Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Whereas many sprouting construction sites are encapsulated in netting for safety, the new Sperone Westwater Gallery at 257 Bowery is quite an exception.  Weeks after first revealing its hulking skeleton, building frontage remains exposed, providing a clear view of progress.

Exactly one year ago, the city dedicated the corner of Sullivan and Bleecker Streets to two fallen auxiliary police officers – Eugene Marshalik and Nicholas Pekearo. Both men were gunned down in March 2007 while in pursuit of a murder suspect running up MacDougal Street.  The perp had just murdered an employee at the now-defunct Demarco’s [...]

Add one more to the growing list of TrustoCorp faux signs popping up throughout the Lower East Side.  This “locals only” traffic sign was strategically positioned outside Max Fish on Ludlow.

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Deitch Projects in SoHo is busy with one of its final gallery events before an anticipated June closure.  Dubbed Bowery Boys, the exhibition features new paintings by Rosson Crow, and will run though March 27.  And, as reported a couple months ago, the concrete canvas that they maintain at the corner of Bowery and East [...]