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Lower East Side Voices: Owner of “Dominican Cravings” Feels Mixed Emotions About Essex Street Market Move

Like many people on the Lower East Side, Emmanuel Diaz has mixed feelings about the the looming move of the Essex Street Market from its historic home to the brand new Essex Crossing mega-development across Delancey Street. Diaz, owner...

Lower East Side Voices: Essex Olive & Spice in the Essex Street Market

Big changes are, of course, coming very soon to the Essex Street Market. The vendors will be making the move from the market's historic home at 120 Essex St. across Delancey Street to a newly expanded space in the...

Lower East Side Voices: An Immigrant Success Story at the Essex Street Market

Today we're continuing our series in partnership with NY City News Service on changing times at the Essex Street Market. In the very near future, the vendors will be crossing Delancey Street to a brand new facility in the...
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Lower East Side Voices: Essex Street Market Changes Trigger Mixed Emotions

This week we're partnering with NY City News Service for a video series on the historic Essex Street Market, just weeks before the vendors move over to a shiny new home on the south side of Delancey Street. The...

Lower East Side Voices: Peasant Stock Prepares For New Era at Essex Street Market

In the next few weeks, the Essex Street Market will be moving from its historic home at 120 Essex St. to a gleaming new space on the south side of Delancey Street. Over the years, The Lo-Down has covered...

Le Turtle Shutters on Chrystie Street After More Than Four Years

If you've been meaning to make it to Le Turtle, the self-proclaimed "French new wave" spot on Chrystie Street, you're too late. The fashionable restaurant served its last meal Jan. 26.
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Where the Boundaries of Dumplings and Ravioli Meet

Masa Ogo at New York City News Service took a look at the intersections of dumplings and ravioli along the border of the L.E.S., Chinatown and Little Italy: Chinese and Italian cuisine both enjoy great popularity around the world; they also...

Continuing a Neighborly Thanksgiving Tradition at Sugar Sweet Sunshine

If you are staying in town for a quiet Thanksgiving holiday, there are plenty of restaurants in the neighborhood that are cooking up turkey dinners, but this story of a special tradition among friends caught our attention.

Malaysian Coffee Shop, Kopitiam, is Bustling on East Broadway

We are continuing our collaboration with New York City News Service for our Lower East Side Voices video series. Here's a look at the Malaysian "coffee shop," Kopitiam, from Allyson Escobar. The cafe moved to East Broadway this past summer and has been...
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Sake Bar, Southeast Asian Market Coming to the Market Line

More vendors announced for the Market Line, the underground food, retail and art complex coming to Essex Crossing next year.
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