East Village
Coverage of East Village in the Nexus archive.
- Legionella confirmed in East Village apartment complex
Legionella bacteria has been confirmed in the water supply of an East Village apartment complex, according to city health officials. The Department of Health initiated an evaluation of the building after two residents were affected.
- Legionella bacteria confirmed in East Village housing complex water supply
Legionella bacteria has been confirmed in the water supply of an East Village housing complex called Haven Plaza. Older residents there have been advised to avoid showering and use buckets for bathing instead.
- NYC moves homeless men to East Village shelter after neighbors fail to stop move
New York City has relocated homeless men to a shelter in the East Village at 8 East Third Street after neighbors were unable to prevent the move. The relocation began on Thursday night, with the previous shelter being the Bellevue Shelter in Midtown.
- Judge rules NYC can open homeless men’s intake center in East Village after delaying it for months
A New York state Supreme Court judge ruled that NYC can open a homeless men’s intake center in the East Village after a lawsuit from locals delayed the plan. The judge acknowledged community concerns but found no legal basis to block the move, which relocates services from the aging Bellevue shelter due to safety issues.
- NYC sued by man who had Bellevue homeless shelter ceiling fall on him as legal struggle over intake center in East Village continues
A man was severely injured when a ceiling at Bellevue homeless shelter in New York City fell on him, leading to a lawsuit against the city. The city is blocked from moving services to an East Village shelter by a state Supreme Court judge, who is reviewing a lawsuit from local residents opposing the relocation.
- New York bodega worker killed less than a year after expressing fear to reporter over violence
Abdul Saleh, a New York bodega worker who had previously expressed safety concerns to a reporter, was killed in a shooting outside his East Village store. The incident occurred after an argument with a 28-year-old man, and the suspect, who was injured, had refused to pay for a meal. Saleh had advocated for panic buttons in bodegas to improve police response times.
- Social media erupts after Mamdani's far-left supporters turn on him over homeless shelter: 'Oops'
East Village residents, who overwhelmingly supported New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, are suing to block a building from becoming a temporary homeless shelter. Conservative figures like Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Rick Scott have mocked the irony of Mamdani's supporters opposing his homelessness policies, while the lawsuit claims the city bypassed legal requirements using an emergency declaration.