Nabe News: March 10
A decrepit alley vanishes, Belmont Island, and delivery truck madness, all in today’s neighborhood news roundup!
The half-acre spit of land in the East River known as Belmont Island is a bird sanctuary. Humans are not allowed there [Ephemeral NY]
Pictures of Avenue C, circa 1984 [EV Grieve]
A delivery truck backed into a newsstand at the corner of Grand and Bowery yesterday morning, injuring the 85-year-old woman working there [DNAinfo]
Comparing the lifestyle habits of the East Village and Brownsville [Vanishing NY]
An update on the new Crocs store coming to 143 Spring Street in SoHo – it’s a bit antiseptic [Lost City]
Theatre Alley, located behind J&R Computer World, is not really an alley anymore [Scouting NY]
A photo-heavy recap of Ray’s benefit the other night [Slum Goddess]
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 […]
