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JESSOR, A Show About the Architect of the Grand Street Co-ops, Opens Tomorrow at Citygroup

A new exhibition featuring the works of New York architect Herman Jessor, who designed more than 40,000 units of cooperative housing around New York City, including the co-ops along Grand Street is opening tomorrow, March 19th, from 6p-8p, at...

“Wang Contemporary” Makes Its Public Debut in Historic Chinatown Building February 20

Last summer we noted that fashion designer Alexander Wang and his mother, Ying Wang, purchased the landmark-protected former Citizens Savings Bank at 58 Bowery in Chinatown for $9.5 million. In the past few days, you may have seen the...

Talking Bagels, Bialys, and Babka at Abrons Arts Center

Alan Phillips and Marom Unger of Kossar's Bagels & Bialys, will be in conversation with Devra Ferst, co-author of The Jewish Holiday Table, at Abrons Arts Center on February 25th at 7:00pm. The free event is titled, From Yesterday...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Concrete Chronicles LIVE at City Lore

Host Traven Rice talked with legendary street photographers Martha Cooper and Clayton Patterson at a live recording of The Lo-Down Culture Cast at their exhibition, Concrete Chronicles, at City Lore. It was a full house at the City Lore gallery (56 E. 1st St.). The...

Canyon Cultural Venue Wins Community Board Support for Liquor Permit

For a lot of museums, an on-site restaurant and bar might be a nice amenity for visitors. But in the case of Canyon, the new cultural venue opening on the Lower East Side later this year, food and drink...

New Museum Announces New Expansion Building to Open March 21, 2026

The New Museum announced today that its 60,000 sq ft building expansion, at Bowery and Prince St., will open to the public on March 21, 2026. They also announced free admission for that weekend. The flagship space at 235...
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Martha Cooper and Clayton Patterson in a Special Live Recording with The Lo-Down at City Lore Jan. 20

There's a fascinating exhibition currently at City Lore, Concrete Chronicles: Lower East Side Photos by Martha Cooper and Clayton Patterson. We're excited to announce that Cooper and Patterson, two of the most influential visual historians of downtown...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Pianist & Composer Grant Richards with Drummer Roberto Giaquinto

Here's a special episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast, recorded live at Catalyst Records in Essex Market. Pianist & composer Grant Richards and drummer Roberto Giaquinto joined host Traven Rice to talk about the hustle of being a jazz musician...

Concrete Chronicles: Lower East Side Photos byMartha Cooper and Clayton Patterson Opens at CityLore

City Lore, an organization that works to preserve and foster NYC's grassroots cultures and heritage is kicking off their 40th year with a show at their Lower East Side gallery featuring two down icons known for documenting the streets...
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Bluestockings Bookstore Announces Permanent Closure

Bluestockings Bookstore, the collectively-run activist center, community space and feminist bookstore that has been based on the Lower East Side for over two decades, announced they have officially closed their storefront on Suffolk Street and will be ending all...

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Bar Chucho Opens at 37 Market St. This Week

If you're a fan of the Mexican fine dining spot Corima (3 Allen St.), you will want to check...

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