Over the weekend, Crain's New York published a story suggesting that all is not well on the Lower East Side when it comes to the viability of fashion-centric shopping destinations. The LES Business Improvement District is out with a...
There are lots of great things about summer in the city. The rotting odor wafting up from the street is not one of them. On the Lower East Side, most everyone would agree that Broome Street, near Allen, smells...
Neighborhood galleries will stay open late this Thursday for Third Thursdays, a monthly event from the LES Business Improvement District showcasing the Lower East Side’s flourishing arts scene. Galleries will be open until 9pm and the New Museum is...
Last night, Community Board 3 resumed a debate begun last month about whether Walmart is salivating at the possibility of opening a store on the Lower East Side and what (if anything) should be done to block the controversial...
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank The Lo-Down’s Annual Sponsors and welcome our newest advertising partner, Fine Fare Supermarkets:
Neal Young & Jeremy Bolger/Halstead Property
The Lower East Side Business Improvement District
The Educational Alliance
Michael Ming/Insurance & Investment Services
Dora Coffee
The...
Summer in the city means lots of things: outdoor concerts, street fairs, green market goodness! It also means, unfortunately, that bed bugs are back with a vengeance. As high season drew near, we tagged along recently with the technicians...
The Lower East Side is losing another mainstay of its Jewish heritage.
"The people, they don't come down here anymore," Heidi Yousef says emphatically when asked why Israel Wholesale & Retail Judaica plans to close in the next few weeks. "We don't...
City Councilmember Margaret Chin's office let us know about the following event being held in Chinatown tomorrow:
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) will join with other local elected officials to host a Small Business Capital Access Workshop in Chinatown on...
Kavi Reddy, one of the partners of Fresh Ginger, Ginger Ale and a local LES resident, sent us her photos from last Sunday, where their latest campaign was popping up on the corner of Ludlow and Canal. Ginger ale...
Today we debut a new feature, "New Neighbor," our virtual welcome for businesses and non-profit organizations setting up shop on the Lower East Side. It's an opportunity for owners and operators to describe in their own words what what...
