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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Story by Kari Jensen
The Lower East Side kicked off New York Fashion Week (NYFW) in high style recently with shows, pop-ups, after-parties, and more. This season (the Spring 2026 collections) featured top draws coming to the neighborhood, such as...
Chinatown Night Market, photo credit: Francis Wu
Think!Chinatown has announced it will end its “Chinatown Night Market” event series at Forsyth Plaza this Friday, August 15th from *:00 - 11:30pm. The summer series started in 2021 as a project for pandemic...
Our friends at the Lower East Side Film Festival are kicking off their summer Movies in the Park series with a screening of MISTRESS AMERICA at 8:30pm on Thursday, August 14, in Tompkins Square Park (Bandshell).
The screening celebrates the...
An interesting photo and video show -- inspired by The Artist's Way -- is currently running at Filmshop House 2025, which is one of the organizations in residence in the houses on Governors Island this summer. The show, titled "Artists' Ways," curated by filmmaker...
Ali Rosa-Salas is a curator whose approach is rooted in the belief that curatorial practice must serve the public good. She talked with host Traven Rice about the history of the Abrons Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement and...
