Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Sunday afternoon, we stopped into Ideal Hosiery at 339 Grand Street to pick up a few items, and haggle with the shopkeep.  Stepping off the rain-soaked sidewalk, the interior was equally musty, yet welcoming nonetheless.

Guss’ Pickles has been eerily quiet recently.  Our last dozen attempts to purchase full sours were met with the stark reality of a roll-down security gate. Alas, their time on the Lower East Side draws nigh.

Thanks to Jeremiah for digging up this trailer for the upcoming Vanishing City film.  Can’t wait!

In the current issue of the Jewish Week, author Sarah Litwin discusses change, gentrification, and preservation in the Lower East Side.  It’s like a Cliffs Notes of the last few years in the neighborhood.
Notable quote:
The appearance of vegan bakeries, trendy boutiques and restaurants in the last five years has changed the neighborhood scenery from the [...]

It seems like just yesterday that How to Make it in America was filming almost every week in the neighborhood.  The frequency of Lower East Side shoots rivaled that of Law & Order!  Now, barely two months after production wrapped, the HBO series is ready to go.  The series premiere airs on February 14.

Get ready NYC, Mother Nature has us in her crosshairs. According to the National Weather Service:
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY.
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS [...]