Eldridge Street Synagogue

  • More on the Eldridge Street Synagogue Window [Video]

    More on the Eldridge Street Synagogue Window [Video]

    In Boardwalk Empire, Al Capone didn’t have the pleasure to see the two-month-old stained-glass window inside the Eldridge Street Synagogue.  Lucky for us, the masterpiece is a reality. On a related note, an [...]

  • Eldridge Street Synagogue in Boardwalk Empire

    Eldridge Street Synagogue in Boardwalk Empire

    A recent email blast from the Eldridge Street Synagogue confirms that the neighborhood landmark was in fact featured in Episode 10 of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.  The scene in question actually transpires in [...]

  • Eldridge Street Synagogue Has New Stained-Glass Window

    Eldridge Street Synagogue Has New Stained-Glass Window

    Yesterday afternoon was the public unveiling of the new stained-glass window at the Eldridge Street Synagogue. An open house, as it were.  The sanctioned arwork is the final piece in the decades-old restoration of [...]

  • New Hotel Rising at 5 Allen?

    New Hotel Rising at 5 Allen?

    Down at the southern terminus of Allen Street, where the roadway forks into Pike, a narrow finger building is gradually on the rise. All signs point to this being a hotel, mere steps from another hotel in the [...]

  • Recap: Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival

    Recap: Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival

    Way down at the terminus of Eldridge Street, where old-world Judaism meets modern-day Chinatown, hordes gathered yesterday afternoon to celebrate the 10th annual Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival.  Amidst the [...]

  • Reminder: Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival on Eldridge

    Reminder: Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival on Eldridge

    This afternoon is the 10th annual Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival on Eldridge Street, between Canal and Division.  The event begins at noon and runs until 4 pm.

  • History of 375 Broome Street

    History of 375 Broome Street

    It’s no secret that wanton demolition and over-development continue to threaten the character and rich immigrant history of the neighborhood.  Nevertheless, traces of the past are still visible, though often [...]