Tenants can opt-in to intercom directory
By Maria Rocha-Buschel The Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association alerted residents last Monday that management would be allowing tenants to “opt in” to having their name listed on...
View ArticleJohn ‘Butch’ Purcell, mayor of Stuy Town, dies at 74
Residents left flowers at the entrance of Playground 9 in Stuyvesant Town this week following the news that John “Butch” Purcell, for whom the playground had recently been renamed, had died on Sunday....
View ArticleStuy Town native writes book after surviving cancer
Alexa Cucchiara (Photo by Brian Edsall) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Stuy Town native Alexa Cucchiara is excited to be graduating from college next spring, but she has more reason to celebrate than most: she...
View ArticleTenant names removed from intercoms in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village
By Maria Rocha-Buschel Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village residents were shocked and dismayed to learn this weekend that tenant names have been removed from all intercoms in all buildings...
View ArticleFemale Boy Scout finally approved as Eagle Scout (Story corrected)
Eagle Scout Sydney Ireland (center, in uniform) celebrated her new rank at the office of NOW-NY with friends and family, including Taylor Abbruzzese from Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney’s office, Jim...
View ArticleAssociated closing in Stuyvesant Town
Associated Supermarket in Stuyvesant Town (Photo by Sabina Mollot) By Maria Rocha-Buschel The Associated Supermarket in Stuyvesant Town on East 14th Street will likely be closing by the end of this...
View ArticleTeens wanted for robbery in Stuyvesant Town
430 East 20th Street (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Police are looking for two teenagers who reportedly robbed a woman while she was trying to get into her building in Stuyvesant...
View ArticleBlackstone will rent out all vacant units in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper...
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Councilmember Dan Garodnick and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer along with Tenants Association members during a 2015 press conference to announce Blackstone’s purchase of...
View ArticleMahjong with a side of shmear
Stuy Town resident Susie Fasbinder has started teaching mahjong classes at the Ess-a-Bagel in Stuyvesant Town on First Avenue. (Photos by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Stuyvesant Town...
View ArticleLocal writers wanted for monthly meetups
East Village Wordsmiths has been hosted at Ciao for Now on East 12th Street for the last year. By Sabina Mollot and Maria Rocha-Buschel For the past year, a group of writers led by Stuyvesant Town...
View ArticleNew book explores old gangs of the East Village
By Sabina Mollot Long before it became the birthplace of punk rock, and later home to a glut of luxury high-rises, the East Village was a stronghold of Italian-American mafia activity. The roughly...
View ArticleStuyvesant Town artist recreates ‘Lavender Scare’ for PBS documentary
Illustration of historic scene by John Sicoransa By Maria Rocha-Buschel Stuyvesant Town resident John Sicoransa hadn’t heard of the Lavender Scare when film editor Bruce Shaw contacted him about...
View ArticleFirst Avenue florist retiring
Pete Tsoumas is retiring on Friday. (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel After 65 years in business, the colorful floral stand tucked in a corner at the Brooklyn-bound exit of the...
View ArticleStuyvesant Town golfers come out for clinic
On June 11, the Stuy Town Golf Club held a clinic that was attended by over 50 residents from all age groups. Because of its success, Stuyvesant Town management has asked that the club hold another...
View ArticleST man seeking kidney donor
(Left to right) Wayne Dentice, Greg Dentice, Patricia Dentice, Cassin Loughrey, Barry Loughrey and Ryan Loughrey (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Greg Dentice is one of the...
View ArticleBikes still a primary concern for Stuy Town-Peter Cooper residents
Executive Officer Ernesto Castro of the 13th Precinct (Photo by Maria Rocha-Buschel) By Maria Rocha-Buschel Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper residents expressed concerns about cyclists around the...
View ArticleLyft car and other vehicles crash on Second Avenue
Vehicle collision at Second Avenue and 14th Street (Photos by Jefferson Siegel) By Jefferson Siegel Just after 7 pm Tuesday, the quiet early-evening atmosphere at 2nd Avenue and 14th Street was...
View ArticlePortraits of LGBTQ icons pop up in Stuy Town
A mural on the 20th Street Loop depicts artist Frida Kahlo and performer Josephine Baker. (Photos by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot In celebration of Pride Month, portraits of LGBTQ pioneers and...
View ArticleNew ice cream truck to serve up scoops in ST/PCV
How sweet it is. The new ice cream truck in town will be operated by Mikey Likes it. (Photos by Thomas Rochford) By Sabina Mollot Stuyvesant Town residents who were out and about on the First Avenue...
View ArticleST rock singer Garland Jeffreys says he’s retiring
Garland Jeffreys, pictured in Stuyvesant Town in 2012 (Photo by Sabina Mollot) By Sabina Mollot After a half century of performing in New York City and around the world, rock singer — and longtime...
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