Fish and chips and other seafood offerings, Aussie style.
153 Rivington, near Suffolk
212-253-5311
Mon, 4pm-10pm; Tue-Wed, 4pm-midnight; Thu, 4pm-1am; Fri, 4pm-2am; Sat, 11am-4am; Sun, 11am-10pm
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153 Rivington, near Suffolk 212-253-5311 Mon, 4pm-10pm; Tue-Wed, 4pm-midnight; Thu, 4pm-1am; Fri, 4pm-2am; Sat, 11am-4am; Sun, 11am-10pm
187 East Houston, at Orchard 212-475-7700 Open 24 hours, daily Delivery
107 Rivington St. 212-796-8040 Sun-Wed: 5:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Thu-Sat: 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Recent coverage on The Lo-Down
These IPhone photos were take just a few minutes ago at the corner of Clinton and Grand Streets, in front of the Citibank. Bystanders speculated that the garbage truck hit a pedestrian at about 10:30pm. The medical examiner arrive shortly after 1am. The entire area around the Citibank and extending around the corner to the Fine Fare is blocked off with police tape. From this morning's "Page 6:" PADMA Lakshmi wants you to know that she did not Essex Street Market butcher Jeffrey Ruhalter tells The Daily News the recession has hit his customers hard. So along with a few other Market businesses he's providing 115 couples dinner for just $10. The meals will be served at the restaurants "Thor" and "Essex." It's first come, first serve to anyone with an unemployment check or documentation showing their home is in foreclosure.
Community Board 3 considers liquor licenses for more than two dozen bars and restaurants tonight. If you want to see the sparks fly, the meeting is being held at 200 East 5th Street (at Bowery), 630pm. See the agenda here. The New York Times says Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will likely push for higher income taxes on the wealthy to help close New York state's huge budget shortfall. It's "Laid off Mondays" at "The Delancey (bet. Clinton & Attorney)." A free tequila shot at midnight with proof of unemployment, 2 for 1 drinks all night. It'll be mostly cloudy today with a high of 50, winds up to 11mph. Maybe some rain after 7pm. More later. Is there room for both you and Bill Murray at "Broadway East?" Last night we stopped by to give this place another try, after being disappointed when it first opened. Since that time, "Broadway East's" subterranean lounge has become a big hit with the hipsters and celebrities. A few months ago, "The New York Post" gushed that Murray, Mike Myers and Tatum O'Neal (not that she had far to walk) had been spotted there. On their web site, however, "Broadway East" calls itself an affordable "neighborhood favorite." It seems no restaurant these days can survive on Saturday night boozers alone. When we arrived at 7:30, the dining room was about half full, in spite of a $30 tasting menu offered until 8pm. It's a good deal. Appetizer, entree and dessert are included. Mussels with roasted tomatoes and fennel were plump and flavorful. The panzanella salad (roasted tomato, ciabatta, goat cheese) was very fresh. Pan seared blue cod was crispy on the outside, tender inside. Wild mushroom tagliatelle and the roast chicken were nicely executed. All of the desserts, unfortunately, were unmemorable. The service was attentive and friendly but the $2 coat check charge is a turnoff (not very neighborly)! By the time we left, the bar area was packed and the crowd in the dining room had become younger and trendier. "Broadway East" was morphing from adult restaurant to nightlife hot spot. It's not easy being Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Last night, at least, we thought they pulled it off.
152 Stanton, near Suffolk 646-602-2004 Daily, 6pm-midnight
189 East Houston, near Orchard 212-260-8302 Sun-Wed, 11am-3:30am; Thu-Sat, 11am-5am Delivery
112 Suffolk, near Delancey 212-533-6088 Sun-Wed, 11am-10pm; Thu-Sat, 11am-11pm Delivery I took a walk down the street to the 7th Precinct last night to satisfy my curiosity about the monthly community council meetings. Here's what I learned. While crime in the 7th is down overall, there was a homicide recently near Clinton and Cherry Streets. Apparently a couple of friends, or at least two guys who knew each other, got into a fight. And Police Officer Denis Schmidt was honored for his arrest of a suspect near Henry and Montgomery Streets, which they believe put a stop to a rash of robberies in the neighborhood. Somehow the suspect and Officer Schmidt ended up on the ground in some sort of tussle, but eventually took the suspect into custody. Since the arrest, there have been no more robberies in the area. Overall, crime in the 7th is up slightly over last year, but still very low compared to recent history. The last rape in the neighborhood was about six months ago. Zach Bommer from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's office said his boss is very pleased that just yesterday he and Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith reached a deal with Governor Paterson to back away from a series of unpopular new fees Paterson had proposed to narrow the state's projected $14 billion budget shortfall. Bommer did not specify how Speaker Silver wants to make up the difference. The New York Times has details of the budget deadlock. Bommer was also asked about a proposal in Albany to allow grocery stores to sell wine, to the chagrin of a lot of liquor store owners. He says Silver does not have a position on the bill but has met with advocates and opponents of the idea (more on this later). A representative from State Rep. Daniel Squadron's office encouraged anyone who's interested to attend his "Community Convention" this weekend. See the details here. Community Council President Don West asked for a show of hands in support of new elections for the precinct board (very few hands went up in the air). Apparently, an election is not required. West said he didn't oppose elections but did not see the point if no one was interested in running. West said he would raise the subject again at the next meeting. A representative of Community Board 3 followed up on an apparently controversial episode from last month's meeting, in which the owners of the rat-infested 179 Ludlow came to ask for the community's support in their quest for a liquor license. CB3 has rejected them once. The owners have apparently sought to portray CB3 as unreasonable. They want the liquor license in order to attract a ground floor restaurant to the troubled building. CB3 contends there is already a glut of bars and clubs on this stretch of Ludlow. The building also has an infamous past. Read about the saga of 179 Ludlow here, here and here. Let's just say Madonna has shelved plans to put a Kabballah Center in this gem of a building. I was saddened to discover my favorite flower shop up the street, is going out of business. ”Flower Expression” was one of the few in the area that catered to walk-in customers and offered a fresh and affordable selection. Susan Yee, the warm and always friendly owner of the store, said the poor economy is driving her out of business. The store, which would have been three years old next month, is doing more retail business than in the past, she said, while her online business has fallen at least forty percent. She had relied on her online sales (deliveries, weddings, events) for almost half of her profit, and she fears things are only going to get worse in the next couple years. Her landlord was willing to re-negotiate her rent, but Susan, once a small business counselor at a non-profit, still doesn’t believe she will be able to make a go of it. Her store was located at the end of Canal and Orchard Street, on the ever-changing boundary between Chinatown and the LES. She fought back tears while telling me she felt bad because her family had become so involved in helping with the business and she thought she was letting them down. She will be closing her doors this weekend and all of her items are now on clearance. She is hoping another florist will buy her bigger items like the flower refrigerator. Please spread the word and stop by her store at 50 Canal Street if you can.
95 Allen St. 212-274-9555 Open seven days a week, 10 a.m. until close. Recent coverage on The Lo-Down
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