keeping it local

Here's another edition of our local holiday shopping guide. Enjoy. The Tenement Museum is featuring $30 gift ideas for under $30.  There's the classic Greek diner ceramic mug for $12.95, or how about the always-popular New York subway puzzle for...

Here's your weekend edition of our "keeping it local" holiday guide.  Remember: keep sending us your shopping, dining and event ideas to tips@thelodownny.com. Tonight Fourth Arts Block is saying so long to its cafe by throwing a holiday party from...

We continue our "keeping it local" holiday guide today with more suggestions from the neighborhood: It's hard to beat Lower East Side institution Economy Candy when it comes to "can't miss," crowd-pleasing gifts.  The options are way too numerous to...