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April 17, 2012
Say Hello to Pok Pok NY, Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya
Pok Pok NY, a branch of Andy Ricker's Thai chain, opens tomorrow in Brooklyn's Columbia Waterfront district. [Eater] Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya is now open on the Lower East Side. [Bowery Boogie]
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January 20, 2012
Vehicle Crashes Disproportionately Hit Children in Low-Income Areas: Report
Last week, a 12-year-old girl was struck and killed as she crossed Delancey Street on the Lower East Side, in an area that has a reputation for being dangerous for pedestrians. Now, an advocacy group has said that this tragedy is part of an alarming trend -- that young children in low-income neighb ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
Say Goodbye to Terrace in the Sky, Matsuri
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Here are some of the dogs who got eaten this week. Know of any restaurants or bars opening or closing? Drop us a line. Rocket Joes, a Lower East Side pizzeria loved by late-night revelers, has closed temporarily -- it's going through an ownership change and deali ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Beware of the Lower East Side Dog Feeder
Bowery Boogie Courtesy of our friends at Bowery Boogie comes that peculiar flyer, spotted on Orchard and Grand. Some horrible cretin has been feeding dogs on the Lower East Side!
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November 30, 2011
What the Abandoned Trolley Terminal on the Lower East Side Looks Like Now
Remember "the Low Line" -- the proposal to make the 60,000 currently unused square feet of the abandoned trolley terminal on the Lower East Side, under Delancey Street, into something called The Delancey Underground? James Ramsey and Dan Barasch came up with the plan to create a green space there ut ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
Robert Sietsema at He Nan Flavor; Lauren Shockey at Beecher's Handmade Cheese
This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema discovers authentic Henan on the Lower East Side at He Nan Flavor. Lauren Shockey sips a Grilled Cheese Martini at Beecher's Handmade Cheese.Liz BarclayCurd-ish pleasures at Beecher's Adam Platt isn't exactly charmed by the new West Village Fatty 'Cue ( ... More >>
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October 18, 2011
A Place to Bury Strangers Drummer Jay Weilminster On Why His New Bar Is No Fun
A Place to Bury Strangers has been called "The Loudest Band in New York." So, when we heard one of its members was opening a bar on the Lower East Side, we were surprised to learn it would be a tapas place. Sounds so dainty. Well, it turns out that tapas can be just as rock 'n' roll as beer and whis ... More >>
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October 9, 2011
Hot and Sour Soup at Inexpensive Delicacies, Dish No. 4
If you want to kindle a fierce debate among "bottom-feeding" foodies, as they're derisively called (and I'm certainly one), just ask what's the cheapest and best item of food for the money in one borough or another.
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September 26, 2011
'Possible Bomb Threat' on Lower East Side Just an Empty Suitcase
We've been seeing some talk on Twitter that there was a possible bomb threat at the corner of Allen and Delancey Streets on the Lower East Side, and that streets were blocked off. Rest assured: It is not a bomb. The NYPD informed us moments ago that "it's not a bomb threat, it was a suspicio ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Falai Has Closed, and Falai Panetteria Is on the Market
After months of speculation, Iacopo has closed Falai, his six-year-old flagship restaurant on Clinton Street.
