I live next to a new subway entrance, Trader Joe’s, and Target in the East Village, and I miss the nabe’s seedier days

… decades and has witnessed her neighborhood evolve from a lowrent druginfected zone to one filled with luxury high rises … I consider myself a barnacle on the East Villagethanks to rent stabilization  My first East Village apartment was … dorms there would have seemed ludicrous After all no good parent would even consider having their kid live anywhere east …

By Kelly Kreth |March 10, 2020 - 10:00AM