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East River Park Track Closes Monday; Other Amenities Opened Friday

The East River Park running track will close for reconstruction, as well as the entire northern section of the park above ...
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Mark Bittman and Team Bring “Community Kitchen” Pilot Project to the Lower East Side

Photo: Mavis-Jay Sanders, Culinary Director of Community Kitchen with founder Mark Bittman [Photo credit: Community Kitchen] ...
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Apartment of the Week, Sponsored by LoHo Realty

Original Art-Deco accents • Floorboard molding • Inlaid contrast wooden floorboard strips (framing every room) • Fluted glass ...
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“Snowman Fruit Store” Owners Say They Will Return After Renovations

As we reported this past Friday, Dong Wang and Helen Chen of Shan Fu Grocery (A&N Fruit Store) were preparing to shut down ...
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Good Morning!

Preparations are underway for everyone’s favorite feast in the streets of Little Italy. The 99th Annual Feast of San Gennaro ...
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Din Yates of Cheeky Sandwiches Runs and Cycles to New Orleans

Cheeky Sandwiches can track Din's progress on a map hanging on the wall of the restaurant. Din Yates, owner of Cheeky Sandwiches. Photo by thelodownny.com. Anyone who hangs out at Cheeky Sandwiches, ...
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East River Mist

Roger Bultot sent along this photo of the Brooklyn Bridge floating above the East River in the mist. Send your neighborhood photos to: tips@thelodownny.com or tag us on Instagram here.
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Apartment of the Week, Sponsored by LoHo Realty

**All Sunday Open Houses by appointment ONLY. CO-BROKERS MUST BE PRESENT!** Rare breakthrough opportunity! Bring your architect and your contractor as the possibilities are endless when you combine ...
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Chinatown’s Chu Family Goes Public With 50 Bowery Hotel Plans

The new 22-story Joie de Vivre Hotel taking shape at 50 Bowery is hard to miss. According to developers, it’s the biggest building to rise in the historic heart of Chinatown since Confucius Plaza was ...
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New Bakery Elbow Bread is Open at 1 Ludlow

After much anticipation, Elbow Bread @elbowludlow is open and bustling as of today. Baker Zoe Kanan has teamed up with Court Street Grocers to open the new bakery at 1 Ludlow Street, in the former Mel ...
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City Seeks Ideas to Reactivate Baruch Bathhouse Site

The New York City Parks Department is taking the first tentative steps in possibly redeveloping the Baruch Bathhouse, a building that has been shuttered for more than four decades. At a public meeting ...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Stuart Ginsberg, “It’s A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss”

In this week’s episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast, Lower East Side NYC podcast host Traven Rice interviews Filmmaker Stuart Ginsberg about his new film “It’s A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss.” ...