Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

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 [...]

In recent days, the Ludlow Residence penitentiary was officially initiated into the Lower East Side. Five floors up, the building finally has its first visible graffito. It only took about a year.

Scrubbing that off the facade will be quite the task.

100 Delancey Street has had a tumultuous few years.  For decades, the space was home to a children’s department store called Bunnies.  Then, in early 2007, plans for the blockbuster Ludlow Residence dormitory across the street forced Duane Reade into the ground level of the classic cornershop.  Ludlow Fitness, meanwhile, seized the second floor.  Shortly after this [...]

If the folks at Square Foot Realty get their way, karate will come to Delancey between Orchard and Ludlow Streets. According to a recent Craigslist posting, the brokerage is seeking (nay, imploring) a yoga/dance/karate establishment to move into its 3,500 square-foot space in the basement of 92 Delancey, beneath the Ludlow Residence penitentiary dormitory.

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