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Coming Soon: Hester Street Fair

Posted: March 9, 2010 at 1:03 pm

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Grub Street is reporting that a new Hester Street Fair is coming to the empty dead-end park space at Essex Street.  It will be a seasonal flea market of sorts, running between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Happy Purim!

Posted: February 28, 2010 at 10:15 am

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To all of our Jewish readers, HAPPY PURIM!
[Photo via Serious Eats]

Flowers Cafe For Sale at 355 Grand Street

Posted: February 23, 2010 at 6:12 am

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The other day, we happened upon this NYCRS real estate listing [pdf] for 355 Grand Street, at the southwest corner of Essex.  From the look of it, Flowers Cafe, the quaint pop culture-themed coffee shop located inside the ground level, is up for sale. Asking price is $375,000 in key money.

Assembly New York and Robert Geller Open The Key at 129 Rivington

Posted: February 22, 2010 at 6:11 am

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The Lower East Side Locksmith at 129 Rivington has been out of commission for months now. Another mom-and-pop hardware store gone the way of the dodo.  From its ashes rises a new pop-up shop (surprise, surprise) aptly entitled The Key Shop.  It’s essentially a joint venture between Assembly New York, currently located at 174 Ludlow, [...]

Weekend Edition: February 21

Posted: February 21, 2010 at 9:15 am

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Sunflower Video at 119 Essex Street

Posted: February 11, 2010 at 6:28 am

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In a post last week, Jeremiah discussed the trajectory of smut along the Deuce (if it can even be called that anymore).  Adult bookshops sprang up in the thirties, and became increasingly more hardcore over the years.  As technology changed, so did the industry, and peep shows, video, and DVD shops eventually took control. The [...]