street scenes

Adventures in Intriguing Signage

Photo by Dyske Suematsu.

Spotted at Henry and Grand Streets.

A reader of The Lo-Down sent along this photo taken by Donald Leroy on Pitt Street near Hamilton Fish pool this afternoon.

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Taylor Lautner takes it easy between scenes. Photos by thelodownny.com.

Taylor Lautner was spotted on Eldridge and Delancey streets, today, filming his new movie, …

Clinton and Rivington streets. Photo by Dominic Mangonon.

Here’s a head turner. Dominic Mangonon snapped this photo over the weekend at Rivington and Stanton …

Photos by Wayne Rada.

Vandalog sent along these photos from Mulberry Street. Here’s a Valentine’s Day project from Bishop203. There are two pieces, one …

Delancey and Ludlow streets. Photo by Jereme Taylor.

Someone doesn’t “heart” Nick Walker’s “Heart Vandal,” which went up at Delancey and Ludlow streets this …

Grand Street near East Broadway. Photo by Chris Gage.

Thanks to TLD reader Chris Gage, who noticed this Saturday morning spectacle — a big …

Pre-San Gennaro. Photo by Linda Ng.

The 86th Annual Feast of San Gennaro kicks off today. More than 300 vendors will be selling food …

Basketball City along the East River at Montgomery Street is hosting the union rat this morning.

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The five-story walk-up building at 51 Hester St. changed hands last week.

The five-story building at 51 Hester St., near the corner of Essex …

We all know that myth about New Yorkers being cold and unhelpful to each other is untrue. This week’s proof: someone stopped a bike thief …

Photo by Carol Anastasio.

We woke up to our first snow storm of the year. Forecasters say we’ll see, maybe, 5-6 inches before it’s …

As word broke last night of the death of Steve Jobs, the world of cyberspace he helped create and define went wild with RIPs, …

The urban wildlife paparazzi were out in force yesterday afternoon in Seward Park to watch a hawk lunching… on a pigeon. A large crowd …