Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Exactly one year ago, the city dedicated the corner of Sullivan and Bleecker Streets to two fallen auxiliary police officers – Eugene Marshalik and Nicholas Pekearo. Both men were gunned down in March 2007 while in pursuit of a murder suspect running up MacDougal Street.  The perp had just murdered an employee at the now-defunct Demarco’s [...]

[Photo Courtesy of Rob Carmona]

Regardless of the season, gamblers generally tend to congregate outside the OTB outpost on Delancey.  They are usually civil, pacing back and forth, talking shop, and discussing their wagers.  Nothing crazy.  But every now and again, there is a scene.  On this particular occasion, the NYPD responded to a drowsy drunkard sleeping at the foot [...]

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