This morning we noticed some signs of progress inside Union Market, the upscale grocery store that's been in development for close to two years at 240 East Houston (Essex Street). The Brooklyn-based company was expecting to open last fall,...
Editor's note: On Friday EV Grieve reported the big news that an upscale Brooklyn market was taking over the ground floor of 240 East Houston, at Essex Street. Our Jennifer Strom went over to Cobble Hill to learn more...
Lower East Side resident Kami Scott sent along some amazing images from Thursday's fire at 240 East Houston. See the rest of the photos and today's fire update after the jump.
Patrick Hedlund of DNA Info reports residents were briefly...
What a difference 18 hours makes. Last night's chaotic scene at 240 East Houston Street has been replaced by relative calm this morning. The ground floor deli is open, while all other stores remain closed. A small group gathered...
Thanks to Twitter user cmerry, who sent along this IPhone image captured by her partner Rick earlier this evening. A few new details to pass along this evening. First, eight firefighters suffered minor injuries while fighting the blaze at...
Local TV reports confirm what we indicated earlier -- the roof of 240 East Houston was undergoing renovations. There's speculation on firefighter message boards tonight that air conditioners running at full tilt, in the middle of a heat wave,...
We've just returned from the fire at 240 East Houston Street. As we noted a few minutes ago, it does not appear any of residents were hurt, but three firefighters were treated for minor injuries. Parvez Ahmed, whose family...
