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Concrete Chronicles: Lower East Side Photos byMartha Cooper and Clayton Patterson Opens at CityLore

Widely celebrated for their deep engagement with the city’s streets and subcultures, Martha Cooper and Clayton Patterson have ...
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Seward Park Conservancy Hosts Annual Bulb Planting Day

Seward Park Conservancy will host it’s annual Bulb Planting Day this Saturday, October 25, 2025, starting at 9am.
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Apartment of the Week, Sponsored by LoHo Realty

Listings courtesy of LoHo Realty Inc.
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Dora Grossman-Weir, General Manager and Wine Director at Tolo, Mitsuru and Sunn’s

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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City Seeks Ideas to Reactivate Baruch Bathhouse Site

The New York City Parks Department is taking the first tentative steps in possibly redeveloping the Baruch Bathhouse, a building that has been shuttered for more than four decades. At a public meeting ...
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Patricia Field Moves Shop to New Location on East Broadway

Fashion icon Patricia Field has moved her shop to 211 East Broadway. The new brick and mortar space was celebrated with a grand opening party last week. Patricia Field might be best known for styling ...
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Controversy Rages on Regarding Bialystoker Synagogue-UJC Land Deal

Bialystoker Synagogue, 7 Willett St. A week ago Sunday, a meeting of the congregation was held to address lingering concerns about the sale, as well as to discuss plans to sell another parcel on Pitt ...
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Lidl Grocery Store Opens on the Lower East Side

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 ...
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Eva’s Kitchen, An All-day Cafe, is Now Open on Grand Street

Eva’s Kitchen is now open for business in the commercial strip on the south side of Grand Street, just to the east of Essex Street. The space next to the “Pickle Guys” was most recently occupied by ...
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Upscale Japanese Restaurant From Tokyo Headed for Former Tonic Space at 107 Norfolk St.

A high-end Japanese omakase restaurant from Zaiyu Hasegawa, the chef behind an acclaimed Tokyo dining destination, is a step closer to opening at 107 Norfolk St. on the Lower East Side. Community ...
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Ping Pong in Seward Park Is Where It’s At

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 ...
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New Bakery Elbow Bread is Open at 1 Ludlow

After much anticipation, Elbow Bread @elbowludlow is open and bustling as of today. Baker Zoe Kanan has teamed up with Court Street Grocers to open the new bakery at 1 Ludlow Street, in the former Mel ...