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Mia’s Cocina Opens in Essex Market

Puerto Rican chef Maria Bidó officially opened her first permanent location in New York City last week at a new stall in Essex Market. Mia’s Cocina offers traditional favorites like empanadas, ...
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Bluestockings Bookstore Announces Permanent Closure

Bluestockings Bookstore, the collectively-run activist center, community space and feminist bookstore that has been based on the Lower East Side for over two decades, announced they have officially ...
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Local Orgs Celebrate the Opening of East River Park Phase 1 This Sunday

NYC Parks and NYC Department of Design and Construction are partnering with local organizations to host a Community Day celebrating the opening of East River Park Phase 1 this Sunday, September 28, ...
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Big-Hitters Head to LES for NYFW

The Lower East Side kicked off New York Fashion Week (NYFW) in high style recently with shows, pop-ups, after-parties, and ...
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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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Good Morning!

Preparations are underway for everyone’s favorite feast in the streets of Little Italy. The 99th Annual Feast of San Gennaro starts this evening, with the “blessing of the stands” at 6pm on Mulberry ...
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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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Eva’s Kitchen Shutters on Grand Street

Eva’s Kitchen, a casual all-day cafe at 359 Grand St., has permanently closed after a little over a year in business. A notice breaking the news went up on the front door and on Eva’s website and ...
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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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The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Dora Grossman-Weir, General Manager and Wine Director at Tolo, Mitsuru and Sunn’s

Dora Grossman-Weir speaks with Culture Cast host Traven Rice about making wine fun and accessible at two new delicious spots in the neighborhood. Growing up with a family that loved food, she has ...
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Controversy Rages on Regarding Bialystoker Synagogue-UJC Land Deal

Bialystoker Synagogue, 7 Willett St. A week ago Sunday, a meeting of the congregation was held to address lingering concerns about the sale, as well as to discuss plans to sell another parcel on Pitt ...
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Lawsuit Costs Painkiller its Name and Website

Painkiller, the popular Essex Street tiki bar, plans to change its name to PKNY. Painkiller, the Essex Street tiki bar that became a poster child for the citywide artisan cocktail movement when it ...