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#east-village

Several defendants face charges in connection with murders and robberies at Manhattan bars that terrorized the city's gay community, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.The homicides last spring drew wide attention to a danger that has long stalked New York's nightlife: the use of easily obtainable drugs to incapacitate, rob and sometimes kill.

Ravi DeRossi of Overthrow Hospitality loves mushrooms so much he is spearheading a three-month, all-mushroom restaurant in their newly christened pop-up space, &Beer, a 14-seat space adjacent to Proletariat, at 21 E. Seventh Street, between Second and Third Avenue in the East Village, starting May 2.
Mushrooms & Beer, which runs through at least the summer - potentially longer, says DeRossi - points to our having hit peak mushroom, with California rainstorms resulting in a mushroom boom; an HBO zombie ant fungus show, The Last of Us; and a nationwide revival in the interest in foraging for at least a decade.

A decade ago, Hell's Kitchen was the foremost destination for Thai food in the city, with such prominent players as Larb Ubol and Pam Real Thai Food in the neighborhood.At the time I walked the length of 9th Avenue from 53rd Street down to 36th Street, and counted 38 Thai restaurants on the avenue and side streets, sometimes ganged up in threes and fours on a single block, with multiple branches of some like Wondee Siam.

Dear Diary: One evening last spring, my husband and I were strolling in the Village after having dinner out.I was about ve months pregnant at the time.As we walked, we passed two women sitting on folding chairs outside a psychic's storefront with a table of cards and candles between them.August, one of them said, pointing at my belly.

New York laundromats can be stressful, between dodging to get the last free machine only to find out it's broken to arriving late for the wash cycle's finish and finding your clean laundry left on the floor.New business Pearl Lee's Washtub hopes to "ease the chore of laundry with libations" for Crown Heights neighbors.

Today, the role of Where to Eat writer, usually played by Nikita Richardson, will be performed by an understudy.I hope you'll still enjoy the show, as we have a few exciting reader questions to address.The curtains open on Act I, a request for dishes from Florence, Italy, that can scratch the travel itch.

Abby Ehmann owns two bars across the street from each other on Avenue B in the East Village: Lucky and Hekate Cafe & Elixir Lounge.She plans to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at both places this Friday.I am a sucker for a holiday, Ms. Ehmann said.Especially if there is glitter or confetti involved.

This New York interpretation of a Korean sooljib, a spot for drinking, is from Ellia and Junghyun JP Park, the wife-and-husband team who own Atomix, Atoboy and Naro with their partner Hand Hospitality.At the entrance, a cocktail bar, run by Jiyoon Baek, features drinks that lean on traditional Korean spirits.

Before making his literary debut in 2017 with Montpelier Parade, Irish-born novelist Karl Geary spent more than two decades acting and screenwriting, with credits including Coney Island Baby (starring his wife-to-be, Breaking Bad's Laura Fraser), The Burrowers and an episode of Sex and the City.(Just don't ask him about his shirtless appearance in Madonna's 1992 coffee-table tome, Sex.) Now 50, he's back with a second book, Juno Loves Legs, a piercing platonic love story whose misfit protagonists careen into young adulthood in 1980s Dublin, where he himself grew up.

New York City is a food lover's paradise.The 12 best foodie neighborhoods in NYC include Chinatown and Chelsea, but delicious food can be found all over the city.Some people seek out the 10 best pizza places in New York, while others wish to explore NYC's best rooftop restaurants.New York City is also known for its wide variety of restaurants serving up a wide variety of dishes.

Salesforce has announced an integration between Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Google Merchant Center to help merchants highlight the availability of products in stores.The move builds on Salesforce data that suggests both the widespread use of online search in advance of brick and mortar store visits, and an increased likelihood of shopping trips when consumers can see that a store has an item in stock.

Global software and ERP giant SAP has sold its entire stake in Qualtrics as part of a definitive agreement to acquire the experience management platform entered into by Silver Lake, a technology investment firm, and Canada Pension Plan Investments.SAP had owned a controlling share in Qualtrics.The all-cash agreement reflects a $12.5 billion valuation of Qualtrics.

It's the end of an era at 2 Bros. Pizza.The slice shop pioneer, credited with popularizing dollar slices in New York City, has called it quits on $1 pizza at its original location in the East Village.EV Grieve broke the news on Monday morning, sharing a photo of the pizzeria at 32 St. Mark's Place, between Second and Third avenues, with a sign advertising slices for $1.50 each.

Some of my best experiences eating food never make it to the page: If a dining establishment doesn't merit a, dish of the week, point on a map, or paragraph in a feature story, it often disappears.Those fleeting encounters with restaurants are often the most enjoyable.Accordingly, I resolved to keep an informal diary reflecting my unvarnished daily experiences.

The Irish bar is a New York institution that has been around at least since the mid-19th century, when McSorley's was founded.Back then it was nothing special, and entire neighborhoods like the East Village, Chelsea, Murray Hill, and the Lower West Side were carpeted with them.The typical Irish bar early on featured homemade suds, but gradually imported and domestic beers came to replace them, with a growing emphasis on Guinness and the temperature at which it's served.

The Irish bar is a New York institution that has been around at least since the mid-19th century, when McSorley's was founded.Back then it was nothing special, and entire neighborhoods like the East Village, Chelsea, Murray Hill, and the Lower West Side were carpeted with them.The typical Irish bar early on featured homemade suds, but gradually imported and domestic beers came to replace them, with a growing emphasis on Guinness and the temperature at which it's served.

Veselka, the beloved East Village Ukrainian diner, plans to bring its authentic pierogies and borscht to Brooklyn - maybe even before the year is out.The nearly 70-year-old eatery is making plans to take over a 5,000-square-foot space in Williamsburg, as first reported by the New York Post.Jason Birchard - Veselka's co-owner and the grandson of the founding owners - told Brooklyn Paper the deal isn't quite final, but expects to have everything set in stone "very soon."

Gammeeok, a Koreatown restaurant that was sued this week for allegedly serving two customers a rat carcass in their soup, was closed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene following an inspection on Wednesday, TMZ reports.Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams, tells the publication: "No New York City restaurant is authorized to have mice or rats on the menu and we are investigating further."

Abdul Elenani, founder of Ayat in Bay Ridge, is at the forefront of ushering in a new legacy for halal food in New York City.Even with more than five openings under his belt - the Palestinian Ayat in Bay Ridge in 2020; Al Badawi in Brooklyn Heights in fall 2021, Ayat in Sunset Park, Fatta Mano, also in Bay Ridge, in 2022, followed by a Staten Island location of Ayat in 2023 - he's just getting started, with four more restaurants in the works.