Real Estate

  • M’Finda Kalunga Garden Welcomes Chickens

    M’Finda Kalunga Garden Welcomes Chickens

    With the future of the Children’s Magical Garden in limbo, time to double-down on other neighborhood garden gems like the M’Finda Kalunga in Sara D. Roosevelt Park. That oasis of greenery, always a [...]

  • CitizenM Cleans Up Bowery Site Ahead of Hotel Construction

    CitizenM Cleans Up Bowery Site Ahead of Hotel Construction

    Get ready for years of construction at the northeast corner of Bowery and Delancey. It looks like CitizenM is moving its chess pieces in place for the eventual ground-break and construction at 185-191 Bowery. This [...]

  • Construction Begins on Grand Street 7-Eleven

    Construction Begins on Grand Street 7-Eleven

    That sign in the window is no longer a threat, but now a reality. Construction has arrived. Just a few blocks south of the outpost at the old Loew’s Delancey building, 7-Eleven recently gave the go-ahead for [...]

  • New CityBench Installed Outside Liz Christy Garden on Bowery

    New CityBench Installed Outside Liz Christy Garden on Bowery

    Mere days after the Liz Christy Garden marked forty years on the Lower East Side, its entrance received some additional love from the city. Of the sedentary variety. Queue the arrival of a new DOT CityBench. The [...]

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    Folk Art Store La Sirena is Looking for New Space

    La Sirena, the beloved Mexican folk art store located at 27 East Third Street, is looking around for new space.

  • Bialystoker Nursing Home Designated a Landmark

    Bialystoker Nursing Home Designated a Landmark

    The “highly desirable development site” just lost some luster for developers. But for grassroots preservationists who led the charge, it was a huge win nearly two years in the making. The nine-story [...]

  • Rev Jen Speaks Out About Tenement Museum Firings

    Rev Jen Speaks Out About Tenement Museum Firings

    Within the last few months, the neighborhood institution axed much of its staff. Rev Jen, known around these parts for her unique Troll Museum, was one of the unfortunate.