Week in Review: January 14
A 13-year-old girl was killed crossing Delancey Street yesterday [Pedestrian Struck at Delancey and Clinton]
We interviewed Hanksy in anticipation of last night’s opening at the Krause Gallery [Street Artist Hanksy Talks to Bowery Boogie]
Some call it the Chinatown response to the High Line, though on a march smaller scale. The Forsyth Plaza at the base of the Manhattan Bridge is undergoing phase two of development [Updates on the Forsyth Plaza at Manhattan Bridge]
Toby’s Public House aims to open at 86 Kenmare sometime next month, but the locals are hell-bent on opposing their license to serve wine and beer [Update on Toby’s Public House at 86 Kenmare]
Nike invested cash and resources in a new basketball court at the Mitchell-Lama co-op, Masaryk Towers. It’s invite only through April [Nike Builds New Basketball Court Inside Masaryk Towers]
Our newest contributor, Allison B. Siegel, uncovers the unique history behind 101 Avenue A [An interesting History of 101 Avenue A]
Recent Stories
Unprovoked Stabbing on Worth Street has Chinatown on Edge
In an apparently random attack yesterday evening, a 36-year-old Chinese man was stabbed in the back, and severely injured, by Brooklyn resident Salman Muflihi. The attacker wielded an eight-inch knife in the incident outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse on Worth Street, then surrendered at the entrance of the Manhattan DA’s office on Hogan Place. […]
Uncapped: In Conversation with Clayton Patterson and Cochise
Oh hey, Boogie Faithful, it’s your favorite historian here announcing our new graf-related podcast. We’ve done a few episodes, literally, and for the latest, Clayton Patterson has come out of his Boogie corner. We chatted, we laughed, we discussed some esoteric, anecdotal and priceless Lower East Side history. Local native and artist Jose “Cochise” Quiles also […]
Jing Fong Waiters Urge Landlord to Reinstate Dining Room
Chinatown shook to its core last weekend upon news that Jing Fong is closing down its massive dining room next week (March 7). The restaurant will continue operating as a ghost kitchen to fulfill orders for takeout, delivery, and outdoor dining on its patio. They’re reportedly on a month-to-month lease. “With our drastic decline in […]
Small Business Owners ‘Permanently Close’ to Demand COVID Relief
Local small business groups, along with the Cooper Square Committee, East Village Community Coalition, and Village Preservation are hosting a rally today in the name of economic survival. It’s part of a statewide week of activism to find commercial rent relief in the city. With that, businesses who fear forever closure due to rent burdens […]
Fired Laundry Workers Accuse Liox Cleaners of ‘Union Busting’
The Liox Cleaners chain is facing a raft of opposition in the wake of alleged “union busting.” Tuesday afternoon saw the first of two picketing actions outside the Allen Street location, just north of Delancey. According to the distributed literature, “On February 19, the Liox laundry chain fired the immigrant woman workers of the Wash […]
