Essex Street

Four young people from Yonkers are going to prison for their roles in the brutal beating of a man on the Lower East Side in 2010.  The incident happened following a night of drinking on Ludlow Street; the beatdown...

The Lower East Side is, obviously, constantly changing, and it seems as though the changes are coming faster than ever. But sometimes those of us who walk the streets of the LES every day don't notice the stark transformation...

A man was stabbed aboard an F train at Essex Street late Saturday night, the Post reports. The incident happened around 4:20 a.m. Police say there are two suspects. Officers boarded the train in Brooklyn, at Church Avenue, but did...

More this morning on yesterday's fire and resulting evacuation of three subway lines on Delancey Street, from Essex to the Bowery. WNBC reported on its late news broadcast last night that the fire could have been caused when...

If you walked past the intersection of Essex and Canal streets over the holiday weekend you probably noticed flyers like this one -- alerting residents to a proposal from interstate bus companies to establish new bus stops on the...

Tuesday evening, Community Board 3 voted in favor of a proposal from the Lower East Side Business Improvement District to replace 28 street lights on Essex Street, between East Houston and Canal.  The plan now goes to the Public...

This morning customers and employees of the Olympic Diner, 115 Delancey Street, are feeling pretty lucky. You wouldn't think that would be their reaction following an overnight accident that sent a Daily News delivery truck sailing through the restaurant's...

In May, we reported that a 51 year-old woman was killed after being struck by a garbage truck on Delancey Street.  Witnesses indicated that Patricia Cuevas (Crockett) was walking in the street, alongside the barrier you see pictured above,...

A friend of The Lo-Down shares this birds-eye view of the very well used Essex Street athletic field.  If you've got a Lower East Side photo you'd like to contribute, send it to us at: tips@thelodownny.com.

It's officially summer on the LES! Partly cloudy this morning with increasing clouds as the day goes on, and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Look for a high of 83. This afternoon, the LES BID will hold a meeting for...