Walk, bike or roll to the Ave B Open Street (8-10th Streets) for Car-Free Earth Day & LUNGS’ Spring Awakening! 9:45am Birding for Beginners: Join Kellie Quiñones (she/her) to explore the birds that migrate through NYC in the spring, on their way to their breeding grounds. Our BIPOC neighbors are especially welcome! Performances from eGALitarian […]
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E-Waste Recycling in Tompkins Square Park! 10am-2pm Sun Apr 14
Thanks to our friends at the Lower East Side Ecology Center! Avenue A between 9th and 10th Streets. Please note LESEC can no longer accept media, batteries or other items that can be recycled at stores that sell them. See their post for more details! […]
Retail Diversity
EVCC continues to support essential retail diversity across the neighborhood. Part of EVCC’s mission is to help preserve the cultural fabric of our community by supporting and advocating for independent businesses. Curious about how the pandemic impacted local business? Read our report: Crisis and Adaptation: Storefront Trends in the East Village, 2019-2021. Our report on Formula […]
Sustainability
Our community gardens and walkable, tree-lined streets are one of the reasons people love living in the East Village. Some of our active East Village sustainability projects and efforts include: Community Composting EVCC continues to advocate for the return of the curbside compost pickup program, which is mandated to be citywide by October 2024. […]
Preserving the culture of the East Village
The EVCC works alongside our coalition partners to expand Historic Districts and Individual Landmarks protections in our community. Each of our neighborhood’s historic buildings has a story to tell. […]