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We’d like to take this opportunity to thank The Lo-Down’s sponsors: The Abrons Arts Center, which just joined us as annual sponsor Neal Young & Jeremy Bolger/Halstead Property The Lower East Side Business Improvement District: Third Thursdays (co-sponsored with The Lo-Down) begins...

We'd like to take a moment to welcome our new Annual Sponsors: the Educational Alliance, Dora (the new coffee shop on East Broadway) and the Village Zendo. Dora is offering a special Valentine's Day deal to readers of The Lo-Down....

Artlog, an impressive online site for New York artists and art lovers, is teaming up with the New York Observer, the LES B.I.D. and the New Museum (for the third year in a row) for a one-night, private, art...

As a part of the Summer Streets Program hosted by the Lower East Side's Business Improvement District, Stanton Street will be closed off to cars between Allen Street and Ludlow Street to host a series of activities for the community....

As we reported earlier, Bonnie's New York, a fixture on Orchard Street for nearly 30 years, selling hats and jewelry, has closed it's doors for good.  We spoke with owner Bonnie Weinstein this morning about her reasons for closing. ...

A study released yesterday by the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council shows small businesses on the Lower East Side are struggling and warns the neighborhood itself could be in danger of becoming "an historical footnote." The survey, conducted by Weber...