Orchard Street
Work Underway at New Orchard Street Home of Scarr’s Pizza
Posted October 22, 2020 at 5:07 am
Scarr’s Pizza is moving up the street. And the work has already begun. As previously reported, owner Scarr Pimentel applied to remove and transfer the liquor license to 35 Orchard (aka 34 Allen) in what was formerly the Lam & Associates insurance office. (A building now shared with Cheeky Sandwiches.) Community Board 3 signaled its […]
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Orchard Grocer Announces ‘Vegan Bites’ Punchcard to Benefit Safe Horizons
Posted October 9, 2020 at 5:12 am
When the pandemic shutdown hit in mid-March, Orchard Grocer pivoted to become a virtual vegan grocery store. Six months later, ownership unveiled a to-go counter for their specialty house-made goods. Now, further inroads expansion within the vegan community. Chef Nora Vargas and founders Erica and Sara Kubersky have joined forces with several female-owned, plant-based restaurants […]
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Stolen Years Ago, Jarmulowsky Bank Hotel Installs Replica Clock
Posted October 7, 2020 at 5:00 am
When it comes to the Jarmulowsky Bank Building, instances abound of “first time in a long time.” From its restored facade, windows, and wooden doors to the historically accurate cupola replica. Now it’s time to add the clock to that tally, too. Indeed, as part of the years-running hotel conversion spearheaded by DLJ Real Estate […]
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It Appears Max Fish is Selling Rebooted Orchard Street Bar
Posted September 28, 2020 at 5:00 am
For the second time in years, obituaries are to be written for a Lower East Side classic. Max Fish, which defied the odds to reopen in a new location, might close down all over again. The first evidence of what’s to transpire here on Orchard Street is an application for a new liquor license at […]
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Secondhand Bookstore Comes to Orchard Street
Posted September 24, 2020 at 5:00 am
And today, in news out of left field… There is a secondhand bookstore coming to the Lower East Side. Down at 47 Orchard Street, the former home of Anna Sheffield’s eponymous jewelry boutique. The new store is as yet untitled, but will feature used books, vinyl records, and assorted antique. “I have a large collection […]
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Moscot Heads Uptown with New UWS Store
Posted September 23, 2020 at 5:04 am
The Moscot eyewear empire is expanding, pandemic be damned. The multi-generational, family-owned business is headed to the Upper West Side. This news is dispatched just shy of a year from when the spectacle slinger announced a new outpost in Los Angeles. The latest location is scheduled to open this Friday in Lincoln Square (188 Columbus […]
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The ‘Mahjong Social’ Mural on Orchard Street
Posted September 16, 2020 at 5:05 am
The brick space made famous five years ago with Hanksy’s “Dump Trump” mural now carries a different message. The nascent Chinatown Mural Project imparted a new artwork – its second – at the corner of Orchard and Canal Streets. Dubbed “Mahjong Social,” the piece shows four pigeons playing the game together. It honors the Chinese […]
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All Vegan ‘Orchard Grocer’ Returns with Takeout Service
Posted September 11, 2020 at 5:00 am
Mooshoes has good news for local vegans. Its sidecar grocery space is back open after six months on the sidelines. When the pandemic shutdown hit in mid-March, Orchard Grocer pivoted to become a virtual vegan grocery store for the local community. Six months later, ownership has unveiled a to-go counter for their specialty house-made goods. As […]
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SLA Suspends The Skinny Bar on Orchard Street for Coronavirus Violations
Posted September 8, 2020 at 5:00 am
Another longtime Hell Square nightclub over the weekend violated state-mandated coronavirus rules, and paid the ultimate price. The Skinny bar on Orchard Street, considered by many locals as a bad operator, was caught lax on its enforcement of patron social distancing and face coverings. These transgressions led the dedicated multi-agency task force to suspend their […]
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Tenement Museum Relaunches Walking Tours, but Indoor Programs Still on Hold
Posted September 2, 2020 at 5:04 am
While larger museums and cultural institutions around the city are reopening after a pandemic-induced sidelining, here on the Lower East Side, the Tenement Museum will remain dark. No indoor programming at 97 Orchard Street for the foreseeable future. Historically appropriate, in a sense. Tenements were harbingers of disease throughout the generations due to overcrowding small […]
