Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Last night marked two weeks since the debilitating seven-alarm fire tore through 283 Grand Street.  The whole area remains under lockdown, seriously affecting business for the adjacent stores and markets.  Indeed, metal police barricades still block the flow of pedestrian (and automotive) traffic between Allen and Forsyth Streets. The demolition continues, but the smell is [...]

In recent days, a number of “lost cat” flyers have been posted to street furniture around ground zero of the Grand Street fire.  Lucy’s owner is frantically searching for the feline, last seen during the debilitating fire this past Sunday.

Beware of the badass cat inside Moo Shoes at 78 Orchard Street.  The sign in the door warns dog owners that the store cat will “seriously attack” any canines who enter.

Thanks to the fine folks at Buzzfeed, here is the hipster matrix of the new decade! Ladies and gentlemen, Hipster Cats.  Or Hip-Cats, if you will. Be on the lookout for them around the neighborhood.

The Chrystie cat made another grand sidewalk appearance just the other day, stopping camera-carrying pedestrians in their tracks yet again.  Must be the warmer weather as of late.

The cracked sidewalk outside the restaurant supply company at 18 Delancey is the perfect habitat for wild urban grass and weeds.  But more importantly, this lonesome green patch doubles as a rewarding refuge for a neighborhood cat on a steamy evening. A few nights ago, this plump feline was enjoying the limited late-day shade, and [...]