Longtime activist bookstore, cafe and collective, Bluestockings Bookstore, has announced they are being forced to move from their location at 172 Allen St., after 21 years. They write:
Friends, comrades, fierce lovers of radical spaces to reimagine our world,
We did...
Beloved Italian cafe, Gaia, has announced via Facebook that Sunday, July 26th, will be its last day at the restaurant's current location on Houston Street. Gaia had adopted to the takeout only COVID-19 environment and was offering grocery items to go...
Partybus Bakeshop is a new(ish) artisan bakery and cafe located on the Lower East Side. We started as a pop-up at the Hester Street Fair, but we parked the Partybus on Essex Street in November 2019 and we’re here to stay! Come see for yourself why Food Network included us on this year’s list of...
Grand Cutters Barber Shop is a family oriented barbershop that has been on the Lower East Side since 1960. There’s a reason why Grand Cutters has been around for so long. From haircuts, beard trims, and the signature classic - the Royal Shave, we care about the quality of service.
A full weekend is coming up at Hester Street Fair. On Saturday, their "We Started Here" event returns in honor of the small businesses who started out at the fair and successfully moved on to bigger venues (and ventures). A few...
It was a day of high emotions on the Lower East Side Sunday, as longtime customers and vendors said goodbye to the old Essex Street Market building at 120 Essex St. The 1940 structure once described as "unlovely" by the New York Times, is now shuttered
This is a promotional post from one of our LES Partners, The Lower East Side Partnership:
On behalf of the NYC Department of Small Business Services, the Lower East Side Partnership would like to share free course opportunities for the local merchant community.
The Fragrance Shop has been offering custom scents to customers since it opened in 1992.
This video is from Rob Dozier at New York City News Service. It's part of our ongoing collaboration with the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
Hoping to encourage more foot traffic, gallery owners Leslie Heller and Bart Keijsers Koning recently kicked off the inaugural L.E.S. Art Week, featuring exhibits at local galleries with a special emphasis on female artists or groups of female artists.
Laura Olivieri...
Here's a look at Chillhouse, a wellness cafe at 149 Essex St., from Ivan Flores with New York City News Service. This is part of our continuing collaboration on the "Lower East Side Voices" video series.
