Photography

We love this photo from jdx. It's a mural by street artist wk interact - brilliantly captured above Arlene's Grocery on Stanton between Orchard and Ludlow (behind the old Cafe Charbon).

If you're a regular reader of The Lo-Down you're probably familiar with the work of A. Jesse Jiryu Davis. From time-to-time, we feature his striking black-and-white photos depicting people on the streets of our Lower East Side neighborhood. A few...

It will be partly cloudy today with the temperature nearing 70℉. We are very excited about our CMJ Music showcase at Fontana's tonight.  Our eclectic group of musicians all have ties to the Lower East Side. It's going to...

Thanks to Robert Hudak for sending along this gorgeous photo of Delancey Street. Some clouds this morning should give way to mostly sunny skies this afternoon, with a high around 69℉. Coming up today, our popular feature, "My LES,"...

Photographer Rebecca Lepkoff  recalls a time when the streets of the Lower East Side were like a theater. “There was always something happening… life took place on the street,” she says. Lepkoff, 95, grew up in a tenement at 60...

Thanks to Lo-Down reader Giacinta Frisillo for this lovely picture of the carnival on Pitt Street last night. The event is put on by Our Lady of Sorrows Church.

Morning runners and bicyclists had a few large puddles to navigate in East River Park, after the weekend's big soaking.  

It looks like it will be another gorgeous day today, with a high of 84℉ and low humidity. The Hester Street Fair is going vintage this weekend, with eight special vendors offering great deals on clothing and custom goods...

Look for a high around 84℉ today with some thunderstorms this afternoon. Tomorrow will be about the same, with some evening thunderstorms. The NY International Fringe Festival is preparing to kick-off its 15th season on Friday, with many shows...

A friend of The Lo-Down shares this birds-eye view of the very well used Essex Street athletic field.  If you've got a Lower East Side photo you'd like to contribute, send it to us at: tips@thelodownny.com.