Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

You probably know Nathan.  If your daily travels bring you past the corner of Orchard and East Houston, chances are you’ve encountered the man.  He’s a true neighborhood character who lives on the green benches outside American Apparel.  Just the other day, we sat down with Nathan to have a candid discussion about his relationship [...]

Last night, Pulino’s signage was hoisted into place.  There were gawkers aplenty.

With foreclosure looming high above its eight-plus stories, the vacant 290 Mulberry – designed and built by SHoP Architects – is deteriorating before our very eyes. A section of the gray siding is bubbling and peeling.

Meet JC Hibachi, the new eatery coming soon to 198A Orchard Street, formerly occupied by Open the Sesame noodle bar.  Over the weekend, two laborers were busy on ladders and wooden scaffolding, installing a distinct new nameplate to the rectangular marquee.

The piecemeal reveal of Pulino’s Bar and Pizzeria continues.  Although the nearly two-year-old sidewalk shed was finally removed from 282-284 Bowery a couple weeks ago, plastic tarps remained in place to block any clear view of the interior.  Even this close to opening, the foreman appears to be running a tight ship, so as not [...]