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 LES resident Dave Bolotsky (second from left) with Speaker Silver, Senator Squadron, Secretary of State Perales and other business leaders. Last week elected officials and business leaders gathered at Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office to celebrate the creation of a new kind of business in New York state. Silver and State Senator Daniel Squadron pushed legislation … Continue reading  
 City Council Speaker Christine Quinn with LES BID Executive Director Bob Zuckerman. It seemed like most of the neighborhood was gathered inside Lina Frey, the bistro on East Houston Street, last night for the LES Business Improvement District’s annual meeting. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was the special guest speaker. She told BID members what they wanted … Continue reading
By Ed Litvak in Business, Lower East Side News, Uncategorized on December 6, 2011 4:03 pm |
 0 Comments   Photo credit: New York Magazine. Clerkenwell at 49 Clinton St. is undergoing a makeover and rebranding. Stefan Ching’s English gastropub relaunches on Friday, November 11 as Kupersmith, the name of the ladies’ dress shop that occupied the building in the 1940s. The restaurant will focus on beer and sausage pairings, including a vegetarian sausage. At least … Continue reading
 Love A Lot pre-schoolers on their way to swim class in August 2010. For residents and business owners on Clinton and Suffolk streets near Delancey, parades of small children coming and going from Love A Lot Pre-School were a regular scene of street life. But these days, the toddler processions have ceased and the school’s two locations one … Continue reading
We’re looking for a few good reporters! The Lo-Down has received some funding to pay a modest per-story stipend to a few journalists during the next few months. If you’re an experienced reporter who lives on the Lower East Side and you have a passion for the neighborhood, we hope to hear from you. The assignments will … Continue reading
 Today we’re excited to announce a new partnership with the ZipCard, which offers all kinds of deals and special events — specifically for locals — on the Lower East Side. Deal programs are, of course, all the rage these days. But what we like about the ZipCard is that it’s just for people who live in the … Continue reading
 It does sound a little like the plot from HBO’s “How to Make it in America,” Ernest Alexander Sabine admits. He started designing and manufacturing stylish mens’ messenger bags two and a half years ago, drawing rave reviews from places like Esquire and GQ. Since then, he’s gradually expanded his offerings: belts, neckwear, additional accessories, clothing and outerwear. Most of his goods are … Continue reading
After seven years in business, the Grand Street News is calling it quits. The Lower East Side monthly magazine, distributed to 12,000 Lower East Side apartments, has already published its last issue. The Grand Street News was run by husband and wife team Yori Yanover and Nancy Kramer. They were in the “hyperlocal” game long before anyone … Continue reading
 The Great Frog is moving into 72 Orchard, the space currently held by boutique By Robert James, which is taking over 74 Orchard, the former home of Hyper Island. There is a new development today in the business shuffle along the block of Orchard Street between Grand and Broome. As we reported last week, Hyper Island is … Continue reading
 Hyper Island opened its digital media school at 74 Orchard in July 2010. The block of Orchard Street between Grand and Broome is brimming with business news this week. In addition to Cafe Katja’s planned expansion we reported yesterday, The Lo-Down has learned that Hyper Island is departing for SoHo while adjacent boutique By Robert James may take … Continue reading
By Jennifer Strom in Business, Featured, Real Estate, Shopping on September 27, 2011 3:30 pm |
0 Comments This morning, the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. awarded $17 million in community grants to a wide range of non-profit organizations. The 9/11 recovery funds will support groups throughout Lower Manhattan, but quite a few Lower East Side non-profits received LMDC money. We’ll have details later today on some of the specific grants. Click here for the … Continue reading
By Ed Litvak in Arts, Business, Community Organizations, Uncategorized on September 7, 2011 1:23 pm |
0 Comments  Fine Fare remains open throughout Hurrican Irene – photo by Jenna Rice Our friends at Fine Fare Grocery report they are open and plan to stay open … Continue reading
A half hour ago, the team at the Lower East Side Business Improvement District rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. There’s Mark Miller, BID president, in the center. Executive Director Bob Zuckerman and Marketing Director Tim Lemberger are right behind him. Whoa! Hard to miss the huge “LES” logos in triplicate. Nice … Continue reading
The Bialystoker Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, an LES institution for eight decades, plans to close at the end of October, leaving nearly 100 elderly residents in need of new housing. In a letter to residents and family members dated July 26, administrator Marilyn Da Silva noted it was a decision made “with deep sadness and regret.” “The decision … Continue reading
In the past couple of years, we’ve all become accustomed to seeing discarded mattresses lining the sidewalks of New York. Such is life in a city fending off a bed bug epidemic! A word to the … Continue reading
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