EV Grieve

This past week: Affordable housing plans for the 9th Precinct parking lot, Rabbit Books and Bar sets an opening date, new paint for the colorful building at 4th and B, and plenty of music from Tompkins Square Park.

• The Aurea: Affordable housing planned for NYPD lot on 5th Street (July 14)

• The most colorful building in the East Village isn’t permanently turning white (July 16)

• Rabbit Books and Bar sets opening weekend for July 24-26 on Avenue A (July 16)

• Show Brain Sunday (part 1) with Diary, Tea Eater (July 14)

• First president of japan caps Show Brain show with a joyous set in Tompkins Square Park (July 15)

Photo by Stacie Joy

• A look at the July applicants for new liquor licenses within Community Board 3 (July 13)

• Who is stealing the ‘the’ from the East Village? (July 15)

• GonzoFest NYC brings Hunter S. Thompson celebration to Howl! Happening (July 16)

• ‘Metal Soul Mercy’ returns to the Slipper Room for an encore performance (July 17)

• ICYMI: Good news for Mee Noodle Shop (July 13)

• ICYMI: The Swiss Institute closes before opening its new Bowery home (July 15)

• At Jenkem Magazine’s skate block party in Tompkins Square Park (July 12)

Photo by Stacie Joy

• RIP Hell Ride, now in skateboard heaven (July 14)

• In viral video, skateboarder and SUV driver scuffle on St. Mark’s Place (July 17)

• Signage alert: Archives Of Us on 2nd Avenue (July 15)

• The future condoplex peeks above the plywood on 9th Street and 4th Avenue (July 14)

• ‘Irregular,’ filmed at Sophie’s, to make its world premiere next month (July 14)