Nabe News: July 27
The Copper Building at 215 Avenue B is getting quite desperate. The first four buyers to sign a contract at the Copper Building will have all their Common Charges and Taxes paid for the first TWO Years! [EV Grieve]
A Gawker tipster is claiming that Dov Charney of American Apparel is firing employees he deems unattractive. “He is tightening the AA ‘aesthetic,’ and anyone that he deems not good-looking enough to work there, is encouraged to be fired. This is blatant discrimination based on looks.” Just another reason to hate [Gawker]
A Dash Snow tribute is now open at Deitch Projects, 76 Grand Street. The exhibit features photos and memorial pieces from fellow artists, and will run until August 15 [AnimalNY]
Second Avenue between Houston and Fourteenth Street was once known as the Yiddish Rialto (or Yiddish Broadway). Check out this brief history on the long-gone phenomenon [East Village History Project]
A recap of last week’s musical benefit for Ray [Neither More Nor Less]
At the turn of the century, many tenement dwellers operated makeshift garment factories out of their living quarters [Tenement Museum Blog]
Recent Stories
DOT to Pave Pock-Marked Pell Street; Sheds Removed
Pell Street is finally on deck for a resurfacing, forcing numerous Chinatown businesses to dismantle their street shed annexes. Those who operate outdoor dining sheds along Pell Street received notice this week from the Department of Transportation to dismantle structure ahead of scheduled street repaving. This small neighborhood street – which once terminated at Division – […]
Immersive ‘Squid Game’ Experience on the Lower East Side
Netflix smash, Squid Game, is coming to real life. On the Lower East Side. In the fall, international gaming company Immersive Gamebox will take space inside 81 Essex Street, the big-box building occupied by the International Center of Photography. Its primary experience will be a multiplayer game built around the Squid Game series. The immersive […]
Owners of Gertie Eye Market Street for ‘Jackie’ (Updated)
Huertas and Gertie meet for Jackie. That is the narrative for a new restaurant in Two Bridges that features the owners behind both aforementioned establishments. Indeed, Nathan Adler and Rachel Jackson (principals behind Brooklyn’s Gertie) are planning a new Italian-American restaurant at 42 Market Street. The fourteen table concept, dubbed Jackie, will feature “good food […]
Trash Talk: Taking Stock of the Constant Pileup on Rivington Street
The Lower East Side, whose residents are struggling amidst sanitation budget cuts, under-maintained restaurant sheds, and absent landlords and/or vacant leaseholders, suffer the scourge of refuse. One Rivington Street resident walked much of the length of the east-west stretch to find – and document – how trash buildup, stagnating pools of mystery sludge, dilapidated street shanties, and overall […]
Uncapped: Nobody Beats IZ THE WIZ
IZ the WIZ: hands down one of the most illustrious and renowned graffiti writers in and outside of our fair city. May he continue to Rest in Peace. In this installation of Uncapped, guest contributor, Freddy Alva, is back with an excerpt from the new issue of his Black Book Series magazine: Pound for […]
