Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Diesel’s latest ad campaign continues to ruffle feathers around town. Especially in the West 4th subway station, where efforts to sabotage their “Be Stupid” promos have transpired for weeks.

Not too long ago, we were rustling through a collection of old photographs, and stumbled upon this gem.  While the row of Delancey retail was being demolished to eventually make way for the Ludlow Residence, this Baby Ruth ghost advertisement was clearly visible at street level.  As was the SACE (aka Dash Snow) tag just [...]

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.

Merely days after new sidewalk work began outside 38 Delancey, there is now a huge sign officially announcing the luxury development. And a new website (different url) to boot! This latest news coming almost a year after its scheduled opening date.

Judging by the notorious ad space above the corner of Houston and Lafayette, 2009 was no doubt a busy year for Calvin Klein. Their scintillating banners, featuring steamy sex romps and orgies, hit both the local and national news wires by force. But before any of that, it was a story covered by the hyper-local [...]

The new Spike television show Blue Mountain State is receiving some pre-premiere negative reviews from the street. Subway advertising for the upcoming comedy program in Grand Street stations was recently vandalized to read, “this is what rape culture looks like.” A valid point given the legs-in-a-helmet logo.