In And Around The Park – East Village Community Coalition

GARDEN VARIETY

Posted on September 19, 2025 (September 23, 2025) by admin

Flyer for September 2025 Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens Harvest Arts Festival

For nine days in September, the 14th Annual LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival will come to vibrant life in more than 30 East Village community gardens […]

EARLY “BIRD” SPECIAL!

Posted on August 15, 2025 (August 16, 2025) by admin

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival’s main event returns to Tompkins this month, but not before a Latin music evening jazzes up the nearby El Sol Brillante community garden. […]

GIRLS ARE ON FIRE!

Posted on August 8, 2025 (August 14, 2025) by admin

Few sports are hotter than women’s basketball. Come down to Tompkins’ courts on any summer weekend and you can preview the sport’s next generation […]

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

Posted on July 21, 2025 (July 30, 2025) by admin

Then or now, the will to win always has been key to Tompkins ball. A veteran of the Tompkins Square Park basketball courts looks back at the ragtag, roughhouse hoops of his youth, and the friends he made along the way […]

LOVE. PEACE. WIGS!

Posted on June 23, 2025 (July 10, 2025) by robin

Tompkins Square Park has witnessed many wild episodes over the years, but nothing makes people smile quite like memories of Wigstock. […]

A COMMUNITY CELEBRATES

Posted on May 20, 2025 by admin

Black and white illustrated flyer for The Loisaida Festival Sunday May 25, 2025

One of the most cherished and entertaining events during Lower East Side History Month is the annual Loisaida Festival […]

WE LOVE A PARADE!

Posted on May 19, 2025 (May 20, 2025) by admin

And few are more colorful and creative than the Ecological City Procession that each year celebrates the Lower East Side’s ongoing efforts to find climate solutions […]