Nabe News: December 15
Lou Reed iPhone App, the rise of “doucheoisie,” and CB3 SLA meeting recap, all in today’s LES neighborhood news!
According to Curbed, the three full-floor condos at the 143-year-old 316 Bowery (at Bleecker) have gone rental. But the penthouse is still on the market for $1.89 million [Curbed]
A recap of last night’s Community Board 3 SLA meeting [Eater]
Santa blowup caught in a compromising position on Fourteenth Street [EV Grieve]
Apparently sleeping with a married governor gets you a writing gig at the NY Post [Gothamist]
2009 is reportedly the year that “douche” and “douchebag” finally went mainstream. Jeremiah ponders the colloquial usage of the word in discussing the rise of the “doucheoisie” [Vanishing NY]
Lou Reed has an iPhone App which has nothing to do with music, and is an affirmation of his altacocker status. The program, dubbed Lou Zoom, enlarges the names and phone numbers in your contacts list. Decidedly not punk [NY Press]
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 […]
