Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

[Photo via The Bowery Boys]
By the late 1800s, many in Manhattan were already glorifying characters in downtown gangs, much the same way society glorifies mob culture today.  As this article published in the New York Times on August 17, 1879 reveals, the Bowery Boy remained a romanticized interest to city folk long after the hoodlums [...]

It was over a month ago that, in preparation for total demolition, 225 East Broadway was shrouded in the familiar dark worksite netting.  Now the task is nearly complete.  As of yesterday afternoon, the original four-story height is halved; open sky is now visible behind the veil of darkness.

There are roughly 1,700 families living in the Seward Park co-op, and only 400 total parking spaces in the lot on Clinton Street; 500 people are on the waiting list.  In an attempt to alleviate this problem, the co-op board recently teamed up with Connect by Hertz to provide residents access to vehicles at a [...]

The corner of Stanton and Clinton Streets.  That there is some prime real estate, especially with Donnybrook anchoring the southwest corner, and a half-dozen other similarly trendy spots nearby.  So it comes as a mighty shock that a new laundromat would open directly across the way at 164 Stanton.

Last September, we learned that the Grand Spa was relocating from its alley-diggs at 389 Grand Street to the more visible storefront beside Noah’s Ark Deli.  Now, the spa is officially a tenant of 403 Grand.  The doors are open, and tasteful wood signage in place. A slight name change accompanies the makeover, too – [...]

Back in June 2007, Curbed reported that the Young Israel Synagogue HQ at 225 East Broadway was to be razed.  In its place, developers planned a new religious facility which would include, not surprisingly, the addition of condo units on the upper levels.  Now, nearly three years later, demolition of the four-story row of tenements [...]