While last week’s rain brought relief from the scorching heat, the La MaMa Theater underwent a change that should keep it cooler for the long haul. On Wednesday, June 18th, the theater’s roof acquired a white paint job that...
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On Saturday, the New Museum held its annual Block Party in Sara D. Roosevelt Park. There were all sorts of performances as well as crafts and other activities. Tim Schreier sent along some of his photos from the event....
It's already been a big week for the New Museum and now the staff is gearing up for an eventful weekend. On the heels of this week's opening of "Ghosts in the Machine," a sweeping survey addressing the relationships...
We have an update this afternoon concerning the fate of the Bialystoker Nursing Home building at 228 East Broadway. The financially troubled home shuttered last year, and the nursing home board has been negotiating to sell the property to...
This lost dog is looking to return home today, after being found by Lo-Down reader Jenny Coffey this morning in Corlears Hook Park, at the intersection of Jackson and Cherry Streets. According to his rescuer, the canine wanderer looks...
The Lower East Side BID officially moved forward with plans to expand its boundaries yesterday, holding two public meetings to explain the proposal to neighborhood property owners, business owners and residents. The meetings, a mandatory step in the government-approval...
Dirt Heavy are an alt-country rock band out of Nashville, TN. Spawned from a meeting of the minds by Matt Haeck (pronounced ‘Heck’) and CT Stephenson, two songwriter souls walkin’ around in landscapers' bodies.
In that context, it’s easy to...
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A large chunk of land on the Lower East Side is in the hands of new owners, who paid a total of $12.4 million for four properties along East Houston and Ridge streets last month, according to city land records.
In two...
