Nabe News: May 12
The Bullet Space artist collective at 292 East Third Street is the first of eleven former LES squats to be turned over to its residents. Grieve has the scoop [EV Grieve]
Notes from Community Board 3’s SLA Licensing Committee meeting last night. Spitzer’s Corner won’t receive a sidewalk cafe after all [Eater, Previously]
A detailed update on the situation unfolding in Tompkins Square Park, including information on the victim, Ms. Lesia Pupshaw. She was 26 [Neither More Nor Less]
Residents of 150-152 West Fourteenth Street were evacuated from their homes last week after its partial collapse. A nearby flyer claims that the slumlord allowed the building to deteriorate [Vanishing NY]
Looking at the framed autographed photos lining the walls of Manny’s Music [Greenwich Village Daily Photo]
DBGB Kitchen & Bar will be in preview mode this weekend in anticipation of its official June opening [Grub St]
Muggers now targeting the SoHo Apple Store [Runnin’ Scared]
Recent Stories
Chinatown Dessert Shop ‘Bonsai Kakigori’ Announces Hell Square Push
A Chinatown dessert shop is branching out, and will soon open a satellite in Hell Square. Bonsai Kakigori recently taped teaser signage to the windows of 100 Stanton Street, former home of the popular El Rey cafe. This Hell Square location is the first foray into brick-and-mortar for the company, which currently operates at the […]
Five Years Vacant, Preserve 24 Space Gets a 99-Cent Pizzeria
With a fully renovated property at the corner of East Houston and Allen Streets, landlord-developer Serge Hoyda already added two new food groups – gyros and pizza. The 99-cent pizza place, situated around the corner from Rosario’s and Una Pizza Napoletana, takes a bite out of floor area previously occupied by Preserve 24. The takeout […]
Signage Arrives for New Essex Market and Regal Cinemas at Essex Crossing
As if that 26-story brown building blotting the Lower East Side skyline wasn’t proof enough, the “official” arrival of the new Essex Street Market and Regal Cinemas is now further visible. Marquee signage is up and running at Essex Crossing. The illuminated lettering was installed yesterday outside 115 Delancey Street (aka Site 2). Meanwhile, […]
The ‘New Stand’ is Finally Ready to Take the Bowery
June 2017 It’s been almost three years since Patricia Field retired her Bowery fashion boutique and quietly relocated to Seward Park. While a replacement was ultimately found a year thereafter, mum has largely been the narrative at 306 Bowery. Until now. The so-called New Stand, which inked a ten-year deal on the 6,700 square-foot retail […]
‘Esther & Carol’ Goes Dark After Less than 2 Years on the Bowery
Esther & Carol had lofty goals for the southwest corner of Bowery and Broome. Barely two years after opening, the restaurant is now dark. Esther & Carol occupied a large swath of the Sohotel corner (the former Bacchanal), and was split in thirds – full service dining room, casual takeout window, and basement lounge with […]
