Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

For much of August, the mother of all hell holes opened up at the corner of Stanton and Forsyth Streets.  It remained untended until early September, at which point the NYC Department of Environmental protection was summoned to “fix” the situation.  Now the rushed patchwork is coming apart, with the layers of asphalt receding deeper [...]

Ridiculously dangerous hell holes are quite ubiquitous these days. Both Orchard and Houston Streets have been affected in the past few months. Now the latest victim is the short stretch of Delancey between Allen and Eldridge. And we’re not just talking about one pothole, but two! Two tremendous pavement punctures to terrorize motorists. Of course, [...]

Within the last week, a dangerous depression developed in the middle of Ludlow, just outside Shop Smart. By Tuesday night, an orange square was drawn around the perimeter to alert motorists of the treacherous trap. Southbound traffic bottlenecked as vehicles swerved to avoid catastrophe. Then last night, as if by miracle, the problem was “fixed” [...]

It took the city about a week to finally plug the Houston Hell Hole with asphalt. And poorly at that. Just take a look at this jury-rig job. An entire section of the ditch was neglected, so expect more trouble in the near future. Especially with the risk of rain in the coming days. Related [...]

With long stretches of inclement weather like last week, sinkholes in the city streets are inevitable. The Orchard Street hell hole terrorized northbound motorists for a month. Over time, it essentially became a depository for neighborhood trash. Well, now just a few blocks north on East Houston, another deep hole recently opened. And, as you [...]

After plaguing northbound motorists for over a month, the Orchard Street hell hole was finally filled yesterday. No more MSG containers, discarded pizza boxes, plastic bottles, or L Magazine boxes to mark the trap. So, in celebration of this landmark achievement, we’ve collected a series of photos chronicling the hole from auspicious beginnings to full-fledged [...]