Join elected officials, community organizations and activists to ask Mayor de Blasio to be our Valentine and give us back our Community Center former CHARAS El Bohio, P.S. 64 at 605 East 9th Street! Artists, dancers, actors, musicians, residents, community not-for-profit orgs. & service providers. Come as your favorite cultural or community resource, or come as […]
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432 E. 14th St. TOWER – 1/24 OPPOSE Variance Application!
NO Taller than Zoning Allows! Tuesday Jan. 24th at 1pm – Testify at the BSA Hearing! The developers of 432 E.14th Street have applied to The Board of Standards and Appeals for variance to build higher than our zoning allows — 50% (four floors) higher! Left: Former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office. Center: Height allowed (8 stories). Right: Height requested 12 stories). […]
Old P.S. 64/CHARAS Community Meeting – Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017
Join neighbors, community organizations and elected officials for an update on recent developments at Old P.S. 64/CHARAS. A Community Meeting will be held at Loisaida, Inc, 710 East 9th Street on Wednesday, January 18th at 6:30pm. You cans also help by emailing the mayor and inviting others! See links below. Stand with your neighbors and community partners, […]
End of 2015 Gratitude and Appeal from EVCC
Support EVCC in 2016 View this email in your browser Dear Neighbors, Thank you for your support in preserving the East Village! 2015 tested our neighborhood on many fronts. You stood firm with us, again, to protect our unique buildings and local businesses from disaster and developers. We are grateful for […]
It’s Time To Reserve Your Spot In The 2015 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 9th Edition of the Get Local! Guide hits the East Village this Fall! We print […]
LAUNCH: Get Local Guide Digital Map
Now view the Get Local! Guide to East Village Shops through our interactive map! Get Local Map […]
REPORT: Preserving Local, Independent Retail
The EVCC announces the release of Preserving Local Independent Retail: Recommendations for Formula Retail Zoning in the East Village. The East Village is known for its colorful history of immigration, art, music, community advocacy and grassroots movements. Over the years the community has been home to a variety of artists, writers, and political activists — […]
6/16: East Village Tuesdays
East Village Tuesdays: Networking Event Cafe Silan, 280 East 10th Street June 16th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Step in to a friendly neighborhood cafe and network with neighbors and business owners in the area. Small bites and light refreshments will be served. RSVP About East Village Tuesdays The East Village Tuesdays meetup series is designed […]
East Village Consumer Survey Results
In the fall of 2014 the EVCC enlisted the help of the JGSC Group to conduct the East Village Consumer Survey as a way to better understand why people visit the East Village. The slideshow highlights key findings from the survey. [pdf-embedder url=”https://evccnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/EV-Consumer-Survey-Results-Slideshow.pdf”] FINDINGS: We learned that the most important initiatives are: Retain existing businesses […]
Retail Diversity in the East Village
Over the course of three days in August 2014, EVCC staff and volunteers walked every block of the East Village in an effort to catalog the ground floor use of each building in the community. The data provides a snapshot of the retail landscape in the East Village from summer 2014. Overview The East Village […]