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 Pier 42 on the East River Waterfront. Tonight the Parks Department and Community Board 3 will be looking for public input about a new park they plan to build on Pier 42, at the end of Montgomery Street. It’s always been the plan to tear down the abandoned shed, pictured above, and turn the large space … Continue reading  
 Yonah Schimmel, 137 East Houston. Here’s a follow-up on the situation at Yonah Schimmel, the century-old knishery at 137 East Houston Street. Co-owner Ellen Anistratov told us the big East Houston Street reconstruction project has been devastating to her business, which is heavily reliant on customers driving to the store. Now we hear the city has … Continue reading
Yonah Schimmel, 137 East Houston. Photo by thelodowny.com. Yonah Schimmel, the legendary knish shop, has survived the Great Depression, years of gentrification and many other difficulties in its 101 year history. It remains to be seen whether the historic business, one of the last remaining Jewish retail establishments on the Lower East Side, will also survive … Continue reading
 Private Danny Chen. Army investigators are recommending courts martial for two more soldiers accused in the Danny Chen case. Chen, a Lower East Side resident,was found dead in Kandahar, Afghanistan last October. Military officials have intimated that Chen killed himself after weeks of emotional and physical abuse by members of his unit. Following a hearing this week, … Continue reading
 Kerry and Max Taylor, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), in which a group purchases fresh produce from a nearby farm, is a concept that has really taken off in recent years. But last year was a rough one for two of the Lower East Side’s CSA’s. Now there are some changes in both organizations we wanted to … Continue reading
 21 East 2nd Street. Photo by Brittany Somerset. A fire broke out at about 11:30 last night at 21 East 2nd Street, a six-story residential building located between 2nd Avenue and Bowery. No one was seriously injured, but it took about 140 firefighters to put out the … Continue reading
 Bialystoker Nursing Home building, 228 East Broadway. Photo by: thelodownny.com. Here’s an update on what’s happening with the former Bialystoker Nursing Home building at 228 East Broadway. Months after the home was shuttered, the board of directors has stepped up its efforts to sell the 1929 Art Deco structure. As we reported last week, there is … Continue reading
 Architectural rendering courtesy: RAAD Studio/James Ramsey. The Delancey Underground, that ambitious initiaitive to build a park in an abandoned trolley terminal, is picking up more community support. The Lower East Side Business Improvement District has now signed on as an official supporter of the proposal. In recent weeks, project co-founders James Ramsey and Dan Barasch have stepped … Continue reading
 Henry Street Settlement, 301 Henry Street. Photo: thelodownny.com. We just returned from Henry Street Settlement, where actor Luis Guzman visited with a big group of kids taking part in the organization’s after school programs. The event was a promotion for Journey II, his new film. Guzman was born and raised on the Lower East Side and … Continue reading
Bialystoker Nursing Home, 228 E. Broadway. This morning, we posted a report from yesterday’s event examining the Bialystoker Nursing Home’s past, present and future. Preservation activists hoped it would add momentum to their campaign to save the 1929 Art Deco building, located at 228 East Broadway. The home, shuttered months ago, was until recently being marketed online … Continue reading
 Din Yates, owner of Cheeky Sandwiches. Photo by thelodownny.com. Anyone who hangs out at Cheeky Sandwiches, 35 Orchard Street, knows that proprietor Din Yates is a little quirky and a bit of a free spirit. Case in point: a cross-country journey he began one week ago. Din, you see, set out to run the 1300 miles … Continue reading
Following yesterday's event, some participants visited the Bialystoker buiding for a more detailed exploration of the nursing home's history on the Lower East Side. Photo by: thelodownny.com. If several neighborhood preservation organizations have their way, the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission will soon take steps to protect the 1931 Bialystoker building, which until recently was used a … Continue reading
 Outside East River Cooperative, Saturday morning. Photo by Joel Raskin. Over the weekend, Joel Raskin (whose photos are frequently featured on The Lo-Down) captured some great images of the big boiler installation at the East River Cooperative on Grand Street. East River, along with the Hillman and Amalgamated Co-ops, is in the midst of a major … Continue reading
 Photo credit: Friends of the Bialystoker Home Here’s a reminder about an event we told you about last month. On Sunday, there will be a panel discussion on the past, present and future of the former Bialystoker Nursing Home building on East Broadway. The home closed last year due, board members said, to severe financial difficulties. … Continue reading
 Architectural rendering courtesy: RAAD Studio/James Ramsey. The Delancey Underground, that intriguing proposal to build a park in an abandoned trolley station, hasn’t exactly kept a low profile since its unveiling last fall. But in the coming weeks you’re going to be hearing a lot more from co-founders Dan Barasch and James Ramsey about their drive to … Continue reading
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