Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

After a February wrought with extreme weather, the neighborhood infrastructure is suffering.  And now that the snow has finally melted, we can analyze the aftermath!  New plow-induced potholes are seemingly everywhere, like this one on East Houston at the mouth of Orchard Street.

As of 8:50 am this morning, the snowfall total in the untouched sunken court of Sara D. Roosevelt Park was approximately eight inches deep.

Accumulated snow, ice patches, and frigid temperatures aren’t enough to keep delegations of the Hebrew Israelites from their weekly Saturday afternoon preaching on Delancey.  The mere presence of the group always draws attention from passing pedestrians.

The recent weather is causing all sorts of problems for city infrastructure.  With ginormous plows scraping snow from the streets, potholes continue to widen and newer depressions begin to form.  It’s a disaster out there.  And the sidewalks aren’t safe either.  Some cave in, like this one near the corner of Delancey and Chrystie Streets. [...]