Do you live in the East Village? Or love to visit? Don’t get here often enough? Let us know what you think! Take our short survey by November 22nd to help us determine where and how people are spending in the community. Goals of the survey: Help to identify what types of retail are missing from […]
Category: Retail Diversity
10/15: Upscaling Downtown: A Forum and Book Launch
Four years in the making, Richard Ocejo’s Upscaling Downtown: From Bowery Saloons to Cocktail Bars in New York City surveys the social and economic impact of bar proliferation on the Lower East Side’s traditionally diverse neighborhoods. Representing groups examined in the book, panelists will discuss what is easily one of this community’s most hot button […]
It’s Time To Reserve Your Spot In The 2014 Get Local! Guide
OUR NOT-FOR-PROFIT GUIDE PROMOTES LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS We list 500+ businesses located in the East Village for free. We educate consumers by encouraging them to shop locally instead of in chains and franchises, and to use local community services. The 8th Edition of the Get Local! Guide hits the East Village this Fall! We print […]
Help St. Mark’s Bookshop move to new location in the East Village
The Friends of St. Mark’s Bookshop is sponsoring an Indiegogo campaign to move the Bookshop into a new space in the East Village. But the Bookshop needs another financial push to build out the space and pay for moving costs, as well as maintaining its inventory for the remaining months at 31 Third Avenue. Once […]
Building and Branding Your Website: A web development workshop for East Village Merchants
Ever wondered what should go on your website? Or how to create an online brand? The East Village Independent Merchants Association (EVIMA) is organizing a workshop with WiX.com, a website building company, to answer these very questions. In this workshop, we invite local merchants to learn how to create a website and market their business’ […]
Feb 24: Introducing EVIMA
you’re invited to… Introducing EVIMA a gathering with food, conversation and more information about the East Village Independent Merchants Association (EVIMA) Monday, February 24 7:00-9:00 pm Ciao For Now 523 E 12th Street (between Aves A & B) Light Snacks Provided East Village Community Coalition (EVCC) has been collaborating with small business owners in order to […]
The East Village Independent Merchants Association (EVIMA)
In 2013 EVCC began working with small business owners to promote and advocate for the small and independent businesses in the East Village. Using funding from AvenueNYC, a program of the NYC Department of Small Business Services, and the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, EVCC is working to develop a merchants association. A Steering Committee of […]
Announcing the East Village Gift Guide!
The East Village Gift Guide presents 36 unique items found locally that make great gifts for this holiday season. These items are all from independently owned businesses throughout the neighborhood. Copies of the East Village Gift Guide are available in both digital or print formats. Digital copies of the guide are available for download. Visit one […]
Midnight Wednesday in the East Village
Wednesday, December 12th Shop Until Midnight – Help Local East Village Boutiques Survive Small businesses in the East Village were hit hard by Sandy. The effects linger. If sales don’t pick up, it is possible you’ll see some of your favorite small, indie boutiques forced to close shop. Let Midnight Wednesday inspire you to do […]
Zoning for Local Businesses
By supporting Formula Retail Zoning, the EVCC tries to keep our neighborhood free from chains Earlier this summer, on June 12, the Graduate Cener for Planning and the Environment at Pratt Institute had some good news for the Lower East Side. In a presentation at St. Mark’s Church for the Neighborhood Presentation Center, the Pratt […]
