Bowery
The ‘Supreme Loser’ on the Bowery
Posted November 13, 2020 at 5:04 am
Earlier this week, downtown skatewear company, Supreme, sold for an uncanny $2.1 billion. Now, the street responds. Just up the block from Supreme headquarters in the Germania Bank Building, a new mural at 246 Bowery mocks with the statement – Supreme Loser. Using the red box logo and white Futura Heavy Oblique font the apparel […]
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Salon 94 Bounces from the Bowery
Last modified November 12, 2020 at 5:23 pm
When an art gallery set foot beneath the Sunshine Hotel flophouse on the Bowery, it represented another milestone in the hyper-gentrification of the ancient thoroughfare. A decade on, however, the showroom is gone. Salon 94 is no longer on the Bowery, having vacated its perch at the corner of Stanton Street. Instead, leasing signage holds […]
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Bowery Lighting District Dims with Loss of Another
Posted November 9, 2020 at 5:05 am
A Bowery lighting business is on the verge of closing its two showrooms. Discount signage in the store windows of 162-166 Bowery reveal that both The Lighthouse and New York Lighting are kaput. You’ll recall that the latter vacated its longtime space further south in February 2018, and consolidated operations at the former. The retailer […]
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Tombstone Secured for Homeless Man Beaten to Death on the Bowery Last Year
Posted October 26, 2020 at 5:03 am
Earlier this month marked one year since four homeless men were murdered while asleep on the Bowery. Since the anniversary, a fundraising campaign to secure a tombstone for one of the victims was successful. Chuen Kwok had fallen on hard times after the passing of his partner. He eventually found refuge living on the streets […]
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Noodles no More: 88 Lan Zhou Closes on October 31
Posted October 7, 2020 at 5:11 am
For Chinatown favorite, 88 Lan Zhou, the brief reprieve is up. Closure is happening at month’s end. Despite a recent surge in sales and support. “With a heavy heart, we’re announcing that our final day of operations will be October 31,” the handwritten sign at 40 Bowery reads. The closure was also announced on Instagram […]
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One Year Later, Locals Hold Vigil for Homeless Men Beaten to Death on the Bowery
Posted October 7, 2020 at 5:07 am
This past Monday marked exactly one year since four homeless men were murdered while asleep on the Bowery. To commemorate the date, neighbors held an intimate community vigil at Kimlau Square to remember the fallen – Chuen Kwok, Anthony Manson, Florencio Moran, and Nazario Vazquez-Villegas. It was a solemn evening without the usual “we should do […]
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78 People Caught Flouting Social Distancing Rules at Bowery Karaoke Bar
Posted September 28, 2020 at 5:07 am
A karaoke bar on the Bowery was busted by the Sheriff’s office Friday night for violating COVID-19 social distancing regulations. According to a report in Gothamist, seventy-eight people were spotted inside K-One Karaoke Bar at 97 Bowery eating and drinking at about 2:30am on Saturday morning. No distancing or masks. Sheriff Joe Fucito, head of […]
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Artists Stick Together with ‘We Are All Bowery’
Posted September 28, 2020 at 5:03 am
Hard hit by the pandemic and protests, an art initiative is underway to assuage the struggles currently happening on the Bowery. The “We Are All Bowery” project is helmed by Inside Change From Within, an endeavor supported in part by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. The goal of this project is a seemingly simple one: […]
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Grave Marker Fund for Homeless Man Beaten to Death on the Bowery Last Year
Posted September 25, 2020 at 5:10 am
It’s been exactly one year since the city was rocked by the fatal bludgeoning of homeless men on the Bowery while they slept. Of the five beaten by 24-year-old attacker Randy Santos, four ultimately died – Chuen Kwok, Anthony Manson, Florencio Moran, and Nazario Vasquez-Villegas. In the days that followed the murders, elected officials and nonprofits held […]
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The New Museum Returns to the Bowery from Pandemic Sidelining
Posted September 18, 2020 at 5:07 am
After being sidelined for six months, the New Museum is back. They reopened their doors earlier this week to the public at large. As previously noted, three new exhibits will grace the space and run through the remainder of 2020; “Peter Saul: Crime and Punishment,” “Jordan Casteel: Within Reach,” and “Daiga Grantina: What Eats Around […]
