Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Barry McGee, aka TWIST, and his posse were busy last night at the graffiti wall. Animal reports that the artists were tagging the fresh canvas from midnight until 3 am.  Here is the scene as of 9 am this morning. Be sure to check out EV Grieve’s latest coverage here.

Once upon a time, Yee Fay Inc. was the operative business inside the squat warehouse at 37 Kenmare Street. Not anymore, though.  Their signage was pried from the roofline, and replaced with twin leasing signs.  Indeed, the spot is now up for grabs.

It appears Gallery 151 will soon return to a familiar venue.  The pop-up exhibitioners spent a brief period of time at 350 Bowery, but moved on to the green pastures of the Village Green on East Eleventh Street last year.  Soon they’ll be back on the Bowery for more.

Social-gaming company Zynga has caused quite a stir in San Francisco over its recent street campaign for Mafia Wars. The SF City Attorney’s office is going after Zynga for ”illegal and actionable” advertising techniques, including fake $25,000 bills.  The same marketing is happening on the streets of the Lower East Side.

It was only a matter of time before the intermittent slideshow advertising on the graffiti wall was hijacked by drunken shadow puppeteers. Saturday night, a pair of passing dudes put on the briefest of shows for the sidewalk crowds and those stuck in traffic.