A driver who killed a pedestrian Tuesday evening on the Bowery has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. Cops said 24-year-old Danny Lin of Brooklyn was traveling north in a 2001 BMW sedan at speeds in excess of 50...
As noted earlier today, the New Museum's Pawel Althamer exhibition opened today. In the past, the Polish artist has channeled the publicity surrounding his exhibitions to help local communities in need. The New Museum show is no exception. As...
We've received many inquiries from folks wanting to volunteer their time and donate money and supplies. Here are a few requests for help that we have gathered; send details of other efforts to info@thelodownny.com and we will keep the list going.
The...
This past weekend, while visiting the New Museum's Sky Room, we got a good look at the Bowery Mission's relatively new roof garden. Two years ago, volunteers with the White Roof Project painted the historic building's rooftop. In the...
There's news from the Landmarks Preservation Commission this afternoon. Today commissioners voted to designate two Lower East Side buildings -- the Bowery Mission and the Bowery Bank of New York.
The Bowery Mission, 227 Bowery, a neo-Greco style building, has...
We stopped by the Bowery Mission yesterday afternoon, where more than 700 volunteers were making Thanksgiving a little bit brighter for New Yorkers in need. The historic chapel became a large dining hall. There was entertainment and 1100 new...
This past weekend, we were over at the Bowery Mission to witness quite a spectacle: dozens of volunteers crawling through windows and climbing up ladders -- paint brushes in hand -- to paint the organization's 10,000 square foot rooftop....
We begin the morning with a view of the neighborhood from the roof of the Bowery Mission. Another nice fall day is ahead -- sunny and 72. On the agenda, this evening's meeting of the 9th Precinct Community Council...
Saturday night, staff, clients and supporters of the Bowery Mission gathered outside those legendary red doors for a special celebration...
In honor of 130 years serving people in need, a section of the street in front of their historic headquarters...
Last week we got a look at a part of the Bowery Mission that definitely is not on the official tour. From the basement of their historic building, 227 Bowery, you can see something's amiss. For the past several...
