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09/08/2022

The “great” one returns to the Bowery after months under renovation.

Chinatown mainstay, the iconic Great N.Y. Noodletown, reopened this week after months of extensive renovations. The local eatery now sports a newer, modern look at the corner of Bayard Street and the Bowery. Yet, despite the makeover, the menu remains unchanged, still dishing up wonton noodles with....

09/07/2022

Tracing the evolution of the Hell Square nickname on the Lower East Side.

These days, the “Hell Square” nickname has a pretty firm footing in the Lower East Side lexicon. There’s simply no other way to describe the physically exhausted real estate bounded by Houston/Delancey and Allen/Essex. True, we did not coin the designation, but admittedly employ it...

09/06/2022

The Delancey Street Burger King is back … and scrubbed.

Burger King on Delancey Street is back. Talk about a whopper of a 180. This Lower East Side outpost had been a devolving eyesore ever since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. It all started when a westbound SUV ended up in the dining room of the establishment. Boards went in, and graffiti [&he...

09/01/2022

An impressive milestone for the Lower East Side Ecology Center, even while in exile.

The Lower East Side Ecology Center this month marks a major milestone. Thirty-five years of urban sustainability in the neighborhood. The nonprofit began life in Alphabet City, 1987. For the last year, however, the Ecology Center has been headquartered inside the original park house in Seward Park,....

08/31/2022

Not too surprising if proven true.

It’s a game of pharmacy switcharoo at 408 Grand Street. The Rite-Aid at the corner of Clinton Street closed back in May. Its replacement is likely more of the same. Word on the street is that Walgreens is set to take over the vacated pharmacy. Which would also make sense given that prescriptio...

08/30/2022

Essex Crossing gets a vet clinic.

Bond Vet – a female-led veterinary urgent care option for pets – is nearing debut on the Lower East Side. The company signed a lease at 242 Broome Street in Essex Crossing, a space that had been predominantly vacant since the fourteen-story host building was erected five years ago (with the exce...

08/24/2022

The results are in.

A coveted congressional seat in the heart of New York City – the 10th District, which includes the Lower East Side – attracted six contenders to run in the Democratic primary yesterday. The victor in the contest for the party nomination is Dan Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who hel...

08/23/2022

J. Crew for the Bowery!?

Mall fashion is headed to the Bowery. Drying a corner spot that’s been a bar for decades. An informant spoke to contractors at 316 Bowery – last occupied by Saxon + Parole – who together confirmed that J. Crew is readying the space for a new store. Build-out just recently began ons...

08/22/2022

What’s becoming of Forlini’s on Baxter Street.

With old-school red sauce joint, Forlini’s, gone nearly six months, the proposed nightclub taking its place is already ruffling local feathers. According to liquor license application materials on file at Community Board 3, the incoming restaurant at 91-93 Baxter Street will be helmed by two D...

08/19/2022

Bilingual signs returning to Chinatown.

The Department of Transportation yesterday began replacing bilingual street signs around Chinatown that had been removed for reasons such as damage or construction projects. Crews showed up early on Mott Street to install a missing sign at the corner of Mosco, then proceeded to other spots in the ne...

08/19/2022

The preservation push is heating up.

With plans to close the 165-year-old New York Eye and Ear Infirmary building on Second Avenue, demolition is likely the next step. Preservation-minded groups have been lobbying the city to save the building from possible destruction. Led by Village Preservation, the organization sent a Request for E...

08/17/2022

Broome Street is becoming a canyon of glass.

Work is officially underway on two new towers adjacent to the Williamsburg Bridge. On-site excavation has been ongoing for several weeks at Broome and Clinton Streets, yielding plenty of dust and noise for neighbors. Earlier this year, demolition crews razed the two-story parking garage and Little S...

08/15/2022

Some major heft coming to Henry Street.

A former Lower East Side parking lot is meeting its skyscraping destiny. Another tower. The through-block parcel on Henry Street, just west of Market, is already on its upward ascent. The new mixed-use development at 59 Henry will ultimately rise 21 stories (227 feet), with 57,395 square-feet of res...

08/10/2022

The space has been vacant for years.

Stanton Social has been in the grave for nearly four years. Now, its former home is back on the market. The two-story building – located at 99 Stanton Street in Hell Square – carries an asking price of $5.9 million. B6 Real Estate Advisors is listed as the exclusive brokerage for the pro...

08/10/2022

Some changes on Orchard Street.

The Tenement Museum is amidst a preservation project at 97 Orchard Street, but will continue its programming with replicas not too far away. The 1863-era tenement this past Sunday embarked on “vital” restoration work to preserve its walls, floors, roof, as well as the installation of a n...

08/09/2022

Owners behind Gertie are headed to Market St. for a new restaurant.

Huertas and Gertie meet for Jackie. That is the narrative for a new restaurant in Two Bridges that features the owners behind both aforementioned establishments. Indeed, Nathan Adler and Rachel Jackson (principals behind Brooklyn’s Gertie) are planning a new Italian-American restaurant at 42 M...

08/08/2022

Trash everywhere you look.

The Lower East Side, whose residents are struggling amidst sanitation budget cuts, under-maintained restaurant sheds, and absent landlords and/or vacant leaseholders, suffer the scourge of refuse. One Rivington Street resident walked much of the length of the east-west stretch to find...

08/05/2022

MLS star Kyle Martino want to open a soccer bistro on Chrystie St.

A former professional soccer player for Major League Soccer is planning a nightspot inspired by the sport on Chrystie Street. Kyle Martino, who split seven seasons as a midfielder for both the Columbus Crew and Los Angeles Galaxy, is currently reading No One Home. The principal describes the busines...

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