lucky ant

We have details today about the benefit for local businesses we mentioned last week. Hosted by the Lower East Side Business Improvement District and promoted through Lucky Ant, the local crowdfunding company, the evening includes appetizers, drinks, a silent auction and DJ...

It's not just that the Parkside Lounge has one of the best vintage neon signs in the neighborhood.  As one of the last remaining dive bars in a sea of luxe cocktail clubs, it's also a true locals joint...

Local crowdfunding startup Lucky Ant is at again.  We've noted their campaigns in support of organizations such as the Living Theatre.  Now the LES-based firm is turning its attention to xCubicle, the previously tiny video game repair shop on...

Last month, we told you about the plight of the legendary Living Theater on Clinton Street.   Co-founder Judith Malina temporarily averted eviction from the performance space as well as her apartment located above the theater.  The experimental institution's troubles...

On Tuesday, we told you about Lucky Ant, a new Lower East Side start-up devoted to hyperlocal crowdfunding for small businesses. The company's current project was Grotto, the Italian restaurant on Forsyth Street. Grotto was trying to raise $7500...

Anyone who's been to Grotto, the charming osteria at 100 Forsyth Street, knows it boasts one of the Lower East Side's nicest gardens.  But since the backyard is uncovered, the garden is only usable a few months out of...