Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

3 Sheets Saloon is just a couple days from opening at 134 West Third Street.  The new Philly-friendly watering hole replaces Town Tavern, and is the seventh member in the NYC Best Bars roster.

Last month, the Town Tavern at 134 West Third Street closed for renovations.  At the time, flyers in its windows indicated that the frat-hole would soon re-open under new management. But, more specifically, that the re-christened bar would become part of the NYC Best Bars empire (Down the Hatch, Off the Wagon, 13th Step).  Thanks [...]

The behemoth McDonald’s outpost at the corner of West Third Street and Sixth Avenue is undergoing a playground change. A McChange, as it were.  Yesterday afternoon, a pair of handymen dismantled the entire fenced-in playground with saws and other assorted machinery.

Defying the odds, the unique corner newsstand at the junction of West Third and Sixth Avenue was revived earlier this week.  For a little over a year, the green box had fallen into disrepair, papered with stickers, flyers, and the like.  But now it’s back, having dodged the Cemusa glass bullet.

Nigh on a year since closing its doors forever, city folk are still mourning the loss of Joe Jr.’s at 482 Sixth Avenue.  All the last-ditch efforts to save the greasy spoon – Facebook pages and fan sites – ultimately proved ineffective.  And we are still left with a decrepit eyesore of what once was; no [...]

The end of the road is near for the sitcom Ugly Betty, currently in its fourth season.  Back in January, the Emmy Award-winning show was canceled amidst lackluster ratings.  However, last-minute filming is still necessary to complete the final handful of episodes.