Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Newish luxury condoplex 38 Delancey appears to be in a rough patch.  The building entrance is trapped behind plywood and shows no signs of opening, and the ginormous ground level space remains just that.  An empty void.  At least the building is collecting ad dollars on the fancy window-wrapping promotions (now HSBC, was Verizon).

This brutal heat and humidity is even too much for the mysterious Man in White, a/k/a Jimmy Blanco.  We spotted him walking along Delancey the other night, sporting a new summer getup.

Larry David loves downtown Manhattan.  After marathon filming across Greenwich Village and NoHo a couple weeks ago, Curb Your Enthusiasm will be on the Lower East Side today.  And if those past shoots are any indication, be prepared for tons of Haddad’s trucks and HBO personnel.

It might not be a happy ending for the swanky bi-level club at 302 Broome Street.  The current owner of the ground level and basement commercial condo units is yanking the rug from beneath Happy Ending.

Nestled behind the sunken court in Sara D. Roosevelt Park is a hidden gem of a bird sanctuary called Hua Mei Bird Garden. The tiny tree-lined real estate is definitely one of the unsung treasures of the 7-acre, 7-block park, and is a welcome taste of nature amidst a concrete jungle.