Frank's Bike Shop is here to equip you for your summertime bike riding. Whether it's a new bike, a used bike, repair or a tune up, Frank's has a bike for everyone in the family. The shop has been...
25 year old Mei Lum is the new owner-in-training at one of Chinatown's oldest shops, Wing on Wo. & Co. Founded by her great grandfather, Walter Eng, the store originated as a "Chinese-Japanese Fancy Goods store" at 13 Mott St. in 1890. It moved nearby, to its current location at 26 Mott St., in 1925.
Lower East Side resident Kami Scott has more photos shot from above Essex Crossing sites 5 and 6 today. As you may know, the development team puts out a weekly email detailing the activity on each of the four active construction sites.
At its recent annual meeting, the board of directors of the Lower East Side Business Improvement District approved a name change. The 24-year-old not-for-profit organization is now known as the Lower East Side Partnership (a new website is in development).
Although the Hester Street Fair is closed this Saturday, you can still soak up the beautiful fall sunshine out and about in the neighborhood this weekend. The LES BID and Lower East Side establishments are collaborating on a Lower...
Editor's note: This is Part 1 of an eight part series on Small Business Survival, the centerpiece of a yearlong reporting project partially funded by our readers and community partners. The following article also appeared in our September print...
Which companies working with Lower East Side community organizations are hiring the most local employees? That question was answered last night during an annual report to Community Board 3 from the LES Employment Network (LESEN).
The network consists of several...
On Friday, you may have seen this rendering, purportedly of a new 12-story residential and retail project as part of Essex Crossing. 6sqft called it a "first look" at the building that will one day replace the Essex Street Market, after vendors move across Delancey Street into a new facility.
Editor's note: The Lo-Down is preparing for a year long reporting project around small business survival on the Lower East Side. Recently we heard from the office of U.S. Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, who wanted to get the word out...
