@barnyardcheese has great soups! 👍😁🍲
@obscuraantiques is one of the coolest shops in the East Village and definitely one that makes us unique! Head over to Ave A and be amazed! 💀👽
#eastvillageeclipse #solareclipse #2017eclipse
Awesome art by @lexibellaart over @evvintagecollective
@websterhall has officially closed its doors for renovations. Luckily @gvshp_nyc helped to get it landmarked back in 2008. So, there shouldn't be too many changes to this amazing venue! Stay tuned.... 📷@gvshp_nyc
East Village views.....
If you haven't tried the new @verythai_nyc yet it's worth the trip on over to Ave B! Stop in and get some delicious food! 🥘👅
Always fun entertainment over @ottosnyc !! Lucky to live in a neighborhood that has funky fun places to visit and have a great night (or day) out! 🍹🎼
Gotta love ❤️ your neighborhood when you randomly pass a bus that has a great band playing on top of it!
Last day of our Guest-Host week for #EVIMA! Today we're Dreaming of perfect day on our #7thStNYC Block: Beauty-boost at @OhMyNailsNYC & #SlateSalon... Stroll down for gifts at @Teadrunk & @StillHouseNYC ....Then lunch @LukesLobster or @CaracasArepaBar, perusal thru @TrashandVaudeville...then how ‘bout dinner at @AvantGardenNYC OR @PylosRestaurant128 ... then a sweet treat @ButterLane OR @BigGayIceCream (both?)...then nightcap at #Desnuda or @Ruffian_NYC (both?) ❤️ Our block wins Sunday. #7thstreet #eastvillage #eastvillageloves #perfectsunday
Day 5 of 🕳🍰@butterlane Guest-Host 😁. It's Friday so a perfect day to brag about our beautiful #tompkinssquarepark 🌱🌿🌻🌹- with the best playground, dog park 🐶and sunning in NYC. #eastvillage heaven #tgif #locallove
Day 4️⃣Guest-host from @butterlane ♥️👯🎂Today is an ode to 7th street, which has become a major #eastvillage foodie destination 🥐🥖🥓🍗🍕🌭👈🏻- We are proud to be one of them. 👏🏻👏🏻Here are just a few 👉🏼@agavijuice @butterlane @biggayicecream @caracasarepabar @candbnyc @lukeslobster @jimmysno43 @lepetitparisienny @roseandbasil @zumschneider @ruffian_nyc @teadrunk Come stroll 🐾👞🚶🏽‍♀️#7thstNYC and see for yourself! #eastvillageloves
Day 3️⃣ From #ButterLane 🍰🎂♥️ We get lots of questions about the how’s and whys of delivery!! We take 🚴🏻‍♀️lots of cupcakes all over 🗽NYC from the #eastvillage . We’re happy to do it, but it’s not easy. We’ve used bikes, scooters, buses, taxis and subways 🚲🚕🚛🏍🚖🚌🚃. We’ve delivered in rain, heat waves and blizzards. 🌨❄️💥⚡️🌈 #locallove #tipyourmessenger #evima #eastvillageloves #butterlane #7thstnyc
Butter Lane guest-host Day 2! 😀As with all #eastvillage biz's 🏠our customers are the heart ♥️of our shop. The key for us is FUN. 👯🌈🤹🏻‍♀️For us, it's our cupcake classes. 🎂🍰We show them how to make our cupcakes (yes, with our real recipes!!) and they leave knowing why ours are the best. 🥇🏆🥇Although we may be slightly biased. ♥️. #shoplocal #evima
@butterlane is happy to guest-host the #EVIMA Instagram account for the remainder of the week! We'll give you the inside skinny on being a #LocalBiz down on 7th street! Feel free to ask questions below 👇
Starting tomorrow, Through the Merchants Eyes: Pam from @butterlane will be taking over our Instagram for a week to show the East Village from her perspective! Stay tuned each month for our featured merchants! Always good to see our amazing neighborhood from different perspectives! 🙃
Want a healthy and delicious meal?! Stop in to an East Village institution @organicgrill 🥑🌯🥗🍵
Gotta love the cool stuff @shopexit9 and their hilarious chalk board sign! 🤣😂 📷cred: @shopexit9
@threeseatespresso giving thoughts to channel 9 on the opening of Starbucks on Ave A. Support your local coffee shops and keep the East Village unique.

The East Village is open!  Shop your favorite East Village businesses and show your support for Manhattan's last real neighborhood.

The #EASTVILLAGELOVES campaign was conceived by the East Village Independent Merchants Association (EVIMA) in the wake of the 2nd Avenue explosion that occured on March 26th 2015, when a devastating explosion and fire leveled three historic buildings at the corner of Second Avenue and East 7th Street tragically claiming two lives, destroying dozens of homes, and displacing several businesses both temporarily and permanently. Over thirty-eight establishments lost business due to barricades, blocked traffic, emergency operations, and a broader avoidance of the site by visitors. 

In the wake of these events, neighborhood business leaders, local elected officials and the East Village Independent Merchants Association (EVIMA) have rallied to celebrate that the East Village is here and open for business. Nearly all businesses affected by the blast have re-opened on Second Avenue and East Sixth Street, East Seventh Street, and St. Marks Place. Now is the perfect time to visit the East Village and to find new favorites among a widely diverse retail and food landscape.  

Shop local at your favorite East Village spots, and continue supporting mom and pop businesses under threat in the East Village.