Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Pulino’s has been modifying its front entrance doorbell for well over a month.  The bell was first affixed to the door itself, and accompanied by a hand-written instructional message.  This immediately prompted a response from a familiar sticker – “fuck you, I’m Batman.” Even Batman is anxious in the run-up to the official opening. Don’t [...]

If there’s a relatively blank facade downtown, chances are, Neck Face has tagged it in some way or another.  Now he’s struck again, this time hitting the spiffy new brick exterior at the future Pulino’s Bar and Pizzeria at 282-284 Bowery.  Above the plywood, his artwork features a blue-and-white claw reaching out from the neighboring [...]

Since our interior progress report on Pulino’s Bar and Pizzeria back in August, we’ve seen lots of people coming to Bowery Boogie looking for details. That whole Iron Chef show with Nate Appleman didn’t hurt, but we think it’s safe to say that there’s astronomical interest in this joint. Our question is, will Pulino’s really [...]

Buzz surrounding the under-construction Pulino’s Bar and Pizzeria is at a fever pitch, thanks in part to the appearance of Nate Appleman on The Next Iron Chef (he’s still contending).  As a result, scoring a money shot of the interior proved elusive for quite awhile; the foreman is definitely running a tighter ship now.  Each [...]

Keith McNally made news last week when he announced that Nate Appleman would be chef and partner at the new Pulino’s Bar and Pizzeria at the corner of Bowery and Houston.  Meanwhile, anticipation remains high for an eatery which is still months from launch.  And street-level surveillance proves the snail-paced progress.  Yesterday we peeked [...]

Not even one year after opening at 276 Bowery, Feature Inc. is gone.  Curtains.  Hanging from the slatted storefront is the all-too-familiar “for rent” sign.  We wonder if McNally’s adjacent Pulino’s Bar and Pizzeria had any influence on the situation.
But apparently this is not the end; it’s just a bump in the road.  According to [...]