Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

The Lee has come a long way in just under a year.  Indeed, down at the corner of East Houston and Pitt, the twelve-story building is finally taking shape. Its sheer size and depth is deceiving from the Houston perspective, but round the corner and have another look.  Hello metallic siding!

Yes, broke is the new black.  At least according to this non-commissioned street sign which recently surfaced at the corner of Orchard and East Houston.  The metal sign is casually affixed below the neon crosswalk warning, and blends in quite nicely.  Truly a “what’s wrong with this picture” moment.

There’s a big promotional push happening in the neighborhood right now for travel to Miami. Taped to light poles along the Houston corridor, from east to west, are dozens of advertisements with the tagline “express yourself.”  As if people here really needed to be told to visit Florida.

A true classic is getting the classic treatment.  Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece, Reservoir Dogs, is the midnight movie at the Sunshine Cinema this weekend.