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 511 Grand Street is the building on the right, with a Chinese restaurant on the ground floor. The Observer notices the recent sale of 511 Grand Street, the 1827 townhouse that became a city landmark four years ago. The new owners are artists Inka Essenhigh and Stephen Mumford. They paid $1.36 million for the historic home, a 1,836-square-foot duplex split into two floors (there’s a Chinese restaurant on the ground level). Continue reading 511 Grand Street, Sold for $1.36 Million  
By Ed Litvak in Featured, Real Estate on July 21, 2011 10:27 am |
 Ed Litvak in Featured, Real Estate on July 21, 2011 10:27 am | .36 Million">1 Comment   Photo by Joel Raskin. An advisory from the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center:
 Photo by Roey Ahram. There’s no sugar coating it: the oppressive heat and humidity is going to get even worse in the next couple of days. Look for a high of 96 today, 100 tomorrow. By Sunday, it will cool back down to the mid-80′s, though!
 Aaron From, Hillman Housing board chairman. The contentious board elections at the Seward Park Cooperative have been grabbing all of the headlines lately. But the winds of change are also blowing through another Grand Street co-op. As we reported last month, the residents of Hillman Housing elected three new board members – continuing a subtle but significant transformation in the leadership of the 60-year old residential complex. Recently, I sat down with Aaron From, elected board president last year, for a conversation about the changes at Hillman. Continue reading Aaron From: Heading a Changing Hillman Board
 Right now, the Urban Justice Center is holding a news conference on Forsyth Street, where vegetable vendors say they are under siege. In recent months police have been cracking down on the vendors, who they say are in violation of city sanitation laws. More to come…
 Turkish eggplant from Bhodi Tree Farm at Abington Square Farmers Market via Carlin Greenstein Now that the CSA season is upon us and local farmers’ markets are popping up, we are delighted to have LES resident and chef Carlin Greenstein contributing a weekly seasonal recipe. Her recipe for Turkish eggplant is below; for more ideas, read the Local Cooking at Home archives here. When I need a little something to supplement my CSA share I head West to the Bodhitree Farm at the adorable Abington Square Greenmarket on Saturday mornings. The charming farmer, Nevia No, grows and sells some of the most spectacular Asian varieties of local greens and baby vegetables I have ever seen.
 Work by AEON of Animal Planet Collective, who will be joining the battle tonight, via Openhouse Gallery There’s a fun, free “digital art battle” happening in Nolita at The Spot tonight and Questlove, from The Roots will be at the turntables. Our friends at Openhouse Gallery write: The Spot’s digital art battle pits four pairs of Latino creatives against each other in what promises to produce bursts of creativity not seen since Rupert Murdoch got pressed for the truth. Remezcla, curators of The Spot, picked eight New York City artists, and they’ll each have half an hour to work. Meanwhile, DJs will be spinning, drinks will be flowing, and no one will be wondering what the art means. AEON + Rimx vs. Frederico Frum + Buttsup vs. CERN + Marthalicia vs. Miopuma + Rage Johnson. Free // RSVP here // 7p // 201 Mulberry St.
 New Village Music Festival Saturday in Tompkins Square Park. On Saturday, July 23, Tompkins Square Park plays host to the New Village Music Festival. This free outdoor community concert features local musicians and performing artists. The event is billed as one that pays homage to traditional music while promoting elements of new fusion music. On 7th Street, between Avenues A and B, from noon to 6pm. Click here for a full listing of performers. Be sure to check out our Kids Page for more event listings and our fabulous Kids Calendar!
 Photo by Angela Beckwith. It’s going to be another hot one. Sunny skies and 90 today, but it won’t be quite as humid as yesterday. But by Friday, the thermometer is going to be pushing 100! Have a look at our Calendar for today’s top Lower East Side events. And don’t forget to keep sending those news tips and photos. This striking image is from Lo-Down reader Angela Beckwith.
 Food truck Mexicue signed a lease for 2,000 square feet on Forsyth Street. Eater sweated it out at last night’s Community Board 3 meeting, listening as a couple of dozen liquor license applicants outlined their plans for new restaurants and bars on the Lower East Side. According to their report, the French team behind Experimental Cocktail Club won support for their plan to take over the Kush space at 191 Chrystie. They are apparently dreaming up some recipes paying homage to the neighborhood’s culinary roots, including a pickled martini and a smoked salmon bloody mary. The panel also signaled its approval for Saro (the Eastern European bistro at 102 Norfolk) to upgrade to a full bar. Mexicue, which plans to open a spot at 106 Forsyth, got the go-ahead for a beer/wine license. Same goes for Gaia, the Italian cafe on East Houston, and Top Hops, a craft beer take-out shop (with a tasting table) going into 94 Orchard. The committee signed off on the transfer of a wine/beer license from the defunct Sushi Uo (151 Rivington) to Yopparari, also a Japanese restaurant. According to their application, the menu includes Japanese noodles, rice, tofu, fish and grilled meats. This place plans to be open for dinner until 2 a.m. The CB3 committee’s recommendations must now be approved by the full board. The State Liquor Authority has the final say; community board opinions are one of many factors the SLA commissioners consider.
In today’s Lower East Side restaurant news:
Nom Wah Tea Parlor proprietor Wilson Tang emailed us last night with news of a little get-together at his newly renovated Doyers Street restaurant. Everyone’s invited to stop by July 27th for a “Summer Get Down in Chinatown,” co-sponsored by Wilson and Craig Nelson, the creator of the new Chinatown Chowdown iphone/ipad App. You can check out the Facebook events page for more info. In other tea parlor news, the restaurant will be staying open later on Fridays and Saturdays (until 10 p.m.) to satisfy your late night dim sun cravings.
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