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Bottle Collectors vs. Sanitation Workers

It looks like the city is cracking down on the bottle and can collectors we all see roaming the streets on the Lower East Side and Chinatown. Over the weekend, TLD reader David Perez Shadi sent use this photo...

Followup: Fatal Shooting at Alfred E. Smith Houses

We have a few more details concerning the overnight shooting at the Smith Houses that left a 30-year-old man dead. Early this afternoon, NYPD forensic trucks were still parked in the walkway at the public housing development near the...

30-Year Old Man Shot and Killed at Smith Houses Overnight

A man was fatally wounded while walking through a courtyard at the Alfred E. Smith Houses early this morning. According to the Daily News, it happened around 4 a.m.  The 30-year old victim, who has not been named, was...
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Eisner Brothers Building, 75 Essex, Hits the Market Again For $21 Million

The Eisner Brothers building at 75 Essex St. has been on and off the market in recent years.  A tipster yesterday pointed us to a new listing for the property, which borders Site 1 of the Seward Park development...

Department of Transportation Approves Intercity Bus Permits

In recent weeks, the Department of Transportation has signed off on a number of new intercity bus stops in Chinatown and on the Lower East Side. Community Board 3 has received notification from the DOT about approvals at the...

Field Trip! Checking Out the Orchard Street Television Set

Day 2 of shooting for the Cinemax series, "The Knick," has not yet begun; we'll see how afternoon rain showers might impact the production schedule. A short time ago, some kids were getting the grand tour of the elaborate...
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Scenes From “The Knick,” Shooting on Orchard Street

Here are a few photos from this morning's TV shoot on Orchard Street, near Broome.  Director Stephen Soderbergh and Cinemax are in production for "The Knick," a new drama focused on the 1900-era Knickerbocker Hospital.   ...

Soderbergh’s Cinemax Series, “The Knick” Shoots on the LES This Week

If you live on Orchard or Broome streets -- or anywhere in the immediate vicinity -- you can't have missed the transformation on those blocks during the past week. Tomorrow and Thursday, the new Cinemax series, "The Knick," will...

Seward Park Developers Create Website, Detail Essex Crossing Plans

It's been about six weeks since the city announced the development team and overall concept for "Essex Crossing," the mixed-use project for the former Seward Park urban renewal site. Time for an update. First off, Delancey Street Associates, the...
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Grocery at 52 Canal Shuttered For Alleged Underage Alcohol Sales

The corner grocery at Orchard and Canal streets is the latest target on the Lower East Side of the NYPD's crackdown on underage drinking. The popular business owned by Lilly Fong was shut down following an undercover police operation. ...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 19 – Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival

We spoke with Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival (LESFF), for this week's episode of...

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