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.
Check our Events page for upcoming opportunities, or reach out through one of our many channels.
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.
12pm-4pm, Saturday May 10, Ave B from 7th-9th Sts! Activities on the street will include Open Arts LES and LUNGS’ Spring Awakening, with music, arts workshops, a seed giveaway, a community garden tour and pony rides! Earth Celebrations Ecological City Pageant will process through after their stop at La Plaza Cultural at 12:45.
1-4pm Sunday, May 4. Join Partnerships for Parks and the LES Ecology Center to help activate and beautify our park with a Watercolor Leaf Painting workshop led by local artist Jodie Niss, and learn how to care for street trees at a demonstration led by LESEC staff. Meet at the Slocum Memorial Fountain, just inside the newly renovated Field House. Bring containers or a cart to pick up free bulbs, buckets, compost, and mulch; first-come, first-served!
Nowhere else in NYC is so much history, culture, and activity packed into such a tiny urban footprint. During this compact, comfortable stroll, we’ll learn about New York’s first dog run; the memorial to the greatest disaster in NYC before 9/11; the annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival; the American birth of Hare Krishna, and the open space where live rock meets punk rock meets salsa meets drag. We’ll drop by monuments to statesmen and soldiers, and see birders, ballers, skateboarders and more. We’ll even find out about the mystery man who lends the Tompkins name to this vibrant little corner of New York.
Bring eyes, ears, and perhaps a camera to capture the City in microcosm. Rain or shine! Led by Robin McMillan.
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