Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

As of yesterday afternoon, we now have visual confirmation that 184 Bleecker Street will become a bank. In fact, a Bank of America. The sidewalk plywood was recently painted red, with a matching banner nailed to its exterior. Meanwhile, a few doors down, the dismantling of 178 Bleecker is progressing at a breakneck pace. The [...]

After Qdoba seized half of the former Cafe Le Figaro at 184 Bleecker Street, the other half remained dormant behind snowy glass. As of last week, though, a new sidewalk shed was installed at the site. Our initial thought was a possible expansion, so we called up the fast food joint for some details. A [...]