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
              
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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
Are you looking to earn a little extra cash this summer and beyond? Why not join The Lo-Down team. We’re looking for a Lower East Side resident interested in helping to sell advertising. You’ll be paid on a commission basis. The job is part-time (around 20 hours per week). If you know the neighborhood well, have a … Continue reading
For the past several months, supporters and opponents of the Chinatown Business Improvement District have argued bitterly about whether businesses, property owners and residents see a need for the proposed organization. As a City Council vote on the BID draws near, that dispute is growing even more heated. Earlier this month, the coalition fighting against the business … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
The NYC Small Business Services department named Essex Street Market vendor Saxelby Cheesemongers as its top Manhattan company this week as part of its “Neighborhood Achievement Awards.” The Small Business of the Year Award honors “an entrepreneur whose business has significantly improved its neighborhood or demonstrated outstanding commitment to the community through offering new or enhanced products and … Continue reading
 Promotional photos supplied by Nolitan Hotel. From the in-box: detailed press materials and promotional photos announcing an August 1st opening for the Nolitan Hotel. The long-delayed project, located at the corner of Kenmare and Elizabeth streets, is the “first boutique hotel to grace Nolita – one of the most endearing and authentic neighborhoods in New York … Continue reading
A Lower East Side pest control company is fighting bed bug fear with humor. M & M Environmental, 32 Orchard Street, has rolled out a series of amusing t-shirts and an accompanying web site. You can see all of the designs at www.funnybedbugtshirts.com. The shirts feature assuring slogans, such as “Date Me: I’m Bed Bug Free” … Continue reading
Community Board 3 just convened the June meeting of the Seward Park redevelopment panel. Residents are speaking out in favor of preserving the Essex Street Market. We’ll have more from the gathering, at University … Continue reading
By Ed Litvak in Business, Community Organizations, Food, Politics on June 27, 2011 6:50 pm |
 0 Comments  Over the weekend, Crain’s New York published a story suggesting that all is not well on the Lower East Side when it comes to the viability of fashion-centric shopping destinations. The LES Business Improvement District is out with a response. Here it is: The Lower East Side Business Improvement District (LES BID) is extremely disappointed that Crain’s … Continue reading
 Google images. There are lots of great things about summer in the city. The rotting odor wafting up from the street is not one of them. On the Lower East Side, most everyone would agree that Broome Street, near Allen, smells particularly awful just about any time of the year, but especially in the dog … Continue reading
Kristine and John Woodward with Lucy – photo by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis for thelodownny.com
Neighborhood galleries will stay open late this Thursday for Third Thursdays, a monthly event from the LES Business Improvement District showcasing the Lower East Side’s flourishing arts scene. Galleries will be open until 9pm and the New Museum is offering free … Continue reading
A Walmart Express store in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. Last night, Community Board 3 resumed a debate begun last month about whether Walmart is salivating at the possibility of opening a store on the Lower East Side and what (if anything) should be done to block the controversial chain for gaining s foothold here. A month ago, … Continue reading
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank The Lo-Down’s Annual Sponsors and welcome our newest advertising partner, Fine Fare Supermarkets: Neal Young & Jeremy Bolger/Halstead Property The Lower East Side Business Improvement District The Educational Alliance Michael Ming/Insurance & Investment Services Dora Coffee The Village Zendo The Abrons Arts Center Renaissance Economic Development Corp. They support us — and we hope you will support … Continue reading
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