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Trader Joe’s Lower East Side Store Announces October 19th Opening

Trader Joe’s has released a statement announcing an October 19th opening at their new Lower East Side store at 400 Grand Street. The company will celebrate with a grand opening event including “live music, food tastings, giveaways, and more,” …

Retail Space for Lease, Sponsored by Charles H. Greenthal Management Corp.

New to the market! Retail space for lease in the Lower Eastside, located directly across the street from Essex Crossing, Target and …

Michelle Myles, owner of Daredevil Tattoo. Photo by Alex M. Smith.

Lower East Side Voices: Daredevil Tattoo

This week we have been checking in with neighborhood businesses as part of our Lower East Side Voices video series. Today, Talib Visram visits …

Applications Open For Small Business Fellowship Program

LES Partnership’s DayLife Festival.

The city’s Department of Small Business Services is accepting applications for a fellowship program focused on neighborhood revitalization.

Full-time paid …

Lower East Side Partnership Steps Up Outreach Ahead of Possible Expansion

There’s an online survey plus two upcoming events built around a potential expansion of services and borders of the 25 year-old organization. …

Chinatown’s Joie de Vivre Hotel Begins Marketing Push

The promotional push is underway for the new Joie de Vivre Hotel at 50 Bowery …

Street artist L'Amour Supreme at Katz's Deli. Photo via the LES Partnership's Instagram.

Art Walk Celebrates Completion of 100 Gates Program

During the past couple of years, we’ve been following the 100 Gates Program, which set out to beautify the drop-down gates of storefronts throughout the Lower East Side. …

Breather Launches On-Demand Workspace Concept at 135 Bowery

A building with a controversial past has become the newest New York location for Breather, a startup that provides on-demand meeting rooms in 10 cities worldwide. …

In Chinatown, a Conversation About New York’s Newest Art Gallery Scene

Yesterday, The W.O.W. Project hosted the second event in their Summer Series of workshops and discussions. The panel discussion titled “Chinatown: New York’s Newest Art Gallery Scene?” was a conversation on how the emergence of art spaces throughout Chinatown is affecting the neighborhood. …

10 Below Ice Cream Opens on Allen Street Tomorrow

Rolled ice cream is coming to the Lower East Side. Known for its Thai-inspired, hand rolled ice cream prepared on cold metal plates and mixed with a variety of different toppings, 10Below opens a new location tomorrow at 132 Allen St. …

(Sponsored) It’s Summer Bike Riding Season at Frank’s Bike Shop

Frank’s Bike Shop is here to equip you for your summertime bike riding. Whether it’s a new bike, a used bike, repair or a …

Owner-in-Training Mei Lum by Melissa Guerrero

A Conversation With Mei Lum, Part of a New Generation Returning to Revitalize Chinatown

25 year old Mei Lum is the new owner-in-training at one of Chinatown’s oldest shops, Wing on Wo. & Co. Founded by her great grandfather, Walter Eng, the store originated as a “Chinese-Japanese Fancy Goods store” at 13 Mott St. in 1890. It moved nearby, to its current location at 26 Mott St., in 1925. …

This Week at Essex Crossing

Lower East Side resident Kami Scott has more photos shot from above Essex Crossing sites 5 and 6 today. As you may know, the development team puts out a weekly email detailing the activity on each of the four active construction sites. …

LES BID Becomes Lower East Side Partnership

At its recent annual meeting, the board of directors of the Lower East Side Business Improvement District approved a name change. The 24-year-old not-for-profit organization is now known as the Lower East Side Partnership (a new website is in development). …

Anthom's new Lower East Side shop. Photo via @shopanthom instagram.

New Arrivals: Vapeya, The Hunt, Anthom, Killion, Koneko Cat Cafe

Here’s a look at some new businesses on the Lower East Side, featured in our October 2015 print magazine. …