Nabe News: July 9
Eric Ferrara of the East Village History Project uses this interesting website as supplement to his recent book entitled, A Guide to Gangsters, Murderers & Weirdos of New York City’s Lower East Side. You can buy the book here [Gangsters, Murderers & Weirdos; Amazon.com]
The real definition of a soda jerk [Vanishing NY]
Manhattan’s rental market is still in free fall. “Landlords agreed to average reductions of 9.5 percent off their original asking rents, compared with a typical discount of 2.6 percent a year ago, Miller Samuel reported.” [Bloomberg]
A new deli is in the works for the Red Square strip mall – Amona Deli & Grocery [EV Grieve]
City to convert vacant condo developments into affordable housing. The new program is called the Housing Asset Renewal Program (HARP), and aims to create 400 units for “moderate- and middle-income households.” This pilot plan is focusing outside of Manhattan, for now [Curbed]
Local record stores hanging on for dear life in the wake of a music industry slowdown [The Villager]
Recent Stories
Owners of Gertie and Huertas Eye Market Street for ‘Jackie’
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) teamed with Jonah Miller of Huertas on First Avenue for a new Italian-American restaurant at 42 Market Street. The fourteen […]
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 […]
Four Teenagers Arrested with Loaded Guns at PUBLIC Hotel on Chrystie Street
Four teens were busted with three loaded guns inside the PUBLIC Hotel this week. Jarell Swan (19), Anton Philips (18), Linwood Spruill (18), and an unidentified 15-year-old boy were arrested at the swanky, 28-story Chrystie Street lodge on Wednesday, and charged with weapons possession. The four friends were reportedly smoking weed in their room shortly […]
No Return in Sight for Tenants and Businesses Displaced by Mulberry Street Fire
Months after the deadly fire at 78 Mulberry Street, displaced tenants – residential and commercial – are still waiting for renovations to begin. The two-alarm fire broke out at 78 Mulberry Street just before 4:00am on April 15. Roughly one hundred firefighters responded to extinguish the flames, which reportedly spread from the fifth floor. The […]
