Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

The Chrystie cat made another grand sidewalk appearance just the other day, stopping camera-carrying pedestrians in their tracks yet again.  Must be the warmer weather as of late.

It’s three times a charm for White Slab Palace and their broken window situation.  Last summer, we reported on the two busted glass panes in the Delancey facade, which, to date, have not been replaced.  This third act of vandalism occurred in the last few weeks and, like its brethren, will probably remain unfixed.

After a February wrought with extreme weather, the neighborhood infrastructure is suffering.  And now that the snow has finally melted, we can analyze the aftermath!  New plow-induced potholes are seemingly everywhere, like this one on East Houston at the mouth of Orchard Street.

Outside 132 Eldridge Street is a veritable canvas of colorfully detailed Stikman art.  It’s nice to see such a unique presentation, especially since most Stikmen in the neighborhood seem to be flattened in the streets.

Regardless of the season, gamblers generally tend to congregate outside the OTB outpost on Delancey.  They are usually civil, pacing back and forth, talking shop, and discussing their wagers.  Nothing crazy.  But every now and again, there is a scene.  On this particular occasion, the NYPD responded to a drowsy drunkard sleeping at the foot [...]