Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

The Lower East Side Locksmith at 129 Rivington has been out of commission for months now. Another mom-and-pop hardware store gone the way of the dodo.  From its ashes rises a new pop-up shop (surprise, surprise) aptly entitled The Key Shop.  It’s essentially a joint venture between Assembly New York, currently located at 174 Ludlow, [...]

Nearly three months after Hairy Mary’s Vintage vacated 149 Orchard Street, another trendy tenant is preparing to move into the space.  Currently a vendor in the Williamsburg flea market scene, menswear boutique Any Old Iron is slated to open sometime next month.

The casualties on upper Orchard Street are steadily mounting.  As trendy business and out-of-context development maintain a stranglehold on the block, the mom-and-pops continue to suffer.  A few weeks ago, S.K. Gift Shop at 190 Orchard announced its imminent closure.  Now, Fashion & Fashion Ladies Apparel, located in the southern storefront of 160 Orchard, is [...]

Yesterday, we delved a bit into the history of the New York Fire Patrol, founded in 1839.  While the department itself lasted until October 15, 2006, not all the houses did, including Patrol House number 7 in the Lower East Side.

Some Canadians believe New York City is safe as can be, urging their fellow citizens to check out the edgier East Village/Lower East Side.  Take a look at this laughable Q&A from Canada.com:
Q. Our daughter, 18, would like to travel to New York City with a friend or two (plus us, her parents) to have [...]

To answer our question from a couple weeks ago, 168 Ludlow will in fact become a high-end consignment shop called PPF Consignment (Past, Present, Future), rather than a typical secondhand store.  Figures, given its location in Hell Square.  We spoke with the two owners and learned that the new venture will target the fashionista set [...]