“How to Make it in America” to Premiere in October [Video]
How to Make it in America occupied a generous swath of the Lower East Side for much of the spring and into the summer. Production was predominantly centered in and around the vicinity of Hell Square. For instance, cast and crew filmed inside the dearly departed Cafe Charbon and draped Rasta Monsta banners nearby; a faux boutique called Lulu D was specifically constructed for the program at the dormant 164 Ludlow storefront and utilized for over a month; iconic pink building at 321 Grand Street hosted a nighttime shoot before everyone fled to party at Hotel Chantelle; the final scene, which included the Boogie Boys as extras, was filmed in a sunrise party atmosphere at Ludlow.
This image has been archived or removed.
Now People Magazine has it that the HBO series (and little brother to Entourage) will be premiering sometime in October. The gossip rag had the trailer, which we’ve re-purposed for you here.
The story follows the two Crisp principles as they try to, er, make it in America.
Cam (Victor Rasuk) and Ben (Bryan Greenberg) are still trying to make their burgeoning denim line Crisp a household name.
But as the company fails to catch on, friend and investor Kappo (Eddie Kaye Thomas) muses that it may take a bang – literally – for the pair to get some attention.
Recent Stories
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 […]
Eldridge Street Development Sells for $19.24M
A major real estate deal to report on Eldridge Street. It took three years, but the eight-story mixed-use building at 165 Eldridge traded last week for $19.25 million. Just under the initial 2019 asking price of $21 million. Buyer of record is Meng Lee and Karim Elsayyad of FREO Management. The transaction is not yet […]
The ‘Barrier Reefs’ Coming to Clinton Street Bike Lane
The Department of Transportation has chosen a winner to decorate the traffic barrier protecting the Clinton Street bike line. The city agency awarded artist Alison Cynamon as part of the ongoing Barrier Beautification mural project. The concrete slab runs from Delancey Street to South Street; an 840-foot stretch with roughly 1,980 square-feet of canvas to […]
Redlining the LES: How Discriminatory Lending Policies Solidified Pre-Existing Inequalities
The following was written by Anna Sargeantson. All photos courtesy of Anna Sargeantson, except where otherwise noted. Home to dimly lit restaurants and bars frequented by NYU students and young professionals, the Lower East Side remains in many ways the epitome of New York City’s youthful heart. Under the surface, though, the neighborhood has historically […]
Ed Higgins Gets ‘Mail Art’ Retrospective at Van Der Plas Gallery on Orchard Street
Fresh off featuring his art in Ludlow Coffee Supply, the Van Der Plas Gallery of Orchard Street is now dedicating a full artist retrospective to the late Ed Higgins. Higgins, known as a pillar of the “Rivington School” movement in the 1980s Lower East Side, and for his unique “Mail Art,” died last December at […]
