Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Last night, we received a hilarious email from a local artist named David Livingston.  He wrote:
Artist David Livingston has been performing his absurdist art piece Big Dick in the city for the past sever months. He wears a 6′ long flaccid felt penis that he sewed and stuffed with sofa upholstery. All of his video [...]

In writing yesterday’s post about the imminent demolition of 185-191 Bowery, we came across a fascinating period piece on the Bowery dating back to the turn-of-the-century.  Published ninety-four years ago, almost to the day, in the New York Times Magazine, this article explores the newfound freedom attained after the Third Avenue El trackwork was relocated [...]

Filming on the Bowery and its immediate environs is becoming commonplace these days.  Yes, it seems like every week production crews are lining up to shoot How to Make it in America or some other drivel which exploits the neighborhood.  But today, there is a changing of the guard, as Law & Order: Criminal Intent [...]

The following open letter to Gawker was emailed to us from the NoLita Merchants Association.  It is a play-by-play challenge of the Recession Map which was originally published on Gawker just last week.  What are all of you seeing out there?  Send us your thoughts!
[photo via Gawker]
Sooo Sad, Sooo Wrong.
The “Nolita Sad Map” posted by [...]