Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Skateboarding remains a vibrant component of urban life, especially downtown, where it’s not uncommon to see young professionals commuting to work on a longboard. So it was quite appropriate to see the STOKED Skate Jam in effect on Saturday afternoon at Coleman Playground on Monroe Street; it is undoubtedly one of the most extensive [...]

In a taxi fleet seemingly dominated by the Ford Crown Victoria, it’s somewhat surprising to see hybrid Toyota Camrys. This particular cab was parked near the intersection of Market and Madison Streets.One possible explanation is the relatively recent TLC approval of lease cap (driver’s fee to owner) modifications to incentivize the purchase of clean-air, [...]

10:09 PM: The smell of smoke in the Lower East Side is overbearing right now, thanks to a blaze in the Two Bridges neighborhood. What seems like the entire downtown firefighter force is gathered near the Hong Kong Supermarket at the corner of Pike and East Broadway. Smoke is billowing from the structures; [...]

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The Law & Order franchise will descend upon a large swath of the Lower East Side this week. Criminal Intent will be filming in the Two Bridges area on today and tomorrow; SVU will visit Orchard Street below Delancey on Wednesday.
Welcome, again, to the perpetual set that is our neighborhood!

Over the weekend I was walking in the Two Bridges neighborhood when some unfortunate store signage triggered the immature third-grader in me. Yes, it’s sad, but I couldn’t help but giggle.