The latest version of the Lower East Side BID's street festival will transform the blocks above Delancey Street. Among other attractions, there will be Bocce ball, a 40 foot dance tent and pet portraits created on site. Plus Yoga...
Earlier today we were out at the Division/Canal/Ludlow triangle, which is about to become the canvas for the Lower East Side's latest public art project.
Back in November, local artist Kim Sillen won a community-driven open-call sponsored by the Lower...
Coming up Sunday June 1, the DayLife street festival is coming back to the Lower East Side. From noon-5 p.m., the summer kickoff celebration from the LES Business Improvement District will take take over the stretch of Orchard Street...
As we noted yesterday, it's a big weekend for art on the Lower East Side. NADA's New York Art Fair opens tomorrow at Pier 36. Another fair, Cutlog, opens to the public today at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural...
In a meeting at the LES Tenement Museum last week, business owners, property owners and residents got up close and personal with a scale model of Orchard Street. While they might have enjoyed playing with the miniature trees and...
The Essex Street Market isn't usually open in the evening hours, but last night nearly 300 people got to experience the wonders of one of New York's most authentic food halls after dark. The Lower East Side BID and...
Here's a quick reminder about tonight's workshop to solicit feedback from businesses and residents about a master plan for Orchard Street. It'll include a 16-foot 3D model to help facilitate a discussion about traffic flow, streetscape design and safety....
Orchard Street -- with its historic tenements, mix old and new retail and distinctive character -- remains a Lower East Side treasure. But it's also got some drawbacks. The narrow corridor is often congested with trucks making deliveries, and...
The Lower East Side BID and Time Out New York are sponsoring an evening tasting event at the Essex Street Market Thursday, February 20. There will be samples from some of your favorite vendors plus special cocktails. Tickets cost...
This past November, the Lower East Side BID picked a winner for its "Asphalt Art" competition, a project to enliven the triangle at Division and Canal streets. In the past week, they got the good news that the New...
