NYC Parks and NYC Department of Design and Construction are partnering with local organizations to host a Community Day ...

Puerto Rican chef Maria Bidó officially opened her first permanent location in New York City last week at a new stall in Essex Market. Mia’s Cocina offers traditional favorites like empanadas, ...

After popping up at Partybus Bakeshop on Essex Street last summer, ice cream maker Ayanna Quint has found an official brick and mortar location for Julia Jean’s ice cream at 202 Clinton Street. Quint ...

After much anticipation, Elbow Bread @elbowludlow is open and bustling as of today. Baker Zoe Kanan has teamed up with Court Street Grocers to open the new bakery at 1 Ludlow Street, in the former Mel ...

The new 22-story Joie de Vivre Hotel taking shape at 50 Bowery is hard to miss. According to developers, it’s the biggest building to rise in the historic heart of Chinatown since Confucius Plaza was ...

Some of the headlines that caught our eye in the past week: — Sales are sluggish at best at 222 East Broadway, the condo tower that rose alongside the former Bialystocker Nursing Home building.

After 21 years on Rivington Street the beloved bakery Sugar Sweet Sunshine, known for their delicious cupcakes, banana pudding and birthday cakes, among other things, is moving to Grand Street. We ...

Cheeky Sandwiches can track Din's progress on a map hanging on the wall of the restaurant. Din Yates, owner of Cheeky Sandwiches. Photo by thelodownny.com. Anyone who hangs out at Cheeky Sandwiches, ...

A big sky over shoes on the wires and @sundaytosundaynyc has their handsome stripes out. Send your Lower East Side photos to: [email protected] ...

Lower East Side artist and activist Laura Nova spoke with The Lo-Down Culture Cast host Traven Rice about creating inter-generational projects with a wide array of people from the Lower East Side ...

Photo: The view from the Manhattan Bridge. See that advertisement on the side of the storage facility building? News and notes that caught our eye in the past week: –The plans to utilize government ...

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