Idle Hands/Station B Folks Eyeing White Rabbit Space on Houston
This image has been archived or removed.
White Rabbit had been trying everything in the book to stay relevant amidst the high tide of change on the Lower East Side. More art events were added to the programming, revolving gate murals, and coffee shop in the mornings. Now, judging by the July SLA agenda, White Rabbit is being hunted.
For nearly two decades, neighborhood resident and proprietor Jim Chu has operated a business here, first as Den of Thieves and then its successor Idlewild. Documents delivered to Community Board 3 reveal that the torch may again pass, this time to the hopeful crew behind Idle Hands/Station B (formerly Billy Hurricane’s) and Alewife in Long Island City. The new endeavor at 145 East Houston is apparently called Fools Gold, and is much the same. Ownership hopes to score an on-premise license to serve until 4am all nights. Food is but a tiny component, with plans for morning coffee and pastries and bites until close.
Despite checking “background noise” as sound level, an eight-speaker sound system is listed on the application. There is, however, a promise to add soundproofing to minimize noise.
We’ll see how this one shakes out…
Recent Stories
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Hillman Houses Vandalized with Antisemitic Graffiti
Yesterday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, also marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. Here on the Lower East Side, though, it was apparently occasion for some antisemitism. Someone scrawled an antisemitic message – “fuck Jews” paired with botched swastika – inside the Hillman Houses at 500 Grand Street. The […]
Watch the First Teaser for Upcoming Beastie Boys Doc on Apple+
Yesterday, Apple unveiled the first trailer for its highly anticipated Beastie Boys documentary. It’s a teaser in the truest sense, squeaking by at about thirty seconds. Beastie Boys Story is billed as a “live documentary experience” as told by surviving members Mike D. and Adam “Ad Rock” Horovitz. It’s based on the bestselling Beastie Boys Book […]
Mount Sinai Opening Group Clinic on Delancey Street
There hasn’t been a steady tenant at 104 Delancey Street since the Chase Bank closed and consolidated with the branch across the street in 2012. Instead, eight years of pop-up players persisted, from Gagosian (2012) and Hanksy (2014) to Spirit Halloween (2015), All Leather, and Chabad LES. Now, landlord Samy Mahfar is switching it up completely. […]
Onlookers Rush to Lift SUV from Atop Pedestrian on Delancey Street [VIDEO]
Did you happen to see this clip from yesterday evening? An SUV driver purportedly hit a pedestrian on the doorstep of Essex Crossing, in the intersection of Delancey and Norfolk Street. Seeing the accident unfold, several pedestrians rush to the vehicle in order to literally lift it from atop the victim. Apparently her ankle was […]
On the ‘Ground’ with the New Madison Street Soccer Pitch
In the month-and-change since we broke the news, the large-scale indoor soccer field on Madison Street is making quick progress. Transforming a long-vacant commercial warehouse on the edge of Chinatown. Last week, The Ground, which was founded last year around the corner on Monroe, made the expansion official by whitewashing 130 Madison and imparting branded […]
