood's history and ongoing tradition as a haven for those seeking freedom to express artistic, creative, and social concerns.

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Join Us

There are many ways to get involved. Click the links below

Volunteer
Give a few hours or more to help preserve the East Village

Get the EVCC Newsletter
Sign up to stay in-the-know

Donate
Help support the EVCC's work in the neighborhood

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Campaigns

Thursday, 04 September 2008
Transportation: Pedal Power and Beyond

HOT WHEELS The 2007 Kids' Art Bike Parade

The EVCC is dedicated to improving our community's infrastructure and encourages sustainable transportation including walking, bicycling, scootering, skateboarding and other human-powered transportation.

1. Pedal Power - Kids' Art Bike Parade

The EVCC's Third Annual Kids' Art Bike Parade will be held Saturday, May 8 in Tompkins Square Park. Hundreds of children and adults will ride art decorated bicycles through our streets. Bike Safety, Learn to Ride, and other bike related workshops will be held the day of the Parade. EVCC is working with local stores, artists, and other not-for-profit and government organizations on this extraordinary event.

There are many ways YOU can participate!

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Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Historic Preservation

SAVED St. Brigid's Church

The EVCC is a founding member of the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative, a coalition of preservation organizations and individuals working to create landmark districts in appropriate places within the Lower East Side.

Key projects include...

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Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Neighborhood Rezoning

LOWER IS BETTER A new zoning code could protect the neighborhood

The EVCC commissioned BFJ Planning to study the zoning of the East Village in light of the inadequacies of the R7-2 code mapped across most of our neighborhood, unchanged since the last major revision of the City's zoning code in 1961. Rezoning the East Village: A Discussion Paper, was completed in June 2005. EVCC met with the Department of City Planning [DCP] and submitted our study to Manhattan Community Board 3. The study provided a catalyst for a zoning change widely desired across communities within CB3, establishing the 197a Plan Task Force.

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Thursday, 08 May 2008
Get Local! Guide to East Village Shops: In Stores and Online NOW

PYRAMID SCHEME Madonna once danced at the Pyramid Club on Avenue A, where you can dance today

The East Village is NOT a strip mall – the same chain stores you'll find in town after town are few and far between in this neighborhood. We seek to keep our community unique, independent, and sustainable.

So the EVCC is currently compiling the third edition of our Get Local! Guide to locally owned and operated stores.

How can you help? SHOP LOCAL! When you spend your money locally by avoiding franchises, chain stores, and the big-box retailers, there are many benefits to the community.

Here are a few...

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East Village Community Coalition, 143 Avenue B, Simplex, New York, NY 10009 212-979-2344