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...
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...
Stanton Street Synagogue (180 Stanton St.) is hosting a memorial event to honor workers who died in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire on Saturday, March 22, at 12pm.
They write:
Please join us as the Lower East Side remembers...
Host Traven Rice talks with director Miriam Wasmund and performer Liz Dutton about "Your Faithful Reader," an experiential theater performance that merges the worlds of acting and dance with real letters.
Miriam Wasmund is an Alvin Ailey trained dancer living...
Chinese New Year is upon us! The Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony takes place today in Sara D. Roosevelt Park from 11am-4pm. The official Lunar New Year Parade and Festival takes place Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 1:00pm. Celebratory...
Photo by Roger Bultot. Send your neighborhood pics to: tips@thelodownny.com
Good morning! Another chilly day is in store for us today as we continue the current "this is how winter used to feel" stretch of January.
On our local events...
As part of The Action Lab's "Liberation Summer programming," 'Sembrando Resistencia' continues its celebration of Loisaida's Puerto Rican community gardens this weekend with discussions led by founders and leaders, archival footage, and oral mapping workshops. There will also be live music at...
Wowza Hangout, a group that's gaining some positive interest by bringing people together around shared interests and activities, is hosting a "New Friends Pool Night" tonight at Sour Mouse on Delancey.
They write: "If you just moved to NYC...
