Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Over a week after a tree outside 307 Mott Street snapped in half, cleanup efforts are nowhere in sight.  The dead branch remains an obstruction on the sidewalk, the yellow caution tape torn from its initial perimeter position.  Seriously, how long does it take to truck in the industrial strength wood chipper?

Walking signals are a perpetual target for clever sticker vandalism.  Most notable, of course, was the outbreak of middle fingers near the intersection of Houston and Chrystie Streets back in April.  A more recent target, however, is the display at the corner of Bowery and Spring.  It appears this particular LED walker is battling a [...]

Last night, this talented bucket drummer was tearing it up at the southwest corner of Houston and Broadway.  Dude, you’re totally in the band! Enough said.

Keith McNally made news last week when he announced that Nate Appleman would be chef and partner at the new Pulino’s Bar and Pizzeria at the corner of Bowery and Houston.  Meanwhile, anticipation remains high for an eatery which is still months from launch.  And street-level surveillance proves the snail-paced progress.  Yesterday we peeked inside [...]

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This tree is another casualty of the recent stormy weather that passed through the city.  One major branch snapped cleanly from the trunk, and now blocks the sidewalk outside 307 Mott Street (corner of Houston).  The caution tape is in place, as the mess has been sitting stagnant for days.  As of last night, still [...]