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August 12, 2011
New York in the 1960s: Plenty of Hipsters, Fewer Starbucks
Lower East Side from Django's Ghost on VimeoLook at that fucking hipster! Wait...where are we? When are we? As this clip of the East Village in the '60s -- posted on Neighborhoodr via Handsome as Fuck and supplemented with music from the Velvet Underground -- demonstrates, nerdy black glasses, ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Open and Closed: Say Hello to Neely's, Goodbye to Rockography
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Moran's has shuttered after 25 years in operation just two blocks south of the World Trade Center. Owners Brian and Abby Lydon cited business slowing after 9/11. [DNAInfo] The Carroll Gardens ... More >>
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June 24, 2011
NYPD Saves Jumper on Lower East Side
viaEyewitnesses on Twitter are reporting that police stopped a woman from jumping off the roof at 1 Essex Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side. As seen above, an inflatable landing pad was set up below the building, but officers managed to grab the woman before it was necessary. "I wasn't wa ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Wine Could Soon Be Available in NY Supermarkets; Beers War Erupts in Wisconsin
Craft brewers are furious over a new MillerCoors-backed piece of legislature in Wisconsin that they say will prevent micro-brewers from opening more than one brewpub to sell and market their own beer. [Salon] What are the top-selling beer holidays in the United States? We'll give you a hin ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
Perfect Picnic to Pack Your Lunch, New York
A perfect picnic, delivered.Summer may not be here yet, officially speaking, but picnicking season is already in full swing. Perfect Picnic, a new food shop and picnic-delivery service based on the Lower East Side, has you covered for all your packed-lunch needs.
Voice Choices
May 18, 2011
EAST COASTIN'
A street party close to home
Blogs
April 28, 2011
Ryan Jordan 'In' at the Clerkenwell; Damon Wise 'Out' at Craft
Ryan Jordan, who has worked at the Breslin and the original John Dory, is now cooking at the Clerkenwell on the Lower East Side. His menu includes paprika-dusted "chickpea crisps," cauliflower fries with curry mayo, and housemade currywurst. [Grub Street] Rumors that Damon Wise was leaving h ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
On the Lower East Side, the Streets Are Paved in Horse Poop
Important news that affects all of us, each and every one, is today being reported exclusively by the New York Post: Police horses are shitting all over the Lower East Side, the "club-centric hub" to which they have been dispatched to control "rowdy bar-hoppers."
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February 28, 2011
Some Schools Could Lose 30 Percent of Teachers under Bloomberg Plan - WNYC
The Bloomberg Administration has announced that some schools could lose up to 30 percent of their teaching force, WNYC is reporting this morning. Under a worst-case scenario, the Department of Education is set to lay off one to five teachers at most schools, with some losing 30 percent of their ove ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
Geraldo Rivera Suggests a 'Shadow Government' to Save the Lower East Side
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 3, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 5 Radical pragmatism: the shadow government By Geraldo Rivera AN OUTLINE FOR SAVING 30 SQUARE BLOCKS OF THE WORLD The Lower East Side is dying. Like the South Bronx, Central Brooklyn, and Harlem, it ha ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
Fancy Upper West Side Building Hires Its Own Creative Director
Ever felt that the seafoam green interior and moldy moldings of your Lower East Side walkup just don't "go" with the authentic door paint or vintage-scented elevator or occasional atmospheric shrieks and scufflings? Ah, if we lived at the Upper West Side's historic condo The Apthorp (resident ... More >>
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January 11, 2011
Max Fish Hanging on for Another Year, Pink Pony "Pretty Sure" It Will, Too
Max FishFinally, some good news from the Lower East Side: Max Fish isn't going anywhere. Yet. According to Paper, the Ludlow Street bar will not be closing Jan. 30 following a rent dispute with its landlord. Instead, owner Uli Rimkus has negotiated an agreement with her landlord that will all ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Painkiller to Revamp Menu, Adds Hot Drinks
nybarfly.comSoon to come in hot form Now that winter's officially begun, it's time to get out the Snuggie and curl up with the booze. Cocktails can be tricky when it's cold, but luckily a new trend is about to be sprung upon New Yorkers: the hot tiki cocktail!
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November 12, 2010
Autobrennt, One Step Beyond, Funk Galaktik, and Lindstrom Headline Your Weekend In Nightlife
These next two days bring a whole lot of dance music and a little bit of rap. Behold, your weekend in nightlife. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Neighborhood: Lower East Side Party: Autobrennt DJs: Prince Language & Slow Hands Highlights: Rivington Hotel's penthouse is one of our favorites, and tonight ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
"Lower East Side" Being Co-opted to Sell Cheap Shoes
Something ugly this way comes.Via Bowery Boogie, we have learned that Payless ShoeSource is now offering a brand encapsulating the style, quirkiness, and wonder of one of our very own downtown Manhattan neighborhoods. The "Lower East Side" line features heart waterfall earrings, flower satin ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
Fried Dumplings and Soup at North Dumpling on the LES
North Dumpling is an old-timer in dumpling-shop years. There are nearly a dozen dumpling shops on the Lower East Side alone, not to mention those in Sunset Park and Flushing, and the vast majority now dispense four for $1. But North Dumpling is different.
