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Elected Officials Ignore Mom’s Plea to Stop the City from Destroying East River Park [OP-ED]
Last modified April 22, 2021 at 6:39 am
The following editorial was written by Kirsten Theodos, an East Village resident. There is a crisis right now in New York City. The limited green space we have is under attack, and even a global climate crisis and pandemic won’t stop the City from destroying it. I live near East River Park, the only meaningful green […]
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Tre on Ludlow Street Returns Next Month with New Chef
Posted April 21, 2021 at 5:01 am
The following guest post was written by Bowery Boogie reader Colton Moore. Tre, the locals Italian restaurant on Ludlow Street, is set to reopen on Saturday, May 1. It’s the first time back open since the pandemic-related sidelining in December. Returning diners will be surprised (and treated) to a new menu; rather than offering full […]
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Pedestrian Bridge Decay in Corlears Hook Park?
Last modified April 20, 2021 at 3:16 pm
Strange things afoot. For a few days in mid-March, the pedestrian bridge connecting Corlears Hook Park to the East River greenway was closed off. No explanation; just cones and netting. Neighbors claimed that the bridge itself was crumbling, and that concrete debris fell onto the FDR roadway below. However, after a few days closed to […]
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Opposition Mounts Against Public Hotel Garden Revamp on Chrystie Street
Posted April 19, 2021 at 5:04 am
The 28-story Public Hotel hopes to reconfigure its garden area along Chrystie Street. Neighbors are not having it. Posters in the immediate vicinity display the opposition to the liquor license modification. Claiming that the new garden format would be an “open air eating and drinking playground for the rich.” According to materials submitted to the […]
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Developer to Close Lands End II Parking Lot by Month End for New 700-Foot Towers
Last modified April 19, 2021 at 10:17 am
Not two months after the Appellate Court overturned community lawsuits stopping the Two Bridges mega-developments, one of said projects is now moving forward. Tenants of the Lands End II housing complex were informed, via letter, that the rear parking lot will close by the end of April to make way for the 700-foot megatowers by […]
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City Officially Breaks Ground on $1.45B East Side Coastal Resiliency Project
Posted April 16, 2021 at 5:00 am
After an initial delay, the contested $1.45 billion East Side Coastal Resiliency Project is set to break ground in the coming days. All against a backdrop of legal filings and vociferous community opposition. “Building a recovery for all of us means fighting climate change and investing in resilient communities,” Mayor de Blasio stated in a […]
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Grassroots Campaign Afoot to Remove Susan Stetzer from CB3 District Manager
Posted April 15, 2021 at 5:02 am
Clearly, someone has a personal vendetta against Susan Stetzer, the longtime district manager of Community Board 3. Several wheat-paste posters surfaced on street surfaces around the neighborhood this week, demanding “Susan Stetzer out now” and to “clean up CB3.” The action appears part of a larger (anonymous) campaign to educate the neighborhood about the toxicity […]
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Friedman’s to Open Grand Street Eatery Later this Month
Posted April 14, 2021 at 5:01 am
Another dining option is one small step from opening in Seward Park. Word on the street is that Friedman’s, the comfort food, is to open its newest location sometime within the next month. Still no word on an exact launch, though. Meanwhile, the restaurant installed its canopy signage at 357 Grand this week. In addition, […]
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Excavation Underway for 30-Story Tower at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Site
Last modified April 13, 2021 at 9:00 am
On the backside of Essex Crossing, another gargantuan development is full steam ahead. Poised to cast more shadows. The excavators have been moving earth at the former Beth Hamedrash Hagadol site on Norfolk Street for over a month. Readying the parcel for the foundation to support a towering development (aka GoBroome) that will ascend thirty […]
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Man Fatally Stabs Brother in One of Two Knifings at Alfred Smith Houses this Weekend
Posted April 12, 2021 at 5:03 am
Two men were stabbed within twelve hours, one fatally, in separate incidents at the Alfred Smith Houses over the weekend. Both incidents transpired in the same building (15 St. James Place), one of which carrying the distinction of the first homicide of the year in the 5th Precinct. On Saturday afternoon, a domestic dispute at […]
