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LES 5K Revel Run, In Remembrance of Pavel Lempert

Nearly 200 Lower East Siders came together Sunday for the first annual LES 5K Revel Run, which was formed in the memory of Lower East Sider Pavel Lempert, who passed away in August of 2017 at 52 from complications of laryngeal carcinoma.

Crowdsourcing the Grand Opening of Trader Joe’s on Grand Street

From the looks of things, your neighbors took Friday's opening of Trader Joe's on Grand Street very seriously. Laurie Gwen Shapiro reports that her friend Juliet Goldsand was the very first customer when the store opened at 8 a.m....

Lower East Side Trader Joe’s is Open

Here’s a look inside the new store, which opened this morning at 8am.  There was a line to get in, but it wasn’t the mob scene that some had predicted. The staff greeted shoppers with flower leis as locals...
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It’s Crunch Time! Lower East Side Pickle Day is October 14th!

New York’s quintessential fall festival is back and ready for pickle fanatics from all over the world. A dill-ightful collection of merchants will fill Orchard Street with the divine scent of brine offering everything from the simple pickle on a stick, to ice cream flavored with dill and garnished with gherkins.

New Liquor Store at 393 Grand St. Gets Go-Ahead From State Liquor Authority

We're told the State Liquor Authority (SLA) has finally approved an operating permit for a new liquor store at 393 Grand St.

Marshalls is Opening Next Month on the Lower East Side

Another large-format chain store is about to open on the Lower East Side.
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Randall’s Barbecue is Smokin’ at 359 Grand St.

The wait is finally over for a real deal slow-smoked barbecue restaurant below Delancey Street.

Inside Nine Orchard, New Hotel Coming to Historic Jarmulowsky Bank Building

The 1912 Jarmulowsky Bank Building has been covered in scaffolding and shrouded in secrecy for several years.

Lower East Side Target is Now Open at 145 Clinton St.

Starting this morning, the new Target store on the Lower East Side is open for business. The 22.500 square foot 'small format" outpost is located at 145 Clinton St., at Grand Street. There was a ribbon cutting and party last...
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7-Eleven is Closing Store at 403 Grand St.

You may have noticed the "75% off" sale signs pasted all over the 7-Eleven store at 403 Grand St. There's a reason for that, of course. The chain store's landlord, the Seward Park Cooperative, confirmed last night that 7-Eleven...
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LES Film Festival’s Summer Series Concludes with Free Screening of Beasts of the Southern Wild

Our friends at the Lower East Side Film Festival have another free and fun film screening coming up at...