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Lower East Sider Spends Birthday Buffing Graffiti from MOSCOT on Orchard Street
Posted March 8, 2021 at 5:00 am
For her birthday, a Lower East Side native only wanted to help MOSCOT restore its image. Its Orchard Street storefront, that is. You’ll recall that the exterior of the cornershop has gradually devolved into a mess of graffiti tags in recent months. Paint on nearly every surface, including the shutters and billboard boxes. There is […]
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Upside Pizza Slinging Slices in Little Italy
Posted March 5, 2021 at 5:02 am
Upside Pizza is now serving at the former home of Pomodoro in Little Italy. It opened on Spring Street this past Wednesday. Founder Noam Grossman and partners Eli and Oren Halali (behind 2 Brothers and Taqueria Diana) had been renovating 51 Spring Street since the fall. The pizza parlor opted for a gut renovation, resulting […]
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Asian Man Pummeled Outside East Broadway Station in Latest Biased Attack
Last modified March 4, 2021 at 8:03 am
An Asian man was assaulted in an unprovoked attack outside the East Broadway subway station Tuesday night, adding to a recent spate of biased assaults against Asians across the city. Cops said the 56-year-old victim was entering the F train station – the Rutgers Street entrance by Woo’s Wonton King – at about 8:50pm when […]
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Seward Park Co-op General Manager Stepping Down After 13 Years
Last modified March 3, 2021 at 2:14 pm
Yesterday afternoon, Seward Park Co-op members were informed that the general manager is stepping down next month. Frank Durant, who has managed the complex since 2008, cited personal reasons for the departure, effective April 1. His replacement is Brendan Keany, formerly the General Manager at Penn South. Below is the memo from the Board of […]
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Mi Salsa Kitchen Now Serving Cuban Cuisine on Allen Street
Posted March 2, 2021 at 5:07 am
The Lower East Side now boasts a new Cuban restaurant in its restaurant ranks. Mi Salsa Kitchen opened last week at the southeast corner of East Houston and Allen Streets, serving up self-proclaimed “authentic Cuban cuisine.” The restaurant is currently open for walk-in dining and fulfilling takeout orders. Also via Grub Hub and Seamless. Current […]
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City Finally Releases East River Park Resilience Study, but with Heavy Redactions
Last modified March 3, 2021 at 10:55 am
It took three years and the accompanying community pressure for the city to finally release a critical report on the East River Park reconstruction plan, which it initially claimed did not exist. The Value Engineering Study, as it’s called, was the report Mayor de Blasio cited in 2018 when announcing the sudden change in the […]
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Jing Fong Waiters Urge Landlord to Reinstate Dining Room
Posted February 26, 2021 at 5:07 am
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 […]
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CB3 Signals Approval of Parkside Lounge Rooftop Expansion
Posted February 25, 2021 at 5:02 am
Parkside Lounge now has official community backing for its rooftop expansion. Operating at the corner of East Houston and Attorney Streets since 1997, the bar is struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic. To alleviate, it’s headed upstairs with a plan to add seating on the rooftop of the one-story building. Co-owner Christopher Lee […]
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‘The Orchard Room’ is the Max Fish Replacement on Orchard Street
Posted February 24, 2021 at 5:00 am
The Max Fish replacement on Orchard Street has an identity and pseudo opening date. The Orchard Room. According to its Instagram account, this weekend is launch. Behind the establishment are a collection of investors including the landlord and elements of the 29Monroe nightlife hospitality company. It promises “groovy vibes” and probable headaches for neighbors. Opposition […]
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‘Orange Glou’ Hopes to Celebrate Orange Wines at Former Broome Street Tailor Shop
Posted February 23, 2021 at 5:00 am
A former Lower East Side tailor shop is trading threads for wines. Orange Glou, a wine club service founded two years ago by sommelier Doreen Winkler, hopes to plant roots at 264 Broome Street. It seems that that this brick-and-mortar will be a shop that peddles “orange” wines, or those vintages made from grapes without […]
