Photo: On Orchard Street, Saturday afternoon.
In the news:
--Public records show that Omnia Properties is doubling the size of its new residential tower at 183 Chrystie St. It will now rise 17 stories and include 57 units.
--At...
Photo: This past Wednesday on Orchard Street, Belgian DJ Charlotte de Witte attracted a big crowd with her pop-up at Extra Butter.
In the news:
-The family of Christina Lee, the woman murdered in her Chrystie Street apartment, has...
Photo: On Friday, Mayor Adams, local elected officials and community leaders toured Tompkins Square Park. Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office.
This past week's news headlines:
--A state judge dismisses the latest lawsuit against the mega-towers planned in the Two Bridges...
Photo: It's looking like springtime at the Baruch Houses.
In the news this week:
--Around 16% of patrol cops in the NYPD are new to the force, but in some precincts the numbers are a lot higher. "For instance, one-third...
Photo: 190 Orchard St., potentially the new home of Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse.
In the news this past week:
--The legendary Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse appears to be mounting a comeback, owner David Zimmerman preparing to meet with Community Board 3...
Photo: East River Park, April 15, 2023.
In the news this past week:
--The latest potential environmental scare at the Riis Houses: contaminated soil.
--Vital Climbing Gym signs a lease for a 45,000 square foot space on three...
Photo: A burst of spring in Luther Gulick Park.
In the news this past week:
--The owner of a Lower East Side building, 67 Pitt St., received more than $200,000 from the city to pay rent for 11 formerly homeless...
A high-end Japanese omakase restaurant from Zaiyu Hasegawa, the chef behind an acclaimed Tokyo dining destination, is a step closer to opening at 107 Norfolk St. on the Lower East Side. Community Board 3's liquor licensing committee voted in...
Photo: The scene on Grand Street on a recent weekend afternoon.
Lower East Side news from the past week:
--Three years after the pandemic begun, there has been some recovery in Chinatown, but the long ordeal showed that many...
Photo: Former home of Alleva Dairy in Little Italy.
In the news this week:
--A new report indicates the Lower East Side has become a buyers market for house hunters. "Tempered competition (on the Lower East Side as well...
