History

Over the last few months, we've been following the Lower East Side Oral History Project that's being overseen by the Seward Park Library and the Chinatown Legacy Project at the Chatham Square Library.

LoHo Realty is extremely pleased to announce that Eric Ferrara has joined our amazing LoHo team! We view this as a great move for Eric, for us and, most importantly, for LoHo Realty’s clients and the Lower East Side....

In case you've recently found yourself longing for bygone political eras, you may want to check out this unusual pre-Super Bowl event coming up on Sunday -- it's the annual Big Apple Chapter of the American Political Items Collectors...

A few weeks ago we mentioned the New York Public Library's Lower East Side Oral History Project. So far, more than 30 interviews have been posted online featuring some of your neighbors. Coming up on Jan. 19, the library is hosting a kickoff celebration.

As Gothamist first noted a short time ago, the New York City Fire Department has uploaded some amazing photos showing a huge gas explosion on Delancey Street nearly 50 years ago. It happened on Jan. 3, 1969. Luckily, there were...

A fascinating exhibition opens tomorrow evening at the Museum at Eldridge Street.

Next Wednesday, two local museums present two different mouthwatering takes on culinary history: the Tenement Museum looks at "Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine," by historical gastronomist Sarah Lohman, while the Museum of Chinese in America...

Here's an Election Day diversion. We thought it would be a good time to revisit a part of the Lower East Side's presidential history this morning.

The store has outlasted its Lower East Side competitors and overcome many obstacles in its eight decades of existence.

The New York Public Library has a community oral history project focused on several neighborhoods, including the Lower East Side.