A new boozy bakery just moved into the Lower East Side. The shop, I.M. Pastry Studio, relocated from its large space in Prospect Lefferts Gardens…
Sneak Peek: Hanksy Brings Art Show to Abandoned Lowline Space For One Weekend Only
Opening tonight: a three-nights-only popup art installation in an abandoned, soon-to-be-demolished Lower East Side market hall, organized by the cult New York street artist Hanksy.…
The Monster That is Essex Crossing is One Step Closer to Completion
Brace yourselves, the behemoth is coming: the Lower East Side monster development known as Essex Crossing is (sort of close) to completing the first of…
Is the International Center of Photography Coming to Essex Crossing?
Nearly a year after the Andy Warhol Museum announced that it would not be part of Essex Crossing as planned, we’ve been wondering what other…
Prep For Next Week’s Public Meeting On LES Gamechanger Essex Crossing
With the rumble of pile drivers now in full swing, it’s safe to say the Lower East Side is starting to feel the impact of the massive…
75 Years After It Pushed Out the Pushcarts, Essex Street Market Presses Forward
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. Six inches of snowfall coated Manhattan on January 10, 1940,…
Embittered By Corruption and Displacement, LES Neighbors Coalition Demands to See the Mayor
At an emotional Lower East Side town hall meeting on Saturday afternoon, hundreds of concerned residents, a number of small business owners, and representatives of…
Lowline Edges Toward Reality, But What Does It Mean For the LES?
“Lower East Side, not for sale!” “Chinatown, not for sale!” These were the chants on the streets of Chinatown two weeks ago, when protesters, huddled under…
Metrograph Art-House Cinema and Eatery Slated to Open On LES in February
As if the advent of 4DX wasn’t exciting enough, downtown film-goers are getting a new art-house cinema as well. Alexander Olch, the filmmaker-designer who owns…
The City Has Revealed Its Plans For 6 Acres on the LES, and a Warhol Museum Is Involved
The fate of six acres of vacant land at the corner of Delancey and Essex was finally revealed today. City officials and developers have dubbed…