Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

The third annual NYC Apple Day is just around the corner.  We received a press release yesterday afternoon confirming that the free event will take place on Sunday September 26 from 11 am to 5 pm. Much like the previous two years, local businesses and farm vendors will congregate on Orchard Street between Grand and [...]

Members of Assemblyman Sheldon Silver’s Mobile District Office made their annual trip to Ahearn Park, at the corner of East Broadway and Grand Street yesterday afternoon. Residents let the speaker’s representatives know what issues they face in the neighborhood and get information that may be useful to them or their fellow neighbors.

In the last 24 hours, a number of tipsters have alerted us to the progress at 150 Bowery, which NYC the Blog had also covered just the other day.  Earlier this week, the long-shuttered security gates were lifted and a new plywood encasement constructed.  This latest news does not bode well for the already-endangered lighting [...]

The correct answer for last week’s History Hunt is the Seward Park High School.  Our Week 1 winner is Philip Huang, who will receive one ticket to a Tenement Museum tour. Philip, come on down!  Many thanks to the museum and to everyone who entered the contest.  We were glad to see how many readers participated. [...]