Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Back in 2007, the low-rise hardware store at 98 East Broadway was razed to make room for a gigantic out-of-context commercial building.  And since its completion last year, the new development has sat vacant, its glass facade studded with bilingual “for rent” signs. The search for tenants is on.

Fans of the Pike Loop installation on Pike Steeet can rest easy today. Contrary to information on the website for the Storefront for Art & Architecture, the exhibit will not end this month. In fact, positive feedback from the community was allegedly overwhelming, and the Department of Transportation decided to extend its residency until the [...]

A pair of discarded, yet seemingly new, Reeboks spotted at the corner of East Broadway and Pike Street.

Activity is beginning anew at the recently demolished 2 Allen Street (aka 1-3 Orchard Street). A pair of backhoes sits idly in the corner lot, eagerly awaiting orders to mobilize.  Excavation and earth-moving is imminent, as there are now permits filed with the DOB for an “underpinning job.”

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Not too long ago, the robotic arm of “R-O-B” finished laying brick for the Pike Loop installation down on Pike Street.  The completed exhibit, sponsored by the Storefront for Art and Architecture, will be on display until January 5.  Stop by for a looksy!