TLD contributor Royal Young, born and raised on the Lower East Side, is making the rounds with "Fame Shark," his just-published memoir. He will be celebrating with a book launch party at University Settlement on Friday, June 28th. Today...
Our contributing writer, Royal Young, got the good news the other day that his memoir is going to be published. Heliotrope Books will be coming out with "Fame Shark" in June of next year. The book tells the story...
Home is where your stuff is. In Bryan Zanisnik’s latest installation, Every Inch A Man, at Abrons Art Center, he has mined material from his childhood home as well as Abrons' vast basements to create a magically cluttered world...
Street art, of course, has a legendary history on the Lower East Side. From graffiti and gang signs to colorful murals on the walls of community centers, the canvas of the streets has always been a perfect place to...
Two Boots started as a fun, family style restaurant on the Lower East Side, back in the days when these kinds of places were rare. As a kid, I was friends with Leon, the son of owners Doris and...
For years, Eldridge Street, the block I grew up on, was littered with empty crack vials. Businesses of any kind were scarce. These days, new, enchanted establishments are popping up. From Apizz, where my parents (artists who renovated their...
For decades, the Lower East Side bled into Soho bohemia. The two neighborhoods shared seedy streets, and tin-ceilinged lofts where artists were able to live cheaply, pouring their passion onto canvasses and paper. Though this deliciously dangerous atmosphere populated...
Editor's note: Today we're pleased to welcome New York writer Royal Young as a regular columnist on The Lo-Down. Royal contributes literary coverage to Interview Magazine and the new web site Holy Diver. Young recently completed "Fame Shark," his...
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