Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Boogie commenter Pete helps us piece together the location of Chris Santos’ latest nightlife venture.  It appears as though the Stanton Social owner chose the old M. Katz & Sons real estate at 146 Essex Street, which is currently undergoing the necessary renovations.

Chris Santos, owner of Stanton Social, is planning a new restaurant in the neighborhood for a fall opening.  And it will be ginormous. [Photo Credit: Frankievalet]

With months of preparations already under its belt, Kung Fu Bing officially planted its flag at 189 East Houston.  So to speak.  There are now, not one, not two, but three illuminated signs bolted into the facade.

Within the last couple weeks a fresh sidewalk shed was erected at the entrance of 146 Essex Street.  This was the home of M. Katz & Sons Furniture for over five decades.  No longer.  Word on the street is that a new restaurant will be opening here.

264 Bowery is a four-story tenement building sandwiched between two active restaurant supply companies – Globe Slicers to the north and Hawaii Restaurant Equipment to the south.  The narrow ground-level storefront has been dormant for years, but was once the home of Sosinna’s Cafe, an Ethiopian-Latin-Caribbean fusion joint, which originally opened back in mid-2001.

As reported earlier this month, East Village taco stand Snack Dragon is opening another location at 164 Orchard Street.  And it’s almost ready.  The black-and-yellow signage, which sort of resembles a ransom note, was hoisted over the weekend.  As was a string of festive Christmas lights.