Nabe News: September 30
Grieve continues his look back at old neighborhood movie theaters, specifically the Avenue A Theatre. It opened in 1926 and was operated by RKO; Loew’s later took over until its closure in 1959 [EV Grieve]
Sister Carrie, a novel written by Theodore Dreiser at the turn of the century, further affirms the Bowery as skid row. A suicide in a Bowery flop house [Ephemeral NY]
After being closed for a couple days, courtesy of the DOH, Village Yokocho/Angel’s Share will re-open tonight [Fork in the Road]
Les Desirs Patisserie, a bakery in Chelsea since 1962, is closing forever. Owner/baker Jean Pauget received notice from landlord Penn South that his lease won’t be renewed, and must vacate by the end of October. “Les Desirs will be replaced by the Sullivan Street Bakery, a company that supplies artisanal “peasant” bread to places like Jean Georges, The Four Seasons, and Gramercy Tavern.” [Vanishing NY]
Despite the ongoing recession and city unemployment of 10.3%, recent graduates still rank New York City as a top destination. The city ranks third overall, behind first place-tie Washington, D.C. and Seattle [Wall Street Journal via Real Deal]
Recent Stories
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 […]
The Projects Jockeying for the $20M Chinatown Revitalization Funds
Several months ago, Governor Hochul announced a $20 million grant in the form of the Downtown Revitalization initiative (DRI). Some forty sites around Chinatown were identified during the DRI process, which is led by a Local Planning Committee of community representatives and supported by State agency staff and a consultant team. That list was ultimately […]
