East Village
Coverage of East Village in the Nexus archive.
- Stunned Friends Remember an East Village ‘Torchbearer for Sleaze Rock’
Punk legend Chester “Chet” Mazur was killed by a mail truck while walking home from Otto’s Shrunken Head in East Village on Saturday. Friends remembered him as an 'East Village ‘Torchbearer for Sleaze Rock.’' Separately, James Simmons has been charged with leaving the scene of the fatal accident.
- Subway delays after early morning Astor Place train fire injures 12
A subway fire at Astor Place station in New York City caused delays and injured 12 people, including MTA employees and firefighters. Authorities reported the injuries were minor.
- Water gushed into roadway from water main break in East Village
A water main break caused water to flow into a roadway in the East Village. Lucy Yang reported the incident.
- Haven Plaza tenants demand action after Legionella bacteria confirmed in water system
Haven Plaza tenants are demanding action after Legionella bacteria was confirmed in the building's water system. The issue was reported by Chantee Lans from East Village, highlighting resident concerns.
- Crazy brawl over a parking spot in New York includes a vicious skateboard to the head
A violent altercation occurred in New York City's East Village when a skateboarder and a Mercedes driver fought over a parking spot. The skateboarder attacked the vehicle with his board, leading to a physical confrontation where the driver was struck in the head and choked. The skateboarder fled the scene, while the driver was hospitalized in stable condition with no arrests made.
- Wild videos shows skateboarder and Mercedes driver brawl over prime NYC parking spot: police
A skateboarder and a Mercedes driver engaged in a street brawl in New York City's East Village over a prime parking spot. The incident was captured on video and reported by police sources to The Post.
- NYC driver choked unconscious in viral fight with skateboarder: NYPD
A driver was choked unconscious during a viral fight with a skateboarder on a Manhattan street, according to police and social media videos. The 34-year-old man confronted the skateboarder after he smashed his skateboard on the victim's windshield in the East Village.
- Wild video shows pitiful NYC street fight between skateboarder and Mercedes driver — and one of them ends up regretting it
A skateboarder and a Mercedes driver engaged in a physical altercation in New York City's East Village, captured in a viral video showing the skateboard being used as a weapon. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, ended with one participant expressing regret, though details remain unclear.
- Mamdani wants to turn an 'underutilized' NYPD parking lot into affordable housing
Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposes converting an NYPD parking lot in the East Village into a mixed-use development with 131 affordable homes, a senior center, and community space. The project aims to address New York City's housing crisis and marks the first city-owned site designated for affordable housing under his administration.
- Underused NYPD lot to be converted to affordable housing in Manhattan
An NYPD parking lot in Manhattan's East Village at 324 East 5th Street will be converted into a mixed-use development with 131 affordable housing units, a senior center, and community space. Mayor Zohran Madani announced the project on Monday.
- 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.