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Michelin-Star Chef Bringing Omakase to Former Black Tap on Ludlow Street
Posted January 17, 2020 at 5:00 am
From shakes to sushi. After the epic bomb that was Black Tap, 177 Ludlow Street is now taking a more upscale tack. Omakase, which is Japanese dining for the ultra-luxe set. Real Estate Weekly has the scoop, reporting that a new mystery tenant, who currently owns and operates eight restaurants in New York and Tokyo, […]
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On Ludlow Street, ‘Burger People’ Picks up Where Mikey’s Left Off
Posted January 16, 2020 at 5:00 am
For those who missed Mikey’s Burger on Ludlow Street, the original owner is back with more of the same. Burger People opened shop at 134 Ludlow earlier this week. The room itself has been lightly updated with a new luncheonette feel. The menu has everything you would expect – burgers, franks, fries, and milkshakes. Owner […]
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‘Fancy Pharmacy’ is Moving from Essex Street After Decades on the Block
Posted January 15, 2020 at 5:00 am
A Lower East Side retail anchor is unmoored from its longtime location at the northwest corner of Essex and Rivington Streets. Fancy Pharmacy (and its unique store signage) is not long for this spot. A sandwich board outside the store indicates that the drugstore is relocating, though not too far away. Its new location is […]
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First Look at Uncle Boons Offshoot ‘Thai Diner’ on Kenmare
Last modified January 14, 2020 at 7:41 am
Critics’ downtown favorite Uncle Boons is on the precipice of expansion. Southbound and down. Its Thai Diner offshoot is almost ready to go at 186 Mott Street. Word on the street is any day now. Initial target opening had been October 2019. Now, it’s anyone’s guess. Meanwhile, storefront itself – previously home to short-lived The […]
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HSBC Bank is Headed to the Corner Delancey and Ludlow Streets
Posted January 13, 2020 at 5:00 am
Here is the real reason why the Claw Money boutique is no longer at Delancey and Ludlow Streets. Blame the bank. Traser signage in the window of 101 Delancey indicates that HSBC is opening a new branch here at the southeast corner. Further homogenizing this stretch of the Lower East Side. Indeed, by last count […]
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‘Station to Station’ David Bowie Tribute Appears at Broadway-Lafayette Subway Stop
Last modified January 10, 2020 at 9:49 am
It was four years ago today that we lost David Bowie. The pop-star chameleon passed away in 2016 after a secret eighteen-month bout with liver cancer. He died just two days after turning 69, and delivering a swan-song record called Blackstar. Now, the subway station one block from his old residence sports a streetside tribute. Someone […]
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That Bumble Wine Bar isn’t Coming to Prince Street, After All
Posted January 10, 2020 at 5:03 am
Turns out Bumble won’t be opening a coffee-wine bar in Little Italy, after all. A landlord representative from 47 Prince Street disputed our story this week, and noted that Bumble is apparently no longer poised to open its 70-seat Brew concept. Even though the popular dating app previously signed the lease on the space, and […]
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LES Ecology Center Compost Program in Danger of Being Bulldozed Due to Resiliency Project
Last modified January 9, 2020 at 10:23 am
The Lower East Side Ecology Center is fighting to save its compost program in the face of the revised $1.45 billion coastal resiliency project. As previously noted, the city changed the overall timetable to a tiered structure. So, rather than closing the entire park, the project will happen in phases starting next fall with a […]
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City Planning Commission to Vote on Controversial Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Towers this Month [Updated]
Last modified January 8, 2020 at 11:32 am
In early-December, the City Planning Commission convened a public hearing on the controversial development proposed for the fire-scorched Beth Hamedrash Hagadol site at Norfolk and Broome Streets. No vote followed. As previously reported, the project (aka GO Broome) is a two-towered joint venture between the Chinese-American Planning Council nonprofit and the Gotham Organization. Together, the […]
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This Blight is Possible for the Corner of Attorney and Delancey Streets
Posted January 7, 2020 at 5:00 am
The low-rise, northwest corner of Attorney and Delancey Streets is ready for the big time. Years of pop-ups and short-lived businesses finally culminates this year with its listing on the open market. Indeed, with Essex Crossing now operational and exerting upward real estate pressure, the two vacant buildings at 176-178 Delancey are the next dominoes […]
