The holiday weekend in almost here, and the weather looks like more of the same for today and tomorrow: sunny skies with highs in the mid-80s. There are clouds and a chance of showers in Sunday's forecast, but Independence...
At last night's Community Board 3 meeting, there was more drama surrounding Mason Dixon, the always controversial-now defunct bar at 133 Essex Street. In the end, the board voted (31-3, with 1 abstention) to approve nightlife operator Matt Levine's...
In addition to our sneak preview of Cafe Grumpy's impending opening on Essex Street, here's a roundup of other neighborhood food news breaking today:
Next week at Limited Time Only on East Broadway, Chef Leah Cohen will preview her upcoming Southeast...
It appears the long soap opera involving Lower East Side bar Mason Dixon may be nearing an end. Last night, Community Board 3's SLA Committee approved (4-2-1) a proposal from nightlife operator Matt Levine to take over the troubled...
Mason Dixon is finally back open, after being shut down by the NYPD for alleged underage drinking violations April 8th. But the mechanical bull party on Essex Street appears to be coming to an end. Grub Street spoke with...
This past Friday night, we broke the news that two Lower East Side bars - Mason Dixon and Los Feliz - were shut down by the 7th Precinct for alleged underage drinking violations. After having a look at...
We're sweating it out tonight at Community Board 3's dreaded SLA Committee meeting. The below-Houston main event so far: a proposal from nightlife operator Matt Levine to take over the shuttered Mason Dixon space at 133 Essex Street.
Armed with...
The 7th Precinct shut down two more Lower East Side bars tonight. Shortly after 8pm, police converged on Mason Dixon, 133 Essex, and Los Feliz, 109 Ludlow. Numerous nightlife establishments have met the same fate in recent months, as...
If the owners of Koi had any illusions that their "meet and greet" with neighbors the other night would appease the community, they most definitely don't after this evening's CB3 committee meeting. The panel that reviews applications for new...
