If you walked past Lucky, the variety shop at 79 Clinton Street, in the last day or so you know the longtime Lower East Side store is closing. We have a call into the owner to find out why...
As we noted in September (via Racked), the L.E.S. pioneer boutique TG-170 was forced to close its doors at 170 Ludlow after 18 years of business because of a steep increase in rent. Luckily they have a nice new...
The Lower East Side B.I.D. is celebrating "all things apple" on Orchard Street again this year with it's third annual NYC Apple Day. They write:
There will be activities and culinary delights for all ages, including upstate New York apple...
Kenny Moscot remembers spending summers on the Lower East Side when he was a kid, hanging out in the family store and picking up a few life lessons along the way. These days he's doing a bit more than...
If you need some extra encouragement to shop til you drop in the hood -- New York Magazine is partnering with the fashion event/trade show group (capsule), to bring the first annual two-day shopping event, ShopWalk, to the Lower...
This week partners Curvel Baptiste and Courtney Carreras launched a brand new venture on the Lower East Side -- samplesaleshop.com. From their headquarters on Allen Street, the company hosts a revolving door of virtual 72 hour pop-up shops --...
We've been meaning to post a little update on Essex Flowers' move to Grand Street. Owner Bill Frazer is settling in at 365 Grand Street, the former home of the infamous pizzeria, Isabella's Oven. It's a much larger location...
Our friends at the Hester Street Fair would like you to know you can keep cool and stay stylish this weekend because both the Misting Oasis Tent and the popular "Summer Stylist Tent Event" will be back on Saturday...
From time to time, we like to check in with the neighborhood's business owners to see how things are going "on the front lines." Recently, I stopped by Zarin Fabric Warehouse to chat with David Zarin, president of one...
Pride Goes East, a collaboration between Fourth Arts Block and the Lower East Side BID, is wrapping up it's month-long performance celebration with a Lower East Side "shop-a-thon" with special events during Pride Week beginning this Saturday. Participating business...
