Meet LIFE*SPIN, a non-profit organization focused on helping low-income families throughout the year and one of the Old East Village BIA’s Associate Partners! LIFE*SPIN started out in 1989 as a group of sole-support mothers trying to do what they could to help alleviate poverty within the community. “They found pooling resources really helped each other get ahead,” says Meagen Ciufo, co-executive director of LIFE*SPIN. “One person had a car, they could car share. One person h

Meet Kriss Portillo, the owner and one of the tattoo artists at Victory Tattoo! Located right at the entrance to Old East Village at 634...

Tara Davies (left) and Robin Henry (right) are two of the folks behind Honey Dip Bar, located right above Dough EV. Meet Robin Henry, the...

Meet Veer Sansanwal, one of the business partners behind High Street by Delhi Gang! Located in the former home of the St. Regis Tavern,...