If you're interested in volunteering to serve on your community board, applications are now open. Appointments to New York City's 59 boards are made by borough presidents (half of the members of each board are nominated by local City...
For a lot of museums, an on-site restaurant and bar might be a nice amenity for visitors. But in the case of Canyon, the new cultural venue opening on the Lower East Side later this year, food and drink...
A two-year-old campaign to protect Church of St. Mary (440 Grand St.) as a New York City landmark is picking up momentum. In December, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to add an application for designation to its...
Here's some news just about everyone in the Lower East Side/Chinatown community will be happy to hear. As we reported this past Friday, Dong Wang and Helen Chen of Shan Fu Grocery (A&N Fruit Store) were preparing to shut...
It feels like the pace of neighborhood change on the Lower East Side is always accelerating, with new businesses opening and closing every month. But this one hurts more than most. In recent days, loyal customers of Shan Fu...
The fashion designer Alexander Wang is the new owner of one of the most conspicuous buildings in Chinatown: the former Citizens Savings Bank, a city landmark, at 58 Bowery (at Canal Street). As Crain's first reported, two family trusts...
Earlier this week, a joint session of Community Board 3's transportation and liquor licensing committees was convened to consider 13 applications for "Open Streets" on the Lower East Side. People showed up in droves for one application in particular...
The local community has been advocating for many years for an elevator at the Delancey Street/Essex Street subway station. They're finally getting their wish. At a press conference Friday (4/4/2025), MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber gathered with officials...
You may have seen the headline in The New York Times the other day, "New York's Most Exciting New Restaurant is Just a Warmup Act." Priya Krishna's glowing review of Ha's Snack Bar (297 Broome St.) offered a taste...
