CHKA

You could be forgiven for thinking the beloved CHKA, located on Avenue A, is an abbreviation of Chaka Khan (Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan!)

But it isn't! It's an abbreviation of Chinese Hawaiian Kenpo Academy!

Not only that, but if this tweet I received is correct — and there's no reason to suspect that it isn't — tomorrow, April 15, the East Village Independent Merchants Association is having a free self-defense and safety training class at the very same CHKA (Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan!).

@zybkgex Tomorrow night! #free #selfdefense #evima #smashbychka #eastvillageloves https://t.co/xunHOsqmXO

— CHKA (@CHKANYC) April 14, 2016

So, if your competitor is getting too big for his britches, maybe this is the class for you!

#eastvillage #chka #avenuea #independentmerchantsassociation #twitter

The Long Staircase

As part of the "inside open doors" series, I present to you… the long staircase:

The long staircase.

This staircase leads to the CHKA (pronounced Ch-Ka) Karate school, on Avenue A.

Climbing these stairs is the first initiation into the school!

#eastvillage #avenuea #chka