We've been following the demolition of the Young Israel building at 225 East Broadway, since early January. As you can see from this morning's aerial survey, the job is nearly complete. Workers appear to be dismantling what's left of...
Walking past the former home of Fine & Klein Handbags on Orchard Street yesterday, I noticed one of those ominous Department of Buildings citations attached to the metal drop-down gate. It read: WORK WITHOUT A DEMO PERMIT- 3 &...
It's safe to say a late afternoon trip to the Lower East Side Girls Club was the highlight of Senator Daniel Squadron's day yesterday. He came with an impressive gift: $250,000 to help pay for the organization's new building...
No Longer Empty, the organization that orchestrates public art exhibitions in vacant commercial spaces, needs your help. Their latest project is scheduled to open on the Lower East Side at the end of next month. They had an empty...
Statistics geeks are in heaven today. NYU's Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy has released its influential annual report, "The State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods." It's a 143 page document, so there's plenty to...
Both sides say they want to protect the Russian Orthodox Cathedral on East 2nd Street. But it became clear yesterday, in testimony before the Landmarks Preservation Commission, that the agreement ends there. On one side, preservationists, who believe the...
We just returned from the Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing, where the fate of several Lower East Side buildings were considered. The most controversial matter before the commissioners: whether to give landmark status to the Russian Orthodox Cathedral (59 East...
We just returned from the M Schames & Sons paint store on Essex Street. The Schames family wouldn't let us take any pictures inside due to the very likely prospect that the ordeal over their building, 3 Essex, will...
A short time ago, we received a tip from a Lo-Down reader that M Schames & Son, a fixture on Essex Street for four generations is moving. We confirmed with the Schames family that they are, in fact, relocating...
A short time ago, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum held a "groundbreaking" ceremony for its new Visitors & Education Center at 103 Orchard Street. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer was on hand for the announcement, along with other...
