Nabe News: October 12
Hollister, Hotel Toshi, and Bowery merchandising, all in today’s neighborhood news roundup!
Hotel Toshi creates more questionably-legal, short-term apartments at 325 East Tenth Street
Half-naked Hollister doormen finally put away the swim trunks for jeans and plaid. Did they check for bedbugs? [Racked]
Tracing the four-year-old history of the Bowery brand and its ubiquitous merchandising [Vanishing NY]
Video of last night’s thunderstorms from an East Houston vantage point [GammaBlog]
P.S. 184 on the Lower East Side teaches some classes in a bi-lingual setting, English and Mandarin. It’s the first in the country to do so. However, NY1 just uncovered that students are now being forced to pay $1,000 for each of these classes. Most likely illegal [NY1]
Recent Stories
Developer Begins Demolition of Rutgers Street Playground for Temporary Parking Lot
Demolition work began this week on a Lower East Side park that is a focal point in the tension between the community and developers on the waterfront. The backhoes are out and job now underway at Rutgers Park, the small public space beside the Lands End II residential development. Removal of the playground began yesterday, including […]
The 3 Lower East Side Walk-ups that Sold for $35M
Earlier this month, we reported that SMA Equities, the Long Island real estate firm with controversial history on the Lower East Side, sold a portfolio of its area properties. SMA unloaded three tenement walk-ups to Daniel Fishman of GAIA Real Estate – 102 Norfolk Street, 177 Ludlow Street, and 99 Allen Street – for an […]
H&M Debuts Pop-up Hotel on the Bowery this Weekend
Fashion retailer, H&M, is headed to the Lower East Side this week with a pop-up hotel concept. Starting tomorrow, prospective guests can access the so-called Hotel Hennes via the eponymous 3 Freeman Alley. The three-day publicity stunt will be open through Saturday, from 2 to 9pm. Guests will be able to check in for an […]
Sneakerhead Arrested for Knifing Customer at Hypebeast ‘HBX’ Opening on Division Street
A watershed moment for Hypebeast transformed into a melee on the Lower East Side last week. The Hong Kong-based fashion and lifestyle publication on Friday officially debuted in the seven-story commercial loft building at 41-43 Division Street. Its ground-level store – dubbed HBX – attracted a queue of sneaker heads waiting for a limited edition Nike […]
Arsonist Torches Eldridge Street Beauty Parlor
Two people were injured yesterday evening after an arsonist set ablaze a beauty parlor on Eldridge Street, according to several published reports. The incident transpired shortly before 5:00pm at the Sa Sa II Beauty Salon, located at 129 Eldridge Street. Cops said the suspect poured gasoline inside the store and set it on fire. (Initial […]
