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We spoke with photographer Destiny Mata for our latest episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. https://youtu.be/MLG3ZWuSHNU Destiny is a rising star who grew up in the neighborhood. She is a Mexican American photographer and filmmaker who focuses on issues of...

We spoke with artist and documentarian Clayton Patterson for the latest episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. Clayton has been living and working on the Lower East Side since 1979. He's known for his portraits of the wide array...

There is nothing you can think that is not the moon installation view. Image courtesy of LMCC. Photo credit: Martin Seck. Here are some upcoming events that are on our radar: Awkward Sex…And The City celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary at Club...

We're excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, The Lo-Down Culture Cast. The series will feature conversations with people who have been making positive contributions to cultural change in lower Manhattan. We'll be speaking with artists, musicians,...

Masa Ogo at New York City News Service took a look at the intersections of dumplings and ravioli along the border of the L.E.S., Chinatown and Little Italy: Chinese and Italian cuisine both enjoy great popularity around the world; they also...

Shabnaj Chowdhury checked out Manny Cantor's Recycle and Reuse Community Arts Studio for part of our ongoing "Lower East Side Voices" series in collaboration with New York City News Service: The Manny Cantor Center is a storied cultural space on...

Madeleine Crenshaw visited with members of Chinatown Soup, the cooperative art space on lower Orchard Street. She writes: "Although Chinatown Soup is one of the newer art spaces in the neighborhood, it serves as a quintessential hub for emerging New York artists..."

Sarah Matusek checked in with the Nuyorican Poets Cafe for this video from New York City News Service.

The Fragrance Shop has been offering custom scents to customers since it opened in 1992. This video is from Rob Dozier at New York City News Service. It's part of our ongoing collaboration with the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.    

Scarlett Kuang, from New York City News, brings us this look at the Chinatown gallery, 7S Art Gallery. She writes: "7s is an art gallery in Chinatown, celebrating refined Chinese Lifestyle. The revival of Chinese fine art in NYC shows a shift in the demographics of immigrants in the U.S."