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October 22, 2010
The Monster Mash, Turbotax, The Fader Fort, And, OK, A CMJ Showcase Or Two Headline Your Weekend In Nightlife
Thanks to CMJ, there are hundreds of things you could do in the city this weekend. There are too many bands we love playing too many shows, acting as the "secret guest" at epic concerts that we regret not going to, and walking down the streets and hanging out in bars like us real people do. I ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
Sunday Is Apple Day on the Lower East Side
delphaber/FlickrSunday will not only bring wild foods to Manhattan, but also one of the fruit world's most mainstream members to the Lower East Side. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the neighborhood will celebrate the third-annual New York City Apple Day. The festivities will take place on Orchard St ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
American Apparel Wants You to Work for Them, Apparently
For those of you who have always dreamed of a retail gig at American Apparel, the time is nigh (even as profits reportedly sink. Hey, could be your last chance!). The retailer has issued a Craigslist call for "intelligent, friendly and dedicated people to work at our Lower East Side store."
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August 25, 2010
Seats Still Available for Next Week's Outstanding in the Field Dinners
Outstanding in the FieldAl fresco dining at its finest.Outstanding in the Field, the self-described "roving culinary adventure" known for staging five-course, white-tablecloth dinners in the farm fields and urban gardens where the food on the table originates, will hold a series of dinners in ... More >>
Voice Choices
August 25, 2010
AND THE BEAT GOES ON
The annual HOWL! Festival returns
Blogs
August 11, 2010
Cocktail Bars Cropping Up All Over Town
Cocktails a-go-go.The Times notes the popularity of beer gardens these days, a trend it says has coincided with the rise modern speakeasy. But suds still can't compete with spirits, it would appear, as a whole new crop of cocktail lounges tries to tempt you with its prettily mixed concoctions ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Quinoa Taco at Snack Dragon
Snack Dragon taco shack recently branched out from its original East Village location to open a spot on the Lower East Side. There you will find a vegetarian taco that brings together all the various charms of crunchy hippie-Cal-Mex-drunk food.
Voice Choices
July 20, 2010
L.E.S. ARTCRAWL
Because bar crawls are so 1995
Blogs
June 29, 2010
Lush Life Exhibit, Chapter 3: First Bird (A Few Butterflies), on Display at Invisible-Exports
The third exhibit based on Richard Price's 2008 novel, Lush Life, is now open at Invisible-Exports gallery on the Lower East Side. It follows Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the nine-part project curated by Franklin Evans and Omar Lopez-Chahoud, in which each gallery interprets a chapter of the cr ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 29, 2010
LUSCIOUS LOOK
The Lower East Side, page by page
Blogs
June 22, 2010
NYPD Seeking Shorty Suspects in Central Park Armed Robbery
Once again, a group of "marauding youths" is terrorizing the older people of Manhattan (remember when a bunch of kids were attacking Asian women on the Lower East Side?). Not cool. This time, the crime is armed robbery in Central Park. On Saturday, June 19, a 68-year-old man was walking near ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Moutarde, Le Bistro de la Rue; Goodbye to Tavern on Dean
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Prospect Heights mainstay Tavern on Dean is closing at the end of the month after 10 years in business. The Atlantic Yards project may be to blame. [Eater] West Village Philippe spin-off Phili ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
There Are Apparently a Ton of Mice and Rats in the Restaurants of the East Village and Lower East Side
The face of rodent violation. It may surprise you.Here's a Thursday morning gross-out: last year, the city issued 360 violations for mice and 86 for rats to restaurants throughout the East Village and Lower East Side.
