Allen Street

  • DOT’s New “Look” Street Inlays Hit the Lower East Side

    DOT’s New “Look” Street Inlays Hit the Lower East Side

    Remember those "Look" inlays embedded in the asphalt a few years ago instructing pedestrians to look before crossing? Well, a pair of cartoonish stamps recently arrived in the intersection of Allen Street.

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    Batman and Joker Dining at Sugar Cafe

    So this happened last night on the Lower East Side. Batman and Joker dining together at Sugar Cafe on East Houston Street.

  • Newfangled Allen Street Mall Adds Furniture

    Newfangled Allen Street Mall Adds Furniture

    A few months ago, just when we thought construction was winding down, the prototype just south of Delancey was ripped apart.

  • Mika Filming Music Video for “Celebrate” on the Lower East Side

    Mika Filming Music Video for “Celebrate” on the Lower East Side

    Like most, our first exposure to British singer-songwriter Mika was through the radio vehicle "Grace Kelly."

  • Allen Street Lemonade Stand

    Allen Street Lemonade Stand

    Always refreshing to see a lemonade stand on a brutally scorching day. A pair of girls set up their table outside the Hernandez Houses on Allen Street. Judging by the small crowds purchasing liquid sustenance, [...]

  • Coming Soon: Los Perros Locos at 201 Allen

    Coming Soon: Los Perros Locos at 201 Allen

    Sometime in mid-April, the Sun Shine Cafe at 201 Allen Street passed quietly into the afterlife. Before death, the spot was lauded as a cheap yet reliable outpost to pick up popular traditional provisions without [...]

  • New Permitting System for Intercity Bus Industry

    New Permitting System for Intercity Bus Industry

    With the influx of intercity buses in the clogging Manhattan streets and causing major traffic congestion, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced the passage of legislation that will create a new permitting [...]