Puerto Rican chef Maria Bidó officially opened her first permanent location in New York City last week at a new stall in Essex Market. Mia’s Cocina offers traditional favorites like empanadas, ...

Bluestockings Bookstore, the collectively-run activist center, community space and feminist bookstore that has been based on the Lower East Side for over two decades, announced they have officially ...

NYC Parks and NYC Department of Design and Construction are partnering with local organizations to host a Community Day celebrating the opening of East River Park Phase 1 this Sunday, September 28, ...

The Lower East Side kicked off New York Fashion Week (NYFW) in high style recently with shows, pop-ups, after-parties, and more. This season (the Spring 2026 collections) featured top draws coming to ...

Food journalist, former New York Times recipe columnist and author of the renowned cookbook How To Cook Everything, Mark Bittman is creating a new type of restaurant with a focus on equitable access ...

Here's some news just about everyone in the Lower East Side/Chinatown community will be happy to hear. As we reported this past Friday, Dong Wang and Helen Chen of Shan Fu Grocery (A&N Fruit Store) ...

Good morning. Thanks to Ben Meyers for this shot of the sizzlin’ Seward Park ping pong table, from the rooftop across the street. It’s a cooler August day today, with a high of 76 degrees, cloudy ...

**Bright, Serene One-Bedroom with Balcony & Garden Views** Step through the front door and feel the city’s pace melt away. Triple-width picture windows draw sunlight deep into a spacious living room, ...

It’s opening day for LiDL at 408 Grand Street on the Lower East Side. The discount grocery chain, based in Germany, took over a former Rite Aid store on the northeast corner of Grand and Clinton ...

Eva’s Kitchen, a casual all-day cafe at 359 Grand St., has permanently closed after a little over a year in business. A notice breaking the news went up on the front door and on Eva’s website and ...

Dora Grossman-Weir speaks with Culture Cast host Traven Rice about making wine fun and accessible at two new delicious spots in the neighborhood. Growing up with a family that loved food, she has ...

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