Ukrainian National Home Explained

The Ukrainian National Home is located at 140–142 Second Avenue (between Ninth Street and St. Mark's Place) in Manhattan's East Village. The building, which currently operates as a restaurant known as the Ukrainian East Village Restaurant,^[1] dates back as far as 1830, and has served as a private home, YMCA location, and the Stuyvesant Casino.^{[2] [3]} UK rock band New Order played one of their first shows there on November 18, 1981.^{[4] [5]}

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Why the East Village's Best Ukrainian Restaurant *Isn't* Veselka . whatshouldwedo.com . What Should We Do? . 14 June 2021.
2. News: Berman . Andrew . Jewish gangsters, jazz legends, and Joy Division: The evolution of the Ukrainian National Home . 14 June 2021 . 6sqft . 16 November 2017.
3. News: Mason . Pete . Stuyvesant Casino: The East Village home for Jewish Gangsters and Dixieland Jazz - NYS Music . 14 June 2021 . NYSMusic.com . 29 May 2021.
4. Web site: Peeling Back Two Hundred Years of History on Second Avenue . Village Preservation . 14 June 2021 . 2017-11-17.
5. News: Whatley . Jack . Revisit New Order's genre-defining performance of 'Temptation' in New York City, 1981 . 14 June 2021 . Far Out Magazine.