Nabe News: September 24
Ryan Adams’ window art at the Morrison Hotel Gallery mocks Bowery gentrification. Quotable signs include “the Bowery is for bums, not art” and “Punks dead, let’s party.” [EV Grieve]
Three years ago this month, Stuy Town was put on the block and sold to Tishman Speyer. “Now, the prospect of default looms for Tishman Speyer, and a rent-regulation case being decided by the state’s top court could leave the complex with a value of just a fraction of its sale price.” [Lux Living]
Cryptic graffiti scribbles on a building facade located on Thirteenth Street between Avenues A and B. What is it? [Neither More Nor Less]
Chelsea Antique & Collectible Flea Market at Seventeenth Street is finished. Jeremiah confirmed that the small parking lot market will not be returning “any time soon.” The land is owned by nearby Catholic institution New York Foundling Hospital. New development in the works, perhaps? [Vanishing NY]
Part II of the Ghostbusters scouting report [Scouting NY]
Many feel that small businesses are the key to neighborhood survival. The problem of these vanishing businesses is summed up perfectly by Susan Stetzer, district manager of Community Board 3: “Many streets seem vacant during the day and open only at 5 p.m., serving only one demographic, young people with disposable income.” [The Villager]
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 […]
