Here's the scene today inside Sons of Essex, the new hot spot at 133 Essex Street. During the next two days, the restaurant has been taken over by "The Longest Week," a film starring Olivia Wilde, Jason Bateman and...
Wanna work at "Sons of Essex," the soon-to-open successor to Mason Dixon? There's an open call for all positions Saturday afternoon. The interviews will take place from 2-4 p.m. at the restaurant, 133 Essex Street. By the way, the...
You've probably noticed the new wheat-paste mural adorning the facade of 133 Essex Street, formerly the home of the rowdy (and defunct) bar, Mason Dixon. It's the work of the semi-anonymous street artist JR, who's the recipient of the...
At last night's Community Board 3 meeting, there was more drama surrounding Mason Dixon, the always controversial-now defunct bar at 133 Essex Street. In the end, the board voted (31-3, with 1 abstention) to approve nightlife operator Matt Levine's...
It appears the long soap opera involving Lower East Side bar Mason Dixon may be nearing an end. Last night, Community Board 3's SLA Committee approved (4-2-1) a proposal from nightlife operator Matt Levine to take over the troubled...
Mason Dixon is finally back open, after being shut down by the NYPD for alleged underage drinking violations April 8th. But the mechanical bull party on Essex Street appears to be coming to an end. Grub Street spoke with...
This past Friday night, we broke the news that two Lower East Side bars - Mason Dixon and Los Feliz - were shut down by the 7th Precinct for alleged underage drinking violations. After having a look at...
We're sweating it out tonight at Community Board 3's dreaded SLA Committee meeting. The below-Houston main event so far: a proposal from nightlife operator Matt Levine to take over the shuttered Mason Dixon space at 133 Essex Street.
Armed with...
The 7th Precinct shut down two more Lower East Side bars tonight. Shortly after 8pm, police converged on Mason Dixon, 133 Essex, and Los Feliz, 109 Ludlow. Numerous nightlife establishments have met the same fate in recent months, as...
