102 Forsyth Street
LES Landlord Shuts Down ‘Forsyth Fire Escape’ Burrito Slingers
Last modified July 21, 2021 at 12:17 pm
Two Chinatown residents last month opened a unique pop up restaurant, slinging burritos from their fire escape on Forsyth Street. They’re not the run-of-the mill burritos, either – they’re Scallion Pancake Burritos, of the Thai, Dominican, Chinese and California variety. Rather than running up and down stairs for delivery, “Forsyth Fire Escape” owners Isabel Lee […]
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‘Signs and Symbols’ Gallery Takes Former Record Store Space on Forsyth Street
Posted May 4, 2018 at 5:03 am
Over at 100-102 Forsyth Street, the gentrification playbook is put to use. Almost to a tee. As the double-wide tenements are upscaled, its retail mirrors in kind. First, a trendy coffee shop (i.e. Kodawari); next up, a new gallery. Dubbed Signs and Symbols, the new showroom is a self-described “curator’s studio” and “non-gallery gallery” that […]
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‘CW Pencil Enterprise’ Moves from its Forsyth Street Locale
Posted August 2, 2017 at 5:04 am
In news that will surprise no one, CW Pencil Enterprise will not be reopening on Forsyth Street. It follows a similar trajectory as address-mates Birds & Bubbles and the Football Cafe, both of which succumbed to fallout from onsite renovations by newish owner Veracity Real Estate. The ongoing interior remodeling of 100-102 Forsyth Street reportedly […]
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CW Pencil Enterprise Shutters Due to ‘Serious Safety Issue’ at Forsyth Street Building
Posted July 12, 2017 at 5:00 am
CW Pencil Enterprise, the darling two-year-old specialty pencil dispensary, is the latest business to shutter due to ongoing building problems at 100 Forsyth Street. The temporary closure is apparently related to onsite renovations by Veracity Real Estate, which is already blamed for sidelining both Birds & Bubbles and Football Cafe earlier this spring. The following […]
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Deadly Dragon Sound Reggae Record Shop Forced from 102 Forsyth Street After 11 Years in Business
Posted April 6, 2016 at 5:00 am
The crate digging on Forsyth Street will come to a close later this month. When the adjoining tenements at 100-102 Forsyth Street sold back in January for $16 million, we knew that a neighborhood treasure probably wouldn’t survive the changing hands. Deadly Dragon Sound, the eleven-year-old record shop specializing in Reggae music, is bowing out. […]
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Adjoining Tenements on Forsyth Street Sell for $16M
Posted January 18, 2016 at 5:10 am
There’s more real estate turnover to report on the southern section of Forsyth Street. Controversial landowners Marolda Properties just unloaded three of their holdings here for $24.4 million. Now another transaction just a block away. Fresh off the $13.1 million purchase of the Lorely building on Rivington Street (another Marolda property), Veracity Real Estate just […]
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World Famous Paints Mural on Deadly Dragon Sound [PHOTOS]
Posted July 29, 2013 at 12:00 pm
As Bowery Boogie enters its sixth year of existence (oh yeah… did we forget to mention our anniversary?), we wanted to find a way to leave our mark on the physical realm of the Lower East Side in addition to this whole internet/cyberspace thing we do. A huge chunk of what we cover here is […]
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Reggae Mecca: Deadly Dragon Sounds on Forsyth Street
Last modified January 14, 2013 at 4:33 pm
Deadly Dragon Sounds is the Lower East Side’s best kept secret for all reggae-heads, rude gyals and bois (bwoys).