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April 10, 2010
3 Teens Arrested, Charged with "Hate Crimes" in LES Attacks on Asian Women
Three of the five underage suspects police were looking for in connection with a series of five attacks on Asian women on the Lower East Side have been arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force identified the suspects, a 15-year-old boy and girl and a 12-ye ... More >>
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April 9, 2010
Have You Seen These Kids Connected to Attacks on Asian Women on the Lower East Side?
Earlier today we mentioned that a group of "marauding youths" (how soon 'til Bloomberg utters the word "wilding" on this one?) is assaulting elderly Asian ladies in some nasty hate crime attacks on the Lower East Side. The NYPD has provided us with video of youths wanted for questioning in the fiv ... More >>
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March 30, 2010
Lost and Found, NYC: Suitcase O' Money
A post from EV Grieve this morning alerted us to an Internet-savvy gentleman who's located a suitcase full of moolah ($78,383, to be exact, and my accountant says that when things are in odd numbers like that, they're usually true!) on the Lower East Side. Out of the goodness of his heart, an ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Our 10 Best Lower East Side Restaurants
Cheeky Sandwiches has delightful beignets, but is it delightful enough to make our 10 best? The Lower East Side is home to an assortment of restaurants that provide a prismatic view of its immigrant past and more sanitized present. While the diversity and sheer number of its restaurants aren' ... More >>
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January 21, 2010
Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Lower East Side Restaurants
David Shankbone/WikipediaMarco's mural welcomes visitors to the Lower East Side Last week, we ranked our 10 best East Village restaurants. Tomorrow, we'll wander a few blocks south to rank their Lower East Side counterparts. Because the geographical boundaries of the Lower East Side are open ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
Perhaps You Are a Singer-Songwriter, and Would Like to Be Part of the New Reality TV Show The Scene...L.E.S.?
That the Lower East Side is a place totally inimical to struggling artists of any kind is probably the least of the ironies of The Scene...L.E.S., the new in-the-works reality TV show from Jimmy Lloyd Productions. As per the above Craigslist ad:
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November 10, 2009
Vegetarian Delights of NYC: Escarole and Hubbard Squash Salad at 'Inoteca
If a salad seems like summer fare, check out this plate of greens, devoured at 'Inoteca last night. It might be the Platonic ideal of a salad--composed of bitter escarole, slicked with a salty, funky Gorgonzola dressing, and sweetened with roast hubbard squash and a flurry of pistachios. It ... More >>
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November 6, 2009
Open & Closed: Say Hello to UO; Goodbye to Elvie's Turo-Turo
The new Sigmund Pretzel Shop on the Lower East Side was opened by pastry chef Lina Kulchinsky and partner Tricia Wancko. Expect small batch, hand-twisted pretzels, plain or dressed up with spreads and dips, both sweet and savory. [Always Hungry] Sushi UO has opened on the Lower East Side with 23-ye ... More >>
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October 20, 2009
This Week in Dear God, Why? A Cupcake Lounge for the LES
papertrailsleaver.blogspot.comWhat's the only thing less necessary than another cupcake shop? A cupcake lounge serving booze-laced cupcakes to be paired with more booze. Per Eater, that's what the Lower East Side is in for, courtesy of two of the dudes responsible for bringing the neighborhoo ... More >>
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September 11, 2009
Beer Happy at Bia Garden
The view from inside Bia's walk-through beer fridge.On a recent visit to the freshly opened Bia Garden on the Lower East Side, Fork in the Road was told by the hostess that the delivery menu neatly printed on a blackboard overheard was, in fact, "totally fake... we don't have delivery yet." ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
Anticipating the Purgatorial Splendor of Next Week's CB3 Meeting
Reading Eater's re-cap of last night's Community Board 2 meeting puts one in a state of anticipation about a few things: the Denton brothers' use of the former Frederick's Downtown space for their newest project, cors'ino; the next incarnation of the Cub Room space; and, of course, next Monda ... More >>
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