Nabe News: February 18
Left Bank reopens, threatening Ray with noodles, and the Mosaic Man benefit, all in today’s neighborhood news roundup!
The managing agent for Ray’s Candy Store wants a noodle shop to take over the space. In exchange, she will “graciously” keep Ray as the night manager. He ain’t falling for that! [EV Grieve]
An awesome collage of Chico mural from around the Lower East Side [The Gog Log]
Papa Loves Baby tags are spreading like wildfire downtown. The NYPD claims that the graffiti is not only in the city and Brooklyn, but other cities along the East Coast [Cityroom]
Left Bank Books just reopened in its new location on 8th Avenue between 12th and Jane. Jeremiah is happy to report that “the little shop has not lost its warm and bookish charms.” [Vanishing NY]
PDT caves and adds vodka cocktails to its menu [Fork in the Road]
More on the epic showdown between Nolita residents and the proposed Shake Shack on Prince Street [The Villager]
A recap of last night’s benefit for Mosaic Man Jim Power at Theatre 80 [Slum Goddess]
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 […]
