Nabe News: November 29
Animal NY caught up with Kenny Scharf, and learned that the artist is not worried about vandals tagging his mural. “No, I’m not Shepard Fairey. Not to knock him or anything, but I’m not putting up wallpaper made safely in a studio.” [Animal NY; Previously]
What the new Madison Square Garden will look like. Expect twin 200-foot-long catwalks above the ice/court! [Curbed]
A new Converse specialty sneaker store opens at 560 Broadway in SoHo. We’re still waiting for the LES-branded Chucks [Racked]
The fascinating history of Rat Island, a 2.5-acre parcel just off the Bronx. It was often a stepping stone for escaped prisoners from nearby Hart Island, and later became home to a sanitarium. The land hit the open market last year for $300,000 [Ephemeral NY]
An interview with Paul Jurczyk, the new captain over at Polonia on First Avenue, who is completely changing the joint to something more “sophisticated.” “My staff and myself are hoping that the old customers which really enjoy to nag and complain will find somewhere more suitable to their liking.” [EV Grieve]
Capital NY has an extensive article on the brief life of Superdive, and its effect on the East Village neighborhood. A must-read [Capital NY]
Fine Jewish dining on the Lower East Side at Moskowitz & Lupowitz. The restaurant once lived at Second Avenue and Second Street [Vanishing NY]
Recent Stories
This Mott Street ATM Gouges with 17% Fee
Storefront ATMs are nothing new. In fact, their ubiquity was so pronounced that the city banned freestanding ones from sidewalks about a decade ago. Visitors to Chinatown or the Lower East Side unfamiliar with bank ATM locations when in need of cash might not realize the exorbitant fees some ATM operators are charging. For instance, […]
Bongos Taps into Orchard Street with ‘Gala Dinners’
The principals behind five-year-old Kind Regards on Ludlow Street – Michael Bray and Noble Harris – are together joining the party south of the Delancey Divide with a new hangout called Bongos. Bongos opened at 85 Orchard Street earlier this month – on the museum block – reactivating the storefront left vacant by An Choi two […]
Blockchain Company Anchors Sunshine Cinema Replacement Tower
The glassy office building that replaced the beloved Sunshine Cinema has its first tenant. And an anchor, at that. The arrival of San Francisco-based Solana Labs comes mere weeks after the sidewalk bridge outside 141 East Houston came down (thereby freeing Yonah Schimmel from bondage). Solana Labs, a blockchain company, reportedly signed a lease for […]
Man Shot and Killed on Q Train at Canal Street in Unprovoked Attack
A straphanger was shot and killed Sunday morning on a Q train just off the Manhattan Bridge in what investigators are calling an unprovoked attack. The 48-year-old victim, whose name is not released, was shot in the chest around 11:40am yesterday while riding a northbound Q train that was pulling into the Canal Street station, […]
Demolition Begins at Fire-Stricken Dim Sum Palace Building in Chinatown
Demolition started this week at 6 Chatham Square, which, until this month, housed neighborhood favorite Dim Sum Palace. Early morning May 1, a fire in the kitchen spread throughout the building, triggering a five-alarm response from the fire department. All told, five firefighters were injured battling the inferno over several hours. And according to Red […]
