The 5th Annual Greek Jewish Festival comes to Broome Street this Sunday, celebrating the unique Romaniote and Sephardic heritage at the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum.
After a weekend in soft open mode, the new Essex Street Market makes its official debut this morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony and speech-making from city officials.
When we stopped by the market yesterday afternoon, vendors were stocking their...
--The International Center of Photography has closed on its $29 million new headquarters at Essex Crossing. In a related move, the Essex Crossing developers have purchased ICP's existing commercial condo at 250 Bowery. The museum and school will open...
Are you a foodie? Do you care about making your community a better place? Put those two things together and you’ve got Taste of the Lower East Side, a tasting event and fundraiser on May 9th for the programs...
It was a day of high emotions on the Lower East Side Sunday, as longtime customers and vendors said goodbye to the old Essex Street Market building at 120 Essex St. The 1940 structure once described as "unlovely" by the New York Times, is now shuttered
Locals, tourists and interlopers will be glad to know -- you can now have your bialy while enjoying the sunshine in the outdoor seating area, which recently opened at the popular schmear shop, Kossar's Bagels & Bialys. Their hours look to be...
Before you know it, fresh summer fruits and vegetables will be making an appearance at local greenmarkets. If you want to get your warm weather produce direct from a regional farm and help sustain independent farmers in the area, joining a CSA is the way to go.
We've been fielding quite a few emails from readers hoping to find out what's happening at Cafe Petisco, the popular Mediterranean restaurant at 189 East Broadway.
Earlier this month, signage appeared outside indicating that construction on Jefferson Street had forced...
Today we wrap up our series on the Essex Street Market with a profile of Top Hops, the Lower East Side craft beer store that opened an outpost in the market three years ago. This project has been a...
The Essex Street Market has for many years been a refuge for startup businesses. As retail rents in stand-alone brick-and-mortar locations have become unaffordable, the historic market has been one of the few places where new ventures can take...
