Nabe News: August 7
The passing of John Hughes at the age of 59 yesterday is extremely heartbreaking. We all have stories of how his movies impacted our lives. However, the proprietor behind We’ll Know When We Get There has the most touching tale of all – a two-year pen pal relationship with the seminal writer/director. She discloses her correspondence in an entry entitled “Sincerly, John Hughes.” Shed a tear [We’ll Know When We Get There via Gawker]
Lower East Side hipsters apparently are not too cool for school. There have been sightings of “hipster kids toting middle school-style backpacks.” [EV Grieve]
River piracy was a problem in Manhattan from its inception through the end of the Nineteenth Century. Two of the most notorious pirate gangs focused on the east side – the Patsy Conroy Gang and the Hook Gang. The NYPD eventually eradicated the problem by the Twentieth Century [Ephemeral New York]
Tides at 102 Norfolk Street is now closed. Owner blaming the miserable economy [Lo-Down]
A month after proposing a six-story interfaith center on Thompson Street, NYU recently filed plans to nearly double the initial height. The new application, dated July 23, is already under scrutiny by neighborhood watchdog Andrew Berman [The Villager; Previously]
Gunshots on Second Street Wednesday night. Police helicopters were prowling the rooftops. Three suspects were taken into custody [Neither More Nor Less]
A deeper look at Crusty Row in Tompkins Square Park [The Villager]
Recent Stories
Excavation Underway on Affordable Grand Street Guild Towers
Work is officially underway on two new towers adjacent to the Williamsburg Bridge. On-site excavation has been ongoing for several weeks at Broome and Clinton Streets, yielding plenty of dust and noise for neighbors. Earlier this year, demolition crews razed the two-story parking garage and Little Star early childhood center in the shadow of the […]
Mr. Fong’s Owner Plans All Day Cafe on Hester Street
Another day, another principal of Mr. Fong’s starting a new Lower East Side venture. Aisa Shelley – who co-founded the Chinatown hotspot with Lucas Moran, Noah Shelley, Daniel Eric Gold and Adam Moonves – is headed to 61 Hester Street. The long-inactive storefront previously occupied by L’estudio. There, Shelley will impart an “all day cafe” […]
Truck Hits ‘OhK Dog’ Dining Shed on Ludlow Street
Ludlow Street neighbors began Saturday with the sound of a large crash. It was the sound of the OhK Dog dining shed collapsing to the ground. From what we gather, a truck driver headed southbound on Ludlow struck the popular restaurant’s outdoor annex. No one was hurt in the incident. This was apparently the second […]
New 21-Story Tower Begins Ascent on Market Street
A former Lower East Side parking lot is meeting its skyscraping destiny. Another tower. The through-block parcel on Henry Street, just west of Market, is already on its upward ascent. The new mixed-use development at 59 Henry will ultimately rise 21 stories (227 feet), with 57,395 square-feet of residential floor area and 40,305 square-feet for […]
‘Caribea’ Grill Readies Space Left Vacant by Domino’s on Allen Street
Ever since Domino’s ditched its decades-old Allen Street location three years ago, the commercial space has been a vacancy consistently peddled on the market. Now, a new concept is a-knockin. Caribea is as it sounds – a fast casual pan-Caribbean grill. The restaurant at 203 Allen will seat fourteen tables and a stand-up bar, for […]
