Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Back in 2007, the low-rise hardware store at 98 East Broadway was razed to make room for a gigantic out-of-context commercial building.  And since its completion last year, the new development has sat vacant, its glass facade studded with bilingual “for rent” signs. The search for tenants is on.

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.

Fans of the Pike Loop installation on Pike Steeet can rest easy today. Contrary to information on the website for the Storefront for Art & Architecture, the exhibit will not end this month. In fact, positive feedback from the community was allegedly overwhelming, and the Department of Transportation decided to extend its residency until the [...]

A pair of discarded, yet seemingly new, Reeboks spotted at the corner of East Broadway and Pike Street.

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 [...]