Chrystie Street

Sperone Westwater Sues to Prevent Ian Schrager’s 25-Story Hotel on Chrystie

Definitely ironic how one Bowery newcomer, itself a harbinger of unwanted change along the thoroughfare, is vehemently opposed to another tower in the works one block eastward.
The Strokes to Release Fifth Album This Year

Almost two years after Angles dropped, The Strokes are set to return with new output in the not-so-distant future.
In Which Julian Casablancas DJs at Home Sweet Home on Chrystie

Remember when The Strokes were kings of the Lower East Side?
Cocktail Bodega Adds New Awning

Cocktail Bodega is further asserting its presence at the corner of Chrystie and Stanton with this new bodega-style awning.
Ian Schrager Purchases 215 Chrystie Hotel Site for $50 Million

Bad news arrives in all forms, and today it's Ian Schrager of Studio 54 fame. The boutique hotelier just purchased the highly-controversial land at 215 Chrystie Street for $50 million.
Horton Gallery Opening Locale at 55-59 Chrystie Street

The gallery gold rush of the Lower East Side remains in top gear at this juncture. Tons of Chelsea showrooms are relocating to the neighborhood.
Matt Levine Introduces #LESbeat Dinner Series

Fresh off opening Cocktail Bodega and organizing a Red Bull-sponsored Chinatown rave, we are told Matt Levine is continuing the co-branding relationship with an intimate weekly dinner series.