We give local residents a voice and ensure their views are heard by policy makers, business owners and partner organizations. We conduct neighborhood surveys, encourage engagement and, inform and educate the community on important local issues.
Please take our 2025 community survey and share your thoughts about how we can help make the East Village a better place to live, work, and play! We’d love to hear from you and your friends!
Many of our neighborhood’s historic buildings have incredible stories to tell. We help preserve and protect our streetscape by working with local partners, city and state officials and policy makers, as well as residents and business leaders on zoning, landmark designation and the creation and expansion of Historic Districts.
Check out our Neighborhood Resources and stay tuned for more interactive ways to explore our Historic Districts and Landmarks!
There are many ways to protect the future of our neighborhood, while enjoying it as much as possible today. Our walkable, tree-lined streets and community gardens are one of the reasons people love the East Village. Open Streets, better public transportation and expanded recycling and composting programs are a few things we champion in order to protect the East Village for generations to come.
See current sustainability issues impacting the East Village
Independent shops and services are an essential part of life in the East Village. From culturally symbolic restaurants to independent bookstores, kooky vintage shops to holistic pet stores, our merchants are the lifeblood of the neighborhood and are a reflection of historic roots of our community.
The EVCC continues to press for any and all measures to support the small businesses that keep our neighborhood vibrant, diverse and magnetic.
Explore our interactive directory of local independent shops and services.
Or, dig deeper into important issues on Retail Diversity.
Join the LES Film Festival for summer screenings under the stars in Tompkins Square Park! Hosted in partnership with Searchlight Pictures and Assemblymember Harvey Epstein. Presenting Summer Of Soul 8:30 PM on August 27th. RSVP for updates.
All screenings are FREE and open to the public! Please arrive early to secure a seat or bring your own. Can’t make this one? Check out the next screening!
The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival returns to Tompkins Square Park Sun Aug 24 from 3:00-7:00 PM!
Then catch the rescheduled Jazz in the Garden with Pablo Rosario and his Latin Jazz Messengers on Wed Aug 27 from 5:30-6:30 PM, in the beautiful El Sol Brillante Garden, 522 E 12th Street!
All events are FREE and open to the public! Arrive early to score a seat.
The annual East Village Queer Film Festival is back at the Wild Project, 195 E 3rd Street, from Aug 21 to 24! The festival embraces an inclusive Queer identity, featuring entertaining films created by, and featuring, LGBTQIA+ artists.
Get Film Festival tickets here!
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