We stopped by the opening party for Malachi Farrell's exhibit, The Shops Are Closed, at Abrons Arts Center on Friday. Along with a version of his famous electronically animated air-conditioning tubes, there is a sculptural installation involving two missiles...
It was a raucous, tense evening inside the filled-beyond-capacity auditorium of P.S. 20 on Essex Street Wednesday night (see video after the jump). Hundreds of parents came to speak out against the Department of Education's proposed plans to accommodate...
The Lo-Down attended the opening reception for Puerto Rico Fest 2009 at the Clemente Soto Velez arts center last weekend. The reception was held in the LES and Abrazo Interno Gallery where there is a special exhibit celebrating the...
Earlier this year, the stretch of Orchard Street just below Broome found itself at the epicenter of the city's banh mi hysteria. The brand new restaurant, An Choi, helped fuel the frenzy for the Vietnamese street food phenom. Now,...
There's a fascinating exhibit, particularly relevant to the Lower East Side, currently showing at the Culpeper Gallery in the Abrons Arts Center (extended to run at least through this Sunday, Nov. 8th). "Still Lives", by artist Susan...
Here are some of the highlights from City Councilmember-elect Margaret Chin's victory party at the Grand Harmony Restaurant in Chinatown last night:
video by Traven Rice
The Lo-Down recently met up with Blaise Allysen Kearsley, host of the reading series HOW I LEARNED at Happy Ending on Broome Street. Tonight's event is titled, "How I Learned What Everyone Else Already Knew". The monthly event is...
As we mentioned last Wednesday, City Council District 1 Democratic nominee Margaret Chin has picked up the support of Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, State Senator
Daniel Squadron and City Councilmember Rosie Mendez. All three key Downtown Democrats refrained from making endorsements...
We stopped by the opening of Younity's new collective show, FRESHER! last weekend at CSV Cultural Center (107 Suffolk St.) The show features 40 different female artists' work, all focusing on recycling and creating art for/from the earth. The...
This afternoon, The Lo-Down stumbled upon Anthony Fontana, getting ready to open Stuffed Artisan Cannolis on Stanton Street (between Clinton and Attorney). You can follow the progress leading up to next Thursday's opening on their "sweet" blog, as...
