Clerkenwell at 49 Clinton St. is undergoing a makeover and rebranding. Stefan Ching’s English gastropub relaunches on Friday, November 11 as Kupersmith, the name of the ladies’ dress shop that occupied the building in the 1940s. The restaurant will...
For residents and business owners on Clinton and Suffolk streets near Delancey, parades of small children coming and going from Love A Lot Pre-School were a regular scene of street life.
But these days, the toddler processions have ceased and the...
We're looking for a few good reporters! The Lo-Down has received some funding to pay a modest per-story stipend to a few journalists during the next few months. If you're an experienced reporter who lives on the Lower East...
Today we're excited to announce a new partnership with the ZipCard, which offers all kinds of deals and special events -- specifically for locals -- on the Lower East Side.
Deal programs are, of course, all the rage these days....
It does sound a little like the plot from HBO's "How to Make it in America," Ernest Alexander Sabine admits. He started designing and manufacturing stylish mens' messenger bags two and a half years ago, drawing rave reviews from places like Esquire and...
After seven years in business, the Grand Street News is calling it quits. The Lower East Side monthly magazine, distributed to 12,000 Lower East Side apartments, has already published its last issue. The Grand Street News was run by...
There is a new development today in the business shuffle along the block of Orchard Street between Grand and Broome. As we reported last week, Hyper Island is moving its digital media school to SoHo. Menswear designer By Robert James is moving from its current...
The block of Orchard Street between Grand and Broome is brimming with business news this week. In addition to Cafe Katja's planned expansion we reported yesterday, The Lo-Down has learned that Hyper Island is departing for SoHo while adjacent boutique By...
This morning, the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. awarded $17 million in community grants to a wide range of non-profit organizations. The 9/11 recovery funds will support groups throughout Lower Manhattan, but quite a few Lower East Side non-profits received...
