The week is beginning with an article sure to get people talking. Crain's New York reports: "The Lower East Side is getting an F as a shopping destination."
Some excerpts:
When Annie Havlicek was searching out locations...
In his 20 years as a small businessman in Little Italy, Joe Maino has learned a few things. The owner of several accessory shops along Mulberry Street, he knows most of his customers are visitors from someplace other than...
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...
