Photo: Looking west with The Forward building in the foreground.
Neighborhood news in the past week:
–The city has made a deal with a developer to take over and renovate the Chinatown mall under the Manhattan Bridge. The plan calls for re-establishing a large restaurant in the building. It’s expected to seat up to 800. [The City]
–An 11-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a dog inside the family apartment at the Smith Houses. [NBC New York]
–Community Board 3’s September meeting agendas; highlights include a presentation on the reopening of the Catherine Street Shelter. [CB3]
–The corner bodega “has become a stage for… a new wave of freewheeling, freestyling chefs.” Take Don Juan, the bodega on Forsyth Street, which seems to have been transformed into a pop-up food destination with, “tostones smash burgers from 7th Street Burger and lemongrass ice cream from Caffè Panna” on the menu. [Eater]
–More about Tigre, the new Lower East Side lounge from the team behind Maison Premiere. [Grub Street]
–Datz Deli, home of the “viral sandwich is on its way to becoming a million-dollar dish,” is opening a spot on Clinton Street. [Eater]
–A few dozen galleries, including quite a few on the Lower East Side, will stay open until 8 p.m. Friday, September 8 in celebration of Armory Week. [Hyperallergic]
–Before the northern portion of the Lower East Side was known as the East Village: looking back at the beatnik and hippy transformation of the old neighborhood. [Bowery Boys]
–Catching up with Orchard Street Runners, “the fabled New York racing organization, which is breaking new boundaries in ultrarunning, driving (the) sport to the urban, unsanctioned edge.” [Ultra Running Magazine]
–A profile of the Eldridge Street Synagogue, where the multicultural traditions of the Lower East Side are celebrated. [Hyperallergic]
