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Shakeup in the Bowery Lighting District

Posted: March 1, 2010 at 6:41 am

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The storied lighting district of the lower Bowery will soon lose two big-time players.  Firstly, Bowery Interiors/Lite Elite at 148 Bowery is closing up shop for good.  Yellow-and-red signs hanging ominously in the windows advertise a fire sale of store inventory.

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.

Lunar New Year Parade 2010 [Video]

Posted: February 22, 2010 at 6:33 am

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Yesterday was the culmination of Chinese Lunar New Year festivities, with the annual parade marching through the streets of the Lower East Side.  The weather was perfect for the occasion, warm without a cloud in the sky.  There were, however, plenty of NYPD choppers buzzing overhead.

First Tag for Palazzo Grey

Posted: February 17, 2010 at 6:24 am

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The Palazzo Grey at 334 Grand Street is now marked with its first official graffito.  In recent days, a street writer tagged the west-facing facade of the nascent luxury building-cum-Subway food court.

Early Edition: February 17

Posted: February 17, 2010 at 6:00 am

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