Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Summer’s here and we’re excited to introduce weekend History Hunts in conjunction with the Tenement Museum. Basically, the goal is to explore the neighborhood, learn some history, and have fun. We provide pictures of a location and some hints, you tell us the address of the building and/or send us a picture of the location.
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Chris Santos, owner of Stanton Social, is planning a new restaurant in the neighborhood for a fall opening.  And it will be ginormous.
[Photo Credit: Frankievalet]

The comic book world is currently in flux.  As the Times reported the other day, DC Comics decided to re-boot the Wonder Woman series by changing the outfit and entire backstory of the character.  This new, less revealing wardrobe comes 69 years after the heroine first appeared in print.  But that’s beside the point.  Her [...]

You might not realize it, but you owe quite a debt of gratitude to Schott Brothers.  Next time you zip up one of your jackets, know that it was Schott who pioneered the concept.  The American clothing company first planted roots in the Lower East Side in 1913, and has quite a unique history.

As previously reported, a smattering of local art houses across the Lower East Side are reinterpreting the neighborhood-specific Lush Life chapter by chapter.  The gallery exhibitions pretty much run through mid to late August.  And author Richard Price is capitalizing on all the recent press.

This is pretty awesome.  East Village Feed just dug up this elegant time lapse video of the Lower East Side at night, created by Jean-Paul Lew.  It’s shot from atop First Avenue, looking southward below East Houston.  And the Thompson LES is in full view.

[via Runnin' Scared and Guest of a Guest]